For the first time this season, the Seahawks will have to navigate a significant injury along the offensive line, while it remains unclear whether Ernest Jones and other injured players will return for a crucial contest against the Rams on Sunday.

The Seahawks could have some significant advantages in the trenches against the Commanders on Sunday night, but the return of one of the NFL’s most dynamic dual threat quarterbacks creates an even bigger issue for Mike Macdonald to scheme around.

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.

Stifling the Texans’ offense from the outset, the Seahawks received strong contributions from all three levels of their defense to land a fifth win in six games. Who stood out the most in an eight point win over Houston on Monday Night Football?

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.

Trying to keep pace with the Rams and 49ers in the NFC West, the Seahawks will face the NFL’s top-ranked defense in the Texans on Monday Night Football. What must they accomplish to improve to 5-2?

Pitting two of the NFL’s fiercest defenses against each other in prime time, the Seahawks hope to find a kink in the Texans’ armor and heat up C.J. Stroud, while the visitors intend to make life tough on Sam Darnold with a vicious edge rush and ball hawking defenders on the back end.

A true unknown for Mike Macdonald and the majority of his coaching staff upon arrival, Drake Thomas quickly put his name on the map and in his third season, his hard work coming back from injury has propelled him to unexpected starter status for the Seahawks.

Winding up on the wrong end of a shootout on Sunday, the Seahawks allowed nearly 400 passing yards to Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers, leaving Mike Macdonald searching for answers. Looking at 10 explosive pass plays allowed, what went wrong defensively?

Proving his impactful play as a deadline addition for the Seahawks last season was just scratching the surface of his potential, Ernest Jones now looks the part of one of the NFL’s biggest bargains in the first year of a three-year contract.

Escaping on a game-winning field goal by Jason Myers, the Seahawks improved their winning streak to three games fending off the Cardinals in a Thursday night thriller. Who starred under the lights in prime time?

The Seahawks looked to be on the way to an easy victory on Thursday night, but the Cardinals had other plans in the final 15 minutes before Mike Macdonald’s squad eked out the win in the closing seconds. Which plays helped Seattle escape victorious?

The Seahawks missed out on a couple opportunities to further pad their lead off of turnovers, but even with those whiffs, they still went into the half with a two-score lead over their rivals in the desert.

It’s easy to overreact through the first three games of an NFL season. But there are clear indicators that suggest the Seahawks have taken a big step forward in year two under Mike Macdonald.

Success on their own turf has been hard to come by for much of the Mike Macdonald era, but on Sunday, the culture the coach and his staff continue to build with the Seahawks manifested into one of the most dominant performances in their 50-year history.

While both teams enter Week 3 battling injuries at key position groups that could dictate who wins Sunday, slowing down the Saints’ still elusive, dynamic running back stands atop the goals for the Seahawks.

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.

Mere minutes away from a signature season-opening win over the 49ers, the Seahawks couldn’t seal the deal when they had a chance to do so down the stretch, coming up short in their fourth straight home defeat in the rivalry.

Several red zone stops on defense set the Seahawks up for a big Week 1 win, but when the game was there for the taking, they couldn’t close the deal on either side of the ball as the 49ers escaped with the victory at Lumen Field.