If it’s September and you are checking your heartrate after a Seattle Seahawks game, all is right in the world. Once again, the Seahawks delivered another classic thriller in the Motor City. How would they follow up their 48-45 shootout win from last year? Well, why not a 37-31 overtime shootout victory?
The Seahawks were the clear underdogs going into the game, routinely picked against by most – but not all. Seattle reminded everyone yet again why they should not be slept on.
Buy Seahawks TicketsSunday morning started off well for the Seahawks, who marched down the field for a 12-play, 70-yard touchdown drive to open the game. Detroit easily matched, scoring a touchdown on their ensuing possession.
The Lions found the end zone again two possessions later after Seattle failed to capitalize on a 4th down stop, when Jason Myers missed a 45-yard field goal. Myers would miss once more just before the second quarter expired, as the Seahawks went into intermission trailing 14-7 to Detroit.
Fortunes turned around almost immediately for Seattle, as linebacker Uchenna Nwosu forced a fumble on the first play of the second half, which was recovered by the Seahawks defense. Running back Kenneth Walker III found the end zone two plays later for his second touchdown on the morning. The Lions made up for their mistake by retaking the lead with a touchdown on the next series, but a successful field goal from Myers and another turnover on downs from Detroit had Seattle going into the 4th quarter only down 21-17.
Geno Smith, who had been playing incredibly well, finally scored himself when he found Tyler Lockett for a 3-yard touchdown to gain a 24-21 lead. The lead was subsequently extended when cornerback Tre Brown intercepted Lions quarterback Jared Goff for a 40-yard pick six. This is now consecutive years the Seahawks have returned a Goff interception for a touchdown.
Detroit was not finished, as they responded with 10-unanswered points in the fourth quarter to force overtime. But Lady Luck smiled on the Seahawks, as they won the coin toss. Smith engineered his 11th game-winning drive when he marched Seattle down the field in nine-plays, going 75-yards to score a touchdown to claim victory. Lockett hauled in his second score of the day for the walk-off win.
It was a remarkable turnaround for a Seahawks team that looked about as bad as it could be last week against the Rams. There is still plenty to work on, but this was a major step in the right direction, and was more indicative of the team we all thought Seattle was going to be this year.
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