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INSANE Seahawks stat: Geno Smith’s rushing touchdown made Seattle history

INSANE Seahawks stat: Geno Smith’s rushing touchdown made Seattle history

During the first half of the Seattle Seahawks’ Week 1 showdown against the Denver Broncos, Seattle’s offense and special teams looked entirely discombobulated. After an interception, a muffed punt and a safety (the first of two, I might add) the Seahawks were trailing the Broncos 8-3.

With a few ticks above six minutes left to play in the first half, Smith and the Seahawks offense were on the march into Denver territory. Facing a first and 10 at Denver’s 34-yard line, Geno Smith took a page right out of Thanos’ book and said “fine, I’ll do it myself” as he took off for a touchdown run. The score gave the Seahawks their first lead of the afternoon.

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Smith’s scramble didn’t just give the Seahawks a much-needed lead, he also ran his way further into franchise history… literally! The 34-yard touchdown run was the longest by a Seahawks quarterback since Dave Krieg had a 37-yard rush against the then-San Diego Chargers in Week 2 of the 1984 season. The date of the game? September 9th, 1984.

Almost 40 years ago to. the. day.

Sometimes, football is freaky like that.

Back then, Krieg’s Seahawks were coming off the first playoff run in franchise history, which saw Seattle make it all the way to the AFC Championship game. The Seahawks, fresh off a 33-0 victory over the Cleveland Browns in Week 1, handled their business against San Diego.

The Chargers had built up a 10-0 lead to start the game, but Seattle took over from there. Seattle eventually claimed their first lead of the game, 17-10, behind Krieg’s 37-yard dead sprint on 3rd-and-10. The explosive run can be seen here, and we certainly recommend giving it a view. From there, the Seahawks would go on to build a 31-10 lead over San Diego, before eventually finishing with a 31-17 victory.

Again, it’s funny how football works some times. Both of these quarterback runs happened at home, against AFC West teams with losing records the year prior, and in the iconic royal blue throwbacks.

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Former Seahawks QB Dave Krieg turned 64 years old on Friday

Former Seahawks QB Dave Krieg turned 64 years old on Friday

Yesterday was a very special birthday for a former Seattle Seahawks legend. Former quarterback Dave Krieg turned 64 years old. Some of our readers may fondly remember Krieg during his prime in the 1980’s, who was the first truly great quarterback the Seahawks franchise had. For our younger ones, let’s have a bit of a history lesson!

Krieg was with Seattle from 1980-1991, but truly got his time to shine during the 1983 campaign when he took over for Jim Zorn. From there, the Seahawks made their first ever postseason and made it as far as the AFC Championship. Krieg provided legitimate stability for the still-fledgling Seahawks in their early years, and was a staple during the 80’s.

When Krieg left, Seattle floundered in the 1990’s, and all his franchise marks stayed pristine until Matt Hasselbeck went under center in the Emerald City. Hasselbeck, and of course Russell Wilson, are the only two quarterbacks who have matched/surpassed Krieg’s numbers. In fact, Krieg is still second all time in franchise history with 195 touchdown passes.

We at Seahawks Wire wish Mr. Krieg a belated birthday, and hope it was spent with friends and family to celebrate another trip around the sun.

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Seahawks Mt. Rushmore: Quarterbacks

It’s important for fans to know their own team’s history. 

The NFL offseason at this point can be slow. Teams are practicing, but full blown training camp won’t be starting until later in July.

With this in mind, I thought it would be a perfect time to take a look at some of the best players in Seattle Seahawks franchise history. We at Seahawks Wire are calling this our Mt. Rushmore series, where we’ll go over some of the stats of the Top 4 players at each major position.

Naturally, we’ll start with the game’s most important and high profile position: quarterback.

Of course, there won’t exactly be a ton of surprises on this particular list, but I think it’s important for fans to know their own team’s history.

Side note: Geno Smith obviously won’t make the list, but he may not be as far off as you might think. After only 21 starts with the Seahawks, Smith is already No. 8 all time in franchise passing yards and passing touchdowns.

Calvin Johnson, Jason Hanson among Lions nominated for Pro Football Hall of Fame

Will Calvin Johnson get in on the first ballot?

Calvin Johnson is the headliner among nine players with Detroit Lions ties who made the initial cut as nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction class of 2021.

Johnson is in his first year of eligibility after retiring following the 2015 season. He spent his entire 9-year career with the Lions, earning three All-Pro nods and making six Pro Bowls. “Megatron” still holds the NFL record for receiving yards in a season with 1,964 in 2012 and his 86.1 receiving yards per game ranks fourth all-time.

Longtime Lions kicker Jason Hanson, who ranks fourth all-time in scoring, joins several players from the 1990s Detroit teams on the nominee list. Left tackle Lomas Brown and guard/center Kevin Glover both made the cut. So did linebacker Chris Spielman and return man extraordinaire Mel Gray.

Three others who played for the Lions but aren’t primarily known for their time in Motown also appear on the list of 130: QB Dave Krieg, OLB Pat Swilling and PK David Akers.

The full list of nominees, which includes first-timers Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson, is available via the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The list of nominees will be reduced to 25 semifinalists in November. The selection committee then whittles down to 15 in January before announcing the class in February.

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Super Bowl 54: The 29 starting quarterbacks who failed to get the Chiefs to the Super Bowl

The Chiefs had 29 starting quarterbacks between Len Dawson and Patrick Mahomes, none taking them to the Super Bowl.

Len Dawson got the Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowls I and IV. Patrick Mahomes has them with a return engagement — finally — at Super Bowl LIV. So, who were all the other starting QBs who failed to get Kansas City back to the NFL championship game? Going to start with the 1976 season, the year after Dawson retired following his Hall of Fame career.

Mike Livington

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Mike Livingston was a Kansas City Chief from 1968 through his entire career that ended after 1979. He backed up Len Dawson and took over after the Hall of Famer retired. Livingston was 31-43-1 overall as a starter. His mark after Dawson’s exit was 11-32.

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Russell Wilson nearing Seahawks franchise record in passing yards

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is 389 yards away from passing Matt Hasselbeck as the franchise leader in passing yards.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is 389 yards away from passing Matt Hasselbeck as the team’s franchise leader in passing yards.

Wilson, now in his eighth season with Seattle, has accrued 29,046 total passing yards, well ahead of Dave Krieg (26,132) and Jim Zorn (20,122) who are in third and fourth place, respectively.

Wilson has racked up 3,422 of those yards this season, for an average of 263.2 yards per game. So while he probably won’t pass Hasselbeck this Sunday in Carolina (the Panthers have yet to give up over 365 passing yards in a game this season) he seems destined to take over the record the following Sunday, at home against the Cardinals.

Wilson is already in first place in touchdowns and wins, despite being just fourth in total games played. He’ll move into a tie with Zorn for third place after Sunday’s game, and should pass both Krieg and Hasselbeck next season – barring an injury.

Wilson and the Seahawks will be focused on getting a win and securing a spot in the playoffs over individual accomplishments, but it’s no surprise that he is steadily climbing to the top of the record books in Seattle.

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