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The Morning After5h ago

Scuffling Offense Dooms Seahawks

The Seahawks are in trouble. It would be easy to look at a close loss to the undefeated 49ers and come to the conclusion that they are just a few adjustments away from being the best team in…

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Seahawks Problems Mount

The Seahawks played another ugly game. They have lost two of three. Pointing out the problems is easy. Figuring out what to do about them is not. Let's do a little of both in this…

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Final · Week 5 · Sun, Oct 11 Seahawks3-229 49ers5-032
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Rooting Guide

Who to root for this week

The NFC West and every NFC team within a game and a half of Seattle. Times Pacific.

5 of 7 went our way
Thu · FinalOur way
NFC · Cowboys 2-3
FinalOur way
NFC · Eagles 2-2
FinalNot our way
NFC · Vikings 4-0
FinalOur way
NFC · Bears 3-1
FinalTied
NFC · Giants 3-1
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FinalOur way
NFC West · Cardinals 1-3
FinalOur way
NFC · Falcons 2-2
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NFC West · Rams 2-2
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What are you seeing from Byron Murphy II?

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The time to throw has jumped significantly this season as well as the pressure rate. Do you see that as protection breaking down, leading to longer time to throw, or lack of decisiveness leading to more time to create pressure?

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Mike Macdonald was very measured in his words about Zach Charbonnet playing this week.

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How do you get to decisiveness and shocking effort?

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The Seahawks ate up man coverage last season. It has been a problem area this year and now teams are increasing their man rates against you. What's different?

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Every fan on the couch is screaming "double Mike Evans!" Can you help people understand the trade-offs you have to make in those situations?

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Head Coach Mike Macdonald Recaps Week 5, Looks Ahead To Week 6 vs. Broncos

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Injury report 1 of 3 · Monday

Who's practicing: Seahawks at Broncos

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DNP did not practice Ltd limited Full full · ▲ better ▼ worse than the last report · New added · Cleared off the report

Seahawks

Mon
Chazz Surratt LB · Calf DNP
Drake Thomas LB · Ankle DNP
Beau Stephens G · Shoulder Ltd
Drew Lock QB · Right Forearm Ltd
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · Ankle Ltd
Leonard Williams DT · Ankle Ltd
Zach Charbonnet RB · Knee Ltd
George Holani RB · Ribs, Knee Full
Irvin Charles WR · Knee Full

Broncos

Mon
Patrick Surtain CB · Ankle DNP
Talanoa Hufanga S · Ankle DNP
Riley Moss CB · Ribs Ltd
Sai'vion Jones DE · Shoulder Ltd
Ben Powers G · Biceps Full
Brandon Jones S · Foot Full

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Morning After: Seahawks Problems Mount

The Seahawks played another ugly game. They have lost two of three. Pointing out the problems is easy. Figuring out what to do about them is not. Let's do a little of both in this…

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TodayMon, Oct 12 · Seahawks

Seattle's offense had its worst game of the season, and still scored 29

Seattle kicked five field goals, 15 of the 29 points. Every kick came from between the San Francisco 22 and 32, and two of those drives included sacks in San Francisco territory.

Seattle's five field-goal drives
QuarterKickKicked fromSacks on the drive
249 yardsSF 310
250 yardsSF 322
343 yardsSF 250
348 yardsSF 300
440 yardsSF 221
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YesterdaySun, Oct 11 · Roster moves

Seattle places Julian Neal on injured reserve, signs Trevon Diggs outright

San Francisco activated edge rusher Mykel Williams off PUP and elevated tight end Jack Stoll and edge rusher Ogbo Okoronkwo from the practice squad ahead of Sunday. Williams, the 11th overall pick in 2025, played 439 snaps as a rookie before landing on PUP; he hasn't played a snap this season. He returns to a defensive line that's already lost four players to injured reserve (Sam Okuayinonu, C.J. West, Alfred Collins and Mikail Kamara) and has ruled out Nick Bosa (knee, calf) for Sunday. Stoll steps in at tight end for Jake Tonges, also on injured reserve; he played 347 snaps there last season. Okoronkwo, elevated from the practice squad again, already has 113 snaps on earlier call-ups this year after playing just 4 snaps all of last season.

Plays this season and last for the newly activated, elevated or signed players
PlayerPos20262025
Jack StollTE0347
Mykel WilliamsDE0439
Ogbo OkoronkwoDE1134
Trevon DiggsCB9477
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Explosive plays, made and allowed

EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE · BETTER →EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE ALLOWED · BETTER →NFL medianArizona Cardinals: 4.3% (32nd), 11.9% (30th)Atlanta Falcons: 10.5% (10th), 7.5% (5th)Baltimore Ravens: 13.2% (3rd), 9.4% (17th)Buffalo Bills: 15.5% (1st), 11.5% (27th)Carolina Panthers: 11.0% (7th), 8.6% (12th)Chicago Bears: 10.3% (11th), 10.8% (24th)Cincinnati Bengals: 8.4% (21st), 12.8% (32nd)Cleveland Browns: 8.3% (22nd), 11.7% (29th)Dallas Cowboys: 7.5% (26th), 12.2% (31st)Denver Broncos: 6.7% (28th), 10.2% (22nd)Detroit Lions: 10.6% (9th), 11.4% (26th)Green Bay Packers: 9.3% (17th), 6.8% (4th)Houston Texans: 10.0% (13th), 8.7% (13th)Indianapolis Colts: 9.4% (15th), 9.9% (21st)Jacksonville Jaguars: 10.8% (8th), 7.5% (6th)Kansas City Chiefs: 12.1% (4th), 8.8% (14th)Los Angeles Rams: 10.1% (12th), 5.5% (2nd)Los Angeles Chargers: 9.1% (20th), 9.0% (15th)Las Vegas Raiders: 8.0% (25th), 11.5% (28th)Miami Dolphins: 11.7% (5th), 9.7% (19th)Minnesota Vikings: 8.1% (23rd), 8.2% (7th)New England Patriots: 11.5% (6th), 8.5% (9th)New Orleans Saints: 6.3% (30th), 10.7% (23rd)New York Giants: 6.5% (29th), 9.8% (20th)New York Jets: 9.4% (15th), 9.0% (16th)Philadelphia Eagles: 6.3% (31st), 8.5% (10th)Pittsburgh Steelers: 9.3% (18th), 10.9% (25th)San Francisco 49ers: 13.4% (2nd), 4.1% (1st)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 8.0% (24th), 8.3% (8th)Tennessee Titans: 7.0% (27th), 9.4% (17th)Washington Commanders: 9.1% (19th), 8.5% (11th)Seattle Seahawks: 9.5% (14th), 6.7% (3rd)Hit big, allow littleStingy, no splashBig plays both waysWrong side of big plays
EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE · BETTER →EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE ALLOWED · BETTER →NFL medianArizona Cardinals: 4.3% (32nd), 11.9% (30th)Atlanta Falcons: 10.5% (10th), 7.5% (5th)Baltimore Ravens: 13.2% (3rd), 9.4% (17th)Buffalo Bills: 15.5% (1st), 11.5% (27th)Carolina Panthers: 11.0% (7th), 8.6% (12th)Chicago Bears: 10.3% (11th), 10.8% (24th)Cincinnati Bengals: 8.4% (21st), 12.8% (32nd)Cleveland Browns: 8.3% (22nd), 11.7% (29th)Dallas Cowboys: 7.5% (26th), 12.2% (31st)Denver Broncos: 6.7% (28th), 10.2% (22nd)Detroit Lions: 10.6% (9th), 11.4% (26th)Green Bay Packers: 9.3% (17th), 6.8% (4th)Houston Texans: 10.0% (13th), 8.7% (13th)Indianapolis Colts: 9.4% (15th), 9.9% (21st)Jacksonville Jaguars: 10.8% (8th), 7.5% (6th)Kansas City Chiefs: 12.1% (4th), 8.8% (14th)Los Angeles Rams: 10.1% (12th), 5.5% (2nd)Los Angeles Chargers: 9.1% (20th), 9.0% (15th)Las Vegas Raiders: 8.0% (25th), 11.5% (28th)Miami Dolphins: 11.7% (5th), 9.7% (19th)Minnesota Vikings: 8.1% (23rd), 8.2% (7th)New England Patriots: 11.5% (6th), 8.5% (9th)New Orleans Saints: 6.3% (30th), 10.7% (23rd)New York Giants: 6.5% (29th), 9.8% (20th)New York Jets: 9.4% (15th), 9.0% (16th)Philadelphia Eagles: 6.3% (31st), 8.5% (10th)Pittsburgh Steelers: 9.3% (18th), 10.9% (25th)San Francisco 49ers: 13.4% (2nd), 4.1% (1st)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 8.0% (24th), 8.3% (8th)Tennessee Titans: 7.0% (27th), 9.4% (17th)Washington Commanders: 9.1% (19th), 8.5% (11th)Seattle Seahawks: 9.5% (14th), 6.7% (3rd)Hit big, allow littleStingy, no splashBig plays both waysWrong side of big plays

Seattle: 14th in explosive play rate (9.5%), 3rd in explosive play rate allowed (6.7%).

