Through two weeks of the regular season, the Seattle Seahawks' defense has allowed just 19 total points, but they are one of three teams that has not produced a turnover.

Pete Carroll was asked this week what effect that's had on the team overall.

The Seahawks have faced long fields so far in the season and that has contributed to their stagnant offense. Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images

"It’s the field position really and obviously the chance to score too," Carroll said. "We can score on defense as well. Our average starts were from the 17 yard line this game. Last week, it was the 22. That’s way back there. That’s a long ways back.

"It’s the turnover, it’s the big plays that get you starting at midfield and make the short field. We had a 16-play drive the second drive of the game, and we get a field goal out of it. We’re down there, we should get a touchdown out of that drive. But other than that, it was hard to get even close because we were coming from the far end all the time."

The average starting field position for the Seahawks' offense so far has been their own 20 yard line. That's the worst mark in the NFL.

Last year, they started drives (on average) at their own 29.2 yard line, which was eighth-best.

The Seahawks rank tied for 17th in average yards per kickoff return and sixth in yards per punt return, but they've obviously been fielding punts deep in their own territory.

The offense has plenty of issues to work through and needs all the help it can get. One way to do that would be to try and flip field position in the weeks ahead.