![]() With the lead and the ball, Smith dialed up his most fearsome soldier. The hit jarred the ball loose and Brooks was there to fall on it. The Lions would pick up a couple of first downs on their next possession but the second one was fool’s gold as Khalif Raymond caught a crossing route before getting leveled by Coby Bryant. A couple incompletions and a sniffed-out screen pass later, Jason Myers was banging a 56-yarder through the uprights to make it 17-9. The Seahawks got back to their roots on the next drive, running it four straight times with Ken Walker III getting three yards, then Dee Eskridge gaining six on a jet sweep, followed by a two-yard Smith keeper and and a 13-yard scamper from Walker III. Detroit would end up getting close enough for Eberle to sneak a 49-yard field goal through the uprights to make it 14-9 but the discombobulated kicker hooked the ensuing kickoff out of bounds, giving Seattle the ball up at the 40. The second near-stop came when Uchenna Nwosu jumped an out route for what would have been a long interception return but the fastball clanged off his hands and kept the Lions in business. Pete Carroll threw his red flag for some reason but the impulsive challenge was laughed away and the drive continued. The first was when the Seahawks actually forced another three-and-out but gamblin’ Dan Campbell called for a fake punt that Detroit converted with a cleanly-caught pass. 14-7.ĭetroit, for all their faults, certainly doesn’t lack firepower and they bounced right back with a scoring drive of their own. I wish they’d build the whole plane out of 1st quarter Geno Smith*. A roughing penalty and an eight-yard Penny run set Smith up to capitalize, and he did exactly that, keeping the ball after a quick drop back and darting up the middle for an untouched eight-yard touchdown. All he did is complete passes on the next three plays, hitting Lockett for 13 then DK Metcalf for 21 and 23 on consecutive throws. If that turn of events was supposed to diminish Seattle’s enthusiasm, no one told Geno Smith. ![]() There were innumerable instances of weirdness today and among them were the misadventures of fill-in kicker Dominik Eberle, who shanked the extra point to keep Seattle ahead 7-6. On the play, Hockenson got a step on Jordyn Brooks and left him behind, making the TD look easy and delivering a harbinger of things to come. And it didn’t take off-brand Ryan Gosling long to take advantage, as Goff found TJ Hockenson on a wheel route up the left side for a 32-yard score on the very next snap. I can’t remember the last time Lockett coughed up the football but it set Jared Goff and Co up beautifully. But as he tried to squeak between two tacklers, the ball was wrested from his tiny little baby hands and pounced upon by the home team. Lockett went back to receive the punt as he has all year, and he fielded it cleanly. It looked for all the world like the ‘Hawks would have the chance to take an early-two score lead but instead, the impossible happened. ![]() And early on, that looked like a big deal, as Detroit quickly went three-and-out- just the second one Seattle has forced this season. The Lions entered this game missing arguably their two best players on offense, with Amon-Ra St Brown and D’Andre Swift watching from the sideline while nursing injuries. On the possession’s final play, Smith calmly found Dissly up the seam for a 15-yard touchdown to give Seattle a quick 7-0 lead. A slip route to Colby Parkinson picked up 12 more, setting up Uncle Will for his third catch of the opening drive. Then it was Dissly for eight before Smith called his own number on a 17-yard scramble. Smith would find Tyler Lockett for six on the next play and then again for seven more a couple of snaps later. The first play was an innocent dump-off to Will Dissly for nine, and Rashaad Penny converted the first down on the following carry. 500 with the ball, and Geno Smith came out hot like he has in most of his Seahawks appearances. And perhaps unsurprisingly, the Seahawks found themselves as a touchdown underdog as they sought to right their once fearsome ship. After a disheartening loss to the Falcons last week, the next step in that journey included a road game against a very feisty pack of Lions in Detroit. Seattle’s football franchise has tumbled into a swale, and find themselves in the midst of attempting to rebuild a team that can deliver moments like that once again. It hearkened back to the Seahawks playoff runs of 2012-2014, when on-field performance elevated the collective spirits of the entire region, and of fans of the team across the world. It was an electric, visceral reminder of what Seattle sports can be, and how ready for greatness the fans here are. It was as if a joy-bomb had detonated in that stadium, and the shockwaves of pure elation reverberated for hours afterward.
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