The Seattle Seahawks saw their season end in heartbreaking fashion, falling to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional round, 28-23, after a furious comeback attempt fell just short.
Seattle’s defense struggled for most of the first half, and the offense at times looked stagnant, but while there are many reasons the team was not able to pull off a victory, quarterback Russell Wilson was certainly not one of them.
“I thought Russell was phenomenal tonight,” coach Pete Carroll commented after the game. “He did everything he could have done. His courage and his toughness showed up. His resolve to find ways was all over the field, running and passing. The throws that he made the runs that he made, the escapes that he pulled off. Always going to win is what he was doing. It was awesome, it was awesome to watch him be a part of it. Really proud of him and the rest of the guys that fought for this.”
Wilson finished with 21 completions for 277 yards and a touchdown, good for a 106.5 passer rating. He also carried the ball seven times for a team-leading 64 yards, using his legs to propel the team on an 84-yard drive that resulted in his one touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett late in the third quarter.
Wilson was a Pro Bowl selection and an All-Pro nominee this year after perhaps the finest season of his career. Despite his numbers tailing off, the 30-year-old still finished with 341 completions, 4,110 yards and an outstanding 31-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio – numbers that had him in the MVP conversation all season long.
The Seahawks will have some overhaul this offseason, on both sides of the ball, but one thing is for sure: Wilson will be elite behind center once again in 2020.
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