The Seattle Seahawks have won three games in a row, are one of the hottest teams in football, and others are starting to take notice.
Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports, in their latest power ranking of all 32 teams, ranked the Seahawks in the top 10 of their list, with them coming in at number eight.
The Seahawks have shown in the last few weeks that they are a balanced team on both offense and defense. Schwab was impressed by the Seahawks’ performance against the Arizona Cardinals despite a tight fourth quarter. The Seahawks jumped the most spots on the list from Week 4 to Week 5, jumping six spots from 14 to eight.
“The Seahawks are going to be good. They let down a bit in the fourth quarter and made a win against Arizona interesting, but through three quarters, it was an impressive performance,” Schwab said. “It’s a tough NFC West, but don’t sleep on the Seahawks as a potential division winner.”
Following a hard-fought victory against a division rival, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was happy with his team’s effort.
Mike Macdonald is Proud of the Team
Playing a game on a short week is tough enough as it is, but playing on the road against a division rival, on the road, on a short week, is an even more challenging task.
Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald took all of these factors into account when praising his team’s effort following their 23-20 win over the Cardinals. Macdonald discussed how proud he was of the team’s effort in his post-game press conference. Seahawks.com had the transcript of Macdonald’s praise of his team.
“Oh man, It’s a great win. I’m just really proud of our team, how hard we’re playing, how we’re sticking together, the positivity, (and) the fight,” Macdonald said. “Just a really great win. It’s a short week, you’re on the road, (and) Arizona played a good game… that’s a good football team we played, we know that.”
Macdonald then gave credit to the team for staying in the game after the Cardinals‘ comeback and doing what it took to come out with a win. However, he acknowledged that there were still some areas to improve.
“They did a good job of staying in the game and giving themselves a chance to win,” Macdonald said. “Having said that, we didn’t play our best game, and we had opportunities to put the game away throughout the second half. There are a lot of learning experiences that we’re going to be able to take from this game so we can improve.”
The constant quest for improvement is part of why the Seahawks have been so successful in the early going and why the team has been on the same page.
The Team Has a Strong Connection
The Seahawks had to dig deep at the end of the game to hold off the Cardinals, but tough, hard-fought victories bring teams together.
Linebacker Uchenna Nwosu further emphasized the strong culture and connection the team has been building this season in his post-game press availability. Seahawks.com has Nwosu’s answer about the Seahawks connection.
“Definitely, I feel like it’s connected. Last year we were connected but this year it’s even more connected,” Nwosu said. “Guys are spending a lot more time with each other off the field. It’s very important it’s how you build the bond that we have.”
Nwosu then gave credit to head coach Mike Macdonald for building a culture and environment that encourages the players to grow close and trust one another.
“We play a lot of games in the locker room. Every time we see each other everybody’s laughing, hugging it up and chatting it up,” Nwosu said. “Offense, defense, different positions groups. This team is very connected. That’s something (Seahawks Head Coach) Mike (Macdonald) has built, that’s something we’ve built and we’re going to continue to grow.”