The Seattle Seahawks took care of business on Sunday against the Panthers in Carolina, winning 30-24 to move to 11-3 on the season and 7-1 on the road.
The Seahawks had strong performances on both sides of the ball today, leading to both an offensive and defensive player of the game.
On defense, linebacker K.J. Wright earned the honor by putting together his first career two interception game, both which came within five plays of each other late in the third quarter.
Wright’s first interception came courtesy of a tipped ball at the line of scrimmage by defensive tackle Poona Ford. Wright took it 11 yards to the 50-yard line, giving Seattle a great chance to pad their lead.
Seattle got too cute however, and a trick play involving Josh Gordon throwing a deep pass to DK Metcalf predictably went poorly, leading to an interception by Tre Boston.
No matter, as Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen’s first pass with the ball back resulted in another interception from Wright, this time thanks to pressure from defensive tackle Jarran Reed.
Give the man his heated floors ‼️😂@KJ_WRIGHT34 comes up with another pick!
Q3: SEA 20, CAR 10 pic.twitter.com/PjRt9TLROp
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) December 15, 2019
Wright finished the day with four combined tackles and the two interceptions.
On a day where Seattle was without Jadeveon Clowney, Mychal Kendricks, Shaquill Griffin and Ziggy Ansah – and lost both Quandre Diggs (ankle) and Bobby Wagner (ankle) – Wright’s strong performance was crucial in helping this team gain their 11th win of the season, inching them one step closer to a playoff berth.
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