Seahawks down to No. 5 in Touchdown Wire’s NFL power rankings
The Seattle Seahawks are undefeated and lead the NFC West in the standings but they aren’t the only team to start the season 3-0. Those other clubs – Steelers, Bills, Packers and Chiefs – all top Seattle in Touchdown Wire’s latest NFL power rankings.
Despite their impressive start to the year, the Seahawks have dropped from No. 2 to No. 5 heading into Week 4.
“The 2020 Seahawks have the NFL’s ultimate cheat code in Russell Wilson, and perhaps the NFL’s ultimate susceptibility among playoff-worthy teams in a pass defense that couldn’t be farther from the Legion of Boom days if it tried,” writes Doug Farrar. “Through three games in 2020, Seattle has allowed 1,292 passing yards, which is the most any team has allowed in that early span in NFL history.”
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“Perhaps this is why the Seahawks are Letting Russ Cook as they are — because without that, and were they to script a series of situation-neutral game plans as Pete Carroll would generally prefer, they’d be 0-3 instead of 3-0,” Farrar explains. “Russell Wilson has been the glue holding this team together and keeping it competitive for the last half-decade, and never more so than in 2020.”
Wilson and crew next head to Miami for an early start Sunday against the Dolphins.
