The Seahawks earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye in this year’s playoffs after finishing with a 14-3 regular-season record and capturing the NFC West title with a Week 18 win in San Francisco.
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Working alongside Seattle offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Peetz and the Seahawks boast the NFL’s eighth-ranked total offense (351 yards per game), eighth-ranked passing offense (228.1 passing yards per game) and third-ranked scoring offense (28.4 points per game).
Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is fifth in the league in passing with 4,048 passing yards. Darnold has thrown for 25 touchdowns. Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba has made 119 receptions for 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns.
In 2024, Peetz oversaw a Seattle passing game that featured Geno Smith passing for 4,320 yards and 21 touchdowns.
Prior to his time in Seattle, Peetz worked for Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, where he served as an offensive assistant with the Rams in 2022 before serving as the Rams’ passing game specialist in 2023.
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In 2023, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 3,965 yards and 24 touchdowns. Then-Rams rookie receiver Puka Nacua set NFL rookie records for receptions (105) and receiving yards (1,486).
Peetz, a Nebraska alumnus, also served as LSU’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2021. Peetz began his coaching career at Santa Barbara City College in 2006 before joining UCLA as a defensive assistant in 2007.
Peetz worked in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ scouting department from 2008-2011 before moving into a coaching role as the Jaguars’ assistant quarterbacks coach.
Other stops in the NFL include Washington (offensive quality control coach) in 2014, Oakland (assistant quarterbacks coach/quarterbacks coach) in 2015-17 and Carolina (running backs coach/quarterbacks coach) in 2019-20. Peetz also worked for Nick Saban at Alabama in 2013 and 2018 as an offensive analyst.
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This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Detroit Lions to interview Seahawks passing game coordinator Jake Peetz.