Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke finishes 27 of 35 for 223 yards, landing and intercepting, while Antonio Gibson dives for 111 yards; Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson goes 20-of-31 with 247 yards and two touchdowns
JD McKissich scored two touchdowns and Kendall Fuller intercepted a potential two-point pass in the end zone when the Washington football team stopped Seattle Seahawks 17-15 on Monday night.
It made a difference when Seattle (3-8) rode 10 games and 96 yards to draw within two points when Russell Wilson hit Freddie Swain with a 32-yard hit with 15 seconds left in fourth assists to Heinicke Logan Thomas. Golline was deemed incomplete on video review. Wilson returned to his wide receiver after a two-point pass, but saw Fuller intercept the pass.
The Seahawks appeared to deflect the ensuing blow, but were flagged as an illegal formation, and Adam Humphries of Washington reinstated the next blow to cement the result.
“It meant a lot just because of the way these guys fight,” said Washington head coach Ron Rivera. “Despite everything that happened during the injury game, we were able to come out on top, which is very good for these guys.”
Taylor Heinicke completed 27 of 35 assists for 223 yards, with a touchdown and interception for Washington, which popped into the NFC playoff final. Gibson threw 29 times for 111 yards, while McKissick was sacked with an undisclosed injury late game after 56 yards and two points.
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Wilson, who lost three games in a row for the first time as the Seahawks’ starting quarterback, finished 20 of 31 for 247 yards with two touchdowns, while Seattle only held 18.20 on the ball.
After both teams parted three-plus to start the game, Washington held the ball for nearly nine and a half minutes on his next possession. The drive came to a stop on Seattle’s five-yard line and Sly knocked out a 23-yard field goal at 2:59 to start the scoring.
Seattle responded with a six-game touchdown, to which Wilson finished off Gerald Everett with a six-meter dart with 20 seconds remaining in the first quarter after Sehawks’ quarterback set the score with a 55-yard tie to Tyler Lockett.
Neither team scored again until the end of the first half had 56 seconds left. It was then that Heinicke made a short pass to Makkissik, and the runner back did the rest for a 10-yard touchdown.
