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Seahawks jump to No. 2 in Touchdown Wire’s Week 14 power rankings

The Seattle Seahawks advanced to the NFC West division leaders and the No. 2 seed in the NFC after beating the Vikings Week 13 Monday night.

The Seattle Seahawks advanced to become the NFC West division leaders and the No. 2 seed in the NFC after beating the Minnesota Vikings Week 13 on Monday night.

For their efforts, they have also jumped all the way up to No. 2 in Touchdown Wire’s NFL power rankings entering Week 14.

“The Seahawks came into Monday Night Football against the Vikings with a 5-0 record in games decided by four points or less, and an average margin of victory of 5.4 in their nine wins,” writes Doug Farrar. “And given the fact that Seattle and Minnesota are about as similarly designed as two NFL teams can be, you knew this was going to be a tight one. Things went a bit off the rails with this bizarre pick-six for safety Anthony Harris off a Russell Wilson deflection.”

“But the Seahawks were able to swing back from that 14-7 deficit with the dual rushing attack of Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny, and Wilson’s own ability to exploit Minnesota’s vulnerable outside cornerbacks, especially Xavier Rhodes, in a 37-30 win,” Farrar continues. “Wilson didn’t advance his own MVP argument against Lamar Jackson (who may have the thing wrapped up at this point), but he did take back the lead in touchdown passes on the season from Jackson with his two on the night. Perhaps the most important thing for Pete Carroll’s team as they look to make a dent in the playoffs is a secondary that, aside from the occasional busted play, has shown a great deal of improvement in the second half of the season.”

The Seahawks continue their hunt to remain at the top of the NFC West with a contest against the division-rival Rams next Sunday on the road.

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Seahawks are No. 2 in Touchdown Wire’s future QB rankings

With Russell Wilson at the helm, the Seattle Seahawks rank second-best in Touchdown Wire’s future quarterback rankings.

The Seattle Seahawks have one of the best quarterbacks in the league right now in Russell Wilson, but how will they fare in the near future?

Touchdown Wire took a look at the quarterback situations for all 32 NFL teams to produce rankings of all of the teams’ outlooks. To determine the results, a “blue-ribbon panel” of one former head coach, two former general managers and one current general manager were consulted on their opinions.

Writes Pat Yasinskas:

Russell Wilson might be playing better than any other quarterback in the league right now. And it might be the same case in 2023, the last year of his current contract. He’ll turn 35 that year, but still could be playing in his prime. Wilson is having an MVP-type season this year. His backup is Geno Smith at the moment, but Smith is only under contract for this year. It doesn’t matter all that much, because Wilson has been durable.

With Wilson at the helm, Touchdown Wire determined the Seahawks ranked second-best in the league. Only the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes were higher.

Yasinskas continues:

One of our panelists called Wilson a transcendent talent, (“He showed you don’t have to be 6-foot-4 to play quarterback in the NFL, and that’s opened the doors for guys like Kyler Murray.”) The Seahawks aren’t going to let Wilson go anywhere. Barring injury, he’ll sign at least one more contract extension in Seattle.

You can find Touchdown Wire’s entire future quarterback rankings here.

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