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Seattle Seahawks · 2026 season

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Offense against defense

EPA PER PLAY · BETTER →EPA PER PLAY ALLOWED · BETTER →NFL medianArizona Cardinals: −0.019 (17th), +0.082 (27th)Atlanta Falcons: −0.066 (22nd), −0.023 (16th)Baltimore Ravens: +0.113 (7th), −0.042 (10th)Buffalo Bills: +0.208 (1st), +0.128 (30th)Carolina Panthers: +0.122 (6th), −0.012 (17th)Chicago Bears: +0.047 (11th), −0.011 (18th)Cincinnati Bengals: +0.072 (9th), −0.031 (15th)Cleveland Browns: −0.090 (26th), −0.031 (14th)Dallas Cowboys: +0.081 (8th), +0.164 (32nd)Denver Broncos: −0.089 (25th), −0.040 (11th)Detroit Lions: +0.180 (3rd), +0.155 (31st)Green Bay Packers: −0.013 (15th), −0.059 (7th)Houston Texans: +0.040 (13th), −0.002 (19th)Indianapolis Colts: −0.062 (21st), +0.068 (25th)Jacksonville Jaguars: +0.158 (5th), −0.036 (13th)Kansas City Chiefs: +0.159 (4th), −0.106 (3rd)Los Angeles Rams: +0.046 (12th), −0.047 (9th)Los Angeles Chargers: −0.225 (32nd), −0.036 (12th)Las Vegas Raiders: +0.021 (14th), +0.035 (22nd)Miami Dolphins: −0.120 (28th), +0.108 (29th)Minnesota Vikings: −0.103 (27th), −0.210 (1st)New England Patriots: +0.054 (10th), +0.022 (21st)New Orleans Saints: −0.051 (20th), +0.073 (26th)New York Giants: −0.026 (18th), +0.019 (20th)New York Jets: −0.027 (19th), −0.049 (8th)Philadelphia Eagles: −0.135 (30th), +0.083 (28th)Pittsburgh Steelers: −0.076 (23rd), −0.060 (5th)San Francisco 49ers: +0.207 (2nd), −0.060 (6th)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: −0.130 (29th), −0.084 (4th)Tennessee Titans: −0.153 (31st), +0.042 (23rd)Washington Commanders: −0.014 (16th), +0.067 (24th)Seattle Seahawks: −0.079 (24th), −0.138 (2nd)Good at bothDefense carries itOffense carries itStruggling

Seattle: 24th in EPA per play (−0.079), 2nd in EPA per play allowed (−0.138).

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Explosive plays, made and allowed

EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE · BETTER →EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE ALLOWED · BETTER →NFL medianArizona Cardinals: 4.5% (32nd), 10.9% (26th)Atlanta Falcons: 10.7% (8th), 7.4% (6th)Baltimore Ravens: 12.8% (3rd), 8.1% (9th)Buffalo Bills: 16.0% (1st), 10.8% (25th)Carolina Panthers: 10.7% (7th), 7.0% (4th)Chicago Bears: 10.5% (11th), 10.6% (24th)Cincinnati Bengals: 8.4% (19th), 12.8% (32nd)Cleveland Browns: 7.2% (26th), 11.5% (30th)Dallas Cowboys: 6.4% (28th), 11.6% (31st)Denver Broncos: 5.9% (30th), 9.7% (20th)Detroit Lions: 10.6% (9th), 11.4% (28th)Green Bay Packers: 9.2% (14th), 5.9% (2nd)Houston Texans: 10.0% (12th), 9.0% (16th)Indianapolis Colts: 9.3% (13th), 9.0% (15th)Jacksonville Jaguars: 10.7% (6th), 7.9% (8th)Kansas City Chiefs: 12.9% (2nd), 7.3% (5th)Los Angeles Rams: 9.2% (16th), 8.2% (11th)Los Angeles Chargers: 7.8% (24th), 10.1% (22nd)Las Vegas Raiders: 8.3% (21st), 11.5% (29th)Miami Dolphins: 11.7% (5th), 9.7% (19th)Minnesota Vikings: 8.1% (22nd), 8.2% (10th)New England Patriots: 10.5% (10th), 9.6% (18th)New Orleans Saints: 7.0% (27th), 11.0% (27th)New York Giants: 7.5% (25th), 9.9% (21st)New York Jets: 9.2% (15th), 8.7% (13th)Philadelphia Eagles: 5.2% (31st), 8.7% (14th)Pittsburgh Steelers: 8.3% (20th), 10.4% (23rd)San Francisco 49ers: 12.5% (4th), 4.5% (1st)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 8.0% (23rd), 7.4% (7th)Tennessee Titans: 6.3% (29th), 9.3% (17th)Washington Commanders: 8.8% (18th), 8.5% (12th)Seattle Seahawks: 9.1% (17th), 5.9% (3rd)Hit big, allow littleStingy, no splashBig plays both waysWrong side of big plays

Seattle: 17th in explosive play rate (9.1%), 3rd in explosive play rate allowed (5.9%).

