Russell Wilson Wins 93rd Game As Seahawks Down Cardinals In NFL Week 11

Russell Wilson Wins 93rd Game As Seahawks Down Cardinals In NFL Week 11

Russell Wilson and the Seahawks moved to first place in the NFC West after beating Arizona. The win was Wilson’s 93rd in his first nine seasons, the most all-time.

That wasn’t the only historic mark Wilson reached in this crucial victory, however. This game was crucial for NFC West positioning, and the Seahawks just gained a massive leg-up.

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Russell Wilson Continues Historic Start

Apart from winning the game, Wilson set some other records, continuing to etch himself into the NFL history books. For one, he now moves to 30 touchdowns on the season, putting him in elite company.

Additionally, Wilson also delivered under pressure once more, as he set another NFL record.

Russell Wilson and DK Metcalf have established a formidable connection this season, and this stat only serves as proof to that. It also shows just how versatile Wilson is as even under pressure, he won’t fail to produce.

For the game, Wilson threw for an efficient 197 yards on 23/28 passing with two touchdowns. He also showed off his wheels as he ran 10 times for 42 yards. Further, Wilson was also dropping dimes all day, like these:

Seahawks Defense Steps Up and What’s Next?

Moving away from Wilson’s brilliance, this game was an absolute thriller. The game came down to the wire as the Seahawks had to do the one thing they hadn’t done for the most of this season: get a defensive stop.

With the Cardinals offense advancing quickly down the field, it appeared as if the game was bound for overtime. However, Seattle was able to force a 4th & 10 situation to give them some life. And then, this happened:

The Seahawks defense has been awful for the majority of this season, but when it mattered the most they came through. With the win, the Seahawks can remain competitive for the coveted number 1 seed, as they now sit half a game back of the Packers and Saints (both are 7-2) sitting at 7-3.

For the Cardinals, the loss was a major one. They can of course still make the playoffs, but in such a tight conference, this makes their path to the postseason much harder.

Next week, the Seahawks take on the Eagles, while the Cardinals will look to regain momentum against the Patriots.

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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