Quarterback wins are not a real stat. Or at least they should come with an asterisk sometimes. If it was a thing, Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowler Geno Smith would certainly get one for his team’s 24-3 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, pushing their record to 3-0 on the year. While Smith’s record as a starter improves to 33-36 for his career, it was Seattle’s suffocating defense that got the job done on Sunday.
The Seahawks defense contained Miami’s run game to just 3.6 yards per carry and blasted their quarterbacks repeatedly, totaling six sacks, 12 quarterback hits and another constellation of pressures. Meanwhile, Smith was having an uncharacteristic off-game.
If you take out a 71-yard mostly-YAC touchdown pass to DK Metcalf in the first quarter, Smith would have finished with a line of just 218 passing yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions, both of which were entire avoidable. In the end, Seattle needed a breakout fourth quarter from Zach Charbonnet to finish off the Dolphins even though they were hopeless on offense.