The Seattle Seahawks began their 2026 season with a gritty 13-10 win over the New England Patriots on Wednesday night. However, the game that has given the Seahawks a 1-0 start to the year means a little bit more to head coach Mike Macdonald. According to Nick Shook of NFL.com, Macdonald became the seventh head coach in NFL history to win more than 10 straight games prior to turning 40 years old (including playoffs).
He joins Pro Football Hall of Fame head coaches George Halas, Paul Brown, Don Shula, Curly Lambeau and Guy Chamberlin in the rare coaching club. It's safe to say Macdonald and the Seahawks have been a match made in heaven thus far. Since taking over as the team's head coach in 2024, he has a 28-10 record, including playoffs, and won a Super Bowl in just his second year.
Macdonald's impressive coaching abilities were put on display once again on Wednesday night, too. Starting quarterback Sam Darnold suffered a hip injury just five plays into the game and was eventually ruled out for the remainder of it. The Seahawks then fell into a 10-0 hole, but thanks to elite defensive play and just enough plays on offense, they were able to complete the comeback against the reigning AFC champions.
There is certainly still a lot of season ahead and the status of Darnold is very much up in the air, but the Seahawks didn't show many concerning signs of a Super Bowl hangover early on. With Macdonald at the helm, that may just stand true the rest of the way, too, as the Seahawks look to become just the third team in the last 20 years to win back-to-back Super Bowls, joining the 2003 and 2004 New England Patriots and 2022 and 2023 Kansas City Chiefs.
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