Seahawks @ Packers · Week 4

WEEK 4 · FINAL

THE READ

Packers edge Seahawks by 3

Green Bay held off Seattle 28-25 in a game decided by Jordan Love's arm and a Packers offense that simply had its way: 572 total yards, 422 through the air, and Matthew Golden catching 11 for 146 and a touchdown. Sam Darnold matched Love's 2 touchdown passes but on 258 yards and 17 completions, while Seattle's line allowed 6 sacks and managed only 406 yards total. The Pack's 3-1 record says everything; the Seahawks at 1-3 got close but couldn't execute when it mattered.

Talia Morgan Beat reporter

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Seahawks	+3.5	+3.7	-0.2	-1
Packers	+13.4	-0.1	+13.4	+6

SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.

Packers — NFC #5 · 7-2 Seahawks — in the hunt · 4-6 Playoff picture →

IN THE BOOTH

Elise Carter The insider

Green Bay's offense ran through Seattle like water all afternoon—572 yards, and Love throwing for 422 of it—but the Seahawks' line gave up 6 sacks and still nearly stole it at the end. Three points decided a game that felt like it should've been decided by more.

Devon Walker Beat reporter · replying

Seattle's offensive line just cost them a playoff spot. Six sacks on Darnold while Green Bay's front four basically took the afternoon off—that's the gap between 1-3 and the teams that are going to leave them behind.

They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers — none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that did not happen.

Jordan Love

Packers

32/63, 422 yards, 2 TD

Sam Darnold

Seahawks

17/32, 258 yards, 2 TD

Matthew Golden

Packers

11 catches, 146 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Jordan Love has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Matthew Golden has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Zach Charbonnet has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Rashid Shaheed has not had a better afternoon this season.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Packers 572, Seahawks 406 Packers

Through the air Packers 422, Seahawks 258 Packers

Pressure Packers 6 sacks, Seahawks 2 Packers

On the ground Packers 150, Seahawks 148 Packers

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling

LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it

Balanced Pass 58% · Rush 42% · 29.5 scored, 29.7 allowed

8.6 yds/att 61.4% completions 5.2 yds/carry 363.3 yds/game 1.4 giveaways/game 9.0% sack rate last 5: 3-2

Primary weapon: Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR — 23% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 68 · Efficient Balance 92 Ball security 61 Back usage 37% QB runs 2.4/game

Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.0% of dropbacks

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 87 WR 86 TE 78 RB 84 OL 80 DL 83 LB 79 DB 86

Best: Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 99 Fastest: Rashid Shaheed WR 95 SPD 6 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season

nardwick

Packers · his last 7 games

Throws it

Pass / run76% / 24% Points for / against29.1 — 18.3 Margin+10.9 Giveaways a game1.6 Sacks taken6.1% of dropbacks Lead backJosh Jacobs · 6.9/g Top targetChristian Watson · 33% QB carries1.3 a game

XBluecheeseX

Seahawks · his last 5 games

Balanced One back Takes sacks

Pass / run60% / 40% Points for / against33.4 — 30.0 Margin+3.4 Giveaways a game1.4 Sacks taken11.2% of dropbacks Lead backZach Charbonnet · 14.8/g Top targetJaxon Smith-Njigba · 33% QB carries3.2 a game

Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Seahawks receivers vs Packers secondary 86 v 83 SEAHAWKS

Packers receivers vs Seahawks secondary 81 v 86 SEAHAWKS

Seahawks line vs Packers front 80 v 83 PACKERS

Packers line vs Seahawks front 76 v 83 SEAHAWKS

Seahawks backs vs Packers run defence 84 v 81 SEAHAWKS

Packers backs vs Seahawks run defence 82 v 81 EVEN

Seahawks passer vs Packers secondary 87 v 83 SEAHAWKS

Packers passer vs Seahawks secondary 87 v 86 EVEN

TOP PERFORMERS

Jordan Love QB Packers 422 pass yds

Sam Darnold QB Seahawks 258 pass yds

Matthew Golden WR Packers 146 rec yds

Zach Charbonnet HB Seahawks 106 rush yds

Rashid Shaheed WR Seahawks 104 rec yds

Christian Watson WR Packers 91 rec yds

Tucker Kraft TE Packers 82 rec yds

Cooper Kupp WR Seahawks 71 rec yds

Josh Jacobs HB Packers 69 rush yds

Lukas Van Ness LEDG Packers 2 sacks

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BOX SCORE

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Sam Darnold QB	17/32	258	2	0	6	73	100.7

PACKERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jordan Love QB	32/63	422	2	0	2	28	82.9

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Zach Charbonnet HB	17	106	6.2	0	4	72	31
Quentrevion Wisner HB	1	23	23	0	1	17	23
Jadarian Price HB	7	13	1.9	1	1	2	8
Sam Darnold QB	1	6	6	0	0	0	6
Rashid Shaheed WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

PACKERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG
Josh Jacobs HB	17	69	4.1	3	20	23
Jahiem White HB	7	32	4.6	1	16	21
Jordan Love QB	6	30	5	0	0	8
Luke Musgrave TE	1	19	19	1	16	19

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Rashid Shaheed WR	4	104	26	1	75	0	73
Cooper Kupp WR	4	71	17.8	1	14	0	31
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR	4	38	9.5	0	10	0	17
Terrance Carter Jr. TE	2	24	12	0	9	0	18
Zach Charbonnet HB	1	16	16	0	4	1	16
Robbie Ouzts FB	1	4	4	0	1	0	4
Jadarian Price HB	1	1	1	0	0	0	1

PACKERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Matthew Golden WR	11	146	13.3	1	23	1	26
Christian Watson WR	7	91	13	1	19	0	18
Tucker Kraft TE	6	82	13.7	0	11	0	28
Josh Jacobs HB	1	15	15	0	13	0	15
Derius Davis WR	1	12	12	0	5	0	12
Luke Musgrave TE	1	6	6	0	2	0	6
Jahiem White HB	1	4	4	0	3	0	4
Marvin Harrison Jr WR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	CMP ALW
Josh Jobe CB	9	0	0	6
Ernest Jones IV MIKE	8	0	1	8
Julian Love SS	8	0	1	4
Nick Emmanwori SS	7	0	1	5
DeMarcus Lawrence LEDG	5	0.5	0	0
Bud Clark FS	5	0	2	5
Clark Phillips III CB	3	0	0	1
Devon Witherspoon CB	3	0	2	1
Tyrique Tucker DT	2	0	0	0
Colin Simmons REDG	2	1	0	1
Drake Thomas WILL	2	0	0	1
Derick Hall REDG	2	0	0	0
Rylie Mills DT	2	0.5	0	0
Jeremiah Trotter Jr SAM	1	0	0	0
Jamie Sheriff LEDG	1	0	0	0

PACKERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	CMP ALW
Dax Hill CB	5	0.5	0	1
Benjamin St-Juste CB	4	0	0	1
Lonnie Johnson Jr FS	3	0.5	1	1
Robert Spears-Jennings SS	3	0.5	0	2
Chris McClellan DT	3	0	0	0
Lukas Van Ness LEDG	3	2	0	0
Micah Parsons REDG	3	1.5	0	0
Darien Porter CB	2	0	0	0
Edgerrin Cooper WILL	1	0	0	0
Zaire Franklin MIKE	1	0	0	0
DeWayne Carter DT	1	0	0	0
Carrington Valentine CB	1	0	0	1
Devonte Wyatt DT	1	1	0	0

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Brock Taylor K	1/1	2/2	47

PACKERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Trey Smack K	5/6	1/1	54

RECENT FORM

Seahawks

L 24–36 vs Cardinals WK 3

L 14–35 vs Bears WK 2

W 30–7 vs Steelers WK 1

Packers

L 21–45 vs 49ers WK 3

W 38–7 vs Vikings WK 2

W 28–14 vs Chargers WK 1

TEAM STATS

Seahawks		Packers
406	TOTAL YARDS	572
258	PASSING YARDS	422
148	RUSHING YARDS	150
6	SACKS ALLOWED	2
2	SACKS MADE	6
0	GIVEAWAYS	0
0	TAKEAWAYS	0

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD

0 SEAHAWKS — 1 PACKERS

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