The Seattle Seahawks have the NFL’s stingiest pass defense through five weeks. Opponents have completed 97 of 153 passes for 754 net yards against them, an average of 4.51 net yards per pass play when sacks are included, and the 150.8 net passing yards per game Seattle has allowed are also the fewest in the league.
No opponent has reached 180 net passing yards against the Seahawks. New England managed 168 in Week 1 and threw three interceptions. Arizona was held to 81 net yards on 17-of-28 passing in Seattle’s Week 2 win. The Los Angeles Chargers threw for 154 net yards with four sacks in Week 4, and San Francisco, which leads the NFL in net yards per pass attempt on offense, was limited to 175 net yards and three sacks in Sunday’s game at Lumen Field.
Seattle has 14 sacks and seven interceptions. Leonard Williams and Byron Murphy II each have three sacks, and Julian Love and Nehemiah Pritchett each have two interceptions. Ernest Jones IV leads the team with 50 tackles.
Fewest net yards per pass allowed after Week 5
| Rank | Team | Record | Opp. pass att. | Sacks | Net pass yards allowed | Net yards/pass allowed | Net pass yards/game | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 3-2 | 153 | 14 | 754 | 4.51 | 150.8 | 7 |
| 2 | New York Jets | 2-3 | 160 | 17 | 875 | 4.94 | 175.0 | 1 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | 5-0 | 156 | 17 | 866 | 5.01 | 173.2 | 6 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | 2-3 | 146 | 8 | 784 | 5.09 | 156.8 | 4 |
| 5 | Green Bay Packers | 3-2 | 157 | 14 | 905 | 5.29 | 181.0 | 7 |
| 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 5-0 | 174 | 11 | 998 | 5.39 | 199.6 | 3 |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons | 2-3 | 210 | 11 | 1242 | 5.62 | 248.4 | 1 |
| 8 | Cleveland Browns | 3-2 | 175 | 16 | 1083 | 5.67 | 216.6 | 4 |
| 9 | Denver Broncos | 3-2 | 165 | 13 | 1011 | 5.68 | 202.2 | 5 |
| 10 | New York Giants | 3-1-1 | 161 | 8 | 997 | 5.90 | 199.4 | 6 |
The New York Jets are second at 4.94 net yards per pass allowed, and Minnesota is third at 5.01 while sitting alone atop the NFC North at 5-0. The Los Angeles Rams are fourth at 5.09 and have allowed the second-fewest net passing yards per game, 156.8. Green Bay is fifth at 5.29. Across the league, defenses are allowing 6.24 net yards per pass play and 220.0 net passing yards per game.
Seattle hosts Denver on Thursday night. The Broncos are ninth in net yards per pass allowed at 5.68 and average 202.2 net passing yards allowed per game.
Most net yards per pass allowed after Week 5
| Rank | Team | Record | Opp. pass att. | Sacks | Net pass yards allowed | Net yards/pass allowed | Net pass yards/game | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-1 | 178 | 11 | 1331 | 7.04 | 266.2 | 6 |
| 28 | Indianapolis Colts | 2-3 | 167 | 10 | 1270 | 7.18 | 254.0 | 1 |
| 29 | Miami Dolphins | 0-5 | 145 | 4 | 1096 | 7.36 | 219.2 | 3 |
| 30 | Chicago Bears | 3-2 | 130 | 12 | 1077 | 7.58 | 215.4 | 3 |
| 31 | Dallas Cowboys | 2-3 | 140 | 5 | 1135 | 7.83 | 227.0 | 0 |
| 32 | Arizona Cardinals | 1-4 | 139 | 11 | 1184 | 7.89 | 236.8 | 3 |
Arizona has allowed the most net yards per pass, 7.89, including Detroit’s big day in Sunday’s 45-21 Lions win. Dallas is next at 7.83 and has yet to intercept a pass. Chicago (7.58), Miami (7.36), Indianapolis (7.18) and Jacksonville (7.04) round out the bottom six. Jacksonville still leads the NFL against the run at 2.9 yards per carry allowed.
Net yards per pass allowed is opponents’ net passing yards divided by pass attempts plus sacks, taken from each game’s team box score through Week 5. The figures do not include Thursday night’s Seahawks-Broncos game.
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