If there was ever a game to justify why the Seattle Seahawks traded away Geno Smith, it’s this one.

After a very good debut Las Vegas Raiders debut against the New England Patriots, in which Smith threw for well over 350 yards and made several key throws in a 20-13 rainy road win, Smith’s first home game on a Monday night against the Los Angeles Chargers could not have gone any worse. It was the type of performance that was everything his biggest detractors could point to as why giving Smith another year in Seattle, much less a contract extension,...

It’s amazing what a road win can do to flip the vibes. After a gut wrenching loss at home to the 49ers, a desperate Seattle Seahawks team came into hostile territory in Pittsburgh and came out with a huge 31-17 victory over the Steelers.

It was a wild game where you could’ve easily seen the Seahawks win 34-3, or could have just as easily seen the game tied in the final moments, there were truly that many massive swing plays.

Let’s break down the win and what it means.

1st Down – Those who were doubted, stepped up

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We’ve got a pair of Monday Night Football games as part of this doubleheader package, and it’s an actual good one!

At 4 pm PT, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Houston Texans in Houston’s home opener. The Bucs won their opener in a dramatic comeback on the road over the Atlanta Falcons, while the Texans dropped a low-scoring battle at the Los Angeles Rams. ABC and ESPN will simulcast this matchup as the “main” part of the twinbill.

With all due respect to two future Seattle Seahawks opponents, the real main event is at 7 pm PT on...

The Seattle Seahawks were a half away from a disappointing 0-2 start, with much of their wounds self-inflicted. With their backs against the wall, Seattle unleashed one hell of a second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers, outscoring them 24-3 and getting a 31-17 victory to spoil the home debut of Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, Jalen Ramsey, and other big-named acquisitions throughout the offseason.

It’s time for Enemy Reaction! Steelers fans are loud, proud, and always down for a meltdown when things don’t go their way. Game thread comments are courtesy of Behind the Steel Curtain. If you’re new to this...

When Nick Emmanwori was injured early in the Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the fear was that the high ankle sprain suffered by the 2025 second round selection could land the athletic marvel on injured reserve.

However, after missing the Week 2 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, according to Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald there is a shot that Emmanwori could practice ahead of the upcoming matchup against the New Orleans Saints.

That would certainly be good news for the Seahawks, especially given that there were fears Emmanwori could potentially miss several games.

Additional good news...

Russell Wilson turned out an absolute career game in Week 2, putting up an insane 450 yards, many of them going to Malik Nabers.

That is the only thing keeping Jaxon Smith-Njigba from being the NFL’s receiving leader through two weeks.

With 103 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and 124 in Week one, your very own JSN is the number two most prolific receiver at this point in the season.

How does that sound!

Smith-Njigba was fourth last week; now moves up to second. What makes his consecutive presence in the top five even sweeter is that the Seahawks managed...

Sunday the Seattle Seahawks logged their first win of the 2025 season, stomping the hated Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 in a game that was tied heading into the fourth quarter before the Hawks pulled away.

On the offensive side of the ball, the ground attack got going behind Ken Walker’s best game in a long time, with the help of a very solid performance from a young offensive line that appears to be coming together quickly.

There’s no question that the Steelers defense came into the game with several question marks due to multiple injuries, but there is also no questioning...

In Today’s Links: all the most vital breakdowns, takeaways, winners and losers, musings, and more from a big road win for our Seattle Seahawks against the sports-hated Pittsburgh Steelers. Several players contributed to the victory and the links got all the angles covered, in that regard. Re-live all the best moments, and a few we’d like to forget, as we watch the ‘Hawks slowly mature into the team they are meant to be.

What were yer reactions from yesterday’s win? How are you feeling, after week 2, about our Seahawks? Express your joy, rage, concerns, or whatever. Just remember to...

You’ll hear about Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp and Sam Darnold this week. You’ll hear about Kenneth Walker III, and Tory Horton and possibly Elijah Arroyo as well.

But George Holani had himself a career day on Sunday to help the Seattle Seahawks defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road. He’s also the current face of a Seattle special teams unit that has been an underrated hero through these two early weeks.

First, he’s become the primary returner on kickoffs. Holani was the only Seahawks to take the ball out on kickoffs against the Steelers.

And as a unit, they came...

A season doesn’t end at 0-2, but there’s only one way to get to 0-3, and that’s by passing through, well, a Week 2 loss. The Seattle Seahawks spent 30 minutes Sunday morning in Pittsburgh looking like they were gonna choose Door 0-2, and in the process confirm every negative narrative floating in the aether.

They chose differently. When the clock hit zeroes, the Seahawks had outrun, out-passed, out-defended, out-executed and outsmarted a decent team on the road. Bad teams don’t tend to dominate NFL opposition. Mandatory disclaimer: there’s a lot of season left, and even the 2009 Jim Mora...

That’s more like it!

In a game that garnered significantly more importance than just trying to avoid starting the 2025 season 0-2, the Seattle Seahawks looked more like the team we saw in the preseason as they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 on the road with an early kickoff.

This was a statement game. Unlike the opener against the San Francisco 49ers, offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak didn’t give up on the run game, mixed in plenty of play action, and utilized his tight ends. It wasn’t always pretty with Sam Darnold throwing two interceptions. However, Seattle played complimentary football, keeping...

Two years ago, Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy hoisted the CFP National Championship trophy at the expense of Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. Now the former collegiate stars turned first round picks are set to meet in the pros for the first time.

McCarthy’s NFL debut was rough for three quarters against the Chicago Bears, then he turned it on with an amazing three-touchdown final quarter to deny the Bears a win and give the Vikings a tremendous comeback. Penix is in his first full season as a starter, and so far he looks as good as he did in college....