Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald launched his career as a head coach with a win over Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos.

Macdonald said Wednesday he has apologized to Payton. But the interesting thing about the whole deal is that the apology came for the fact the exchange between the teams and coaches went public. And it got out because the Seahawks' coach shared the saga on a podcast without expecting it to get out.

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald told reporters on Wednesday that he reached out and apologized to Sean Payton after a video of Macdonald recounting a story about the Denver head coach was leaked Tuesday.

Graham Bensinger's Instagram post, about the upcoming episode of his show In Depth, has been slammed online amid a row over Mike Macdonald's remarks.

Who would have thought that a simple, fun conversation would turn into a massive mess? While Mike Macdonald’s later said that his comments about Sean Payton were not “intend[ed] for public use,” questions have nonetheless been raised about his intentions.

Benton’s creativity and his unit’s persistence won the battle of the afternoon up front, allowing the team to run the ball at will on the road.