Field Gulls
Rise and shine, Seattle Seahawks fans! It’s a 10 am PT road game for the last time until late November. The Jacksonville Jaguars have been one of the surprise teams of the 2025 NFL season, and indeed they’re tied for top spot in the AFC with a 4-1 record. The Seahawks will have their hands full trying to stay above .500 and not potentially cede ground in the NFC West race.
I’m dreading having to review last week’s five predictions because I know they were unfiltered sewer water, but we’ll do it anyway before trotting out this week’s predictions.
Bold prediction: Riq Woolen gets a game-clinching interception
Can’t really do that while injured for a good chunk of the second half, so bad luck there.
Seahawks offense prediction: Cooper Kupp scores his first Seattle touchdown
Still waiting.
Seahawks defense prediction: Baker Mayfield is sacked at least three times
Not even close.
Opponent prediction: Buccaneers hold Seahawks to well under 100 rushing yards
Happy to be wrong on this occasion!
Game prediction: It comes down to the wire, but the Seahawks prevail late
It came down to the wire, it was not a low scoring game, and the Seahawks didn’t prevail late.
My crystal ball was broken. Let’s see about this week!
Any chance the Seahawks have of winning this one will be dependent on a good showing by the offense. What I saw from the running game last week against a formidable Buccaneers defensive front is about as encouraging a development as you can get after a loss. Seattle’s OL was in people mover mode and we saw a strong performance from Kenneth Walker III on limited carries. Perhaps that’s a sign of Seattle getting something going with its rushing attack, as opposed to just a singular good day at the office.
Jacksonville has allowed just 489 yards on the ground over five weeks, but they’ve faced the fewest rushing attempts and average 4.6 yards per carry allowed. Their run defense DVOA is just 24th, per FTN Fantasy, so there will be opportunities for Seattle. Knowing the Seahawks will have their hands full with Josh Hines-Allen in pass protection, I believe they’ll rely more on the run game than in previous weeks, and we’ll see a big game from Kenneth Walker and a solid RB2 showing by Zach Charbonnet.
The targets may not back this up, but you can tell the Seahawks are steadily getting the rookie tight end from Miami more involved in the passing game. If not for blatant pass interference by Budda Baker, he would’ve scored a touchdown by now. Arroyo has 10 targets and six catches, along with a nullified 11th target due to DPI. I’d love for Arroyo’s return to Florida end with him reaching the end zone, and Seattle’s red zone proficiency has me thinking he’ll score on...
