Geno Smith Among Leaders in Important Category Early in NFL Season

There are few quarterbacks who have been as efficient as Geno Smith in recent seasons, and he’s starting the 2024 season near the top of the NFL once again.

After the first two weeks of the season, Smith sits fourth in completion percentage. Smith has completed 73.9% of his passes while leading the Seahawks to a 2-0 record.

And while completion percentage can be a misleading statistic, Smith has thrown for 498 yards with three total touchdowns and only one pick.

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Smith was at his best on Sunday, leading the Seahawks to a 23-20 overtime win on the road over the New England Patriots. Smith completed 33-of-44 for 327 yards, giving him his first game with over 300 yards passing of the 2024 season.

Even more important than the numbers, the win moved Seattle to 2-0 on the year after beating the Broncos in Week 1. Smith led the Seahawks on a game tying drive in the fourth quarter and then a game winning drive in overtime.

Smith is well aware of the importance of the 2024 season, both for his own personal career and also the future of the Seahawks as a franchise.

In an interview with the NFL Network’s Taylor Bisciotti, Smith talked about his role to help guide the Seahawks as the franchise embarks on a new era with a new head coach.

Even though Smith’s 2023 season was a drop in production and success from his remarkable comeback story of the year before, Smith still kept the Seahawks in playoff contention until the last week of the regular season.

In typical Geno Smith fashion, he kept his season in perspective after the season finale despite missing the playoffs.

“Circumstances shouldn’t dictate your mood or your effort. We fight no matter what,” Smith said after Seattle’s 21-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Smith was responding to a question about how he stayed motivated after learning his team no longer had a chance to return to the postseason.

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