When Mike Macdonald was hired as the Seahawks' head coach in 2024, Durde was hand-picked to be Seattle's defensive coordinator. Even though Macdonald is the mastermind behind the Seahawks' league-leading defense, Durde has helped lead that group to success.

ESPN commentator Dan Orlovsky called Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold a top 10 quarterback in the NFL yesterday.

In the wake of John Harbaugh's firing, a popular lament from Ravens fans on social media is to wish that Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald was in place as a successor.

The Seahawks know by now they can always count on their superstar No. 1 wide receiver to come through with a big line. For the 16th time in 17 regular season games, Jaxon Smith-Njigba did so. JSN caught six of eight targets from Darnold for 84 receiving yards. He finishes the year with 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns.

The Seahawks claimed the No. 1 seed in the NFC after defeating the 49ers in Week 18. USA TODAY Sports provided updates, highlights, stats and more.

The state of both teams is due to a lot of factors outside of just the quarterbacks. However, according to a June report from The Athletic's Michael Silver, Raiders minority owner and former NFL quarterback Tom Brady preferred Smith over Darnold after they failed to secure a trade for Matthew Stafford.

The Seattle Seahawks committed to modern offensive and defensive schemes this season and ended up with the least exploitable weaknesses in the NFL.