After that rough loss to the Washington Commanders, our Seahawks are back home and ready to get right against the Los Angeles Chargers. The books have them as seven-point favorites on the FanDuel Sportsbook, and frankly, that feels like the bare minimum for this team.
Jaxon’s Air Raid Is About to Explode
Our offense is cooking, averaging 266 passing yards a game this season. And guess who’s leading that charge? Jaxon Smith-Njigba, absolutely dominating with 135 of those yards per game himself. The Chargers’ secondary, meanwhile, is giving up 233 yards through the air every single week. Talk about a mismatch! We’ve already racked up eight passing touchdowns this season, compared to the four the Chargers have allowed. Expect Jaxon to have another monster day, easily breaking 100 yards receiving and adding one to two more touchdowns to his current six. He is absolutely on a historic pace right now, and the league is taking notice. Get ready for a show, 12s, because a 125-yard, 2-touchdown performance from Jaxon feels like a lock.
The Dark Side’s Reign Continues
On the other side of the ball, our “Dark Side” defense is just shutting teams down. The Chargers might be averaging 113 rushing yards per game, but that’s about to hit a brick wall. Our Seahawks defense is only allowing a stingy 87 rushing yards per game and a mere 3.3 yards per attempt. Get this: we haven’t allowed a 100-yard rusher in almost two full seasons. Even with their 113 yards per game average, the Chargers are only getting 4.2 yards per carry, and that’s not changing against us. Our defense is ranked third in the league per DVOA, while the Chargers’ offense is way down at 26th. This is not a favorable matchup for them. Look for us to hold them to under 90 rushing yards and keep them out of the end zone on the ground.
No Back-to-Back Losses, Just a Statement Win
Let’s be real, that Commanders loss was an anomaly. Bad weather, Sam Darnold’s first game back, it was just one of those days. But Coach Mike Macdonald will have this team fired up, and with the loudest fans in the league behind them at home, we’re not dropping two in a row. The Seahawks are seven-point favorites for a reason, and we’re covering that with ease. We’ve been outscoring our opponents by 8.3 points on average, ranking seventh in the league in point differential. The Chargers? They’re 30th, letting opponents outscore them by an average of 10.6 points. FanDuel has the game total at 43.5 points, but our average game is around 41.7, and the Chargers’ average is 40. Combining those, we’re looking at about 40.85 total points, well under the projection. Our offense puts up 25 points a game, their defense gives up 25.3. Their offense scrapes by with 14.7 points, and our D holds teams to 16.7. All signs point to a dominant 25-15 Seahawks victory, hitting that 40-point total. The last time we lost back-to-back games was in 2024 against the Packers, and that streak is NOT starting again now.
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Originally reported by Field Gulls.
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