It can be difficult to put dominant stretches of football into context. It can also just be fun to ogle at how good your team is playing. For both reasons, I decided to gather some numerical lingerie to showcase just what the Seahawks have done over the past five weeks. Enjoy.
#1 Rankings
Here are a list of places where the Seahawks have led the entire NFL over this stretch (since week 11). Some are hugely important and impactful. Others are mundane. All are fun to look at if you are a Seahawks fan.
Point differential
#1 Seahawks +102
#2 Panthers +91
Touchdowns
#1 Seahawks 23
#2 Panthers 22
Total yards
#1 Seahawks 2,224
#2 Cardinals 2,130
Yards per play
#1 Seahawks 6.6
#2 Buccaneers 6.3
Giveaways
#1 Seahawks 2 (0.4/game)
T1 Cardinals 2
First downs
#1 Seahawks 130
#2 Cardinals 126
Rushing first downs
#1 Seahawks 50
#2 Bills 41
3rd down conversions
#1 Seahawks 41
#2 Eagles 34
3rd down conversion rate
#1 Seahawks 64.1%
#2 Steelers 52.8%
Average yards gained on 3rd down
#1 Seahawks 8.5
#2 Cardinals 7.6
Average yards allowed on 3rd down
#1 Seahawks 3.5
#2 Raiders 3.9
3rd down differential (offense rate-defense rate)
#1 Seahawks 31.4%
#2 Cardinals 16.9%
Passing completion rate
#1 Seahawks 74.0%
#2 Redskins 73.8%
Passing TDs
#1 Seahawks 19
#2 Panthers 18
Interceptions thrown
#1 Seahawks 0
#2 Chiefs, Bills, Lions, Panthers 1
Yards per attempt
#1 Seahawks 9.3
#2 Bengals 8.5
Passer rating
#1 Seahawks 141.9
#2 Panthers 117.6
Touchdown drives of 90 yards or more
#1 Seahawks 3
#2 Panthers, Chiefs, 49ers, Titans 2
Drives of 10 plays or more
#1 Seahawks, Steelers 12
#2 Buccaneers 11
Nearly #1
The Seahawks can’t be tops in everything, but being second is almost like being first, except it’s second.
Rushing yards
#1 Buccaneers 842
#2 Seahawks 833
Rushing yards allowed
#1 Broncos 268
#2 Seahawks 270
Sack yards allowed
#1 Rams 36
#2 Seahawks, Giants 38
Red Zone touchdowns allowed
#1 Jets 3
#2 Seahawks, Chiefs 4
Touchdown drives of 80+ yards
#1 Panthers 11
#2 Seahawks 10
