Seahawks Clearly On a Mission To End Several Droughts
The Seattle Seahawks are on absolute fire to begin November. When the gun sounded for halftime between the Seahawks and Cardinals on Sunday night, Seattle had outscored their opponents 76-21 in six quarters of football, dating back to their shellacking of the Washington Commanders two Sunday nights ago.
Even with some third quarter shenanigans that led to a few quick scores for Arizona, the Seahawks dominated to a 44-22 victory. That puts Seattle at 7-2, tied for the best winning percentage in the NFC, and tied with the Los Angeles Rams for first place in the NFC West.
Those two teams meet up for a colossal battle for first place next Sunday. That is a chance to take control of the division as the season goes full steam ahead in the second half. Ahead of them are all of their goals, including a chance to end several droughts along the way.
The Seahawks have not made the playoffs since 2022.
They have not won the NFC West since 2020.
They have not won a playoff game since 2019.
They have not won a playoff game at home since 2016.
They have not made the NFC Championship Game since winning it for a second straight season following the 2014 campaign.
Of course, the franchise’s lone Super Bowl title came in February 2014, following the 2013 season. That’s closing in on 12 years ago.
While Seattle has been a fairly consistent franchise with just one losing season since 2011, they have not been a Super Bowl threat in quite some time.
Let’s make this perfectly clear- as of now, the Seahawks need to be on the list of legitimate Super Bowl contenders. They have a top five scoring defense and top five scoring offense. Only them and the Rams can say that.
They are now appearing inside the top five in various power rankings. This team feels nearly complete. The one area to nitpick is still the offensive rushing attack, which ranks 28th in rushing yards per attempt. Still, this team is getting it done in multiple ways.
Sam Darnold has a special connection with Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Seattle’s number one target is playing like an Offensive Player of the Year candidate, leading the NFL in receiving yards by a full 200.
The defense just got two touchdowns by themselves against Arizona, both with free agent signing DeMarcus Lawrence prancing into the endzone after linebacker Tyrice Knight strip sacks.
This is a stretch where Mike Macdonald and company are pushing all the right buttons. Will that last all season? Likely not. But this team appears to be the best football team Seattle has had since at least 2020.
The Simple Rating System metric by Pro Football Reference measures a team’s dominance against their strength of schedule. By that metric, only the 2012 and 2013 teams measured out better than where this 2025 squad currently sits. In essence, as of now, this is the third best team in franchise history.
There is plenty of football left, including both games against the Rams, who appear to be among the class of the NFL themselves. They also play host to the Vikings and Colts before finishing on the road against the 49ers. But through nine games, it’s hard to dream up a better start in Seattle. Their goals should be higher than just making the playoffs. Much higher.
