Doug Baldwin, Unlikely Red Zone Assassin

By now you have seen the highlight of Doug Baldwin robbing Rams cornerback Troy Hill of his dignity Thursday night on his way to wide open touchdown. Hill got caught anticipating a slant route and looking into the backfield, contributing to Baldwin getting roughly five yards of separation from...
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NFL Power Rankings — Run Game Keys Seahawks Rise to #2

Editor’s Note: NEW RANKINGS FORMULA I rarely tinker with my rankings formula. It has proven a useful indicator of team strength, even early in the season. A few years ago I replaced yards per attempt with passer rating because of the historical significance of passer rating differential when it...
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Blue Friday Fodder

Blue Friday Fodder: Snowy Packers Prepare for Battle

Most of Western Washington wakes to a thin layer of snow this morning. Fireplaces flicker.  Hot chocolate warms hands and souls. Middle-aged kids and actual kids hurriedly make snowballs and snow angels before the rain washes it all away. It is December in the Great Northwest. That means short days,...
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Seahawks Stats at the Three-Quarter Mark

And down the stretch they come… Twelve games into the 2016 season, and the Seahawks have penned a tale remarkably similar to their previous installments. Wobble early. Accelerate late. One might come to the conclusion that rope-a-dope is an intentional strategy employed by Pete Carroll and staff. Not quite. A significant...
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Tale of the Tape — Packers and Seahawks Always Entertain

Hold onto your butts. The Seattle Seahawks are playing the Green Bay Packers. Strange and wondrous things happen when these two teams play, which they have done four times since 2012. There was the famous catch by Golden Tate to win Russell Wilson’s first game against Aaron Rodgers and...
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