HC Mike Macdonald confident 3-0 Seahawks 'can be so much better'

Three weeks into the 2024 season, the Seattle Seahawks are among the NFL's final five undefeated teams.

It's the Seahawks' first 3-0 start since 2020, which is quite the start for new head coach Mike Macdonald, given that Seattle has made the playoffs each of the last five times it has started 3-0.

Macdonald acknowledges it's a great start, but he's also confident his team will continue improving.

"We are in a great position where we've done enough to win each game that we've played," Macdonald said via the team's website. "There's a lot of great stuff on tape, but we're also at the beginning stages of this team and who we are going to become, and the guys know that. It's very clear when you watch the tape where we need to improve, and there's a great opportunity for us to improve."

The Seahawks have been playing complementary football, but their defense deserves much credit for the 3-0 start.

Through three games, it has allowed the fewest passing yards per game (132.3) in the NFL, which is quite the feat in a pass-happy league.

Seattle is the first team since the 1979 Steelers to start 3-0 and allow fewer than 150 passing yards in each of their first three games in a season, per Kevin Patra of NFL.com. The 1979 Steelers finished 12-4 and won Super Bowl XIV.

Macdonald is far from crowning the 2024 Seahawks Super Bowl champions, but he has a clear message for his team.

"The message is, 'Let's take advantage of this opportunity that we have,'" Macdonald added. "We have the opportunity to learn so much about who we are, how we're going to grow our operation throughout the week, how we prepare, and we can be so much better."

Seattle will have a chance to build on its hot start in Week 4 when it travels to take on the Detroit Lions (2-1) on "Monday Night Football."

The Seahawks have won six straight matchups against the Lions.

"It's so early in the season we're in a great position," Macdonald concluded. "Obviously, it's way better than the opposite, and so we're excited about that, but there's a sense of urgency, too, on where this football team needs to go."