The Seattle Seahawks have concluded the 2026 preseason in odd fashion with a 9-9 tie against the Kansas City Chiefs. Seattle had an opportunity to win, but Jason Myers' (more on him later) 52-yard game winning field goal attempt with three seconds left on the clock sailed wide right. Seattle finished the preseason with a record of 0-2-1. Interestingly enough, this is actually head coach Mike Macdonald's second preseason tie with the Seahawks, as his team tied Pete Carroll's Raiders 23-23 to start the exhibition matches last summer.
Interestingly, Mike Macdonald's preseason record with the Seahawks after three years is a curious 3-4-2 overall. Obviously, this is the preseason, and wins/losses/ties don't matter at all. What does matter is how the players
performed. Friday night's game was crucial, as it was the last opportunity for so many to make their final cases they belong on the roster to help Seattle defend its Super Bowl LX crown this year.
Here are Seahawks Wire's top takeaways from Friday's preseason finale:
No. 1 - Jalen Milroe's best game as a Seahawk
No one was under greater pressure to perform than quarterback Jalen Milroe. Through the previous two preseason games, Milroe hadn't engineered a single scoring drive while leading the offense and passed for only 88 yards. Against the Chiefs, it was a different story. Milroe was confident in a way we hadn't seen before, and we got to see his arm in action multiple times. His best throw was a 40-yard strike to Cody White which led to a field goal. Milroe also had a deep throw to rookie Emmanuel Henderson to get Seattle in scoring range late. Overall, Milroe completed 16-of-26 passes for 223 yards and a touchdown to tight end Nick Vannett.
Easily the best throw of Jalen Milroe’s Seahawks career so far pic.twitter.com/kyQQ3S5YaV
— Kole Musgrove (@KoleMusgrove23) August 29, 2026
Jalen Milroe has had himself a solid night pic.twitter.com/pjSGmcLSq8
— Kole Musgrove (@KoleMusgrove23) August 29, 2026
Jalen Milroe to Nick Vannett for the lead! pic.twitter.com/gMctlXAsg2
— The Seahawks Wire (@TheSeahawksWire) August 29, 2026
No. 2 - How concerned should we be about Jason Myers?
The only regular starters who get any meaningful preseason snaps are usually the kicker and punter. Michael Dickson already appears to be in midseason form, but Jason Myers' play this August has been worrisome. Jason Myers missed a PAT after Milroe found Vannett for the touchdown, keeping it a 9-6 lead which the Chiefs were able to tie. He then missed the 52-yard game winning field goal attempt to keep it a tie. The four points he was directly responsible for scoring would have been the difference in the game. Myers has now missed a field goal in each of Seattle's three preseason games, and he's missed two extra points. Hopefully this is just a funk and he's getting it out of his system now. But we're now headed towards the regular season, and games are going to start mattering. Whatever he's got going on, he'd better work through it fast.
No. 3 - Tough sledding for Jacardia Wright
Seattle could not get anything going on the ground against Kansas City. Running back Jacardia Wright had a rough night against the Chiefs' defensive line. I'm sure he's missing the Seahawks' backup offensive line that gave him plenty of room to run behind last week against Tennessee. Wright finished the game with 33 yards on 15 carries. Jalen Milroe didn't do much with his legs either, rushing seven times for only 20 yards, and Justin Jones only had one yard on three carries. I believe Wright has done enough to make this team, especially with the injury to Zach Charbonnet, but Friday was not his best output.
No. 4 - Cody White makes his case
For all the talk of Montorie Foster Jr. this camp, who had another reception for 13 yards, the standout from Friday's game was fifth year receiver Cody White. White led the Seahawks with three receptions for 69 yards, making a strong last second case he deserves to be in the wide receiver room when final cuts happen. He played in ten games last year, only catching three passes for 90 yards and a touchdown - with two of those catches and 60 of those yards coming in the 38-14 blowout win over the Washington Commanders.
No. 5 - Seattle's lack of pass rush depth could be a problem
We all know how dominant the Seahawks are on their defensive line with their starters. Leonard Williams, Byron Murphy II, Jarran Reed, DeMarcus Lawrence, Derick Hall and Uchenna Nwosu are enough to make any quarterback lose sleep when facing Seattle. But after them, boy, we didn't see much production. The Seahawks' backups and third stringers did not have a single sack against the Chiefs, and only recorded five total quarterback hits. Granted, the Chiefs' offense is built on an elite screen game that gets the ball out quickly, but KC quarterback Garrett Nussmeier hardly looked uncomfortable any point. Eventually, Seattle is going to have to rebuild some of this depth in the coming years.
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