Good morning, 12s. Here's a look at what's out there today — Thursday, January 13 — about your Seattle Seahawks.
NFL.com Ranks Seahawks' Top 10 Plays Of The 2021 Season
The Seahawks may have missed the playoffs and had their first losing season in a decade in 2021, but the season was not without its highlights.
Tyler Lockett set a new single-season career high in receiving yards with 1,175, and became the first Seahawk since Steve Largent with three consecutive 1,000 yard seasons. DK Metcalf set a new career high with 12 touchdown catches. Despite missing three games, Russell Wilson still threw 25 touchdowns against just 6 interceptions for a rating of 103.1, fifth best in the league. And Rashaad Penny experienced a huge breakout during the second half of the season, leading the league in rushing over the final five weeks with 671 yards and six touchdowns on a whopping 7.3 yards per carry.
Those four players are heavily featured in NFL.com’s ranking of the Seahawks’ top 10 plays of the season, but players like Michael Dickson, Rasheem Green and Travis Homer also made plays that had the whole league buzzing this season.
Check out where some of the Seahawks' most interesting plays ranked within the top 10 below.
9. Week 5: Michael Dickson's "Double-Punt"
The Seahawks lost to the Rams as Russell Wilson suffered a finger injury in this game, but what it will really be remembered for is Michael Dickson's heads-up play in the third quarter. His original punt attempt was blocked by the Rams' Jamir Jones and the ball careened to the left, but Dickson cleanly picked it up with one hand, ran to the line of scrimmage, and booted a 69-yard kick to the Rams' 11-yard line. The play caused some confusion initially and a flag was thrown, but the punt was ultimately deemed legal.
NBC Sports' Peter King wrote about the play in his “Football Morning in America” column the following week: "I've covered the NFL since 1984," King wrote. "I've never seen a punt -- nor a special-teams play -- as incredible as the Michael Dickson double-punt in the Rams-Seahawks game Thursday night."
6. Week 12: Rasheem Green blocks extra point, returns it for two points
The Seahawks hadn't blocked an extra point and returned it for two points ever since the NFL made the rule change and moved the PAT kick back to the 15-yard line in 2015.
That changed in Week 12, when Rasheem Green blocked Washington kicker Joey Slye's attempt with just under a minute remaining in the first half. Washington had just scored a touchdown to take a 9-7 lead when Green broke through the line to block the kick. The ball popped into his hands around the 21-yard line and he raced down the sideline, protected by blockers D.J. Reed and Ryan Neal, and into the endzone, allowing the Seahawks to go into halftime tied 9-9 rather than trailing by three.
It was Seattle's first blocked PAT since Week 3 of 2020 against the Cowboys.
4. Week 18: Rashaad Penny's 62-yard touchdown run
In a month's worth of breakout games, Rashaad Penny's Week 18 performance against the Cardinals really was the ultimate breakout game. Penny exploded back onto the radar in Week 14 with a career high 137 yards and two touchdowns against the Texans, then rushed for another 135 against the Bears two weeks later. The following week against Detroit, he topped that for a new career high of 170 yards and two more touchdowns. Penny had finally begun to shake the first-round draft bust label, and the league took notice.
But he wasn't done there. In the Seahawks' season finale, Penny ran for another career high 190 yards on more than eight yards per carry, and delivered the knockout punch with a 62-yard touchdown run — also the longest of his career — late in the fourth quarter to put the Seahawks up by two scores, helping secure the 38-30 victory.
Penny's 190 yards in Week 18 were the second-most in a game this season behind Dalvin Cook's 205 in Week 14.
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Social Post Of The Day
ESPN's Field Yates calls on fantasy managers who won some money thanks to Rashaad Penny's dominant late season stretch to donate to Autism Speaks, which Penny supports.
More From Around The Web
At Seahawks.com, reporter John Boyle on Rashaad Penny hoping to build off of the success of this season.
Corbin Smith of Sports Illustrated on Pete Carroll preaching “continuity” as the Seahawks enter a critical offseason.
Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times takes an early look at the Seahawks’ 2022 opponents.
Go behind the scenes with team photographer Rod Mar as he shares moments from the Seattle Seahawks' 38-30 win vs. the Arizona Cardinals on January 9, 2022 at State Farm Field. Eye On The Hawks is presented by Western Washington Toyota Dealers.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson huddles the team around him on the field before the game.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson walks towards the field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ to prepare for the game against the Cardinals.
Seahawks defensive tackle Bryan Mone works with assistant coach Damione Lewis before the game.
Seattle wide receiver Tyler Lockett smiles during early warmups.
Seahawks linebacker Cody Barton flashes a smile.
Seahawks kicker Jason Myers takes warmup kicks on the field before the game.
Seahawks quarterbacks, receivers and tight ends huddle at the end of their early warmup session.
Seahawks left tackle Duane Brown gets loose before the game.
Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny during early warmups.
Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett takes a selfie with a fan's phone (fan seen through the railing above).
Two young fans peek through a railing hoping for a photo or autograph as the Seahawks go back and forth in the tunnel leading to the locker room.
As usual, 12s turned out in big numbers to watch the Seahawks face the Cardinals in the desert.
Seahawks quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Geno Smith leave the locker room.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson huddles with his position coaches and teammate Geno Smith before taking the field.
Head coach Pete Carroll hugs receiver Tyler Lockett before the game.
Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny breaks into the secondary on a long run in the first quarter.
Receiver Tyler Lockett gets the ball across the pylon for a touchdown in the first quarter.
Tyler Lockett takea s bow after scoring to tie the game in the first quarter.
Seahawks cornerback Sidney Jones upends Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz.
Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett catches the ball in the near corner of the end zone for his second touchdown of the game.
Seahawks linebacker Cody Barton send Cardinals running back James Conner flying.
Seahawks defensive end Carlos Dunlap gets his fingertips on the shoe of Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray for one of Dunlap's two sacks.
Russell Wilson waits outside the locker room at halftime to greet teammates including Aaron Fuller.
Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf battles for a deep ball in the third quarter.
Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny takes off on another long run.
Seahawks receiver Freddie Swain scores on a pass from Russell Wilson in the third quarter.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is fired up in the third quarter.
Seattle's Kerry Hyder, Jr. sacks Arizona's Kyler Murray.
Seahawks Travis Homer and DeeJay Dallas hit Cardinals punter Andy Lee, resulting in a fumble recovered by Seattle.
Seahawks special teamers Aaron Fuller, Cody Thompson and Nick Bellore celebrate after Thompson recovered a fumble by Cardinals punter Andy Lee.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is fired up as he celebrates with head coach Pete Carroll after Wilson scored on a four-yard run in the fourth quater.
Seahawks defensive end Carlos Dunlap registers his second sack of Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.
Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny heads for the end zone with a 62-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Head coach Pete Carroll gets a hug at the end of the game from running backs coach Chad Morton.
Running back Rashaad Penny thanks 12s who lined up near the team's tunnel after the game.
Robert Nkemdiche fires up the 12s as the Seahawks head to the locker room after defeating the Cardinals.
Seahawks quarterback and captain Russell Wilson takes a victory lap and acknowledges 12s as he heads to the locker room after winning the season finale.
