All the excitement in the world over the performance of Tariq Woolen — which has been stunning, to say the least — can’t mask the fact that the Seattle Seahawks have had a terrible defense through the first five weeks of the NFL season. But then they had a home matchup with the Arizona Cardinals and they seemingly righted their fast-sinking ship. This performance was good enough to see Seattle’s defense bump up nine spots in Football Outsiders’ defensive DVOA rankings; following Week 5, the team was ranked second-to-last, one spot ahead of the Detroit Lions.
Good Offense, Bad D: What history has to say about the Seahawks’ conundrum
