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How did each NFL team grade out now that the Super Bowl is over?

By Rucker Haringey

KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 12: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs rolls out on a pass play in the AFC Divisional Playoff against the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium on January 12, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 12: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs rolls out on a pass play in the AFC Divisional Playoff against the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium on January 12, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) scores a touchdown in front of Dallas Cowboys safety Jeff Heath (38) and defensive end Demarcus Lawrence (90) during the third quarter in an NFL Wild Card playoff game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The Cowboys advanced, 24-22. (Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS via Getty Images)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) scores a touchdown in front of Dallas Cowboys safety Jeff Heath (38) and defensive end Demarcus Lawrence (90) during the third quarter in an NFL Wild Card playoff game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The Cowboys advanced, 24-22. (Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS via Getty Images) /

Seattle Seahawks-A-

A lot of NFL experts thought this would be the season where Pete Carroll’s team fell out of contention altogether. Instead, Russell Wilson and company produced a solid 10-6 regular season campaign before they fell to the Cowboys in the playoffs.

If you would have told most Seahawks fans before the year began that this team would make the playoffs, almost everyone would have taken it and asked zero questions. They should thank their running game for the team’s success. It might have been too predictable in the postseason, but grinding out 160 yards per game during the regular season is the biggest reason why Seattle won 10 games. Doing it without a big-name running back made it all the more impressive.

The slippage of the defense is what keeps Seattle from receiving a straight A. The Legion of Boom is no longer present in the Pacific Northwest. The group wasn’t bad, but it doesn’t scare anyone any longer. In particular, the secondary needs to be revamped if the Seahawks want to make the playoffs again next year.

The manner of the Cowboys loss will leave a bad taste in some fans’ mouths, but overall Seattle really exceeded preseason expectations. This team fully deserves the A- they are receiving.

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