The Seattle Seahawks came up shy in Thursday night's 41-35 shootout loss in Dallas, but the offense broke out of its slumber, scoring touchdowns on five of the first seven drives before a late-game swoon sealed their fate.
Thursday marked the first loss of the Pete Carroll era (2010) when scoring 35-plus points, falling to 34-1.
Geno Smith played a phenomenal game, passing for 334 yards with three TDs and an INT, getting the ball out quickly, and beating a Cowboys defense that had discombobulated quarterbacks with pressure this season.
However, the biggest presence for the Seattle offense belonged to receiver DK Metcalf, who blasted through the Cowboys secondary for 134 yards and three TDs on six catches.
"Yeah, DK had a huge game," Carroll said after the loss, via the official transcript. "I thought he did great. Dominant. I love the way he played tonight."
Metcalf kicked off the Seahawks' scoring barrage with a 73-yard catch and run in the first quarter, outracing the defense. The wideout reached 22.2 MPH on the score, making him the fastest ball carrier this season, per Next Gen Stats.
"I thought DK was just playing the way he always is capable of," Smith said of the wideout. "He's running so fast out there. I think he hit 22 miles per hour. Shoot, man, he made a bunch of plays. He's such a mismatch out there. I just appreciate playing with him. I thought he had a phenomenal game. Everything about what he did today was awesome."
On the first score, Metcalf said he had flashbacks to a 2020 game against Dallas, getting caught from behind by Trevon Diggs for a fumble.
"I just saw the ball in the air and nobody was in front of me," Metcalf said. "Last time I was in the open field, there was a defender behind me and knocked it out
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