On Sunday afternoon, the New York Giants stunned Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Part of that was due to a blocked field goal by the Wild that was returned for a touchdown in the final minutes.
Seahawks coach Mike McDonald defended the play after the game, even though the play appeared to be illegal based on the way Isaiah Simmons broke through Seattle’s line.
They were just beaten.
“There’s a guy in the A-gap, we need to block him, it’s that simple,” McDonald said. “But you’re allowed to push down. They pushed our right guard down, and he couldn’t get to Simmons.”
Simmons broke through the Seahawks’ line and made a blocking play that allowed Bryce Ford-Wheaton to run 60 yards and score a touchdown. This play clinched a 29-20 victory for the Giants and prevented overtime, but it seemed like a good possibility as Geno Smith started leading the Seahawks from a late 10-point hole. Ta.
However, the play appeared to be illegal, at least for now, since defenders are not allowed to jump over the offensive line to prevent a field goal. It appeared that Simmons had done just that, but McDonald admitted that he simply jumped through the gap created after one of his players fell to the ground. This is also a legal action.
There was some doubt whether it was a hold, but MacDonald said it was okay because they pushed them down. (That’s kind of weird, doesn’t this happen more often?) https://t.co/40YlDdLuS2
โ Mina Kimes (@minakimes) October 7, 2024
That’s true, *waves sadly in the direction of the person across from you*
โ Mina Kimes (@minakimes) October 7, 2024
Kimes points out that it’s strange that we don’t see more pushdown blocks on field goal attempts. But regardless, Simmons’ move Sunday afternoon was completely legal.
Daniel Jones completed 23 of 34 for 257 yards and threw two touchdowns in the Giants’ victory. Darius Slayton, who caught a clutch touchdown on a second-half play after receiving a sportsmanship penalty, had 122 yards on eight catches, and Tyrone Tracy had 129 yards on 18 carries on the ground. did.
Smith entered the week as the league’s passing leader, completing 28 of 40 for 284 yards and one touchdown. He was also the Seahawks’ rushing leader with 73 yards on the ground. With this loss, Seattle lost consecutive games. Things will need to turn around quickly for Thursday night’s matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.