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How each offense moves the ball

DROPBACK EPA · BETTER →RUSH EPA PER PLAY · BETTER →NFL medianArizona Cardinals: +0.016 (20th), −0.057 (19th)Atlanta Falcons: −0.165 (29th), +0.023 (7th)Baltimore Ravens: +0.219 (5th), +0.013 (8th)Buffalo Bills: +0.340 (2nd), +0.156 (1st)Carolina Panthers: +0.209 (6th), +0.003 (11th)Chicago Bears: +0.133 (12th), −0.016 (13th)Cincinnati Bengals: +0.147 (11th), −0.048 (17th)Cleveland Browns: +0.007 (21st), −0.153 (28th)Dallas Cowboys: +0.123 (13th), −0.020 (14th)Denver Broncos: −0.113 (25th), −0.093 (22nd)Detroit Lions: +0.283 (3rd), −0.005 (12th)Green Bay Packers: +0.112 (14th), −0.265 (32nd)Houston Texans: +0.149 (10th), −0.099 (23rd)Indianapolis Colts: −0.144 (28th), +0.056 (4th)Jacksonville Jaguars: +0.275 (4th), +0.011 (9th)Kansas City Chiefs: +0.187 (8th), +0.134 (2nd)Los Angeles Rams: +0.090 (15th), −0.020 (15th)Los Angeles Chargers: −0.241 (32nd), −0.174 (29th)Las Vegas Raiders: +0.171 (9th), −0.233 (31st)Miami Dolphins: −0.128 (26th), +0.005 (10th)Minnesota Vikings: −0.040 (23rd), −0.114 (25th)New England Patriots: +0.207 (7th), −0.056 (18th)New Orleans Saints: −0.012 (22nd), −0.081 (21st)New York Giants: +0.065 (16th), −0.113 (24th)New York Jets: +0.060 (18th), −0.140 (26th)Philadelphia Eagles: −0.103 (24th), −0.147 (27th)Pittsburgh Steelers: −0.132 (27th), +0.039 (5th)San Francisco 49ers: +0.359 (1st), +0.092 (3rd)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: −0.181 (30th), +0.028 (6th)Tennessee Titans: −0.182 (31st), −0.078 (20th)Washington Commanders: +0.060 (17th), −0.033 (16th)Seattle Seahawks: +0.038 (19th), −0.185 (30th)Both workRun firstAir it outStuck

Seattle: 19th in dropback EPA (+0.038), 30th in rush EPA per play (−0.185).

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Pressure and the deep ball

PRESSURE RATE · BETTER →20+ YARD PASS RATE ALLOWED · BETTER →NFL medianArizona Cardinals: 25.4% (26th), 10.2% (30th)Atlanta Falcons: 30.9% (12th), 7.3% (12th)Baltimore Ravens: 30.5% (14th), 8.0% (13th)Buffalo Bills: 32.2% (8th), 10.3% (31st)Carolina Panthers: 29.3% (20th), 4.5% (3rd)Chicago Bears: 30.2% (16th), 9.9% (27th)Cincinnati Bengals: 31.7% (9th), 9.4% (22nd)Cleveland Browns: 34.2% (5th), 8.5% (16th)Dallas Cowboys: 30.0% (18th), 11.8% (32nd)Denver Broncos: 34.1% (6th), 6.6% (9th)Detroit Lions: 32.8% (7th), 10.0% (28th)Green Bay Packers: 28.9% (21st), 4.0% (1st)Houston Texans: 26.2% (24th), 10.2% (29th)Indianapolis Colts: 21.1% (32nd), 8.1% (14th)Jacksonville Jaguars: 29.7% (19th), 9.4% (23rd)Kansas City Chiefs: 38.7% (2nd), 6.3% (8th)Los Angeles Rams: 30.0% (17th), 5.8% (5th)Los Angeles Chargers: 30.7% (13th), 9.3% (21st)Las Vegas Raiders: 40.3% (1st), 9.1% (20th)Miami Dolphins: 21.7% (29th), 8.7% (18th)Minnesota Vikings: 38.3% (3rd), 7.0% (10th)New England Patriots: 31.3% (10th), 9.5% (24th)New Orleans Saints: 22.0% (28th), 9.6% (25th)New York Giants: 27.1% (23rd), 6.1% (6th)New York Jets: 21.2% (31st), 7.2% (11th)Philadelphia Eagles: 27.6% (22nd), 8.4% (15th)Pittsburgh Steelers: 22.0% (27th), 9.7% (26th)San Francisco 49ers: 31.2% (11th), 5.8% (4th)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 30.5% (14th), 6.2% (7th)Tennessee Titans: 21.5% (30th), 8.9% (19th)Washington Commanders: 26.0% (25th), 8.7% (17th)Seattle Seahawks: 36.0% (4th), 4.1% (2nd)Get home, allow nothing deepCover, no pressurePressure, gives up shotsNeither

