He had improved as a blocker in the run game and even when the ball wasn’t coming his way through the air, Graham’s presence was enough of a factor to create matchups to benefit the Seahawks.
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I see the Seahawks closing 4-1 to finish 10-6 and enter the playoffs as the wild-card team nobody wants to face.
Cam Heyward is refreshing to listen to.
Considering the defense had stopped only half of its third-down opportunities at the time, that was an odd decision.
“Moving forward, the teams that we’re playing, we’ve got to be honed in on everything that’s going on”, guard Ramon Foster. We had some loose coverages (Sunday), some holes in the coverage. Their best hope is to beat Indianapolis and hope the Texans win the AFC South. The head-to-head victory over the Colts would help the Steelers in a tiebreaker and it’d be another conference victory.
“They caught us in some defenses and made some plays”.
Wilson threw three touchdowns to Baldwin, including an 80-yard catch-and-run score with 2:01 left after Pittsburgh had trimmed Seattle’s lead to 32-30. They were on it today, man – they were tough to stop. Seattle’s first possession started at the 30 yard line as Wilson looked to extend his home winning record that sat at 29-4, second only to Tom Brady. But instead of getting off the field the Steelers allowed touchdowns. Coach Mike Tomlin provided no update after the game. He has been underperforming this season, with six games with less than 20 receptions yards.
“It (stinks), the passing yards and no turnovers and the points”, Allen said. “We’re way better there”, Carroll said. They fought. That’s rivalry football. “We’ve just got to get back and watch it and come back with a lot of focus”. “They executed when we didn’t and I felt like they capitalized on our mistakes”.
Vikings star Adrian Peterson moved into 18th on the NFL’s rushing list with 11,354 yards, passing O.J. Simpson (11,236), Corey Dillon (11,241) and John Riggins (11,352).
“Ultimately, the truth of it is, we found a way to win”, Wilson said.
Jermaine Kearse and Doug Baldwin both responded with big games. “The other things are just extra, so it kinda kills the day”. Pittsburgh linebacker Ryan Shazier, Seattle defensive lineman Demarcus Dobbs and fullback Will Tukuafu left the game with concussions. Running the ball wasn’t really an option, but they didn’t do a good job of opening holes when the Steelers did try. A guy with his type of talent, to see him work as hard as he does, it’s pretty cool. “I thought Ben was awesome and his receivers were fantastic”. The Hawks got lucky as a fumbled ball from Kearse just touched out of bounds before Pittsburgh recovered it and Seattle was able to punt it away.
“Heath came out and made a huge impact early”, Wheaton said. “I own that, that’s part of it”.
Roethlisberger was pulled with 2 minutes left and taken to the locker room for concussion protocol. “He was having an unbelievable game with some great plays”, fellow tight end Luke Willson said of Graham.
-QB Ben Roethlisberger passed for 456 yards and a touchdown Sunday but wasn’t on the field for the final drive.
Coach Pete Carroll said Graham will need surgery to fix the injury and will be out the rest of the season.
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Roethlisberger reported concussion symptoms to his team’s trainers late in Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, and was replaced by Landry Jones on the Steelers’ final drive.
