The Seattle Seahawks escaped Foxboro with a 23-20 overtime victory to improve to 2-0, but it could have easily been a different story. In the second half against the New England Patriots, the Seahawks were being shut out. Defensively, they were struggling to get the Pats offense off the field.
Late in the fourth quarter, they held strong. Leonard Williams and Bryon Murphy teamed up to sack New England quarterback Jacoby Brissett on third down, forcing the Patriots to attempt a field goal. New England was leading 20-17 at the time, and had they made it a 23-17 game, Seattle would have needed to engineer a touchdown drive to attempt to win.
Instead, safety Julian Love blocked the kick to keep it a three-point game. Now, all Seattle needed was a field goal of their own to tie things up. The blocked kick was undeniably one of the most pivotal moments of the afternoon for the Seahawks.
Fellow safety Rayshawn Jenkins was mic’ed up during the blocked kick, and it’s a must-see for 12’s everywhere.
