For a team that’s more accustomed to grinding out nail-biters in recent years, this kind of blowout was a rare and welcome change of pace. In fact, it was their largest margin of victory since that 40-3 beatdown of the Jets back in 2020.

What’s turning heads early in this 2025 season isn’t just the scoreboard - it’s the defense. Through three games, Seattle has allowed just 17, 17, and 13 points.

That kind of consistency on the defensive side of the ball is the foundation of something potentially elite. Dig a little deeper, and you’ll see the numbers are even more impressive than they look at a glance.

One of those 17-point outings - against the Steelers - included a touchdown set up by a short field. And against the Saints?

New Orleans didn’t find the end zone until Seattle had already hung 44 on them.

This kind of defensive dominance in the early stretch of a season is rare for the Seahawks - the last time they held three straight opponents under 20 points to start a year? That would be 2013. And if you’re a Seahawks fan, you don’t need a reminder of how that season turned out.

Back then, it was the beginning of the Legion of Boom’s rise to dominance. The 2013 squad held Carolina to seven points on the road, suffocated the 49ers at home with just a field goal allowed, and cruised past the Jaguars in a 45-17 win. That stretch ended in Houston, but even then, they only gave up 20 - and still walked away with an overtime win.

Now, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. This 2025 team dropped its opener to the 49ers before bouncing back with wins over Pittsburgh and New Orleans.

And while today’s 49ers and Steelers may not quite measure up to the 2013 versions of those teams, it doesn’t take away from what the Seahawks are putting together on defense. Last year, they finished 11th in points allowed.

This year? They’re showing signs of leveling up - potentially into a top-five unit.

And here’s the kicker: they’re not even at full strength.

Nick Emmanwori has barely seen the field. Julian Love sat out Week 3.

Devon Witherspoon, one of the brightest young stars in the secondary, has missed two straight games. And yet, the defense is still clamping down.

When this group gets healthy - and that’s the expectation in the weeks ahead - things could get even scarier for opposing offenses.

Yes, the schedule will stiffen. But if the first three weeks are any indication, this Seattle defense is building something special. It might not be the Legion of Boom 2.0 just yet, but the foundation is there - and the rest of the league should be paying attention.