Man, what a gut punch last week, right? One minute we’re staring down the league from the top of the mountain as the undisputed best team in the NFL, and the next, we’re reeling after a surprise loss to the Washington Commanders. You knew the national media would come for us after that one, and sure enough, the power rankings for Week 4 have our beloved Seahawks tumbling.
The Big Drop: Why We Fell
So, how far did we actually fall from that Week 3 peak? Well, it depends on who you ask, but everyone agrees we took a hit. NFL.com and Bleacher Report both knocked us down to 4th. NFL.com straight up called out Sam Darnold’s two turnovers as the huge difference-maker against Washington. And get this, NFL.com already crowned the San Francisco 49ers as the new number one team in the entire league. Ouch. Bleacher Report, meanwhile, pointed to our inability to run the ball effectively, with the team gaining less than 50 yards total and a paltry 2.4 yards per carry in that frustrating loss. That’s just not gonna cut it, folks.
The Varying Opinions and What’s Next
ESPN was the only site that didn’t have us first going into the week, but they only dropped us from 2nd to 4th, so they didn’t penalize the Emerald City too much. CBS hit us harder, dropping us four spots from first to fifth. Even with Darnold’s interceptions, CBS still felt he “did some good things in his return” and has faith the Seahawks will be back. But the biggest drop? That honor belongs to Pro Football Talk, who slid us all the way from first to sixth in the league. Their take was pretty short, just saying “we’ll find out soon whether the loss at Washington was an aberration or a harbinger.” That’s high stakes, isn’t it?
Overall, after that upset loss to a team starting a backup quarterback, our average power ranking among these five sites plummeted from 1.2 to 4.6. That’s a huge shift! But here’s the thing: despite the drop, the league is still high on the Seahawks. A loss was bound to happen this season, and maybe it’s better to get it out of the way early, especially against a non-NFC West team. The next test for our Hawks is in Week 4 against the desperate Los Angeles Chargers. Can we get back on track and show the league who we really are, or are we going to be talking about another slide this time next week? We need to lock in. Go Hawks!
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Originally reported by Field Gulls.
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