The first loss shows that the Seattle Seahawks have a long way to go

In a game against one of the best teams in the NFL, the Seahawks showed that they still have a long way to go to join this club.

“I wouldn’t say it’s a litmus test, it just shows us that we’re not the team we need to be at this point,” head coach Mike Macdonald said after the game. “I mean, it’s just – that’s what Jest is all about. It just wasn’t good enough. They did everything they could to win the game, they did a great job, they had a great plan and we didn’t disappoint. So how can we now move forward as a football team and take the next step because we’re coming up on a short week and things are urgent – I mean they’re always urgent, but we’ve got to get to work here in the next few days and fix it.

Despite the defeat, it should be remembered that this was only the fourth match in Macdonald’s term. Seattle’s long-term future still looks very bright, and one loss won’t be enough to derail that prospect. Defensively, they are also far from full strength.

As for this season, the Seahawks still have everything in sight and are winning one game at a time.

“We’re 3-1, that’s what it says, and now we’ve got to move on to the next one,” Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith said. “It’s just football, it’s NFL football. I think the only undefeated team was the 1972 Dolphins, so we just try to go out there and win every game we can. We didn’t get that done today, but that’s why we have next week, so we’re going to get better, get back at it and get ready for next week.