I'm not sure by what equation they are determining this but the pro football reference site has the Shehawks at #4 overall defense, which was shocking to me. We are #9. The top 2 make sense so it makes me think there is some logic to it (NEP, BUF).
I had honestly assumed they were one of the bottom defenses in the league. I cannot fathom how they are #4. They have given up the 2nd most yards passing in the league, and played one less game then the worst (so they will be worst after tonight).
They are surprisingly the top run D in the NFL when applied to YPC at 3.8. We are not far behind at 3.9 YPC.
I assume we will be doing most of our damage in the air, but I do hope we can establish some kind of run game early and hold them to playactions.