I think the idea of a Seahawks decline is way too premature imho.
The Cowboys were a nearly worst-case matchup, they have spent a ton of emphasis on building the O line (3 1st round picks in 4 years that have hit!). And if someone can bust you down with the O line, it means the running game and time of possession gets pretty ugly pretty fast.
I don't think anyone else on the remaining Seahawks schedule has anywhere close to the same danger in matchups for the Seahawks. The Seahawks entered last Sunday's game with the #1 run defense, and I expect that to return to normal (ego and pride was challenged on Sunday as well, so expect them to play at 120% next game!).
The Seahawks offense also isn't built for playing from behind. They're at their best doing things similar to what Dallas did to them : pound the run, open up the passing game when the defense overcommits to the line, and play slow, patient, hard-nose 4 quarter ball games. And of course, dominate on special teams (which they HANDILY did vs. Dallas, people forget that just looking at the L and the way Dallas offense bowled over the defense).
Some matchups are rock > paper > scissors in the NFL, that one just didn't end up favoring Seattle. Even so, I think Seattle should be respected, and we should expect them to do well again this year. Repeat? Maybe, maybe not, it's so hard to predict too far because of injuries and so on. But you match the Seahawks up against almost any team in the league and I'm betting on them.
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