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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Seattle Seahawks
6-4 180.9
223.38
 
VS
proj
V Jacksonville Jags
170.64 2-8
184.61

Seattle Seahawks hand V Jacksonville Jags sixth consecutive loss, 180.90-170.64

Seattle Seahawks earned a 180.90-170.64 win to hand V Jacksonville Jags their sixth straight loss. Seattle Seahawks never trailed in this one after taking a 32.00-point lead on Thursday behind Vince Williams (21.5 points) and Julius Peppers (9). Aaron Jones (32.2 points) and Zay Jones (23.3) were the top scorers for V Jacksonville Jags in the loss. Seattle Seahawks (6-4) will look to add to their success against Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, while V Jacksonville Jags (2-8) will face Minnesota Vikings in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Seattle Seahawks   V Jacksonville Jags

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Steelers in Week 10, Peppers made 3 tackles and recorded a sack. In doing so, he put up 9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Seattle Seahawks this week. Next week, Peppers will battle the Lions.
Julius Peppers

Top Player Comparison

Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 180.9
1
Drew Brees
QB
34.9
25.21
19.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
27.5
24.75
15.2%
3
Vince Williams
LB
21.5
10.05
11.9%
4
Frank Gore
RB
12.2
7.05
6.7%
V Jacksonville Jags
Points
% of total points 170.64
1
Aaron Jones
RB
32.2
14.3
18.9%
2
Zay Jones
WR
23.3
5.54
13.7%
3
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
15.74
24.1
9.2%
4
John Ross
WR
11.9
9.36
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Seattle Seahawks, while Josh Lambo had a 55-yard field goal to contribute to a 123.30-93.84 lead for Seattle Seahawks.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Seattle Seahawks became the proud owner of a 180.90-134.44 lead. For Seattle Seahawks, Melvin Gordon III had a 66-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Jones made the highlight reel for V Jacksonville Jags with a 67-yard run.

Points By Position

  Seattle Seahawks   V Jacksonville Jags

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Seattle Seahawks scored fewer points in this one (180.9) than their season average of 217.97.
V Jacksonville Jags would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last six matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Seattle Seahawks are doing a better job of that, averaging 217.97 versus V Jacksonville Jags's 162.07.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Seattle Seahawks (6-4) have a better record than V Jacksonville Jags (2-8).
Even the machines think Seattle Seahawks have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (200.59) than V Jacksonville Jags (143.4).
Once Seattle Seahawks put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than V Jacksonville Jags (1 vs 0).
Seattle Seahawks don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than V Jacksonville Jags (0 vs 1).
V Jacksonville Jags have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Seattle Seahawks (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Seattle Seahawks have outscored V Jacksonville Jags at QB, RB, WR, TE, and IDP this season.
Seattle Seahawks has a higher average scoring margin (6) than V Jacksonville Jags this season (-45).
The starters for Seattle Seahawks had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for V Jacksonville Jags (1).
Don't worry V Jacksonville Jags, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Seattle Seahawks
A couple of 6-4 teams will go toe-to-toe as Seattle Seahawks take on Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man next week in a mid-season matchup. Each team will have players with byes next week, as George Kittle, Robbie Gould, Dante Pettis, Kenny Stills, Emmanuel Ogbah, Kyle Juszczyk, Terrelle Pryor, Tyrod Taylor, Rex Burkhead, and Rishard Matthews are out for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man and Frank Gore, T.J. McDonald, Jarvis Landry, Jermaine Kearse, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Kyle Williams, and Taron Johnson will sit for Seattle Seahawks. In terms of recent scoring production, these two teams have posted similar results lately. Seattle Seahawks have scored 199.15 points per game over the last three weeks, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man have averaged 197.92 per contest over that same stretch.
V Jacksonville Jags
The outlook doesn't exactly get much more appealing for 19th-place V Jacksonville Jags, since they now have to go toe-to-toe against red-hot Minnesota Vikings next week. Each side has players on bye next week, as Josh Gordon, Robert Quinn, Kenyan Drake, Denzel Ward, Trumaine Johnson, Cordarrelle Patterson, and Charles Clay are off for Minnesota Vikings while Zay Jones, Jason Croom, Larry Ogunjobi, Damarious Randall, Reuben Foster, and Ryan Tannehill will be out for V Jacksonville Jags.