Seattle Seahawks 5 Most Interesting Facts From 2020 NFL Season

Seattle Seahawks took the crown of the highly-competitive NFC West behind their explosive offense. Russell Wilson did his best to survive his atrocious O-Line and get the ball to D.K. Metcalf, who became of the most dominant receivers in the NFL. Jamal Adams played lights out and was all over the field to lead an otherwise non-existent Seattle defense that made history for it’s abysmal first half but then rounded into form as the season went on.

NFL Team Facts From 2020 | Seattle Seahawks Facts to Know

Here are the 5 most interesting facts from the Seahawks 2020 NFL Season:

Beast Metcalf

D.K. Metcalf broke out into stardom in 2020, becoming one of the best WRs in the NFL.

Recorded the most REC YDS (1,303) in a season in Seahawks franchise history
Fastest player to reach 1,000 REC YDS (11 GP) over a season in Seahawks history
2nd most GP (6) of 100+ REC YDS by a Seahawks player within their 1st 2 NFL seasons, trailing only Brian Blades (7)
Most 50+yd REC TD in Seahawks playoff history: D.K. Metcalf (2), all other players combined (2)
5th most REC YDS (177) in a game in Seattle Seahawks history

SEA Stock Price: $12.63 (via FANDEX)

Highs and Lows

Russell Wilson started off strong but then turned the ball over too much to stay in the running for MVP.

Players with 30,000+ PASS YDS/250+ PASS TD in 1st 9 seasons in NFL history: Wilson, Marino, Peyton Manning
NFL record for most QB wins through 2 seasons (24), 3 (36), 4 (46), t-5 (56), 6 (65), 7 (75), t-8 (86), and 9 seasons (93)
Passed Steve Young (23-7, .767) for the best WIN% (29-8-1, .776) in prime-time games by a starting QB since 1950
Most TOs from Week 7-13: Russell Wilson (12), Drew Lock (11), Jared Goff (10), Derek Carr (8), Carson Wentz (8)
Had 3 TOs in back-to-back games for the 1st time in his career

Needs Help Up Front

Russell Wilson has been under pressure more than any other QB basically since entering the league.

Most SKs taken in 2020: 1. Russell Wilson (51 in 17 GP), 2. Carson Wentz (50 in 12 GP), 3. Deshaun Watson (49 in 16 GP)
Most times sacked in a player’s 1st 9 seasons in NFL history: Wilson (394), Randall Cunningham (366), Neil Lomax (362)
Pressured on 2,357 dropbacks since entering the NFL in 2012, 215 more than any other QB
Highest career sack rate among 26 active QBs with 2,000+ dropbacks of 1 Sack for every 12.0 dropbacks
Seattle has invested in their OL more than 6 teams only 1x in the last 7 years and have ranked bottom-3 in OL $ spent 3x

Legion of Doomed

After years of elite defense in Seattle, 2020 was historically bad for the once “Legion of Boom”.

Were on pace to allow 5,261 PASS YDS in 2020 after Week 13. 4,796 was the most ever allowed by the 2011 Packers
Allowed the most PASS YDS (2,897) ever in the 1st 8 games of a season during the Super Bowl era
44 PTS vs. BUF is the most Pete Carroll has allowed in a game since joining the Seattle Seahawks as a HC in 2009

Swiss Army Knife

Jamal Adams shined among the horrendous Seattle defense, showing his worth for the front office.

Most DB pressures since 2017: 1. Jamal Adams (78), 2. Budda Baker (46), T-3. Mike Hilton (41), T-3. Malcolm Jenkins (41)
Most total pressures by non-DL thru Wk15: T-1. Jamal Adams (26), T-1. Kyle Van Noy (26), 3. Demario Davis (23)
Adams has the most SKs in a season (8.5) by a DB since SK became official in 1982
Had 1+ SK in 4 straight GP, the longest streak by a DB since 1982