NFL sensation makes eyes water
The Seattle Seahawks beat the favored Philadelphia Eagles because one record is not enough and someone who seemed to be discarded plays big. The final seconds are spectacular.
Thanks to a spectacular touchdown and an interception seconds before the end, the Seattle Seahawks have won their home game against the favored Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL. Led by quarterback Drew Lock, who was unexpectedly allowed to play, the hosts won 20:17. Seattle had previously lost five out of six games. It was only the fourth defeat of the season for Philadelphia, but the third in a row. As a result, the team had to surrender the lead in the NFC to the San Francisco 49ers and also slipped to second place in the NFC East behind the Dallas Cowboys.
Seattle, on the other hand, still has a chance of making the play-offs thanks to the win - thanks to Jaxon Smith-Njigba's touchdown with 28 seconds left, Julian Love's intercepted pass 22 seconds later and the nerves of playmaker Lock. Since his transfer from the Denver Broncos, he had only been allowed to play the backup role behind Geno Smith and found out on game day that he would be playing against the Eagles. "This feels so good. It's been a long time," Lock said with moist eyes in a TV interview on ESPN. He will remember the announcement before the decisive touchdown "for the rest of my life". "You ask yourself all this time if you've still got it, if you're still the right guy. That means a lot," he said.
Hurts produce record
The decisive drive that ended with the winning touchdown began for Lock with a foot in his own end zone. A spectacular play in which Lock found his star receiver DK Metcalf for a 34-yard gain brought the decisive gain in space - because Metcalf secured the ball in a jump under the highest pressure. The Eagles regained possession of the ball, but Seattle's Julian Love intercepted a desperation throw across half the field from quarterback Jalen Hurts. A few minutes earlier, Love had kept his team in the game when he intercepted a long pass from Hurts in his own end zone.
Hurts, who had led the Eagles to the Super Bowl last season, traveled to Seattle on a private jet separately from his teammates after falling ill, and it was only clear shortly before the start of the game that the playmaker would be able to play at all. And Hurts did indeed appear weakened, but for three quarters it looked as if his performance would be enough for the favorites to win. He personally crowned two long scoring drives with two short touchdown runs of one and three yards. With 14 rushing touchdowns, the 25-year-old broke Cam Newton's record for the most touchdowns scored by a quarterback in a season.
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Despite Jalen Hurts breaking Cam Newton's touchdown record with his two short runs, it was quarterback Drew Lock and the Seattle Seahawks who seized the opportunity in the final moments of the game, securing a victory in American Football's NFL. The remarkable win moved the Seahawks closer to playoff eligibility, showcasing the potential of the NFL's ever-changing landscape.
Source: www.ntv.de
