The Seattle Seahawks took a hit in Week 6 power rankings after their loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but the drop wasn’t uniform across the national media landscape. Some outlets knocked Seattle down hard. Others barely budged.
The harshest swing came from Bleacher Report, which moved the Seahawks from third to sixth. The reason was clear: turnovers.
As B/R put it, “ The Seattle Seahawks are turning the ball over at an alarming rate - nine giveaways over the last four weeks. ”
CBS also pushed Seattle down three spots, sliding the team from fourth to seventh. In its evaluation, CBS pointed to the running game as the piece Seattle needs to get moving if the offense is going to function the way it should.
ESPN trimmed the Seahawks back as well, though not enough to push them out of the top five. Seattle landed at No. 4, one spot lower than the previous week. ESPN’s note centered on the defense, but the issue it highlighted was actually the offense, with Seattle having given up 44 points off turnovers, tied for most in the NFL.
NFL.com and Pro Football Talk took a more forgiving view. PFT kept Seattle at No. 5 and said that “they’re trying too hard to be something other than [what] they were in 2025.”
NFL.com held the Seahawks at No. 3, and while it still said Sam Darnold and the offense need to clean things up, it was the only one of the five outlets to stay upbeat about the loss, arguing that “ a narrow loss to the No. 1 team in my rankings doesn’t knock the ‘Hawks down the board. ”
The overall picture still leaves Seattle in a strong spot, even after its second loss in three weeks. But the concerns are obvious: turnovers and the run game. If those issues keep hanging around, the national respect could start to disappear fast.
The five-site average dropped from 3.6 entering Week 5 to 5.0 heading into Week 6. Next up for Seattle is a Thursday Night Football matchup with the Denver Broncos, and another loss could send the Seahawks tumbling much further in these rankings.
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