Seahawks Outlast Philip Rivers and Colts 18-16
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Four Down Territory: Jason Myers beats Philip Rivers, 18-16
Well, it wasn’t quite Rocky vs Apollo, but the heavyweight (sorry, that was mean) battle between the Seattle Seahawks’ much maligned kicker and Rivers doing his best Dennis Quaid “The Rookie” impression was some of the best bad football I can remember.
Njigba, Ernest Jones IV, and Jason Myers will lead the team’s three phases into battle in their biggest game of the year.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/onsi as Pair of Jason Myers records expose Seahawks' biggest shortcomings.
Seattle Seahawks left tackle Charles Cross was listed as a non-participant for a second straight day ahead of Thursday night's NFC West showdown vs the Rams.
Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald would prefer not to have to rely on Jason Myers quite so much. Myers scored all of Seattle's points on Sunday, kicking a franchise-record six field goals in an 18-16 win over Philp Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts.
It's reminiscent of Pete Carroll's Seahawks teams, which regularly would come alive in the final two quarters to secure wins. At that time, the franchise was known for frequently emerging on the winning end of nail-biters, seemingly every week.
Here’s what the national media had to say about the Seahawks’ nail-biting performance against the Colts and 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers.
Seahawks kicker Jason Myers joins Pat McAfee and explains what it's like to play for coach Mike Macdonald.