Trio of Seahawks Make History in First Half of Season Finale vs. Cardinals
While the Seahawks didn't have a playoff spot to play for in Sunday's season finale, several players reached monumental individual milestones during a 38-30 win over the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium.
Throwing a pair of touchdown passes to Tyler Lockett, Russell Wilson joined former Colts and Broncos legend Peyton Manning as only the second quarterback in NFL history to post 3,000 passing yards and 20 touchdown passes in each of his first 10 seasons. His second touchdown - a five-yard strike to Lockett - moved him past Dan Marino with 291 touchdown passes, the second-most by a quarterback in his first 10 seasons in league history.
Later in the third quarter, Wilson threw his third touchdown pass of the game by connecting with Freddie Swain for a 25-yard score, surpassing Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon to move into 14th place on the NFL's all-time list.
Along with Wilson's record-setting throws, Lockett made some history of his own, at least from a franchise record book perspective. Catching four passes for 87 yards in the first half, he surpassed 1,100 yards on the season, becoming just the seventh player in Seahawks history to eclipse the mark as he continues to build on his career-high.
Defensively, only two weeks after Bobby Wagner broke his own franchise record for tackles in a single season, fellow linebacker Jordyn Brooks entered Sunday's finale only six tackles behind him and among league leaders. With Wagner sidelined by a knee injury for the finale and unable to add to his total, the second-year defender passed him in the first half with seven tackles, establishing a new franchise record.
Continuing to stack up tackles after halftime, Brooks wound up tying Wagner's single-game team record with 20 combined stops. He also recovered an onside kick inside two minutes to play, helping Seattle hold off Arizona's late comeback effort.
