The Seahawks defense started the 2022 season as the worst in the league outside of the Lions – and do they even really count? Seattle really couldn’t fit the run, they couldn’t tackle, couldn’t get to the quarterback and couldn’t cover on the back end. After a few weeks, they were on pace for a historically-bad defense in some ways (again).
However, for the third year in a row Pete Carroll and his staff have gotten the defense back on track by midseason. Heading into Week 9, this group is performing well at all three levels – especially over the last four games.
The team’s scoring and yardage allowed averages for the season are still pretty rough, but those numbers are not anywhere near reflective of the level this unit is playing at right now.
Here are seven key defensive categories where this team is now ranked on the higher end of the league.