Seattle Seahawks - Geno Smith completing 81 percent of his passes

Geno Smith is completing lots of passes -- 80-plus percent in both games. But they’re not really going anywhere. He’s finished under 200 passing yards in both games, and Seattle’s offense hasn’t scored a point in its last six quarters.

Smith completed 23 of 28 passes in the opener against the Broncos. He threw 2 TDs in the first half of that game, with the Seahawks hanging on to win 17-16. (One gets the feeling that will be looked back on as by far the high point in what otherwise should be a long, forgettable season for the team.)

The limitations of the offense became more apparent on Sunday. Smith completed 24 of 30 passes, but the team wasn’t even competitive against San Francisco, with its only points coming on a return of a blocked field goal. Too many of Smith’s completions are underneath balls that don’t do any damage. And the Seahawks have been unable to get their running game going.

Smith’s stat line is unusual but not unprecedented. Using the numbers at Pro-Football-Reference, I see 72 other quarterbacks that have completed 80 percent of their passes (with at least 20 attempts) for teams that have lost their games. (It even happened to another quarterback on Sunday, Jacoby Brissett – the third time there have been two such quarterbacks on the same day.)

Seven other quarterbacks have been able to complete 80-plus percent (with 20-plus attempts) while playing for teams that lost by at least 20 points. I’ve got them tagged with black dots. And eight quarterbacks have done it while playing for teams that scored fewer than 10 points.

Going forward, looks safe to operate under the assumption that Seattle will finish with a bottom-5 offense this year.

