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Robert Zeglinski

Seahawks’ Geno Smith had a perfect quote summing up his career after beating Russell Wilson, Broncos

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Now the Seahawks starting quarterback, Geno Smith took a long and winding road to become the leader of a team again. After being picked by the Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft, Smith has bounced around the league for much of his career, never getting much more traction than as a backup.

Little did anyone know that Smith would outplay the Broncos’ Russell Wilson in his return to Seattle. I mean, after one half, he was 17-of-18 for 164 yards and two touchdowns! Even better, few predicted Smith would lead the Seahawks (+6.5) to a stunning 17-16 upset of Denver in his first game as an unquestioned starter in years.

Smith knew that people in the NFL world had forgotten about what he brought to the table as a quarterback. He said as much with a fantastic quote in his post-game interview:

Now that’s some poetry right there. Smith did cool off in the second half, but a 195-yard performance, with two scores, where he threw just five incomplete passes in a win is some gutsy work.

If these are the results the Seahawks will get from the veteran, it’s a good thing Smith didn’t write back to any of his detractors.

NFL fans loved Geno Smith's resurgence after beating the Broncos on MNF

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