Russell Wilson can't say enough good things about Jimmy Graham's two-touchdown performance for the Seahawks against the Bills. (1:05)

SEATTLE -- Jimmy Graham was in the middle of talking about how tough Russell Wilson is when the quarterback strolled by on his way from the shower to his locker.

"Bad, bad man!" Wilson yelled in Graham's direction.

The tight end paused, looked up and smiled.

"Bad man, bad man," Graham said.

Graham turned in another spectacular performance in the Seattle Seahawks' 31-25 win against the Buffalo Bills, catching eight balls on eight targets for 103 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Jimmy Graham caught all eight passes thrown his way, including two for touchdowns, in the Seahawks' win over the Bills on Monday night. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Among tight ends, only Greg Olsen of the Carolina Panthers has more receiving yards than Graham, who is on pace for 76 catches and 1,090 yards.

It's been a remarkable comeback from the ruptured patellar tendon injury Graham suffered last November.

"I’m excited because a lot of people didn’t believe that I’d come back," Graham said. "A lot of people just didn’t believe that I’d be able to be me again. To go out there and do that [Monday], it means a lot because I put so much work in. When no one was watching, I was in the shadows working."

Wilson started the campaign to make Graham the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year.

"Play after play, catch after catch, the catches that he’s making, his grit, his ability to overcome situations and obstacles, it’s a true testament to the character of man that he is and the person that he is," Wilson said.

Wilson and Graham have formed a special bond. When the quarterback got married in the offseason, Graham was the one teammate in his wedding party.

They've spent early mornings rehabbing at the team's practice facility all season.

"I don’t think people realize what he’s gone through," Graham said of Wilson. "I don’t think people realize just how much it’s taken for him to get to every game and then to make it through those games. He’s put in the time, and he’s put in the work.

"He’s been in there with me every day, every morning, early. I don’t think he gets enough credit for how tough he is. For what he has, most guys wouldn’t be in there, honestly."

As for Graham, coach Pete Carroll said the tight end is in better physical shape now than he has been at any point since he's been with the Seahawks. Graham said that the break he was forced to take in the offseason following surgery allowed some of the other minor injuries he's incurred during the years to heal. He played in 89 percent of the team's snaps against the Bills.

The Seahawks still have work to do offensively. The run game has been nonexistent, the offensive line issues are not going away and Wilson is still trying to get healthy.

But Graham has been a clear bright spot, and if the offense gets rolling in the second half of the season, he's going to be a big reason why.

"I cherish every second on that field," he said. "It doesn’t matter what I’m doing out there, I love it. Because it was taken from me, and at times not knowing if I would get it back."