There’s no finality in Act 1 of a play. But at least the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams’ annual pageant now has the skeleton of a plot, complete with protagonists, villains and NPCs.

Soon we’ll know which genre the 2025 edition is. It’s usually a tragicomedy, you know this, we know this, and Act 1 did nothing to dispel such a notion. So with the sour result still on my lips, I’ll take solace in knowing the redemption arcs are set up. The revenge motives are laid bare for a month-long intermission before Act 2. If we’re lucky, we get a third act in January. Or unlucky! Frankly, twice a year is more than enough against a team that unlocks special little plays on their special little teams more often than any special little rival should.

Ethan Evans with perhaps the punt of the year.

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