According to Next Gen Stats, Love’s success rate of 57.1% was the fifth-highest of his career.
Love seems to be hitting his stride as the season winds down, which should put Green Bay in a great position going forward.
Geno Smith injury concerning for Seahawks
After completing 15 of his 19 pass attempts for 149 yards and one interception, Smith could not get it going against the Packers. To make matters worse, the veteran QB exited the game in the third quarter with a knee injury after getting hit low by Packers LB Edgerrin Cooper on a pass attempt.
Smith was replaced by third-year QB Sam Howell, who went 5-for-14 for 24 yards and an interception.
While Smith has struggled with interceptions (13), he had passed for the second-most yards in the NFL (3,474) coming into Week 15. The severity of Smith’s injury could make or break the remainder of the season for Seattle.
Packers offense runs through Josh Jacobs
Jacobs continues to be a problem for opposing teams. With 26 carries for 94 yards and a TD, Sunday was the fifth consecutive game that Jacobs posted at least one TD for the Packers.
His TD on Sunday gives him 12 rushing TDs this season, which is tied for the most he has ever recorded in a single season in his career.
If teams cannot find a way to slow him down, the Packers have the potential to do some damage in the postseason.
Seahawks defense gets exposed again
Although Seattle held the Packers to 10 second half points, Sunday night was the fourth time this season the Seahawks have allowed 30 or more points.
According to TeamRankings, Seattle came into Week 15 allowing 339 yards per game, which is 18th. The Packers had 369 total yards and were not sacked one time.
The Seahawks need more on offense considering they had 208 yards. Even though Smith left the game with a knee injury, the offense was held in check for most of the night with the lone TD coming from RB Zach Charbonnet early in the fourth quarter.
The offense needs to be better, but the Seahawks have to find a way to slow down their opponents as well to put themselves in a position to contend, even when the offense is not clicking.
Packers defense suffocates Seattle with seven sacks
It was difficult the entire game for the Seahawks to protect their QB. Whether it was Smith or Howell, the Packers posted seven sacks in the game.
The Seahawks are now third in the NFL in sacks allowed, per StatMuse, so the fact that Green Bay was able to create pressure should come as no surprise.
Green Bay’s frequent ability to get to the QB was a factor all night long and disrupted Seattle’s offense significantly.
