After spoiling Russell Wilson’s return game to Seattle, the Seahawks went into Week 2 with actual optimism about being a surprise team in the NFC West. But all we needed to see was one play to know just how bad the Seahawks should expect to be this season.
It’s only Week 2, but it will be awfully tough to top this effort on “Worst Play of the Season” rankings.
With Seattle down 13 points late in the second quarter from the Niners eight-yard line, Pete Carroll rolled out a formation with four running backs and *quarterback* Geno Smith lined up as a wide receiver.
Let’s just say that this was not the play to run if you’re in search of a touchdown.
.@49ers weren’t fooled on this trick play…
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Running back Kenneth Walker III handed the ball off a read to fellow running back DeeJay Dallas who proceeded to throw the saddest interception you’ll see. So much went wrong in that play. The formation in itself took away any element of surprise, Smith didn’t even try to sell his role in the play and Dallas clearly didn’t have the arm to make that pass.
I assume the play worked in practice. I mean, it had to, RIGHT? But it absolutely wasn’t going to work in a game. NFL fans understandably roasted the play call.
This was how Twitter reacted
The Seahawks putting all 4 of their running backs on the field at the same time just to throw an interception is the funniest thing that's ever happened on an NFL field.
— Robert Mays (@robertmays) September 18, 2022
So did they like practice this throw? No way it went this bad in practice. https://t.co/4aLlAavBbc
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) September 18, 2022
This is the worst play I’ve ever seen https://t.co/dqOPH6bc33
— Isaac ☀️ (80-65) (1-1) (@mikalbridge) September 18, 2022
this might be the worst throw in nfl history https://t.co/bKHjrSHjvR
— Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) September 18, 2022
Just be normal please https://t.co/9q3PMq32PV
— CFBNumbers (@CFBNumbers) September 18, 2022
pic.twitter.com/qsxbw08m5R https://t.co/O42Yc2u1hk
— Ben Affleck’s Spanish Tutor (@seahawksnerd75) September 18, 2022
This is easily one of the worst football plays I’ve ever witnessed with my own eyes. https://t.co/sQ9VHcntwc
— christian doyle / ℞ (@paroxygen) September 18, 2022
I am crying https://t.co/TNayTkrQZL
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) September 18, 2022
The Seahawks got rid of Russell Wilson because he never wanted to run plays like this! pic.twitter.com/yaTfkAtAma
— Danny Heifetz (@Danny_Heifetz) September 18, 2022
Just an impossibly bad play.
