Just outside the top five in scoring defense, the Seahawks have lived up to expectations in Mike Macdonald’s second season in many regards, but Ernest Jones and company still have a ways to go to play up to their high standards.

Even as injuries mounted over the past month, with one blemish as an exception in Week 5, the Seahawks have kept momentum rolling with a top-five defense, further evidenced by stars and role players alike shining under the prime time lights against the Texans.

Turnovers and dropped interceptions kept a game that appeared to be teetering towards a blowout close on Monday Night Football, but the Seahawks found a way to close out a pesky Texans squad and keep pace in the NFC West heading into their bye week.

Missed opportunities cost the Seahawks multiple chances to pad their lead, but the home team held serve in the first two quarters behind Sam Darnold’s arm and a stingy defensive effort to go into the break up eight points on Monday Night Football.

Led by a destructive defensive line that tallied 16 quarterback hits on the afternoon, the Seahawks got back on the defensive to put away the Jaguars for their third straight road win. Who excelled in the latest victory away from Lumen Field?

In an otherwise sleep-inducing punt fest, the Seahawks received just enough explosives from Sam Darnold and the offense coupled with a feisty pass rush to fend off the Jaguars for a satisfying eight-point road victory.

After a sluggish start for both teams, Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba busted out the fireworks to propel the Seahawks to a seven-point halftime lead in Jacksonville.

Short-handed in the secondary and playing against a hot Jaguars team on the road, the Seahawks will have to play a clean game while coaxing their opponent into mistakes to have a shot at snagging their fourth win of the season.

Licking their wounds after a 38-35 loss to the Buccaneers, the Seahawks could have a few key defensive players returning this week, but Devon Witherspoon’s status remains one of potential concern.

After returning for a Thursday night win in Arizona, the Seahawks will be without Devon Witherspoon for a third time in four games along with two other key defensive starters against the Buccaneers.

Meeting up in a rare matchup in Pittsburgh, the Seahawks will have sights on their first win in 2025 while the Steelers look to stay unbeaten early in the rugged AFC North. Which matchups will dictate who lands a Week 2 victory?

There’s no such thing as a moral victory in the NFL and the Seahawks blew a prime opportunity to make a statement in the NFC West by falling short against the 49ers in Week 1. Still, film showed plenty of positives to glean from the defeat at Lumen Field.

Week 1 always comes with plenty of overreactions, though some revelations after one game have more teeth than others. What stands out as truth for the Seahawks after a season-opening loss to the Niners? And what stands out as fiction?

The season opener will present a good measuring stick for a new Seahawks offense going against a healthier 49ers squad as both teams seek an early statement win in the NFC West.

Busting out the pads for the first time in nearly eight months, several members of the Seahawks’ latest draft class stood out, while their newest elder statesman showed he has packs plenty of punch in year No. 12.

While the Seahawks will have the vast majority of their key players on defense back from last season, it was a veteran newcomer who had all eyes gravitating towards him as the team kicked off their 50th training camp.

In a nice change of pace, Abraham Lucas isn’t having to sweat out a lengthy rehab process this spring, while the Seahawks new starting quarterback continues to strengthen his connection with new receivers and centers during OTAs.

With all hands on deck, the Seahawks should have a formidable edge rush group in 2025. But questions remain about the health of a pair of veterans and finding additional depth may be crucial leading up to training camp this summer.

As the gap between the Bengals and All-Pro pass rusher Trey Hendrickson continues to widen, so too does the door for a potential trade, and the Seahawks would be an intriguing landing spot.

New quarterback, new receivers, new offensive coordinator and offensive coaching staff. That’s no problem for Mike Macdonald, whose visions for the Seahawks in 2025 remain focused on pursuing the Lombardi Trophy.