80-PERCENT PASSERS WHO LOST
Year	Player	Opp	Result	Com	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int
1967	Bob Griese, Mia.	NYJ	L 14-33	17	21	81.0	160	2	2
1968	Sam Wyche, Cin.	Hou.	L 17-27	20	25	80.0	228	1	0
1974	Norm Snead, NYG	N.E.	L 20-28	28	35	80.0	272	2	1
1983	Steve Bartkowski, Atl.	at S.F.	L 20-24	19	23	82.6	243	2	0
1985	Neil Lomax, St.L.	at Was.	L 27-29	37	46	80.4	468	2	1
1985	Gary Danielson, Det.	Min.	L 28-29	24	30	80.0	218	4	0
1985	Steve DeBerg, T.B.	at Det.	L 7-13	25	29	86.2	272	1	0
1985	Steve Bartkowski, Atl.	Det.	L 24-27	24	28	85.7	299	2	0
1985	• Steve Bartkowski, Atl.	at Pitt.	L 10-35	19	23	82.6	167	0	1
1985	Gary Danielson, Det.	at S.D.	L 24-27	20	25	80.0	269	0	0
1988	Dan Marino, Mia.	Ind.	L 28-31	26	32	81.3	304	3	1
1988	Randy Wright, G.B.	T.B.	L 10-13	22	27	81.5	181	1	0
1990	Troy Aikman, Dall.	at NYG	L 17-31	21	26	80.8	233	1	1
1991	Jeff Hostetler, NYG	at Dall.	L 16-21	28	34	82.4	368	1	1
1992	Jim Everett, LAR	at S.F.	L 24-27	20	24	83.3	232	2	1
1993	• David Klingler, Cin.	at Pitt.	L 7-34	17	21	81.0	135	1	0
1994	Hugh Millen, Den.	at S.F.	L 19-42	19	23	82.6	217	0	0
1994	Jim Kelly, Buff.	at Det.	L 21-35	29	35	82.9	273	2	2
1996	Mark Brunell, Jac.	at N.O.	L 13-17	28	35	80.0	250	1	0
1998	R. Cunningham, Min.	at T.B.	L 24-27	21	25	84.0	291	2	1
2001	Elvis Grbac, Balt.	at Cle.	L 14-24	16	20	80.0	142	0	2
2003	Mark Brunell, Jac.	at Car.	L 23-24	23	27	85.2	272	2	0
2005	Jamie Martin, St.L.	S.F.	L 20-24	33	41	80.5	354	1	2
2005	Jamie Martin, St.L.	at Ind.	L 28-45	17	21	81.0	134	1	2
2006	David Carr, Hou.	Buff.	L 21-24	25	30	83.3	223	0	1
2006	David Carr, Hou.	at Ind.	L 24-43	22	26	84.6	219	3	0
2006	Jeff Garcia, Phil.	at Ind.	L 21-45	19	23	82.6	140	2	0
2007	• Joey Harrington, Atl.	T.B.	L 7-31	16	20	80.0	139	1	0
2007	• Shaun Hill, S.F.	Min.	L 7-27	22	27	81.5	181	1	0
2007	Chad Pennington, NYJ	at Buff.	L 14-17	32	39	82.1	291	1	2
2007	Chad Pennington, NYJ	at Ten.	L 6-10	26	32	81.3	264	1	2
2007	David Garrard, Jac.	at Ind.	L 25-28	24	29	82.8	257	2	1
2007	Jeff Garcia, T.B.	at Det.	L 16-23	37	45	82.2	316	2	0
2007	Matt Schaub, Hou.	Ind.	L 24-30	27	33	81.8	236	1	2
2008	Drew Brees, N.O.	at Den.	L 32-34	39	48	81.3	421	1	0
2009	Drew Brees, N.O.	T.B.	L 17-20	32	37	86.5	258	1	0
2010	Chad Henne, Mia.	Pitt.	L 24-30	16	20	80.0	140	1	1
2011	Carson Palmer, Oak.	Det.	L 27-28	32	40	80.0	367	1	0
2011	Dan Orlovsky, Ind.	at N.E.	L 24-31	30	37	81.1	353	2	1
2013	Matt Ryan, Atl.	NYJ	L 28-30	36	45	80.0	319	2	0
2013	Philip Rivers, S.D.	at Ten.	L 17-20	20	24	83.3	184	1	0
2014	Drew Brees, N.O.	Cin.	L 10-27	33	41	80.5	255	1	0
2015	Brandon Weeden, Dall.	Atl.	L 28-39	22	26	84.6	232	0	1
2015	Josh McCown, Cle.	at St.L.	L 6-24	26	32	81.3	270	0	0
2015	Luke McCown, N.O.	at Car.	L 22-27	31	38	81.6	310	0	1
2015	Matt Ryan, Atl.	T.B.	L 20-23	37	45	82.2	397	2	1
2016	Ben Roethlisberger, Pitt.	Dall.	L 30-35	37	46	80.4	408	3	0
2016	Case Keenum, LAR	at Det.	L 28-31	27	32	84.4	321	3	1
2016	Sam Bradford, Min.	at Det.	L 13-16	31	37	83.8	224	0	1
2017	• Matthew Stafford, Det.	at Balt.	L 20-44	24	29	82.8	292	1	1
2017	Jay Cutler, Mia.	Oak.	L 24-27	34	42	81.0	311	3	0
2017	Nate Sudfeld, Phil.	Dall.	L 0-6	19	23	82.6	134	0	0
2018	• Jameis Winston, T.B.	at Chi.	L 10-48	16	20	80.0	145	1	2
2018	Ben Roethlisberger, Pitt.	at Oak.	L 21-24	25	29	86.2	282	2	0
2018	Cam Newton, Car.	Sea.	L 27-30	25	30	83.3	256	2	1
2018	Carson Wentz, Phil.	Car.	L 17-21	30	37	81.1	310	2	0
2018	Derek Carr, Oak.	at Den.	L 19-20	29	32	90.6	288	1	0
2018	Drew Brees, N.O.	T.B.	L 40-48	37	45	82.2	439	3	0
2018	Marcus Mariota, Ten.	at Hou.	L 17-34	22	23	95.7	303	2	0
2018	Matthew Stafford, Det.	at Dall.	L 24-26	24	30	80.0	307	2	0
2019	• Luke Falk, NYJ	Cle.	L 3-23	20	25	80.0	198	0	0
2019	Gardner Minshew II, Jac.	K.C.	L 26-40	22	25	88.0	275	2	1
2019	Matt Ryan, Atl.	at Ari.	L 33-34	30	36	83.3	356	4	0
2019	Matt Ryan, Atl.	at Ind.	L 24-27	29	34	85.3	304	3	1
2020	Deshaun Watson, Hou.	at Ind.	L 20-27	33	41	80.5	373	2	0
2020	Drew Brees, N.O.	G.B.	L 30-37	29	36	80.6	288	3	0
2020	Justin Herbert, LAC	at T.B.	L 31-38	20	25	80.0	290	3	1
2020	Kyler Murray, Ari.	Mia.	L 31-34	21	26	80.8	283	3	0
2020	Teddy Bridgewater, Car.	at N.O.	L 24-27	23	28	82.1	254	2	0
2021	Jared Goff, Det.	Chi.	L 14-16	21	25	84.0	171	2	0
2021	Tua Tagovailoa, Mia.	Atl.	L 28-30	32	40	80.0	291	4	2
2022	Geno Smith, Sea.	at S.F.	L 7-27	24	30	80.0	197	0	1
2022	Jacoby Brissett, Cle.	NYJ	L 30-31	22	27	81.5	229	1	1

Statistics compiled using search tools at Pro-Football-Reference.com

—Ian Allan

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