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The Seattle Seahawks are a surging football team in every aspect of their game, but especially on the offensive side of the ball. The Seahawks have had a recent reign of success, and if they are able to continue their offensive prowess and stay true to their dominating defense, they will be a team no team wants to face in the postseason.
Through their current five-game winning streak, the Seattle offense has put up no less than 29 points in each contest. Russell Wilson is the only quarterback in NFL history to span five consecutive games with three or more touchdown passes and no interceptions. In those five games Wilson has thrown for 1,420 yards and 19 touchdowns. Wide receiver Doug Baldwin joins Chris Carter and Calvin Johnson as the only players with four consecutive games with two or more touchdowns since 1960. In the last five games, Baldwin has put up 344 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Baldwin has tied Daryl Turner’s record of 13 touchdown catches in 1985 and Wilson is sitting at second with 29 touchdown passes this season to Dave Krieg who had 32 in 1984, and there are still two games to go.
The Wilson to Baldwin connection has been great, but this is even ignoring some major production from other members of the Seattle offense. Wide receivers Jermaine Kearse and rookie Tyler Lockett have been major contributors. Kearse has 21 catches for 265 yards over the last five games and Lockett has 25 catches for 335 yards and five touchdowns in that time frame.
Even with Pro Bowl running back Marshawn Lynch missing a lot of time this season, the Seahawks have one of the league’s best rushing attacks. Most of their production out of the backfield came from undrafted free agent Thomas Rawls who was putting together a monster season until he broke his ankle in Week 14. Now they are running with a platoon consisting of Christine Michael, Bryce Brown and Derrick Coleman who racked up 137 yards on the ground between the three of them with Michael being the main contributor running 16 times for 84 yards.
A lot of credit for the sudden surge of the Seattle offense has to go to the improvement of the offensive line. They were among the worst in football for much of the first half of the season, but have made giant strides that have put the Seattle offense back on track.
The Seahawks’ upcoming game in Week 16 against the St. Louis Rams will mark a major test for the Seattle offense. Seattle has gone up against some decent defenses over the last five weeks, and the Rams’ defense may not show up well on the stats sheet (ranked 22nd in total defense) but it is a team that Seattle has routinely struggled against over the years. The Rams are particularly tough up front, and could give the Seattle rushing attack trouble. Forcing Wilson to take control like he has done well recently. It will also be a solid test for the offensive line.
It will be an inter-division game with no love lost between these two rivals. If Seattle is able to continue playing the football that they have over the last month, they should not have a problem. It will be a solid matchup to get a good gauge on just where their offensive attack lies.
