The Seattle Seahawks are taking on the Commanders for their second primetime game in a row this Sunday.
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Here are your numbers that matter in Week 9.
Let’s talk turnovers
Your first number that matters is: 7.
The Commanders have had seven turnovers in their last three games, all losses. They had no more than one per game before that stretch, including two games (Weeks 1 and 2) without a single turnover.
There are a few things at play here, one of which could favor Seattle.
First, there’s chance and bad luck. Three of those Washington turnovers came against Chicago, and the Bears were in a stretch of incredible fortune with takeaways — even for them, a team that’s leading the league in takeaways — at one point racking up a league-high 15 in a stretch of four consecutive wins. The Commanders also lost quarterback Jayden Daniels for the better part of two games, and three interceptions were thrown by Marcus Mariota.
However, while that context is relevant, this is also an offense that’s struggled to find a rhythm and finish out drives, and that — combined with those recent turnovers — is good news for a Seahawks defense that’s firing on all cylinders. It presents an interesting opportunity: the Seahawks are tied for third in interceptions and have been excellent with bringing pressure, so they’re certainly causing chaos. But they remain the only defense to not recover a fumble this year.
Defensive woes
Your next number that matters: 3.
This one covers a few things, all of which concern Washington’s defense against Seattle’s offense.
First, and most ironically, prior to Monday Night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington’s turnover problems were a defensive issue. The Commanders’ defense had just three total takeaways, which was one of the lowest totals in football. They added two interceptions of Patrick Mahomes in Week 8. This could be good news for the Seahawks, an offense that’s mostly great but is still top 10 in fumbles and has a minus-4 turnover differential, tied for second-worst.
You’ll find intimidating and recognizable names, plus future Hall of Famers, on the Commanders’ defense, including Bobby Wagner and Von Miller. But as a whole, they’re struggling. Blame it on injuries (both starting defensive ends are done for the season and their starting safety is on IR) or blame it on regression, but they’ve given up the third-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks, and their average of 32.3 points surrendered over the last three games is the most in football.
Chasing history
Number that matters: 181.
This one’s simple. Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is 181 yards away from hitting the 1,000-yard mark on the season.
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Can he do it all in this one? Unlikely, but he did have a career-high 180 yards in a game against the Rams last year, so he’s done it before.
It would be his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, becoming the eighth Seahawks receiver to record back-to-back 1,00 yard seasons. It also puts him on track to set a new single-season receiving yards NFL record. Smith-Njigba’s 819 yards are 181 more than Calvin Johnson had through seven weeks in 2012, which makes Johnson’s second half of the season even more remarkable (he had four games of under 100 receiving yards through the first half!) but also puts into context how impressive Smith-Njigba’s start has been.
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