On Thursday night, the Seattle Seahawks took on the Los Angeles Rams. While it was actually an interesting game, the Rams were favored to win and the game was not expected to be too exciting. However, the Seahawks quarterback made sure that neither of those things happened, and played one of the best games of his life, proving to the world that he is one of the most underrated players in the league.
Wilson's first magical moment against the Rams was his first touchdown of the day. The Sehawks were about 13 yards away from pay dirt, and on that 1st and 10, Wilson faced a heavy pass rush. He quickly rolled out to his left, and after being pursued by multiple Rams pass rushers, seemingly threw it away. Little did anybody know, Wilson was actually throwing it to receiver Tyler Lockett, who was streaking across the back of the end zone. Wilson fit it in a perfect pass to Lockett, who caught it after tip toeing his feet to stay in bounds. The play is certainly a candidate for the play of the year so far.
Wilson was not done yet. On the next possession, he threw a 40 yard bomb into the open hands of receiver DK Metcalf to give Seattle another lead. He then lead the Seahawks down the field again on a beautiful pass that quite literally stuck to tight end Will Dissly's helmet, only for kicker Jason Myers to miss the ensuing field goal. When the game became close in the second half, Wilson threw two more scores, including the eventual game winner to Chris Carson on a fourth and goal.
If you could not tell already, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks are very good, and are here to stay. Given arguably his best team and coaching staff since the Legion of Boom days, Wilson has been playing out of his mind. He should be 1b to Patrick Mahomes in the MVP race right now. Playing absurdly well in one of the most competitive divisions in football, the Seahawks are a real threat to sit back on top of the ever changing NFC throne.
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