Raiders vs Seahawks: position-group matchup

The biggest mismatch: the Seahawks run defense (1st) against the Raiders run game (30th).

On paper

4 games in. Samples are still small, so a rank can move a lot in a week. Ranks are out of 32 teams and 1st is always best, on offense and defense alike.

Raiders

pairings with the edge

Seahawks

pairings with the edge

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On paper, the Seahawks hold the edge across the position groups.

Seahawks big edge
Seahawks run defense (1st) against the Raiders run game (30th)
Raiders big edge
Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Seahawks pass protection (21st)
Seahawks big edge
Seahawks pass coverage (2nd) against the Raiders receiving corps (13th)
Raiders edge
Raiders pass coverage (4th) against the Seahawks receiving corps (12th)

Position group by position group

Each offense against the other team's defense, one position group at a time. Circle: the offense. Diamond: the defense. Whoever sits further right wins that pairing.

Raiders offense vs Seahawks defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Seahawks edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders pass protection ranks 16th. The Seahawks pass rush ranks 5th.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
The numbers and the players
Raiders pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback3.3% (3rd)
- Pressure allowed per dropback26% (28th)
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Seahawks pass rush
- Sacks per dropback6.9% (11th)
- Pressure per dropback32% (6th)
- Quarterback hits per dropback20.7% (3rd)
- Leonard Williams (DT) 8 pressures, 3 sacks
- DeMarcus Lawrence (LB) 8 pressures
- Derick Hall (LB) 6 pressures, 2 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Seahawks big edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders run game ranks 30th. The Seahawks run defense ranks 1st.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
The numbers and the players
Raiders run game
- Points added per run−0.20 (28th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track34% (27th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.7 (15th)
- Runs of 10+ yards7.5% (20th)
- Rushing yards before contact1.4 (32nd)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line27% (32nd)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.28 per run on 77
- Mike Washington Jr. (RB) −0.09 per run on 24
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Seahawks run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.26 (1st)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line22% (5th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed6.4% (5th)
- Missed tackles7.5% (12th)
- Ernest Jones (LB) 41 tackles, 1 missed
- Drake Thomas (LB) 30 tackles, 4 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Seahawks big edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders quarterback play ranks 14th. The Seahawks pass coverage ranks 3rd.
The numbers and the players
Raiders quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.15 (11th)
- Completions above expected+1.9 (15th)
- Interceptions per throw2.7% (25th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback8.6% (11th)
- Kirk Cousins (QB) +0.15 per dropback on 148
Seahawks pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw−0.14 (5th)
- Completions allowed above expected−1.2 (8th)
- Interceptions per throw4.5% (1st)
- Devon Witherspoon (CB) 74.0 passer rating allowed on 23 targets
- Josh Jobe (CB) 69.6 passer rating allowed on 15 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Seahawks big edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders receiving corps ranks 13th. The Seahawks pass coverage ranks 2nd.
The numbers and the players
Raiders receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.24 (14th)
- Yards after the catch4.0 (25th)
- Drops per target2.2% (7th)
- Tackles broken per catch5.4% (11th)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.06 per target on 25
- Brock Bowers (TE) +0.57 per target on 24
- Michael Mayer (TE) +0.26 per target on 24
Seahawks pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed3.5% (1st)
- Passer rating allowed65.8 (1st)
- Points allowed per throw−0.14 (5th)
- Devon Witherspoon (CB) 74.0 passer rating allowed on 23 targets
- Josh Jobe (CB) 69.6 passer rating allowed on 15 targets

Seahawks offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Raiders big edge
WeakestBest
The Seahawks pass protection ranks 21st. The Raiders pass rush ranks 2nd.
The numbers and the players
Seahawks pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback4.1% (7th)
- Pressure allowed per dropback29% (30th)
- Charles Cross (T) 100% of snaps
- Jalen Sundell (C) 100% of snaps
- Abraham Lucas (T) 100% of snaps
- Grey Zabel (G) 100% of snaps
- Christian Haynes (G) 45% of snaps
Raiders pass rush
- Sacks per dropback8.2% (5th)
- Pressure per dropback38% (2nd)
- Quarterback hits per dropback21.9% (2nd)
- Maxx Crosby (DE) 18 pressures, 2 sacks
- Kwity Paye (DE) 7 pressures, 2 sacks
- Malcolm Koonce (DE) 6 pressures, 2.5 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Seahawks run game ranks 25th. The Raiders run defense ranks 20th.
The numbers and the players
Seahawks run game
- Points added per run−0.23 (29th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track35% (26th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.4 (23rd)
- Runs of 10+ yards9.6% (13th)
- Rushing yards before contact2.5 (15th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line23% (29th)
- Emanuel Wilson (RB) −0.18 per run on 52
- Jadarian Price (RB) −0.45 per run on 28
- Charles Cross (T) 100% of snaps
- Jalen Sundell (C) 100% of snaps
- Abraham Lucas (T) 100% of snaps
- Grey Zabel (G) 100% of snaps
- Christian Haynes (G) 45% of snaps
Raiders run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.15 (8th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line18% (16th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed11.6% (27th)
- Missed tackles9.4% (23rd)
- Nakobe Dean (LB) 33 tackles, 7 missed
- Quay Walker (LB) 30 tackles, 2 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Even
WeakestBest
The Seahawks quarterback play ranks 6th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 2nd.
The numbers and the players
Seahawks quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.27 (3rd)
- Completions above expected+5.3 (7th)
- Interceptions per throw1.7% (16th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback10.7% (5th)
- Sam Darnold (QB) +0.09 per dropback on 68
Raiders pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Completions allowed above expected−4.1 (4th)
- Interceptions per throw2.9% (7th)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Seahawks receiving corps ranks 12th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 4th.
The numbers and the players
Seahawks receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.34 (9th)
- Yards after the catch5.9 (9th)
- Drops per target3.6% (16th)
- Tackles broken per catch3.8% (21st)
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR) +0.77 per target on 42
- Rashid Shaheed (WR) −0.49 per target on 15
- AJ Barner (TE) +0.05 per target on 14
Raiders pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed6.2% (7th)
- Passer rating allowed88.9 (12th)
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Tale of the tape

Every unit on its own, side by side.

