The Seattle Seahawks' swarming defense has surrendered only ten points, shutting down Carolina and San Francisco, according to the Washington Post.
They have made Cam Newton and Colin Kaepernick look confused and created game changing turnovers that showed just how much fun it is to make the game miserable for others. The team has been putting on this defensive show missing at least three expected started.
"I'm not really impressed," All-Pro safety Earl Thomas said. "I expected that." On a team with offensive stars like Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch, Seattle's defense is deservedly getting praise for what they've done to start the season.
The numbers are only likely to get better facing woeful Jacksonville on Sunday, a matchup between the worst total offense in the NFL and the best total defense. "Watching the defense is just, 'Wow, how can you make the defense that much better?'" Seattle defensive end Cliff Avril said.
The Seahawks lead the league in fewest yards allowed and turnovers. Seattle also doesn't give up big plays, leading the NFL by allowing just two plays of 20-plus yards thus far. They get especially tough in their half of the field. Of the 19 drives by Carolina and San Francisco, only three of them reached inside Seattle's 20.
One resulted in the only touchdown the Seahawks have allowed - a 3-yard TD pass to Carolina's Steve Smith - one turned into a San Francisco field goal and the other ended with a deflected pass that landed in Thomas' hands for his first interception of the season.
