Field Gulls
Last week, the Seattle Seahawks were ranked number one by all five national media sites polled (NFL.com, Pro Football Talk, Bleacher Report, ESPN, and CBS Sports). This occurred after the Seahawks took on the Los Angeles Rams in a roller coaster prime time victory in week 16. To nobody’s surprise, after Seattle defeated the Carolina Panthers in Week 17, the team remains at number one in all five rankings. This makes this week’s power rankings roundup (the last of 2025) a tad less controversial. However, let us still walk through what the five national media sites are saying about the Seahawks ahead of their week 18 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, one that will determine the NFC West winner, and the No. 1 Seed in the NFC.
First, both NFL.com and CBS Sports applauded the Seahawks’ defense. CBS Sports noted that Seattle’s defense is good enough to get the No. 1 seed in the NFC, but that they will still need to get through the 49ers first. Meanwhile, NFL.com sung the praise of Seattle’s “mix of young and old,“ from rookie Nick Emmanwori to the terrific DeMarcus Lawrence.
Second, both Bleacher Report (BR) and Pro Football Talk (PFT) took a look at the Seahawks’ offense. BR looked at the overall gutsy blowtorching of the Seahawks offense from 2024 to 2025, and how it has seemingly worked in their favor, at least so far. PFT noted that Sam Darnold, once again has the opportunity to win the No. 1 seed in Week 18.
Lastly, ESPN decided to take an overall look at the 2025 season for the Seahawks, and that went towards praise for general manager, John Schneider. ESPN called the plethora of moves my Schneider, from the swapping out of Geno Smith for Darnold, to the trade acquisition of Rashid Shaheed late in the season, as a “series of home run moves.”
Overall, the Seahawks 2025 season has been filled with tremendous optimism and momentum. However, the script is still not finished for Seattle. Despite already moving from 10 wins in 2024 to 13 wins (so-far) in 2025, the Seahawks still have the opportunity to win the NFC West and nab the No. 1 Seed in the NFC.
