Jameis Winston has had the hot hand recently, but I would be leery of starting him on Sunday against Seattle. The Seahawks will be missing half of their starting secondary (Earl Thomas, DeShawn Shead) but that’s just a really tough even. It’s a unit that remarkably has been even better on the road.
Since the start of the 2013 season, the Seahawks have played 29 games on the road. They have allowed 3-plus touchdowns in only seven of those games.
In those 29 games, one quarterback has been able to throw 3 TDs – Philip Rivers, early in 2014. Seven others have managed 2 TDs. But 21 of the 29 have fallen short of multiple touchdowns.
Winston is an up-and-comer, but I don’t think he has the chops to post big numbers against this defense.
SEAHAWKS DEFENSE ON THE ROAD | ||||||
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Year | Opp. | Points | Run | TDR | Pass | TDP |
2013 | Car. | 7 | 124 | 0 | 125 | 1 |
2013 | Hou. | 20 | 151 | 0 | 355 | 2 |
2013 | Ind. | 34 | 109 | 1 | 229 | 2 |
2013 | Ariz. | 22 | 30 | 1 | 258 | 1 |
2013 | St.L. | 9 | 200 | 0 | 158 | 0 |
2013 | Atl. | 10 | 64 | 0 | 172 | 1 |
2013 | S.F. | 19 | 163 | 0 | 175 | 1 |
2013 | NYG | 0 | 25 | 0 | 186 | 0 |
2014 | S.D. | 30 | 101 | 0 | 284 | 3 |
2014 | Wash. | 17 | 32 | 0 | 283 | 2 |
2014 | St.L. | 28 | 102 | 1 | 170 | 2 |
2014 | Car. | 9 | 114 | 0 | 171 | 0 |
2014 | K.C. | 24 | 190 | 3 | 108 | 0 |
2014 | S.F. | 3 | 64 | 0 | 121 | 0 |
2014 | Phil. | 14 | 57 | 0 | 96 | 2 |
2014 | Ariz. | 6 | 29 | 0 | 216 | 0 |
2015 | St.L. | 34 | 76 | 2 | 297 | 1 |
2015 | G.B. | 27 | 127 | 0 | 249 | 2 |
2015 | Cin. | 27 | 109 | 1 | 310 | 2 |
2015 | S.F. | 3 | 61 | 0 | 124 | 0 |
2015 | Dall. | 12 | 129 | 0 | 97 | 0 |
2015 | Minn. | 7 | 31 | 0 | 118 | 0 |
2015 | Balt. | 6 | 28 | 0 | 274 | 0 |
2015 | Ariz. | 6 | 27 | 0 | 213 | 1 |
2016 | L.A. | 9 | 64 | 0 | 239 | 0 |
2016 | NYJ | 17 | 58 | 0 | 261 | 1 |
2016 | Ariz. | 6 | 132 | 0 | 342 | 0 |
2016 | N.O. | 25 | 123 | 1 | 265 | 1 |
2016 | N.E. | 24 | 81 | 3 | 316 | 0 |
—Ian Allan