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Winston faces difficult Seattle defense

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
YearOpp.PointsRunTDRPassTDP
2013Car.712401251
2013Hou.2015103552
2013Ind.3410912292
2013Ariz.223012581
2013St.L.920001580
2013Atl.106401721
2013S.F.1916301751
2013NYG02501860
2014S.D.3010102843
2014Wash.173202832
2014St.L.2810211702
2014Car.911401710
2014K.C.2419031080
2014S.F.36401210
2014Phil.14570962
2014Ariz.62902160
2015St.L.347622971
2015G.B.2712702492
2015Cin.2710913102
2015S.F.36101240
2015Dall.121290970
2015Minn.73101180
2015Balt.62802740
2015Ariz.62702131
2016L.A.96402390
2016NYJ175802611
2016Ariz.613203420
2016N.O.2512312651
2016N.E.248133160

—Ian Allan

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