Seattle Seahawks: 3 Vital statistics for 2019 season

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 05: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks scrambles in the pocket against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half during the Wild Card Round at AT&T Stadium on January 05, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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Despite starting every game since joining the Seattle Seahawks in 2012 and leading his team in the playoffs six times in seven years, quarterback Russell Wilson appears to be somewhat underappreciated in some corners. He’s been named to the Pro Bowl five times and helped guide Pete Carroll’s club to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances in 2013 (XLVIII) and 2014 (XLIX). The ‘Hawks have yet to have a losing season with the former third-round draft choice at the helm.

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In 2018, Wilson finished third in the NFL in passer rating behind New Orleans Saints’ veteran Drew Brees and Kansas City Chiefs’ young phenomenon Patrick Mahomes. He hit on 65.6 percent of his throws for 3,448 yards and five times as many touchdown passes (35) as interceptions (7).

Those scores were a career high and his completion percentage was his second-best showing. Meanwhile, those seven picks tied a personal low (2014) and his plus-28 TD-INT differential was tied for the the second-best total in the league this past season (with Atlanta’s Matt Ryan) behind only Mahomes (plus-38).

These days, the Seahawks are more about Wilson and the offense than their once-formidable defense. Seattle finished 16th in the league in total yards allowed per game in 2018 – the club’s worst showing in that department since Carroll’s first season in the Pacific Northwest in 2010.

Will the team need another huge year from their reliable field general?

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