After defeating the Cleveland Browns, the Seattle Seahawks advanced to 5-1 on the season for just the third time in franchise history. Seattle has also logged its first 3-0 road start since 1980.
For their efforts through six games played, the Seahawks stand put at No. 7 in Touchdown Wire’s Week 7 NFL power rankings.
“The Seahawks have a week-to-week running game and a defense that ebbs and flows from an effectiveness standpoint, but Pete Carroll’s group is tough when it needs to be,” writes Doug Farrar. “Seattle traveled to Cleveland on Sunday, overcame a 20-6 second-quarter deficit, turned Baker Mayfield into a pumpkin (a league-wide conceit these days, it seems), and rode yet another amazing Russell Wilson performance to yet another improbable win. Were it not for a few mistakes in a home loss to the Saints in Week 3, this could be an undefeated team.”
“What does that say about them as the second half of the season nears?” Farrar continued. “Well, they have two games against the 49ers, and their iffy defense also will face the Ravens, Falcons, Vikings, Panthers and Cardinals — all of whom are capable of lighting up the scoreboard. This team will be in every game as long as Wilson, the prohibitive MVP favorite, is on the field, but what that means in a record sense is very much to be determined.”
The Seahawks are next set to square off against Earl Thomas and the Ravens Sunday at CenturyLink Field.
