Perhaps my favorite part of putting together the NFL Power Index is stumbling across unexpected or highly impressive stats. For instance, the Seahawks had the NFL’s worst punt return average against last season. This year, the Seahawks defense has only given up 82 first downs, the next best team (Minnesota) has given up 91.
One of the things that caught my eye this week was just how poor Seattle’s running game has been. They’re averaging just 3.2 yards per attempt, which is 29th out of 32 NFL teams. That’s not just bad, it’s atrocious.