Ranking fifth in points per game, the Seahawks have eclipsed expectations amid a 5-2 start to the 2025 season thanks to Sam Darnold’s brilliance and an improving offensive line, but there’s still plenty of room for improvement heading into the bye week.

Stifling the Texans’ offense from the outset, the Seahawks received strong contributions from all three levels of their defense to land a fifth win in six games. Who stood out the most in an eight point win over Houston on Monday Night Football?

Winning five of their past six games, the Seahawks still remain under the radar for some national outlets. But after their latest win on Monday Night Football, that narrative may be changing as Mike Macdonald’s squad stays in the hunt in a highly competitive NFC West.

Turnovers and dropped interceptions kept a game that appeared to be teetering towards a blowout close on Monday Night Football, but the Seahawks found a way to close out a pesky Texans squad and keep pace in the NFC West heading into their bye week.

Missed opportunities cost the Seahawks multiple chances to pad their lead, but the home team held serve in the first two quarters behind Sam Darnold’s arm and a stingy defensive effort to go into the break up eight points on Monday Night Football.

Trying to keep pace with the Rams and 49ers in the NFC West, the Seahawks will face the NFL’s top-ranked defense in the Texans on Monday Night Football. What must they accomplish to improve to 5-2?

Pitting two of the NFL’s fiercest defenses against each other in prime time, the Seahawks hope to find a kink in the Texans’ armor and heat up C.J. Stroud, while the visitors intend to make life tough on Sam Darnold with a vicious edge rush and ball hawking defenders on the back end.

Led by a destructive defensive line that tallied 16 quarterback hits on the afternoon, the Seahawks got back on the defensive to put away the Jaguars for their third straight road win. Who excelled in the latest victory away from Lumen Field?

Though he didn’t have his best game overall, Sam Darnold continued to elevate his teammates with explosive downfield passes in Jacksonville, once again looking the part of a long term answer at quarterback in the Seahawks latest road win.

In an otherwise sleep-inducing punt fest, the Seahawks received just enough explosives from Sam Darnold and the offense coupled with a feisty pass rush to fend off the Jaguars for a satisfying eight-point road victory.

After a sluggish start for both teams, Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba busted out the fireworks to propel the Seahawks to a seven-point halftime lead in Jacksonville.

The Seahawks brought Cooper Kupp onboard for his soft hands, leadership, and championship pedigree. But as demonstrated once again in Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers, his most important asset to his new team doesn’t always show up in the box score.

Offensively, the Seahawks put up plenty of fireworks on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to hold on for a Week 5 win as the Buccaneers escaped with a 38-35 victory. Which players stood out for Seattle in defeat?

Despite over 340 passing yards and four touchdowns from Sam Darnold, one lone mistake from the quarterback cost the Seahawks in a tight, high-scoring affair as the Buccaneers escaped with a 38-35 win at Lumen Field.

Yielding field goals on the first two drives and failing to score on three promising possessions of their own, the Seahawks fell behind two scores to the Buccaneers in Sunday’s Week 5 clash, but a late score may have turned the tide back in the home team’s favor before intermission.

In a battle of 3-1 teams with depleted secondaries, what must the Seahawks accomplish to win a fourth straight game and send the Buccaneers back to Florida with a loss?

With the Seahawks and Buccaneers both dealing with several significant injuries, banged up secondaries will be challenged by talented receivers and the onus will fall on both defensive lines to set the tone rushing Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield as an equalizer.

From journeymen-to-Pro Bowl quarterbacks to offensive coordinators who played safety in college, the Seahawks and Buccaneers have plenty of similarities heading into Week 5. But Sunday’s match may boil down to who outperforms who between two Ohio State receivers.

Escaping on a game-winning field goal by Jason Myers, the Seahawks improved their winning streak to three games fending off the Cardinals in a Thursday night thriller. Who starred under the lights in prime time?

The Seahawks looked to be on the way to an easy victory on Thursday night, but the Cardinals had other plans in the final 15 minutes before Mike Macdonald’s squad eked out the win in the closing seconds. Which plays helped Seattle escape victorious?