Russell Wilson has one of the best Ds around, yet he leads comebacks on a regular basis, as did the 1990s heyday Bills, and the Cowboys of the 60s-80s. You gotta have a good D, but you also gotta have a QB that doesn't lay eggs when down late. This is a real problem. Pretty much same thing happened vs Raisins. And a bunch last year.
Lack of D or no weapons did not prevent Hotrod from seeing O'Leary 10 yards in front of him on 3rd down all by his lonesome. A first there might have a big impact on the game ...