Jalen Milroe played the entire second half of the game and showed off speed, ability to run and his arm going 6 of 10, for 61 yards and rushing for 38 yards.
"Number one, what a dream come true to play my first NFL game in Lumen Field," Milroe said. "I think the best thing is for all of us to just regroup, but also just build on this game. I think that's so important. As you go on any journey, you have to start somewhere. So now with that, you're able to look upon what we did well, what we didn't, and just try to build upon that, just get 1 percent better as we have this opportunity."
On Milroe's night as a whole, Macdonald said, "I thought Jalen played well. I thought he made good decisions. Operation-wise there are some things we want to be a little cleaner on. Throwing the ball accurately, throwing it on time, and then when it wasn't there, extending plays with his legs I thought was really cool. Made some good decisions in the quarterback-driven game with how they're playing their edges… So not getting greedy and handing the ball off and having effective runs, I thought that was good stuff for not really having prepped them for them."
Robbie Ouzts, who was one of Milroe's teammates at Alabama was another rookie who also had a solid day, playing in his new role as a fullback. He had a catch for 17 yards, picked up key blocks, including one on four-time Pro Bowler Maxx Crosby and another one that paved the way for the Seahawks' first touchdown on the night, a 24-yard run by running back George Holani.
Macdonald said they definitely felt Ouzts when he was on the field, "Just like, hey, what is that, your second play as an NFL player and you just go execute at a high level and pop an explosive run? That was pretty cool."
Holani adding, "Shout out Ouzts man. He's a big physical fullback. He does everything right in practice from run, blocking to pass protection, whatever it is. We can depend on that guy to go out there and get the job done."