All is not lost for the Seattle Seahawks, who are even better than we expected them to be heading into the 2023 season. While their record only has them at 3-2, the context is what really matters. Their loss in Week 1 to the LA Rams was disappointing, but not all that surprising given Sean McVay’s historic dominance in September.
Sunday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals was also frustrating, but it’s more proof that this team can compete with the best the NFL has to offer. If you need more look no further than the fact that they beat the Detroit Lions – who we are about to put at the very top of our power rankings tomorrow morning.
So, let’s not dwell on this week’s L and see what we can learn by diving into the Pro Football Focus grades. Here are the top and bottom five player grades on offense and defense this week.
Top 5 grades on offense
- RG Anthony Bradford: 85.0
- WR Jake Bobo: 80.2
- WR Tyler Lockett: 72.1
- QB Geno Smith: 69.2
- WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 69.3
Bottom 5 grades on offense
- LG Phil Haynes: 34.6
- RB DeeJay Dallas: 51.3
- OT Jake Curhan: 53.8
- WR Cody Thompson: 57.7
- TE Noah Fant: 58.7
Top 5 grades on defense
- CB Tre Brown: 90.2
- CB Devon Witherspoon: 83.0
- OLB Boye Mafe: 81.4
- FS Quandre Diggs: 80.7
- SS Jamal Adams: 74.1
Bottom 5 grades on defense
- DE Mario Edwards: 34.7
- NT Cameron Young: 41.2
- OLB Darrell Taylor: 45.4
- OLB Uchenna Nwosu: 46.0
- NT Jarran Reed: 50.0
Special teams report
- K Jason Myers: 70.8 field goals
- P Michael Dickson: 59.4 punts
- LS Chris Stoll: 63.6 snapping
- KR/PR DeeJay Dallas: 61.4 returns
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