It hadn’t been reported at that point, though, and Tomlin confirmed his decision to kick a field goal wasn’t fueled by the chance to have Jones try to lead a game-winning drive.
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A serious injury for tight end Jimmy Graham marred the Seattle Seahawks’ 39-30 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Seahawks did not win without significant cost: TE Jimmy Graham suffered a second-half tear to his patellar tendon under his right kneecap that will require surgery and end his season. The aerial mastery by Wilson earned him high praise from head coach Pete Carroll.
Texans 24, Saints 6: Brian Hoyer threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns, and Houston held Drew Brees and New Orleans without a touchdown for the first time in 10 years in a win.
With Antonio Brown being hounded by Sherman most of the game, Wheaton was the beneficiary with nine catches for 201 yards, just the second wide receiver to top 200 yards receiving against the Seahawks. He finished the season with 48 catches for 605 yards and two touchdowns. I thought it was high enough to get over that guy.
“I think, ultimately, what he’s brought to us – and I know he’ll continue to bring it, whether he’s hurt or not, no matter the circumstances – he’s a guy that’s going to love each guy”.
The Steelers will visit Seattle for the first time since 2003 and both teams could use a victory to help their playoff standing. The Seahawks won while allowing an opponent 30 points or more for the first time since 2006, when they beat the New York Giants 42-30.
“Sometimes it bounces your way”, Sherman said, “sometimes it doesn’t”.
Roethlisberger was pulled with 2 minutes left and taken to the locker room for concussion protocol.
Rawls is averaging 5.98 yards per carry, leading all running backs; Williams is eighth at 4.99 yards per carry.
“We wanted to give DeShawn a chance to play”, Carroll said.
Baldwin had six catches for 145 yards and the three touchdowns on eight targets, with his afternoon highlighted by an 80-yard scoring play that clinched a victory just before the two-minute warning.
With Seattle’s defense allowing 583 yards to the Steelers – tied for the seventh most in franchise history – and 456 yards passing to Ben Roethlisberger, which is the most allowed to a single passer in team history, the offense may have to pick up some of the slack the rest of the way. The season was tough for them, but you can’t expect too much in that first year. The playoffs are in clear sight for the ‘Hawks and the team did a lot for its destiny by knocking off the Steelers. So was Tomlin’s decision to open the second quarter with a fake field goal that had Jones take the place of usual holder Jordan Berry and saw the Steelers shift into an offensive formation on fourth-and-two. Wilson dropped a short pass to his right that Baldwin caught on the run on a shallow crossing pattern. Quarterback Russell Wilson seemed to throw his first great TD pass of the season (really it was his ninth) and he ended the game with 13 total, throwing five on the day (Sunday was his birthday, after all).
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Pittsburgh’s Roethlisberger went 36 for 55 with a touchdown and two interceptions. We had the lead (27-26 in the fourth quarter), we didn’t finish it off. It’s similar to the Baltimore game (a 23-20 overtime loss on October 1), we’re up 20-7, we didn’t finish. Vince Williams stood out the most, making seven tackles after Ryan Shazier left the game. It was a rough day for the NFL’s elite tight ends.
