Seahawks QB Geno Smith Leads NFL in Important Passing Category

For anyone wondering how Geno Smith is performing individually at the halfway point of the 2024 NFL season, where he ranks in one key statistic helps tell the story. Smith currently stands as the NFL’s passing leader heading into Week 9.

The 2022 NFL Comeback Player of the Year and two-time Pro Bowler has 2,197 passing yards, with Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield just behind him with 2,189. In addition to his yards through the air, Smith has 177 yards on the ground.

He’s also ranked near the top of the league in completion percentage all season and currently owns a mark of 68.8%.

Geno Smith Among Leaders in Important Category Early in NFL Season

For a less impressive aspect of his game this season, Smith has only eight touchdown passes to seven interceptions. But no matter what Smith’s numbers look like, the Seattle Seahawks’ team record is what matters most of all. The Seahawks sit at 4-4, but are in a three-way tie record wise for the lead in the NFC West.

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 to end the year. 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.

Smith will be looking to maintain his statistical edge as the Seahawks host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Kickoff is set from Lumen Field for 4:25 ET and the game will air on Fox.

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