The Pete Carroll era got underway on Sunday as the head coach and his quarterback, Geno Smith, led the team to a 20-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Week 1. The win was refreshing for an organization that is in need of a culture change and has struggled tremendously when traveling to the East Coast in recent years.
Carroll became the first head coach in NFL history to win his franchise debut with four different teams, having previously done so with the New York Jets, New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. He also accomplished the feat in his lone collegiate stop with the USC Trojans.