Head Coach Mike Macdonald Recaps The 38-37 Win vs. The Rams

Mike Macdonald (0:01)

All right.

All right, back to back right here. So, good to see everybody. Just want to first, you know, just to double down on what, what we said after the game, just one, an all time atmosphere by the 12s, and all our fans, I mean, just what an incredible atmosphere. It's one of one, and it really helped us win the game. You know, it really helped us stay in it. Gave the guys a lot of spirit. We talk about 12 is one with the 12s in our team playing together. It's just that's the vision right there. So really thankful for being a Seahawk and proud of our team. There's a lot we're going to be able to learn from and that we need to improve from, come out of the game, just talking about true football. But that's part of our process as well, and that's part of the things we'll be doing this weekend and going into next week.

SPEAKER_2 (1:01)

You stood at the podium a lot of times last year for after-home losses, and then you put a lot of work in to turn that around this off season. What were the kind of wins that you guys feel like you stacked to get to last night, and to turn that around at Livingfield?

Mike Macdonald (1:16)

I think, one, we just had to become a better football team. I think we just, the mission we had in the off-season to become more connected and tougher will help win games, obviously helps win games like that. And all those incremental things throughout the way, I mean, you know, I mean, like, you know, our warm up and how we do home games and, you know, hotel and all the pulse, you know, all that stuff. Yeah, probably, it has something to do with it, but I think really the driving force behind it is just us becoming a better, tougher, more connected football team.

SPEAKER_3 (1:53)

You obviously need those home wins for the standings, first and foremost, but is there just a sense, too, of, like, rewarding the fans when last year didn't go well at home and you go out and go...

Mike Macdonald (2:01)

Yeah, yeah, totally. I mean, absolutely. I mean, part of our vision is for to create this atmosphere that nobody wants to come play at, you know, and that's what we're trying to create, you know, and the 12s play a tremendous part of that. You know, they're really are the driving force behind that.

And we take pride in it, you know, we really do.

SPEAKER_4 (2:29)

Mike, when you look at the throw Sam makes on the corner to Cooper on that final drive, it's as big a spot as you can be in tight over the short corner there. And the touchdown throw as well, like some of the big throws he makes in the big spot there, what do you kind of think back to looking at it last night?

Mike Macdonald (2:48)

Uh, it's kind of just, it's like, it's not a surprise. It's just, it's, it's, that's what Sam does, you know. Like I just, on the, on the radio earlier, just citing all the times throughout the year that he's come up big in some of those critical end of game situations.

And, I'm happy for him, obviously. I mean, but those are tremendous plays that you get, and you need to be able to make those, you know, to win a game like that. So, you know, fired up to see it, obviously. And it's a great catch by Kupp. And just like, to me, it's just a spirit of our team and Sam, just keep fighting, man. Keep, keep, keep just chopping away until, until the game's over, you know.

SPEAKER_3 (3:33)

Josh Jones on that final play, he's helping give Sam the time to make that throw.

Mike Macdonald (3:38)

Yeah, the extra click. I mean, you know, to get all the way to Sabi in his progression. And Sabi actually had a chip on, on, on number eight there to get the play started as well. So teamwork and Josh did a great job coming in for Charles. I think, you know, I'm not playing after a while and not getting full speed reps all week. Maybe it took him a little bit to kind of get his feet wet. But once he did, I mean, I thought he thought he did a great job.

SPEAKER_5 (4:04)

I think you just said it on the radio, but how many two point plays do you have or do you convert to goal line plays when you go that deep?

Mike Macdonald (4:12)