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?

Recharged with a strong supporting cast in Pittsburgh, the Seahawks expect to receive Aaron Rodgers’ best when they face the Steelers in Sunday’s road opener with an intriguing chess match looming.

A former Pro Bowl may be on thin ice in Mike Macdonald’s secondary for the Seahawks, while the Cougars have momentum heading into their road opener against North Texas and the Kraken will soon be getting the Lane Lambert era underway.

Drawing closer to their road opener in Pittsburgh, the Seahawks have growing injury concerns on defense, particularly in the secondary where three of their top six players missed Thursday’s practice.

The Seahawks have benched Riq Woolen each of the past two seasons and gauging Mike Macdonald’s comments this week, the embattled cornerback could be heading to the sideline again on Sunday. But is that actually the right decision gearing up for DK Metcalf and the Steelers?

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?

Only a few plays into his NFL debut, Nick Emmanwori demonstrated why the Seahawks have been so excited to unleash him in Mike Macdonald’s defense. But after suffering a high ankle sprain on the same play, the team will have to audible schematically until he can return.

The regular season may be underway, but after a close loss to the 49ers on Sunday, the Seahawks have a few positions with ongoing competitions set to play out in coming weeks and some tough conversations could soon be on tap in the secondary.

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.

For the majority of Sunday’s opener, the Seahawks dominated on defense, including picking off Brock Purdy twice. But late miscues on both sides of the ball led to an all-too-familiar result in a 17-13 home loss to the 49ers.

Two penalty-aided touchdown drives kicked off the scoring in what largely has been a defensive battle between the Seahawks and 49ers in Week 1 thus far.

The Seahawks will enter their season opener lacking bodies at receiver and off the edge, which could lead to some interesting decisions from Mike Macdonald and his coaching staff to compensate against the 49ers.

Last November, the Seahawks finally were able to snap a five-game losing streak to the 49ers, but they haven’t defeated them at Lumen Field since 2021. What must they do to break that skid in Sunday’s season opener?

From the Seahawks’ tackle duo dealing with Nick Bosa to a new defender coming onboard to potentially line up against George Kittle, Sunday’s opener between bitter rivals features no shortage of intriguing matchups.

Though he’s ramped up his activity at practice, Uchenna Nwosu won’t be ready to suit up for the Seahawks in Sunday’s opener, while two veteran wideouts will also be held out against the 49ers.

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.

Going head-to-head with one of the NFL’s best offensive minds once again, Mike Macdonald and the Seahawks will have some new challenges ahead facing a 49ers squad with personnel changes and a new coordinator sidekick in the season opener.

Banking on better health moving forward, the Seahawks locked up one of their young tackles with a multi-year extension, while the Huskies and Cougars ramped up preparation for Week 2 with sights on a second straight win to open the college football season.