Macdonald's ultimate super test

The Seattle Seahawks are heading to their fourth Super Bowl since 2006, but neither Mike Holmgren nor Pete Carroll are walking through that door.

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Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike MacDonald looks on during the first quarter against the Los Angeles Rams.

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Instead, the job of preparing his team for Super Bowl LX falls to 38-year-old Mike Macdonald in just his second season as a head coach at any level.

Asked what he expects the biggest challenge of the next two weeks to be, Macdonald replied, “It’s easy to say ‘process; but the days are gonna look a little bit different. So it’s really the intent behind what we're trying to do every day. Just staying focused on the things that we can control, because there is so much extra. That comes with the territory. It’s exciting. It's an opportunity to kind of get it right”

Macdonald's Seahawks held off the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in an instant classic NEC Championship Game on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots on Feb 8 in Santa Clara, California.