The defense of the Seattle Seahawks (1-0) set the tone early and often, and the first preseason game of the Mike Macdonald era ends with the Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) held out of the end zone.
A Sam Howell touchdown pass to Brady Russell and a George Holani rushing score gave the Seahawks a 13-0 lead in the second quarter, and the first-team through third-team defensive players put the Chargers through the ringer in a 16-3 win.
Sam Howell had a mostly positive day, going 16/27 for 130 yards and a touchdown, with 0 turnovers. Howell only put the ball in dangerous spots once or twice, threw the ball away when he had to, and scrambled for a first down to extend Seattle’s first scoring drive.