The Seattle Seahawks thrashed the New Orleans Saints in a 44-13 laugher, marking their biggest margin of victory since a 40-3 mauling of the New York Jets (led, at the time, by Sam Darnold) back in the 2020 season. Blowouts have been hard to come by for the Seahawks in recent years, so this game being functionally won in the first quarter was a welcome sight.

One observation through the early portion of the 2025 season has been Seattle’s stingy defense. They’ve allowed (in order) 17, 17, and 13 points, which is the hallmark of a potentially elite group. Even the 17 allowed against the Steelers involved a touchdown off of a short field, while the Saints didn’t score a TD until they were already down 44-6.

This stretch of holding the first three opponents below 20 points is far from freque

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