The Seattle Seahawks hardly resemble last season's team at all after 6 weeks. They certainly don't look like the Super Bowl champions on offense. They're now 3-3, and more than a few Seattle players' stock is dropping fast.
The Seahawks were eighth in offensive yardage in 2025, and third in points scored. After five weeks, they rank just 17th in yards and eighth in points. Their 14 points in Denver aren't exactly going to push them up the charts this week. They got nothing going in the first half, with just 96 yards and a field goal to show for the effort.
Seattle's offense came alive in the second half, though, as they ran up 242 yards on the Denver defense. Critical mistakes kept them to just 11 points, though, as they had to settle for overtime. Then the wheels fell off once more, this time for good. So, who's dropping? As painful as it is, let's dive in.
Seattle Seahawks came up woefully short in the big moments
The offensive line
The offensive line allowed five tackles for a loss, five sacks, and an absolutely awful 17 quarterback hits. If I hadn't watched the game, I would have thought that was a typo in the stats. But I saw what you did, 12s, and frankly, I'm surprised Darnold was only hit 17 times. It wasn't simply one overwhelming player either, as seven Broncos shared in those five sacks.
Without a doubt, this game was lost in the trenches. It was an absolutely ugly performance by the offensive line. It hardly seems possible, but they were even worse in this loss than they were against the Niners in Week 5. Unfortunately, Seattle can't just replace three or four linemen in midseason. But at this point, I wish they could.
Sam Darnold
Did I say ugly? At first glance, Darnold was okay. He threw for 278 yards and picked up a critical first down with his legs on the Seahawks' final drive of regulation. But he also threw two interceptions again. The worst by far killed Seattle's drive in overtime and gave Denver the ball at Seattle's 43-yard line. Just as bad as the turnovers is his seeming inability to see the entire field.
Well, maybe not exactly as bad, but it certainly doesn't help. He's locked onto receivers too often, and at other times, he misses the timing of the routes. No, Darnold isn't going anywhere. He's not going to be benched, as on balance, he still gives the Seahawks more than he costs them. Long-term, though, it's not looking great right now.
As noted, Darnold was under serious pressure for much of the game. But he also made some poor decisions when he wasn't pressured. I bet John Schneider is keeping a closer eye on the college quarterback prospects than he expected he would.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba came through, Josh Jobe finally had a solid game, and even the running backs played well enough to win. Yet those keys weren't enough to bring Seattle the win. If Darnold and the offensive line don't improve, we'll see more nights like these.
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