Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith will face his old team, the New York Jets in Sunday’s Week 13 contest, but he isn’t thinking about the past. The Jets originally selected Smith with the No. 39 overall selection in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Seahawks QB Geno Smith returns to MetLife Stadium this weekend to face the Jets as a much different player than the one drafted 39th overall by the Jets in 2013.

To Smith's credit, he uses the doubters as fuel. That led to an incredible opening act as Seattle's starter in 2022, winning Comeback Player of the Year. He earned his first Pro Bowl bid at 32 years old and even garnered some back-ballot MVP votes. Last season, he led the entire NFL in fourth quarter comebacks and game-winning drives.

Geno Smith and the Seahawks grabbed a huge division win over the Cardinals with some help from the 12s in Seattle.

In one fell swoop, Smith snapped the Seahawks' six-game skid against the 49ers and gave Seattle control of its playoff fate.

Smith recently joined the Richard Sherman Podcast to discuss his performance. Smith told Sherman that he was especially motivated to end his winless streak versus the 49ers when he looked towards their sideline and noticed ex-Seahawk linebacker KJ Wright. Wright is a defensive quality control coach on Kyle Shanahan’s staff.

If Seattle wants to be the team it seeks to be, it must beat San Francisco. If Smith wants a new Seahawks deal, it’d sure help.

With a tight playoff race coming ahead in the next few weeks, Smith may have to activate his clutch gene once, twice or seven times more to help the Seahawks win. The Week 11 victory gives Macdonald confidence that the team can do it again.