Seattle: 4th in pressure rate (36.0%), 2nd in 20+ yard pass rate allowed (4.1%).

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Stopping the run and the pass

RUSH SUCCESS RATE ALLOWED · BETTER →DROPBACK SUCCESS ALLOWED · BETTER →NFL medianArizona Cardinals: 41.7% (15th), 46.9% (24th)Atlanta Falcons: 37.6% (7th), 43.6% (11th)Baltimore Ravens: 37.6% (6th), 42.9% (10th)Buffalo Bills: 42.9% (20th), 50.4% (29th)Carolina Panthers: 40.9% (12th), 44.9% (16th)Chicago Bears: 41.2% (13th), 42.0% (4th)Cincinnati Bengals: 41.9% (16th), 46.1% (21st)Cleveland Browns: 43.0% (21st), 42.2% (7th)Dallas Cowboys: 44.0% (25th), 55.1% (32nd)Denver Broncos: 39.4% (9th), 42.1% (6th)Detroit Lions: 42.1% (19th), 52.1% (30th)Green Bay Packers: 43.1% (22nd), 43.8% (13th)Houston Texans: 41.5% (14th), 42.0% (5th)Indianapolis Colts: 46.6% (30th), 42.3% (8th)Jacksonville Jaguars: 35.9% (5th), 46.8% (23rd)Kansas City Chiefs: 32.8% (1st), 41.8% (3rd)Los Angeles Rams: 43.4% (24th), 45.5% (19th)Los Angeles Chargers: 42.0% (17th), 45.5% (20th)Las Vegas Raiders: 42.0% (18th), 48.6% (27th)Miami Dolphins: 43.3% (23rd), 54.1% (31st)Minnesota Vikings: 33.3% (2nd), 35.2% (1st)New England Patriots: 40.1% (10th), 46.6% (22nd)New Orleans Saints: 49.1% (31st), 50.2% (28th)New York Giants: 44.2% (27th), 45.3% (18th)New York Jets: 44.1% (26th), 44.6% (15th)Philadelphia Eagles: 45.5% (29th), 45.1% (17th)Pittsburgh Steelers: 40.3% (11th), 43.6% (12th)San Francisco 49ers: 44.6% (28th), 42.3% (8th)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 35.7% (4th), 43.9% (14th)Tennessee Titans: 39.3% (8th), 46.9% (25th)Washington Commanders: 50.0% (32nd), 48.4% (26th)Seattle Seahawks: 34.6% (3rd), 38.5% (2nd)Stops bothPass defense onlyRun defense onlyLeaky

Seattle: 3rd in rush success rate allowed (34.6%), 2nd in dropback success allowed (38.5%).

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Efficient or explosive?

SUCCESS RATE · BETTER →EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE · BETTER →NFL medianArizona Cardinals: 46.4% (11th), 4.5% (32nd)Atlanta Falcons: 43.8% (14th), 10.7% (8th)Baltimore Ravens: 47.9% (6th), 12.8% (3rd)Buffalo Bills: 49.0% (4th), 16.0% (1st)Carolina Panthers: 44.3% (13th), 10.7% (7th)Chicago Bears: 46.7% (10th), 10.5% (11th)Cincinnati Bengals: 47.1% (8th), 8.4% (19th)Cleveland Browns: 39.7% (26th), 7.2% (26th)Dallas Cowboys: 46.9% (9th), 6.4% (28th)Denver Broncos: 37.5% (28th), 5.9% (30th)Detroit Lions: 49.1% (3rd), 10.6% (9th)Green Bay Packers: 40.1% (25th), 9.2% (14th)Houston Texans: 43.2% (16th), 10.0% (12th)Indianapolis Colts: 42.1% (19th), 9.3% (13th)Jacksonville Jaguars: 48.0% (5th), 10.7% (6th)Kansas City Chiefs: 49.5% (2nd), 12.9% (2nd)Los Angeles Rams: 47.5% (7th), 9.2% (16th)Los Angeles Chargers: 35.9% (31st), 7.8% (24th)Las Vegas Raiders: 42.7% (17th), 8.3% (21st)Miami Dolphins: 37.4% (29th), 11.7% (5th)Minnesota Vikings: 35.7% (32nd), 8.1% (22nd)New England Patriots: 45.1% (12th), 10.5% (10th)New Orleans Saints: 41.6% (20th), 7.0% (27th)New York Giants: 42.3% (18th), 7.5% (25th)New York Jets: 43.8% (15th), 9.2% (15th)Philadelphia Eagles: 36.5% (30th), 5.2% (31st)Pittsburgh Steelers: 40.8% (23rd), 8.3% (20th)San Francisco 49ers: 52.7% (1st), 12.5% (4th)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 38.8% (27th), 8.0% (23rd)Tennessee Titans: 40.1% (24th), 6.3% (29th)Washington Commanders: 41.1% (21st), 8.8% (18th)Seattle Seahawks: 40.9% (22nd), 9.1% (17th)BothBig plays, few small onesSteady, no splashNeither

