Last night the Atlanta Falcons barely held off the Seattle Seahawks in a big Monday Night Football win- in a stunning last minute field goal attempt, the Seahakws kicker Blair Walsh missed a 52 yard field goal, that would have taken the game into overtime.
Many viewed this as a rematch from last year’s division playoff game- hosted in Seattle, Matt Ryan and the Falcons started off strong, taking a commanding 14-0 lead over the Seahawks, but eventually gave up their lead as Russell Wilson battled back.
Before the half the Falcons had a chance to extend their lead and forgo having the potential to tie late game with a field goal when the score was 24-21; instead Pete Carroll decided to go for a fake field goal, but was shut down.
“It would have been a really good call if we would have made it,” Carroll said. “It was a terrific opportunity, right where we wanted it. The defensive tackle made a better play. He wasn’t supposed to be there.”
The Seahawks have had a rough go at it this season with a roster that’s been filled with injuries- taking advantage of that, Matt Ryan put up the most points the Falcons have seen in any game all season. Completing 19 of 27 passes, Ryan put up 195 yards, two touchdowns, five scores on eight possessions and a total of zero interceptions. Russell Wilson on the other hand straight up put the Seahawks on his back and carried the offense for 252 yards thrown and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception.
Wilson also took the ball into his own hands, rushing for 86 yards and 1 touchdown- the Seahawks may have lost, but those who have Russell Wilson on their Fantasy Football team certainly pulled in a big W. Jimmy Graham caught 7 passes for 58 yards and one TD, while Doug Baldwin took up 40 yards and a late game TD.
With :07 seconds left, the Seahawks kicker Blair Walsh missed a 52 yard field goal that would have sent the teams into overtime- with the loss, the Seahawks are dropped into the group of teams hunting for a playoff position, while the Falcons are catapulted up to the #6 spot in the playoff rankings.
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.@DangeRussWilson hits @DougBaldwinJr and it's a @Seahawks TOUCHDOWN! #Seahawks #ATLvsSEA pic.twitter.com/COEtAiGa9x
— NFL (@NFL) November 21, 2017
.@DangeRussWilson: "I got this."
Touchdown #Seahawks! pic.twitter.com/gjQX7QqLlv
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) November 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/Seahawks/status/932792304288514048
I can't blame Pete Carroll for trying to break a fake field goal for a touchdown with 7 seconds left in the half. Obviously he feared Matt Ryan would hang 40 on his decimated D. He needed go-for-broke touchdowns not FGs.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 21, 2017
I believe Russell Wilson would have kicked the 52-yard field goal that Blair Witch Project missed short. Russell is that incredible in 4th quarters.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 21, 2017
My mind is blown by that fake field goal. Someone explain that.
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) November 21, 2017
Russell Wilson evading trouble like… pic.twitter.com/pps9YILXO6
— Josina Anderson (@JosinaAnderson) November 21, 2017