Birds of a feather: Seahawks set to take on their most similar opponent this season, the Ravens

The Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens set themselves apart last season as the best running teams in the NFL. There’s some rumblings that teams are trying to return to “old school” football; Seattle and Baltimore actually did it successfully. Here’s a look at last season as they distanced themselves by nearly ten running yards per game from the next team.

But that’s not where the similarities end, not even close. Both teams run the ball well. Both teams strive to play excellent defense (whether Seattle succeeds is questionable - their defensive DVOA last season was 13th compared to BAL’s 3rd).