Seattle: 22nd in success rate (40.9%), 17th in explosive play rate (9.1%).

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Staying ahead of the chains

1ST DOWN SUCCESS RATE · BETTER →2ND & 8+ ESCAPE RATE · BETTER →NFL medianArizona Cardinals: 50.0% (4th), 41.8% (11th)Atlanta Falcons: 48.5% (7th), 26.2% (29th)Baltimore Ravens: 54.0% (1st), 34.1% (20th)Buffalo Bills: 46.6% (10th), 50.0% (4th)Carolina Panthers: 47.8% (9th), 52.2% (3rd)Chicago Bears: 42.3% (17th), 42.5% (10th)Cincinnati Bengals: 39.8% (21st), 54.3% (2nd)Cleveland Browns: 37.9% (24th), 32.7% (24th)Dallas Cowboys: 44.4% (14th), 48.1% (6th)Denver Broncos: 34.8% (30th), 36.8% (17th)Detroit Lions: 48.3% (8th), 42.6% (9th)Green Bay Packers: 36.5% (28th), 40.7% (13th)Houston Texans: 41.7% (19th), 33.9% (22nd)Indianapolis Colts: 37.0% (26th), 44.4% (8th)Jacksonville Jaguars: 45.0% (12th), 41.2% (12th)Kansas City Chiefs: 51.4% (3rd), 45.2% (7th)Los Angeles Rams: 45.2% (11th), 37.7% (15th)Los Angeles Chargers: 41.1% (20th), 35.4% (19th)Las Vegas Raiders: 49.2% (6th), 32.7% (23rd)Miami Dolphins: 28.0% (32nd), 30.9% (25th)Minnesota Vikings: 36.7% (27th), 20.4% (31st)New England Patriots: 41.7% (18th), 50.0% (4th)New Orleans Saints: 35.2% (29th), 30.9% (26th)New York Giants: 38.7% (23rd), 37.3% (16th)New York Jets: 49.2% (5th), 38.3% (14th)Philadelphia Eagles: 33.3% (31st), 17.2% (32nd)Pittsburgh Steelers: 44.3% (15th), 36.8% (17th)San Francisco 49ers: 53.3% (2nd), 63.9% (1st)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 37.8% (25th), 34.0% (21st)Tennessee Titans: 39.8% (22nd), 28.6% (28th)Washington Commanders: 44.2% (16th), 29.3% (27th)Seattle Seahawks: 44.4% (13th), 26.0% (30th)Ahead of the chainsEscapes 2nd & longWins 1st down onlyBehind the chains

Seattle: 13th in 1st down success rate (44.4%), 30th in 2nd & 8+ escape rate (26.0%).

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Power Rankings

HB rating after Week 7

The NFC West, week by week

Seattle trails the 49ers by 3.3 points of HB rating, 4th in the NFL.

