SPORTS BY MAZVITA: A WIN IS A WIN

They say that one remembers their rst experience as more of a reference point and not

a dening moment for the rest of life’s surprises. In sports one can draw from it. For

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald, his rst win will be a reference. How can it not be? The Se-

ahawks played some of the worst oensive football in team history.  It can’t be all that bad, you say?

Okay, how about this? The Seahawk's rst three oensive possessions were an interception and two

back-to-back punts. Up next was a eld goal followed by a safety, then a touchdown, then another

safety! Yes, the Seahawks oense scored 10 rst-half points and gave up two safeties. The saving

grace for the Seahawks was the play of their defense. How good were the Seahawks under defensive

mastermind  and  head coach  Mike  Macdon-ald?    Try  exceptional.  Despite  the  oense's transgressions,  they went  into  the  halftime break, down 13-9. The Hawks’ defense had itsinterception in the first half and another in the second half.  Whatever was  said  during  the

halftime break inspired the  oense.  The  of- sense  scores  a  touch-down  and  a  eld  goal to  take  a  19-13  lead.

The  defense  pitched  a  third-quarter  shutout  and  allowed  the  Broncos  one

fourth-quarter touchdown while the oense tacked another touchdown for good measure. So the

Mike Macdonald era began with a thrilling 26-20. So, coach, how did you feel about that win?

“Yeah, it was a great win. We started just like we wanted it to start. Drew it up that way. I just want-

ed some adversity there. Yeah, also going to clean all that stu up in the rst half, “ said Macdonald

after the game. “ Tell you what, on the sideline with our crew, the guys were poised. Nobody batted

an eye. Knew what we needed to do to win the game, stuck to the plan, made some adjustments,

and just kept playing. It's a long game. These games go 60 minutes down to the wire. Proud of our

guys and the eort and the attitude, togetherness.”