Hit big, allow little · 1049ersJaguarsRamsPatriotsFalconsSeahawksChiefsPanthers+2 more

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Team Evaluator · last 4 games

Seattle's trends

Offense · 24ththis season
−0.60−0.40−0.20−0.00+0.20+0.13Week 2: at Arizona CardinalsWk 2−0.05Week 3: at Washington CommandersWk 3−0.09Week 4: vs. Los Angeles ChargersWk 4−0.43Week 5: vs. San Francisco 49ersWk 5
Defense · 2ndlower is better
−0.40−0.200.00+0.20−0.33Week 2: at Arizona CardinalsWk 2−0.08Week 3: at Washington CommandersWk 3−0.09Week 4: vs. Los Angeles ChargersWk 4−0.14Week 5: vs. San Francisco 49ersWk 5

The dashed line is the NFL average that week. Green beat it, orange didn't.

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Power Rankings

−5avg+5+10Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5San Francisco 49ers: Wk 1 +2.1 · Wk 2 +4.0 · Wk 3 +5.2 · Wk 4 +5.6 · Wk 5 +6.1Los Angeles Rams: Wk 1 +0.3 · Wk 2 +3.2 · Wk 3 +2.8 · Wk 4 +3.0 · Wk 5 +2.7Arizona Cardinals: Wk 1 +0.9 · Wk 2 -1.7 · Wk 3 -2.8 · Wk 4 -3.2 · Wk 5 -4.7Seattle Seahawks: Wk 1 +3.4 · Wk 2 +6.0 · Wk 3 +5.4 · Wk 4 +5.4 · Wk 5 +4.5

Seattle trails the 49ers by 1.6 points of HB rating, 2nd in the NFL. Ranks are in the NFL.

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Seahawks by VOR

Julian LoveS169 VOR · 28th in NFL
Leonard WilliamsIDL167 VOR · 32nd in NFL
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR165 VOR · 37th in NFL
Charles CrossOT151 VOR · 82nd in NFL
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Seahawks Cap Outlook · 2026

Where the money goes

Sam DarnoldQB$37.9M
Uchenna NwosuEDGE$20.0M
Cooper KuppWR$17.5M

The biggest 2026 cap hits, of $294.6M on 63 players.

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Brian Nemhauser@hawkblogger · 35m

Seahawks injury report for Monday (all estimated as the team does not practice) Drake Thomas listed as DNP Leonard Williams, JSN, Zach Charbonnet LIMITED Denver Hufanga DNP Surtain DNP Riley Moss LIMITED

Brian Nemhauser@hawkblogger · 51m

What are you seeing from Byron Murphy II? "Byron is playing dominant football right now."

Brian Nemhauser@hawkblogger · 51m

The time to throw has jumped significantly this season as well as the pressure rate. Do you see that as protection breaking down, leading to longer time to throw, or lack of decisiveness leading to more time to create pressure? "All of those things."

Brian Nemhauser@hawkblogger · 53m

Mike Macdonald was very measured in his words about Zach Charbonnet playing this week. The plan remains that he will not play. My read is that Macdonald wants him to play, but they need to get doctors and likely the player's agent on board.

Brian Nemhauser@hawkblogger · 54m

How do you get to decisiveness and shocking effort? "It's mind, body, and spirit."

Brian Nemhauser@hawkblogger · 56m

I've been digging into what's going wrong with the Seahawks offense, and this thread feels worth pulling: 1. Use of max protect dropping a ton 2. Success when using it 3. Increase of opponent Cover 0 There's a lot in this graphic, but it tells a story.

Brian Nemhauser@hawkblogger · 58m

The Seahawks ate up man coverage last season. It has been a problem area this year and now teams are increasing their man rates against you. What's different? "I'd argue its about the same on early downs. We gotta be able to win."

Brian Nemhauser@hawkblogger · 1h

Every fan on the couch is screaming "double Mike Evans!" Can you help people understand the trade-offs you have to make in those situations? Great and honest answer from Mike Macdonald

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