RaidersSeahawks

14th
QuarterbackOffense
6th
29th
Offensive lineOffense
22nd
13th
ReceiversOffense
12th
24th
Run gameOffense
26th
2nd
Pass rushDefense
5th
20th
Run defenseDefense
1st
4th
Pass coverageDefense
1st

Longer bar is better. Each unit is graded on the stats shown in the pairings above, ranked among all 32 teams.

How these grades are calculated

Each position group is judged on three to five plain stats, listed below. All of them are per play or per throw, never season totals.
Every stat is ranked across all 32 teams, 1st to 32th, the right way round (fewer drops is better, more pressure is better for a pass rush).
A rank becomes a score from 0 to 100, with 1st at 100 and last at 0. The group's grade is the average of its stats' scores.
Teams are ranked by that grade, and that rank is the number on the cards.

For example, the Seahawks run game is 26th. Its stats rank 29th (points added per run), 26th (runs that keep the drive on track), 23rd (rushing yards after contact), and 13th (runs of 10+ yards). Averaged, that is a grade of 30 out of 100, which is 26th among the 32 teams.

This is why a grade can disagree with a total or with another site's rating. A team can rank high in rushing yards because it carries the ball a lot or trails late, and still rank low here because each run adds little. Film grades, like PFF's, come from watching every player on every snap, and these do not. Early in the season a few plays can move a rank a lot.

Quarterback: points added per dropback, completions above expected, interceptions per throw, passes of 20+ yards per dropback
Offensive line: sacks allowed per dropback, pressure allowed per dropback, rushing yards before contact, runs stopped at or behind the line
Receivers: points added per target, yards after the catch, drops per target, tackles broken per catch
Run game: points added per run, runs that keep the drive on track, rushing yards after contact, runs of 10+ yards
Pass rush: sacks per dropback, pressure per dropback, quarterback hits per dropback
Run defense: points allowed per run, runs stopped at or behind the line, runs of 10+ yards allowed, missed tackles
Pass coverage: points allowed per throw, completions allowed above expected, passes of 20+ yards allowed, interceptions per throw, passer rating allowed

The coaches

Records are regular-season games since 1999, against the spread as listed by the games file. A new coach has no history here yet.

Measure	Raiders	Seahawks
Head coach	Klint Kubiak	Mike Macdonald
Record as a head coach	3-1 in 4 games (first year)	27-11 in 38 games
With this team	3-1 since 2026	27-11 since 2024
Against the spread, this season	4-0	1-1-2
Against the spread, career	4-0	19-17-2
Against the spread as an underdog	3-0	7-7
Against the spread as a favorite	1-0	12-10-2
Coming off a bye	none yet	2-0
Head coach against head coach	Have not met	Have not met
Team against team since 1999	6-6	6-6

Last meetings, newest first: Raiders 40-34 (2022 Wk 12) · Raiders 3-27 (2018 Wk 6) · Raiders 24-30 (2014 Wk 9) · Raiders 33-3 (2010 Wk 8) · Raiders 0-16 (2006 Wk 9)

How each team plays

Not good or bad, just the style. Ranks go from the highest rate down, so a 1st means the most of it in the league.

How the offenses like to play

Pass rate over expected
Raiders −2.8 pts (19th highest)
Seahawks −4.4 pts (23rd highest)
Play-action share of dropbacks
Raiders 25% (13th highest)
Seahawks 34% (2nd highest) — leans on play-action
Plays with pre-snap motion
Raiders 66% (6th highest) — moves players before almost every snap
Seahawks 57% (16th highest)
No-huddle plays
Raiders 4% (22nd highest)
Seahawks 2% (28th highest) — huddles up
Plays from the shotgun
Raiders 51% (26th highest) — stays under center
Seahawks 47% (30th highest) — stays under center

How the defenses like to play

Blitz rate
Raiders 25% (23rd highest)
Seahawks 22% (28th highest) — rarely blitzes
Pass rushers sent
Raiders 4.3 (24th highest)
Seahawks 4.3 (22nd highest)
Runs against a loaded box (8+)
Raiders 9% (15th highest)
Seahawks 3% (28th highest) — stays light in the box

Who is missing

The latest injury report for each team, sorted by position group. A starter averaged more than half the team's snaps in the games he played.

Raiders

Jackson Powers-Johnson GStarterOut · groin · offensive line
Aidan O'Connell QBQuestionable · not injury related - personal matter · quarterback
Brock Bowers TEStarterLimited in practice · receivers
Cody White WRLimited in practice · receivers

Seahawks

Jadarian Price RBOut · chest · run game
Zach Charbonnet RBOut · knee · run game
Chazz Surratt LBQuestionable · calf · run defense
Ty Okada SQuestionable · hamstring · pass coverage
George Holani RBLimited in practice · run game

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Ranks use the 2026 regular season through Week 4. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

Raiders vs Seahawks: position-group matchup

On paper

Seahawks run defense (1st) against the Raiders run game (30th)

Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Seahawks pass protection (21st)

Seahawks pass coverage (2nd) against the Raiders receiving corps (13th)

Raiders pass coverage (4th) against the Seahawks receiving corps (12th)

Position group by position group

Raiders offense vs Seahawks defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Seahawks offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Tale of the tape

The coaches

How each team plays

Who is missing

Raiders

Seahawks