Few coaches or players will be on the field on Sunday who partook in the last Seahawks/Packers matchup, but new stars can etch their names in the rivalry's lore.
Despite not playing in the same division, Seattle and Green Bay have met four times in the postseason during that time and played in countless close games in the regular season along the way.
"They play a great brand of football. They play winning football," Macdonald said of the Packers. "They've been doing it throughout their entire franchise history and especially since Matt's got there and doing his thing. We've got a lot of respect for them and how they play. They're a physical football team, they play really hard, they attack the football, and they take care of it on offense.
Given that lack of head-to-head experience against Lafleur, Macdonald acknowledged on Monday that he's leaning on the experience of several of his assistants who have coached against him over the years to assist with game planning this week, including assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, who helped the Bills beat the Packers 27-17 as a defensive coordinator in 2022.
Looking back at that last matchup three seasons ago at Lambeau Field, neither team has many players on their rosters who even suited up in that contest. Only five current Seahawks - DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, Tre Brown, Jason Myers, and Michael Dickson - recorded statistics in that game. The Packers have even fewer holdovers, as only defensive end Rashan Gary and defensive tackle Kenny Clark recorded statistics in the game and cornerback Jaire Alexander wasn't active due to injury.
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