Griffin opened the year as Seattle’s third corner, coming in to join Sherman and Jeremy Lane in nickel packages, but with Lane injured the past two-plus games, Griffin has been an every-down player, and he has held up very well as teams continue to test him and avoid Sherman’s side of the field.

“I’m continually impressed with that he’s holding up such a consistent level of play, and he’s getting checked out too, he’s getting opportunities and all of that,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “I think (defensive backs coach) Andre Curtis and (defensive coordinator) Kris (Richard) and our defensive coaches are doing a great job. For him to be playing at this level—he is aggressively playing; he’s not just out there surviving it, he’s going after it and taking on the challenges and he’s played very consistently—that’s what’s really impressive that he hasn’t wavered at all. And I think six games into it, I think he’s going to be OK. I think he can hang in there and maintain against whatever the matchups are. We’ll see; there will be another great one this weekend, and we should see how it goes. I’m really very confident in him at this point.” Seahawks.com