Seattle didn't play a game this week, but that did not save the team from dropping in Sportsnaut's newest batch of power rankings.

Ty Okada for Nick Emmanwori, now Julian Love in a Seahawks defense coach Mike Macdonald has changed “significantly” from plans. Devon Witherspoon back.

The Seahawks are 5-2 with a +57 point differential and few blemishes on their resume, while the NFC has yet to see a juggernaut emerge.

Despite boasting the NFL's No. 1 run defense, a Top 10 quarterback (Sam Darnold) and the league's leading receiver (Jaxon Smith-Njigba), the Seattle Seahawks are disrespected.

The Seahawks are 5-2 while fielding one of the league's highest-scoring offenses. It's safe to say John Schneider nailed the offseason and all of Seattle's risky moves are paying dividends. ESPN recently assessed all 32 offseasons around the league. With the gift of hindsight, they are obviously impressed by what Schneider achieved.

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While they were idle the NFC playoff race continued, and it's still a very crowded picture from top to bottom. Let's take a look at what the standings are going into Week 9 - not counting the Commanders-Chiefs matchup to take place this evening.

Week 9 of the 2025-26 NFL season kicks off on Thursday, October 30, as we aim to close out the month on a high note when the Miami Dolphins play host to the Baltimore Ravens, who welcome two-time league MVP Lamar Jackson back to the starting lineup after missing the past three weeks with