Seattle advanced to 7-2 on the season with a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. For their efforts, the Seahawks jumped from No. 10 to No. 6 in Touchdown Wire’s Week 10 NFL power rankings.
“At this point, it really doesn’t matter what you throw at Russell Wilson – as has been true with every historically great quarterback, he transcends it,” writes Doug Farrar. “Are his game plans uneven and his receivers inconsistent? No problem. Does Seattle’s defense force Wilson to throw near-perfect games every week? He can do that. How about an iffy, injury-plagued offensive line? He’s had that for years. Wilson faced all these things against the Buccaneers on Sunday, and as has been the case all season, no downturn in the performances around him seemed to make a dent.”
“In Seattle’s 40-34 overtime win over the Buccaneers, Wilson completed 29 of 43 passes for 379 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions,” Farrar continues. “He now leads the NFL with 22 touchdown passes and a touchdown pass rate of 7.5%. He also boasts a league-best interception rate of 0.3%, because he’s thrown just one in 293 attempts. Wilson is the clear front-runner for this year’s MVP award.”
Wilson will be tested Monday night, however, when the Seahawks square off against the 49ers in prime time.
