{"id":448318,"date":"2026-01-30T22:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448318\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:58:09","slug":"seattle-seahawks-get-appropriate-realistic-grade-for-2025-nfl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448318\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Seahawks get appropriate ‘realistic’ grade for 2025 NFL season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brad Gagnon<\/a> of Bleacher Report handed out what he deemed \u201crealistic\u201d grades for every team in the National Football League in 2025. The Seattle Seahawks<\/a> and New England Patriots will clash in Super Bowl LX in just over a week. Both clubs finished with 14-3 win-loss records in \u201925. Not surprisingly, these were the only teams that earned an A-plus from Gagnon.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeattle is now up to 8-2 against teams with winning records this season,\u201d explained Gagnon, \u201cwhich really drives home how legitimate this Super Bowl favorite is. Mike Macdonald’s <\/a>defense has been so much greater than the sum of its parts, and the Sam Darnold<\/a>\/Jaxon Smith-Njigba connection has often been unstoppable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes something special for a team to cruise to the Super Bowl despite a second-to-league-worst 28 turnovers,\u201d added Gagnon. \u201cSeattle\u2019s three losses this year have come by a grand total of nine points, with two of them coming in the first five weeks of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jan 25, 2026; Seattle, WA, USA; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) dives for a first down against Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV (13) during the second half in the 2026 NFC Championship Game at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Ng-Imagn Images | Kevin Ng-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Macdonald\u2019s Seahawks finished with the league\u2019s top point differential (plus-191). Only the Los Angeles Rams (518) and Patriots (490) finished ahead of Seattle (483) in terms of scoring, while the \u2018Hawks allowed an NFL-low 292 points. They take a nine-game overall winning streak<\/a> into Super Bowl LX, which includes impressive playoff conquests of the rival 49ers <\/a>(41-6) and Rams <\/a>(31-27).<\/p>\n

A year ago, during Macdonald\u2019s debut season as head coach, the Seahawks were a rollercoaster ride that finished 10-7 and missed the playoffs. The addition of Darnold, a monster year from Smith Njigba, and the emergence of a defense that showed signs of huge potential in the second half of 2024 added up to the team\u2019s first NFC West title since 2020 and a franchise-record 14 regular-season wins. <\/p>\n

Now there\u2019s an opportunity to add a plus to that A-plus if the \u2018Hawks can conquer the Patriots on Super Bowl Sunday.<\/p>\n

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