That drop in fan confidence is similar to the time the Seahawks used one simple trick to destroy fan confidence during the 2023 season, but winning cures everything, so if Mike Macdonald and company can right the ship against Mike Tomlin’s crew, many of the shortcomings from Week 1 will be forgiven and forgotten.

"No extra juice this week," Metcalf said, via the team's official website. "It's just another team on the schedule that just so happens to be playing the Pittsburgh Steelers. We've got to go out there and do everything that we can to try to win."

Witherspoon has a new injury this week. It makes embattled Riq Woolen more likely to start again at cornerback Sunday at Pittsburgh.

Woolen's inconsistency may be frustrating, but his size, speed and athleticism is still the Seahawks' best chance to shut Metcalf down, or at least keep him from going wild against a corner who will simply get out-muscled by DK, as he's done so many times before - even against star defenders like Jalen Ramsey.

The Seahawks ultimately traded Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a second-round pick in the 2025 draft. Metcalf also signed a five-year, $150 million extension with Pittsburgh. New England's failed pursuit of Metcalf marks the second consecutive offseason that a receiver has spurned the club.

When the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Seattle may be without its top slot cornerback. Devon Witherspoon is listed as doubtful for this week's game and while he isn't the team's best boundary cornerback,

Nick Emmanwori is out, and Witherspoon is doubtful, so Seattle elevated D’Anthony Bell from the practice squad to add secondary depth.