Head Coach Mike Macdonald On The 31-7 Win vs. The Arizona Cardinals | Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald met with the media to break down Seattle's win, praising the 12s for creating an environment that forced a silent cadence and crediting his team for stacking plays and closing the game out across all four quarters (0:01, 0:43). He highlighted defensive takeaways from Chazz Surratt and Julian Love, the offensive staff's play-calling, Jaxon Smith-Njigba's high-leverage touchdown catches, and quarterback Drew Lock's clean, aggressive operation (1:33, 4:25, 1:56, 7:15, 2:36). Macdonald also provided injury updates on Jadarian Price, George Holani, Anthony Bradford and Nick Emmanwori, and pointed to red-zone efficiency on both sides of the ball as the biggest area to clean up (3:21, 3:59, 10:07, 5:44, 10:14). • (0:01, 0:43) Macdonald credited the 12s for an energy boost that forced a silent cadence, and praised the team for stacking plays and finishing the game across all four quarters, while noting situational football still has room to improve. • (1:01, 1:33) An early communication lull on defense was corrected with adjustments to the front, and Macdonald singled out Chazz Surratt's takeaway and return as a turning point. • (4:25) Julian Love's interception drew high praise, with Macdonald calling him "an elite safety in our league" for his anticipation playing the post safety. • (1:56, 7:15) Macdonald applauded offensive coordinator Brian Fleury's play-calling along with Jake Peetz and Frisman Jackson for the work behind moving receivers around, and said Jaxon Smith-Njigba's touchdown catches in high-leverage spots are exactly what the team expects. • (2:36, 8:35) Quarterback Drew Lock earned praise for a cleaner operation with roughly one penalty, aggressive throws when needed and ball security; the plan remains simple — if Sam Darnold is healthy he plays, if not, Lock does. • (3:21, 3:59, 4:05, 10:07) Injury updates: Jadarian Price's X-ray came back negative, George Holani returned and is fine after being checked, Emanuel Wilson carried the closing drive behind an offensive line that earned the game ball broken down by John Benton, and Anthony Bradford couldn't go after getting nicked in practice. • (5:11, 5:44, 9:53, 10:14) Macdonald highlighted Drake Thomas correcting a bad front call in real time for a tackle for loss, Nick Emmanwori's six-to-eight-play return workload with a chance to accelerate this week, rotating Beau Stephens in alongside Christian Haynes, and red-zone efficiency on both sides of the ball as the top priority to fix. Subscribe and hit the bell to see the latest Seahawks press conferences » https://shwks.com/SeahawksPressPass Subscribe to Seahawks Podcasts: https://shwks.com/youtube Seahawks Insiders » https://shwks.com/SeahawksInsiders Hawk Talk » https://shwks.com/HawkTalk Seahawks Stories » https://shwks.com/SeahawksStories The Huddle » https://shwks.com/TheHuddle Seahawks Rewind » https://shwks.com/SeahawksRewind Hawks Live » https://shwks.com/HawksLive Big Ray's Garage Grind: Mental Health Edition » https://shwks.com/GarageGrind All Seahawks Podcasts » https://shwks.com/Podcasts #SeattleSeahawks #Seahawks #NFL The official Youtube of the Seattle Seahawks. Member of the NFC West in the National Football League. Instagram » Instagram: seahawks TikTok » TikTok: seahawks Twitter » Twitter: Seahawks Facebook » Facebook: Seahawks Snapchat » Snapchat: Seahawks You might also enjoy some of the following NFL Channels. NFL Films » https://bit.ly/2MDSCKf NFL » https://bit.ly/1C8BDFd NFL Network » https://bit.ly/29yN2HA NFL Throwback » https://bit.ly/2PhvhQ6