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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll leaves the field after an NFL preseason football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Pete Carroll, Geno Smith return to Seattle with Raiders

Pete Carroll played a new role in familiar territory Thursday night, with his first preseason game as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders coming against the Seattle Seahawks. The former Seattle coach clearly felt at home before the 23-23 tie, talking with many Seahawks players on the field during warmups and generally being his outgoing, energetic self. Carroll spent 14 seasons in Seattle, going 137-89-1. He was at the helm for some of the most memorable moments in team history, including the 2013 Super Bowl championship with the dominant “Legion of Boom” defense, before the Seahawks parted ways with him after the 2023 season. Las Vegas starting quarterback Geno Smith also made a return to Seattle.

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Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald, left, hugs Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll after an NFL preseason football game Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy)

Raiders tie Seahawks 23-23 in Pete Carroll’s Seattle return

Pete Carroll’s Seattle return ended without a winner when Jalan Gaines blocked Daniel Carlson’s 55-yard field-goal try for Las Vegas as time expired, leaving the Raiders and Seahawks tied at 23 on Thursday night. The 73-year-old Carroll, coaching his first preseason game with the Raiders, was narrowly denied the victory in his return to Seattle, where he led the Seahawks to some of their highest moments. The Raiders did lead a late comeback to secure the tie, with Carlson kicking a 51-yard field goal with about a minute left.  Carroll coached the Seahawks for 14 years, going 137-89-1 and putting together double-digit victories eight times over a nine-year stretch. He led Seattle to its only Super Bowl victory in 2013.

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