−5avg+5+10Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7San Francisco 49ers: Wk 1 +2.1 · Wk 2 +4.0 · Wk 3 +5.2 · Wk 4 +5.6 · Wk 5 +6.1 · Wk 6 +6.5 · Wk 7 +6.7Los Angeles Rams: Wk 1 +0.3 · Wk 2 +3.2 · Wk 3 +2.8 · Wk 4 +3.0 · Wk 5 +2.7 · Wk 6 +2.1 · Wk 7 +1.9Arizona Cardinals: Wk 1 +0.9 · Wk 2 -1.7 · Wk 3 -2.8 · Wk 4 -3.2 · Wk 5 -4.7 · Wk 6 -4.6 · Wk 7 -4.7Seattle Seahawks: Wk 1 +3.4 · Wk 2 +6.0 · Wk 3 +5.4 · Wk 4 +5.4 · Wk 5 +4.5 · Wk 6 +3.6 · Wk 7 +3.3
#TeamDivisionMoveRating
149ers 6-0NFC West +6.7
2Chiefs 5-0AFC West +4.7
3Jaguars 4-2AFC South +4.1
4Seahawks 3-3NFC West +3.3
5Vikings 5-0NFC North ▲1+2.6
6Patriots 4-3AFC East ▼1+2.5
7Bills 5-1AFC East +2.3
8Panthers 3-2NFC South ▲2+2.2
9Ravens 4-2AFC North ▼1+2.1
10Rams 2-4NFC West ▼1+1.9
11Packers 4-2NFC North +1.8
12Lions 3-2NFC North +1.4
13Bengals 3-2AFC North ▲1+1.3
14Broncos 4-2AFC West ▲1+1.1
15Texans 2-4AFC South ▼2+1.1
16Steelers 4-2AFC North +0.7
#TeamDivisionMoveRating
17Bears 5-2NFC North ▲1+0.2
18Falcons 2-4NFC South ▼1-0.1
19Jets 2-4AFC East -0.5
20Browns 4-2AFC North -0.8
21Buccaneers 1-5NFC South -1.4
22Raiders 3-3AFC West -1.5
23Giants 3-2-1NFC East -2.6
24Saints 2-4NFC South -2.7
25Cowboys 2-4NFC East -3.0
26Eagles 2-4NFC East ▲1-3.5
27Colts 2-4AFC South ▼1-3.5
28Commanders 1-4-1NFC East -3.5
29Dolphins 0-5AFC East -3.7
30Titans 1-5AFC South ▲1-4.5
31Chargers 0-6AFC West ▼1-4.5
32Cardinals 2-4NFC West -4.7

This week's matchups

HB matchup model on Sumer Sports charting
PhaseSeahawkOpponentFavorsProjected
Passing gameJaxon Smith-Njigba WRNohl Williams CBSEA22 yards on 18 routes
Pass rushGrey Zabel GGeorge Karlaftis EDGEKC0.3 pressures on 7 pass-rush reps
Run gameLeonard Williams IDLNoah Gray TESEA0.4 disruptions on 8 runs
Pass rushDemarcus Lawrence EDGEJaylon Moore TSEA0.4 pressures on 16 pass-rush reps
Pass rushAbraham Lucas TR Mason Thomas EDGEKC0.4 pressures on 15 pass-rush reps
Pass rushCreed Humphrey CByron Murphy IDLKC0.01 pressures on 14 pass-rush reps
Run gameLeonard Williams IDLKingsley Suamataia GSEA0.05 disruptions on 6 runs

Seahawks by VOR

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PlayerPosVORIn the NFL
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR172.729th
Julian LoveS167.739th
Leonard WilliamsIDL158.965th
Byron MurphyIDL152.789th
Drake ThomasLB143.0141st
Ernest JonesLB142.8143rd
Demarcus LawrenceEDGE140.7151st
Drew LockQB140.4153rd

The cap · 2026

$292.5M on 61 players

Top cap hits

Sam Darnold QB$37.9M · 85.5 VOR
Leonard Williams IDL$22.04M · 158.9 VOR
Uchenna Nwosu EDGE$20.02M · 121.1 VOR
Cooper Kupp WR$17.47M · 85.2 VOR
Devon Witherspoon CB$15.34M · 131.0 VOR
Julian Love S$12.88M · 167.7 VOR
Demarcus Lawrence EDGE$11.78M · 140.7 VOR
Ernest Jones LB$11.48M · 142.8 VOR

Best value

Rodney Thomas S$0.96M · 117.8 VOR
George Holani RB$1.07M · 101.9 VOR
Jalen Sundell OL$1.07M · 100.5 VOR
Ty Okada S$1.15M · 100.8 VOR
Christian Haynes OL$1.58M · 103.7 VOR
Beau Stephens OL$1.02M · 63.4 VOR
Emanuel Wilson RB$1.59M · 93.8 VOR
A.J. Barner TE$1.26M · 71.9 VOR

Final year

Drew Lock QB$2.75M · 140.4 VOR
Uchenna Nwosu EDGE$20.02M · 121.1 VOR
Rodney Thomas S$0.96M · 117.8 VOR
George Holani RB$1.07M · 101.9 VOR
Ty Okada S$1.15M · 100.8 VOR
Jalen Sundell OL$1.07M · 100.5 VOR
Emanuel Wilson RB$1.59M · 93.8 VOR
Jason Myers K$7.22M