Seahawks comeback against Falcons

The Seahawks were at the goal line when the 4th quarter started. They had basically moved the ball up and down the field all game, but shot themselves in the foot and came away empty handed several times in the first half. The second half the Seahawks were scoring, but Atlanta matched one of the scores and their lead looked safe.

When Seattle scored on the first play of the 4th quarter, and the lead was cut to 13, the Seahawks defense finally got a stop. Then the panic set in for the Falcons as Seattle marched down and scored cutting the game to 6 points with about 8 minutes left.

Seattle Seahawks at 2:11 SEA ATL
1st and 10 at ATL 13 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to R.Turbin to ATL 6 for 7 yards (W.Moore).
2nd and 3 at ATL 6 (Shotgun) R.Turbin left guard to ATL 1 for 5 yards (V.Walker).
1st and 1 at ATL 1 M.Lynch right end to ATL 1 for no gain (A.Dent; P.Jerry).
2nd and 1 at ATL 1 R.Wilson scrambles left end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. 13 27
R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. 14 27
R.Longwell kicks 65 yards from SEA 35 to end zone, Touchback.
DRIVE TOTALS: SEA 14, ATL 27, 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:10 elapsed
Atlanta Falcons at 13:01 SEA ATL
1st and 10 at ATL 20 M.Turner left end ran ob at ATL 29 for 9 yards.
2nd and 1 at ATL 29 M.Turner right tackle to ATL 32 for 3 yards (B.Mebane).
1st and 10 at ATL 32 J.Jones right end to ATL 31 for -1 yards (K.Wright).
2nd and 11 at ATL 31 (Shotgun) M.Ryan pass deep left intended for R.White INTERCEPTED by E.Thomas at SEA 39. E.Thomas ran ob at SEA 38 for -1 yards.
DRIVE TOTALS: SEA 14, ATL 27, 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:58 elapsed
Seattle Seahawks at 11:03 SEA ATL
1st and 10 at SEA 38 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass deep left to S.Rice ran ob at ATL 38 for 24 yards.
1st and 10 at ATL 38 (Shotgun) M.Lynch left guard to ATL 33 for 5 yards (S.Nicholas).
2nd and 5 at ATL 33 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to R.Turbin pushed ob at ATL 3 for 30 yards (T.DeCoud).
1st and 3 at ATL 3 R.Wilson pass short left to Z.Miller for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. 20 27
R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. 21 27
R.Longwell kicks 67 yards from SEA 35 to ATL -2. Jz. Rodgers to ATL 24 for 26 yards (D.Baldwin).
DRIVE TOTALS: SEA 21, ATL 27, 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:50 elapsed
Atlanta Falcons at 9:13 SEA ATL
1st and 10 at ATL 24 M.Ryan pass incomplete deep left to R.White.
2nd and 10 at ATL 24 (Shotgun) M.Ryan pass short left to J.Jones to ATL 21 for -3 yards (K.Wright).
3rd and 13 at ATL 21 (Shotgun) M.Ryan pass short right to DJ.Davis to ATL 27 for 6 yards (E.Thomas).
4th and 7 at ATL 27 M.Bosher punts 42 yards to SEA 31, Center-J.Harris. L.Washington to SEA 40 for 9 yards (A.Dent; A.Smith).
DRIVE TOTALS: SEA 21, ATL 27, 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:50 elapsed
Seattle Seahawks at 7:23 SEA ATL
1st and 10 at SEA 40 R.Wilson scrambles left end to SEA 49 for 9 yards.
2nd and 1 at SEA 49 M.Lynch right guard to 50 for 1 yard (S.Weatherspoon).
1st and 10 at 50 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep middle to S.Rice (T.DeCoud).
2nd and 10 at 50 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to R.Turbin.
Timeout #1 by ATL at 05:48.
3rd and 10 at 50 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short middle to S.Rice. Penalty on SEA-M.Unger, Chop Block, declined.
4th and 10 at 50 J.Ryan punts 50 yards to end zone, Center-C.Gresham, Touchback.
DRIVE TOTALS: SEA 21, ATL 27, 5 plays, 10 yards, 1:51 elapsed
Atlanta Falcons at 5:32 SEA ATL
1st and 10 at ATL 20 M.Turner right tackle to ATL 32 for 12 yards (L.Hill).
1st and 10 at ATL 32 Jz. Rodgers left tackle to ATL 34 for 2 yards (R.Bryant).
2nd and 8 at ATL 34 (Shotgun) Jz. Rodgers left end to ATL 34 for no gain (K.Wright).
3rd and 8 at ATL 34 (Shotgun) M.Ryan pass incomplete short right to R.White.
4th and 8 at ATL 34 M.Bosher punts 42 yards to SEA 24, Center-J.Harris. L.Washington to SEA 39 for 15 yards (M.Palmer; DJ.Davis).
DRIVE TOTALS: SEA 21, ATL 27, 4 plays, 14 yards, 2:32 elapsed
Seattle Seahawks at 3:00 SEA ATL
1st and 10 at SEA 39 (Shotgun) M.Lynch right guard to SEA 42 for 3 yards (S.Weatherspoon; J.Massaquoi).
2nd and 7 at SEA 42 R.Wilson pass short left to M.Lynch to SEA 49 for 7 yards (D.Robinson).
1st and 10 at SEA 49 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass deep middle to G.Tate to ATL 32 for 19 yards (S.Weatherspoon; W.Moore).
1st and 10 at ATL 32 (Shotgun) R.Wilson scrambles right end to ATL 27 for 5 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
2nd and 5 at ATL 27 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep right to Z.Miller.
3rd and 5 at ATL 27 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to M.Lynch pushed ob at ATL 3 for 24 yards (C.Hope).
1st and 3 at ATL 3 (Shotgun) PENALTY on ATL, Defensive 12 On-field, 1 yard, enforced at ATL 3 - No Play.
1st and 2 at ATL 2 M.Lynch right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Assistant challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was Upheld. 27 27
R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. 28 27

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So it was basically the bad int that really did it?

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The bad interception allowed the Seahawks to cut it to one score, and then the sphincters of every Falcon coach, player, and fan intensely contracted until the comeback was complete.

But the Falcons did put together a couple of good receptions in the last 31 seconds to set up the game winning field goal. So a great job by them to pull it together at the end.

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When it was 27-21, ATL had a chance to run the clock down and elected to throw the ball. Seattle wound up getting the ball back with enough time to drive down the field and score.

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Wrong. They ran the ball every play on that drive except for third down and it was like third and 8. There was also over 3 minutes at this point and Seattle had 3 timeouts and the two minute warning still left.

They needed to try for the first down, not to try and run the clock out.

I think it was more Russell Wilson and Zach Miller going apeshit.

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Yeah, I have a whole new appreciation of Zach Miller now.

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I was cussing the shite out of him and the Falcons.