The Seattle Seahawks got to Jared Goff on his first drive of the game, sending the Detroit Lions offense off the field on a three-and-out on their opening possession after Jarran Reed sacked Goff for a loss of 14 yards. It was all downhill from there, as offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and a mean Lions offensive line decimated Seattle's defense for the rest of the game, going on to win by a score of 42-29.
The Seahawks did get encouraging performances from several key players though, pretty much all on offense. That includes Geno Smith, Ken Walker and DK Metcalf. Let's hear what the players had to say about their performance at Ford Field on Monday night.
Geno Smith on extending plays
Geno Smith on the success he had extending plays in his career passing night in #Seahawks’ loss to the Lions here in Detroit tonight.
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) October 1, 2024
@thenewstribune pic.twitter.com/VWrL6abkUM
Geno Smith on QB hits
Geno Smith, who took nine hits and was slow to get up after one of them late in the game, said he’ll be fine.
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) October 1, 2024
He took issue with the OPI call on Tyler Lockett, which wiped out a fourth-down completion to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and killed a chance to tie it in the fourth quarter. pic.twitter.com/X3MfVbTdb6
Ken Walker on his big night
Kenneth Walker in #Seahawks’ locker room on 3-touchdown rushing night returning from injury: “I feel great,” physically. Said it sucked to be hurt and miss 2 games. @thenewstribune pic.twitter.com/kkbnx0Hzkh
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) October 1, 2024
Johnathan Hankins not making excuses
Johnathan Hankins says the absences of key players isn’t an excuse for the loss. pic.twitter.com/RJlNUrxrwH
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) October 1, 2024
Rayshawn Jenkins on back-breaking TD
Rayshawn Jenkins says simple execution would have prevented the long TD to Williams. pic.twitter.com/cU58lCKU1s
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) October 1, 2024
You can watch the entire press conference from Mike Macdonald and players here.
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