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• WASHINGTON VS SEAHAWKS SCORE FULL

Besides RGIII, the casualties included Seattle DE Chris Clemons, Washington OG Kory Lichtensteiger left the game. Injury report: This was a brutal game for injuries. It seemed like he was the only one capable of moving on the terrible field. He broke off a 27-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that put Seattle on top for good.īox score hero: Lynch finished the game with 131 yards on 19 carries, as well as his game-breaking touchdown.

WASHINGTON VS SEAHAWKS SCORE FULL

Facing a furious Washington blitz, Seattle leaned on Lynch, who went into full beast mode, as he is wont to do. Marshawn Lynch was headed toward goat status after a third quarter fumble at the one-yard line cost Seattle a scoring drive that could have given them a lead. Wilson added another 67 yards on the ground, carrying the ball himself eight times.

He nevertheless managed to complete 15-of-26 of his throws for a total of 187 yards and a second quarter touchdown to Michael Robinson. Safeties, cornerbacks, hobos living under the bleachers, Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett threw everything he could at Russell Wilson, with success. Could he have sat another week, even if it meant missing a do-or-die Week 17 game against Dallas? The rookie quarterback missed the next week's game, but returned after that. James Andrews did not give clearance for RGIII to return to the game against the Ravens, the game where Griffin was injured on a hit by Haloti Ngata. A report Sunday morning revealed that Dr. The real question for the Redskins might be the initial handling of RGIII's knee injury. Head coach Mike Shanahan had to leave his best player in there, and probably would have had to forcibly remove him from the game. It's an easy debate to have from the comfort of your living room.

There were mutterings on Twitter and from the broadcast booth about the wisdom of leaving RGIII in the game. Griffin's knee buckled as he stooped down to get the ball, bending in a way that knees are not supposed to bend. A bad snap hit what was left of the turf. It all went south for RGIII at about the six-minute mark in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with 21 rushing yards. Griffin attempted a few runs, limping visibly down the field. His knee injury took away Washington's read option offense, forcing him to do most of his work inside the pocket. Both first-year quarterback held their ground.Ī hobbled RGIII completed 10-of-19 passes for a total of 84 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Both teams dialed up harder hitting, more blitzing and played on a field that that looked like the Norman invasion crossed there hours before the game started.

The two rookie quarterbacks did not disappoint, though they did find much tougher sledding in their first postseason appearances. Things are vastly different in Seattle these days, and that was clear when Pete Carroll's team beat the Washington Redskins by a final score of 24-14 on the road in Landover, Md. The Seattle Seahawks hadn't won a playoff game on the road since the team was in the AFC, losing their last eight straight road playoff games.