The Seattle Seahawks pulled off a stunner in front of a national audience on Monday night, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 27-24 in overtime to move to 8-2 on the season.
The bruising, physical game did not come without its downfalls however, as two key members of the Seattle offense suffered injuries that could have an impact on this team down the line.
Veteran receiver Tyler Lockett, arguably Seattle’s second most important offensive player, suffered a lower leg contusion late in the game and was not on the field during the overtime period.
Coach Pete Carroll said after the game that the contusion caused immediate swelling, enough that he was off-site getting evaluated right after the game.
“He got a really bad lower-leg bruise,” Carroll said. “He’ll be okay, but it’s a pretty severe situation for right now.”
It’s unclear if this injury will cause Lockett to miss any time, which would be a devastating loss for this Seahawks team.
Lockett only had three catches for 26 yards, but he has been Seattle’s leading receiver all season and is playing at a Pro Bowl level this year.
The other injury was a hamstring for tight end Luke Willson, who came out of the game in the second quarter and never returned.
Carroll wouldn’t elaborate on Willson’s injury, but hamstring injuries can linger and could certainly limit him down the stretch this season.
The team does have reinforcements coming in Ed Dickson, who will need to return from the injured reserve in Week 12 or else be out for the year. Seattle also got another strong performance from Jacob Hollister, which eases the sting of potentially losing Willson.
Carroll will speak to the media again on Tuesday before the team takes the rest of the week off for their bye, so check back then for an injury update.
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