RENTON — Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald has a good problem on his hands.

His defense is one of the best in the league, ranking sixth in points per game (19.4), fourth in points per drive (1.60) and sixth in EPA per play (all stats provided by TruMedia). As the sample size grows, evidence is building to suggest the Week 5 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — in which Seattle gave up 38 points and had just one quarterback hit — was an outlier performance. The other six games have been more indicative of who the Seahawks are and the style of play they are likely to deploy on any given Sunday.

Coming out of the Week 8 bye, Seattle might have its defense at full strength for the first time since the first series of the season opener.

Pro Bowl cornerback Devon Witherspoon has missed five

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