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The Seahawks’ inability to run the ball near the end zone has been costly in recent seasons.

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The Seattle Seahawks have not been a good red zone team over the past two seasons—they were 28th in red zone touchdown rate in 2022 and “improved” to 25th last year. One of the main culprits? A truly horrendous running game inside the opponent’s 10-yard line.

For a team that has invested a ton of draft capital in its running backs, the Seahawks have failed to find an offensive line that can actually block for them near the end zone. The following data is exclusively Seattle running back carries from the opposition 10-to-1 yard line:

2022

  • 19 carries for 11 yards (0.