The Seahawks host the Miami Dolphins at Lumen Field on Sunday for Week 3. Before kickoff, the pregame duties of flag raiser will be handled by Vancouver, Wash. native and two-time Olympian, Jordan Chiles.
Five things to know about the Seahawks vs. Dolphins matchup on Sunday, September 22 at Lumen Field.
This will be linebacker Jerome Baker and center Connor Williams' first matchup against their former team. Baker, who was acquired in free agency, spent 2018-23 with Miami. Williams spent the 2022-23 season with the Dolphins. However, Baker will miss the game due to injury.
Only three players are currently on the Seahawks roster that were also on the roster the last time the Seahawks and Dolphins faced off at Lumen Field which was in 2016. Those players are Tyler Lockett, Jarran Reed and George Fant, although both Reed and Fant have played for other teams before returning to the Seahawks for their second stints.
Seattle's defense ranks sixth overall in the NFL (270.5 ypg), second in yards per play (4.0), tied for second in pass defense (128.5 ypg), while its offense ranks sixth in pass offense (235.0 ypg) and tied for ninth in points scored (24.5 ppg) through the season's first two games.
After last week, Geno Smith's nine game-winning drives since 2022 rank first in the NFL (three in 2022, franchise-record tying five in 2023, one in 2024).
The Seahawks host the Miami Dolphins at Lumen Field for the first time since 2016. The Seahawks have won the last two meetings; winning at home in 2016 and the last meeting in Miami, 31-23, on October 4, 2020.
