Biggest Threat to Seattle Seahawks Comes From Same Division

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald revealed the team’s motto heading into the 2026 season after hoisting the Lombardi Trophy last year.

“We’re using the term, we want to run it forward — ‘it’ meaning our process and who we are,” Macdonald said this week. “I think this is going to be … something that we’re going to talk about consistently. I don’t think it’s a one-and-done type of conversation.”

Dan Parr of NFL.com believes the biggest threat to the Seahawks’ dreams of repeating as Super Bowl champions comes from within the same division. Parr listed eight teams that could dethrone Seattle and the Los Angeles Rams took the cake.

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“Matthew Stafford, coming off an MVP year, is not showing any signs of slowing down entering his age-38 season and will be spearheading one of the league's most explosive offenses once again,” Parr wrote.

“I'm sure Stafford would have preferred the addition of another weapon via the draft's first round, but he still has offensive genius Sean McVay calling plays with Davante Adams, Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams and a deep group of tight ends at his disposal.”

He also pointed to the team’s additions of defensive backs Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson as a bolstering factor for the defense.

“There's a long way to go before the two teams meet in two of the final three weeks of the regular season, but it's easy to envision them slugging it out down the stretch for the second year in a row. For now, the Rams are in a better position to come out on top this time,” Parr concluded.

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This story was originally published May 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM.