The Seahawks keep on losing to the 49ers and every other NFL team that might have a legitimate shot at winning the Super Bowl this year. While a lot goes into any one win or loss, a common denominator has emerged: Seattle is consistently losing the battle at the line of scrimmage. Their struggles in the trenches are reflected in this week’s grades from Pro Football Focus, which were particularly tough on the overmatched Seahawks offensive line.
Here are the top and bottom five performers on both sides of the ball for Seattle this week, according to the PFF grades.
Top 5 grades on offense
- LT Charles Cross: 75.4
- TE Will Dissly: 74.9
- LG Damien Lewis: 72.2
- WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 68.1
- QB Geno Smith: 63.2
Bottom 5 grades on offense
- OT Jason Peters: 34.5
- OT Stone Forsythe: 46.1
- RG Phil Haynes: 46.2
- WR DK Metcalf: 50.4
- C Evan Brown: 53.5
Top 5 grades on defense
- DE Leonard Williams: 82.9
- CB Mike Jackson: 75.3
- CB Devon Witherspoon: 71.7
- DE Dre’Mont Jones: 68.0
- SS Jamal Adams: 63.4
Bottom 5 grades on defense
- OLB Derick Hall: 26.7
- CB Tre Brown: 35.4
- CB Riq Woolen: 41.2
- FS Quandre Diggs: 32.3
- DE Mario Edwards: 51.6
Special teams report
- K Jason Myers: 56.1
- P Michael Dickson: 65.9
- LS Chris Stoll: 60.2
- KR Dee Eskridge: 74.9
- PR DeeJay Dallas: 32.2
