TodayTue, Oct 20 · Seahawks
Give Macdonald extra rest, and Seattle crushes the Vegas line
That is not just rest. Every NFL team with 10 or more days to prepare from 2015 to 2025 beat the line by about 0.3 points a game, barely anything. Seattle's +15.2 points a game is something else: the coach, a small sample, or both.
Every NFL team vs the Vegas line with 10 or more days to prepare, 2015-2025
| Rest | Team-games | Avg margin | Margin vs line | Cover rate |
|---|
| 10+ days | 722 | +0.9 | +0.3 | 51.4% |
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YesterdayMon, Oct 19 · Seahawks
Both men are behind the league this year
Abraham Lucas and Grey Zabel are both allowing more pressure than the league average at their spots this year. Lucas allowed pressure at 0.68 times the league tackle rate in 2025. This year it's 1.26 times, and his Value Over Replacement, where 100 is replacement level, fell from 127.2, 30th of 96 regular tackles, to 97.2, 50th of 69, below replacement level. Zabel went from 0.90 times the league guard rate to 1.17. His VOR fell from 137.7, 18th of 96 guards, to 104.4, 45th of 75.
Abraham Lucas and Grey Zabel in pass protection
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Will Zach Charbonnet play this week? "Zach is gonna have a feel week's worth of reps, so that's exciting. And there's a possibility that you could see him on Sunday in some capacity."