Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson reacts after throwing the winning touchdown pass to give the Seahawks a 27-26 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night (AP Photo / Stephen Brashear) AP
Russell Wilson had no doubts he and the Seattle Seahawks would drive 94 yards and score the winning touchdown in under two minutes on Sunday night Why? Because Wilson has mastered the art of winning records throughout his career
Sure enough, Wilson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver DK Metcalf on a fourth goal with 15 seconds left to give the undefeated Seahawks an unlikely 27-26 victory over the Minnesota Vikings and the Top 5. 0 debut in franchise history
« With the quarterback we have, there’s no doubt in our minds that we’re not going to come down here and score, » Metcalf told reporters after the game « Whenever we’re in that moment it’s easy for us to go play our football because we know we have a quarterback who can make anything possible, anything can happen It can deliver when the game is in play «
Wilson delivered another magical and winning comeback to the game The winning disc marked Wilson’s 34th winning disc in the fourth quarter and in overtime in his career, the most quarterbacks since Wilson entered in the league in 2012
Wilson’s last winning drive could have been the most unlikely The Seahawks offense struggled against the Vikings for much of the game The Seahawks were shut out in the first half and scored just 66 total offensive yards Wilson taking four sacks The Seahawks responded with a flurry of 21 points in the third quarter to take a 21-13 lead, but those goal practices consisted of 58 yards, as well as 15 and 29 yards after turnovers
As the defense stopped Vikings running back Alexander Mattison in a fourth and one game to give the Seahawks a chance Driving 94 yards seemed unlikely as the Seahawks hadn’t produced a long sustained run during the match and they did not convert a third try (0-7) in the match
« It was really special to stay the course The guys kept believing, » Wilson told reporters after the game « It was really special that we were able to keep believing That’s what I got you always said guys, to have no doubts just keep believing, something big is going to happen «
Wilson started the winning run with a 17-yard run Wilson was unusually off target on three straight passes, creating a fourth and 10 Until their last play, Wilson found Metcalf on the left sideline for a gain 39 yards against 38 Vikings
« We have to do a play. A little bit of everyone’s gaze Obviously DK was on the pitch, » Wilson told reporters after the game « I just tried to give him a chance to get his hands on it Sure enough he does an incredible hold I don’t even think I got to see him I was on the pitch maybe »
The Seahawks finally scored a first goal in Vikings’ 6 Metcalf nearly caught the winning pass on second, but Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes snatched the football away from Metcalf in the Wilson end zone missed Metcalf on the third down, putting the Seahawks in another online game situation
« I just scanned the whole field, looked left, looked right, came back to DK Boom, he was there, » Wilson told reporters after the game « I tried to drag it to him just before the guy reached me «
Metcalf goes low to catch the ball for the win and add to Wilson’s legacy in clutch situations
« There’s so much character that allows you to have so much composure, to be so clear, to perform so well like that throughout these opportunities, » Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told the journalists after the match »I don’t know how anyone could ever get better than what he keeps showing us in these situations He’s as good as you can »
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