The Seattle Seahawks defense isn’t scaring anyone
During the height of the Seahawks’ reign of terror, in the years from 2012 through 2014, opposing quarterbacks were completing an average of 60.1 percent of their passes against Seattle. This percentage has increased in 2015 to 67.9, which ranks 27th in this category.
Furthermore, Seattle’s “Legion of Boom” has only managed one interception, which came in Week 5. Even more interestingly is that the Seahawks failed to pick off the most intercepted quarterback in the NFL, Matthew Stafford whom they played against in Week 4.
The Seahawks currently sport a 5:1 touchdown to interception ratio against them, which is rather lopsided from their 2012-2014 ratio of 48:59. This year, the Seahawks have surrendered wins to the Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers and the hot and cold Nick Foles-led St. Louis Rams.
At the rate Seattle’s defense is allowing yards and big fourth quarter passing drives, they’ll soon earn the nickname “Legion of Gloom.”