Watch: Mike Macdonald’s reaction says it all after being asked the same Super Bowl question again
The ghost of Super Bowls past continue to haunt Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald, but he is ready to move forward as he gets snippy with the media.
As the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks prepare to meet in the Super Bowl this Sunday, one of the most infamous moments in NFL history is back in the spotlight, and Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald is clearly over it.
Macdonald calls out reporters over repeated Super Bowl question
The last time these two franchises shared a Super Bowl field, the ending became legendary. Seattle trailed by four points, had the ball at the Patriots’ 1-yard line, and 26 seconds left on the clock. Instead of handing the ball off to Marshawn Lynch, Russell Wilson threw a pass that was intercepted by Malcolm Butler, sealing a Patriots victory and etching the play into NFL lore.
February 1, 2015: Malcom Butler’s interception at the goal line seals a 28-24 Patriots win over the Seahawks at Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale. pic.twitter.com/UWQGE7ppBr
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) February 1, 2023
A decade later, that moment still lingers like a toxic ex, especially during Super Bowl media week. And for Macdonald, it has become impossible to escape.
Reporters have repeatedly asked the first-year Seahawks head coach what he would do in that same goal-line situation. At first, Macdonald answered with patience and humor, acknowledging the significance of the play while deflecting the hypothetical. But as the questions continued, his tone began to shift.
In a video that’s now making the rounds on social media, Macdonald can be seen responding to the same question multiple times over the course of media availability. Early on, he smiles. Later, he sounds more guarded. By the end, he appears visibly exasperated, openly wondering how many more times he’ll be asked to weigh in on a decision made by a different coach, a different quarterback, and a different team altogether.
And he had four different answers 😂👏 pic.twitter.com/0CTf9WEpUT
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) February 3, 2026
Macdonald, after all, wasn’t on the Seahawks’ sideline in 2014. He wasn’t the play-caller. He wasn’t even a head coach in the NFL at the time. Yet as Seattle prepares for a Super Bowl rematch with New England, the question continues to follow him, as if history itself demands a new answer.
For the media, the Patriots-Seahawks rematch naturally invites revisiting one of the most dissected plays in sports history. For Macdonald, it’s a reminder that coaching the Seahawks still means inheriting the weight of moments he had no part in creating.
To his credit, Macdonald never lashed out. His frustration came across more as honest fatigue than irritation. A coach trying to keep his focus on the game ahead, not the ghosts of Super Bowls past. But there are only so many ways to answer a hypothetical based on a decade-old decision.
As kickoff approaches, the questions aren’t likely to stop. The matchup is too perfect, the memory too vivid. But whether Macdonald continues to entertain the hypothetical or finds new ways to shut it down may depend on how many more times it gets asked.
Either way, when the ball is snapped on Sunday, Mike Macdonald will finally get the chance to move forward and make a Super Bowl moment of his own.
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