The Seattle Seahawks have exceeded national expectations this year with an impressive 5-2 start.

How Seahawks’ talented rookie draft class has fared

They are tied for first place in the NFC West and are among a tightly packed group of six NFC teams with one or two losses. Among NFC teams, they rank second in scoring defense, tied for third in scoring offense and third in point differential. And according to FTN Fantasy’s DVOA rankings , they are the NFC’s best team.

But by and large, despite getting some more buzz in recent weeks, Seattle doesn’t seem to be garnering as much national attention as the NFC’s other top teams.

For instance, in this compilation of NFL power rankings , only one of the 10 rankings had the Seahawks among the NFC’s top three teams. Meanwhile, four of the 10

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