The Seahawks, the City, and the Power of Momentum

By Ian Primmer, Co-host, CommonX Podcast

Something is happening in Seattle.

You can feel it before you can explain it. In the way people talk. In the way they argue less and believe more. In the way Sundays suddenly matter again. This Seahawks run isn’t just about wins and losses — it’s about momentum, and what happens when a city remembers who it is.

Momentum doesn’t show up politely. It doesn’t wait for analysts to agree. It just starts moving — and either you feel it, or you don’t. Seattle feels it.

Seattle has never been handed anything. This city is built on doubt and grit. On rain-soaked patience. On people doing the work without asking for applause. Whether it’s music, tech, labor, or sports, Seattle has always lived in the space between overlooked and undeniable. The Seahawks reflect that identity.

Underrated teams. Questioned quarterbacks. Systems that “shouldn’t work.” And yet, when the Hawks are right, they don’t just win games — they rewrite expectations. This run feels different because it feels familiar. It feels like Seattle being Seattle again.

Momentum is contagious — and rare. In a fractured culture, it’s one of the last forces that still unites people. Politics divide. Media fragments. Algorithms silo. But sports still cut through everything. For a few hours, strangers agree. Cities breathe in sync.

Momentum isn’t just confidence. It’s alignment.

When a team starts believing in itself at the same time a city starts believing again, something bigger happens. You don’t just watch. You lean in. That’s where Seattle is right now. And the timing matters.

People are tired. Tired of chaos. Tired of bad news. Tired of being told nothing works anymore. That’s why wins matter right now. Not because they fix everything — but because they remind people that momentum still exists. That effort still compounds. That belief still scales.

The Seahawks aren’t just playing football. They’re offering proof of concept. Proof that momentum hasn’t disappeared. Proof that belief still moves people. Proof that the city hasn’t lost its edge.

This isn’t nostalgia. It’s recognition.

A team finding rhythm.

A city finding its voice.

A moment where effort meets opportunity. Momentum doesn’t ask permission. The Seahawks don’t ask permission to compete.

Seattle doesn’t ask permission to believe.

And right now — the city is moving.