The Seattle Seahawks obliterated the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10, improving to a 7-2 record and first place in the NFC West.
Speaking of records, it’s shaping up to be a historic year for the Seahawks on a number of fronts. How many records could Seattle set in one season?
Let’s start with the one you all know already. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, after another 93, now has 1,041 yards and continues to lead the NFL. Unless his season is over tomorrow, he
That thing’s gonna get shattered. After that, though, two more records are up for grabs.
JSN is chasing down three more league-leading marks. No Seahawks receiver has led the NFL in receiving yards this century, and the only one to ever do it was…Hall of Famer Steve Largent. If he maintains pace, he’d tie the best receiver in franchise history as the WR yards leader.
Which may be an NFL record. 1.964 yards by Calvin Johnson is very much still in the mix. He did it in 16 games, so we’d have an argument on our hands depending on the math, but it could also be the first 2,000 receiving-yard season in NFL history.
Again, much of this has been public knowledge since Week 5, but we’re past halfway and still full steam ahead JSN!
Sam Darnold and the offense have only been sacked ten times through nine games. That’s unbelievable. So unbelievable, that they are well ahead of pace to set the record for fewest sacks allowed in franchise history, currently at
Are they chasing the NFL team record for fewest sacks allowed? I mean not really. The game has changed so much, the record is technically four by the 1956 New York Giants, followed by
The last 30 years? That mark is 11 by the 2003 Detroit Lions.
Interestingly, on the other side, the defense is doing alright. With
Nonstandard statistical leaders? Yes! Go ahead and drop this one in the group chat. Darnold got a big boost here by going for 178 yards on a ridiculous 12 professional attempts against Arizona. Through the halfway point, Darnold has
The best seasons from Tom Brady and Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers included.
For context, Russell Wilson’s best YPA season was 8.3.
The toughest challenge of the entire season is up next, in Los Angeles against the Rams. Should they win, it would be 11 road victories in a row. Not only would that tie the Kansas City Chiefs from the narrow-scoped tweet above, it would tie a couple other teams at 11 for fourth in NFL history. Only two New England Patriots runs would be above them, and the 1988-90 San Francisco 49ers. Nobody else active is remotely close.
I am kidding. Though the way the fans and about a third of the media still talk about it, one might expect this to have been true!
Seattle now has 1,029 rushing yards this season. While not great, they’re not on pace for one of their own 5-10 worst rush seasons, let alone NFL history. The weakest modern Seahawks season was 1,408 yards put forth by the 1999 team. If they stay on target, these guys will finish more like the 16-1700 range, which is good for only 15th worst in franchise history.
Not anything to celebrate, but they’re surprisingly bolstered by a very high ceiling. The defense holds almost every team to a bad game, about 55 rush yards. Seattle’s bad game is about 80. Their
One last record this team is chasing. The best point differential in team history is 186, set by the 2013 Super Bowl Winners. Seattle currently sits at 103 with 8 games remaining. an average win of 10 apiece would do it.
Robert Saleh Explains Controversial Comments About Jaguars’ Tactics: ‘I Was Trying to Compliment Them’
In a fiery post-game encounter, San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen found themselves in a heated exchange after their Week 4 matchup. The Jaguars’ 26-21 victory left Saleh fuming over his pre-game comments regarding Jacksonville’s “advanced signal stealing” system. Coen, who didn’t take kindly to Saleh’s remarks, confronted him after the game, leading to a tense exchange caught on video.
Before the game, Saleh had praised Coen’s system, noting how well the Jaguars’ staff exploited every advantage they could find to help their players succeed. “Liam [Coen] and his staff, they’ve got a—legally—a really advanced signal-stealing type system. They’re really good at finding ways to put their players in advantageous situations,” Saleh had said.
However, Coen took offense at the insinuation and fired back in the post-game exchange, shouting, “Keep my name out of your mouth. Keep my name out of your f—ing mouth!” Saleh, not one to back down, responded, “I will f— your world up.”
Despite the heated confrontation, Saleh later attempted to explain his comments, claiming they were meant as a compliment to Coen and his staff for their tactical brilliance. “I probably used the wrong choice of words,” Saleh admitted. “But at the end of the day, they’re really, really good at what they do. As coaches, we’re all trying to find leverage. They’re trying to create it, and we’re trying to take it away.”
Saleh’s attempt to clarify his comments and offer an olive branch to Coen seemed unlikely to mend the rift. The Jaguars are known for their well-coordinated approach, and Saleh acknowledged that they were among the best in finding ways to give their players a competitive edge.
For now, the animosity between Saleh and Coen remains unresolved, but the lesson is clear: in the high-stakes world of NFL coaching, words matter, and confrontations are sometimes inevitable. Whether or not Saleh’s words were meant as a compliment, they’ve certainly stirred up drama that will likely linger for some time.