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

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.

I t's difficult to classify exactly what kind of quarterback Geno Smith is to the Seattle Seahawks. Usually when a player is a team's starter for three full seasons (which he's ap

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.

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

As he has all season, quarterback Geno Smith owned up to a key mistake during a Seahawks game. Once again, Smith shook it off to make key plays.

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.