Sunday afternoon the Seattle Seahawks became the first NFC team to reach double digit victories during the 2025 season, though the division rival Los Angeles Rams matched that win total just a few hours later.
The final margin, a 28-point win, hides how close the contest remained early, with the teams emerging from the locker room after halftime knotted at 6. However, a 17-point third quarter gave Seattle a 23-6 lead, and allowed the team to once again coast late and giving several youngsters the opportunity to see the field.
On offense the most interesting observations come up front on the offensive line, where both of the players who are under contract through the 2027 season were the two starters on the o-line who played every snap. The other starters came out late when Mike Macdonald sent in the backups, meaning Charles Cross, Olu Oluwatimi and Anthony Bradford all headed to the bench while Josh Jones, Christian Haynes and Bryce Cabeldue made their way onto the field.
Meanwhile, Rashid Shaheed had his best game yet as a Seahawk and fans continue to hope for a break out from Cody White or Jake Bobo, Cooper Kupp continues to be the unquestioned second wide receiver. At this point, with just four regular season games remaining, that seems unlikely to change so late in the season.
When the Seattle defense was on the field, the team used different approaches for each of Julian Love and Jarran Reed in their return from injured reserve. Reed played 45% of the defensive snaps, which was in line with his playing time prior to landing on injured reserve, while Love was eased in with only 20 snaps. That’s a strategy that makes sense, given the reinjury potential in a return from a hamstring injury and the desire of the team to keep a Pro Bowl safety healthy for the stretch run.
With the game under control late, all of the position players who typically only see the field on special teams were given the opportunity to play on either offense or defense. That means that the only members of the roster who only played on special teams were the three specialists, Jason Myers, Michael Dickson and Chris Stoll.
And now it’s on to Week 15 and the Indianapolis Colts.
