This is totally understandable.
We have all been there before.
Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf was carted off to the locker room in the fourth quarter of his team’s wild road win over the Lions. Metcalf didn’t suffer an injury but was simply being escorted to the bathroom.
After it was all over, Metcalf told reporters he had a “tummy ache” and that the bathrooms at Ford Field are far from the field. Later on Twitter, he further explained that he wouldn’t have made it to the bathroom in time without the assist.
DK said he wouldn’t have made it “Clinch Walking”.
The Seahawks won a wild game.
Geno Smith and Rashaad Penny were so good the Seattle Seahawks never needed their punter.
Smith accounted for three touchdowns in the first half and Penny had a pair of long second-half scoring runs, helping Seattle hold off the Detroit Lions for a 48-45 win Sunday.
“An old-fashion shootout,” Smith said.
It was yet another high-scoring game for the Lions, who are averaging 35 points and giving up slightly more. They are the first team in NFL history to have scored and allowed a combined 281 points through the first four games of a season.
“We’re going to look at everything,” coach Dan Campbell said. “I have a lot of faith in (defensive coordinator) Aaron Glenn. That’s why I hired him, but I think we need to take a deep dive on our defense from the coaching all the way down.”
The Seahawks (2-2) were stopped on a third down late in the third quarter, but the Ford Field game clock wasn’t set properly. Seattle made the most out of the second chance and Detroit’s unorganized defense on Penny’s 36-yard touchdown run on a third-and-16, opening a 38-23 lead.
“It’s just unfortunate the play was snapped,” coach Pete Carroll said. “We were able to take advantage.”
T.J. Hockenson had eight receptions and set career highs with 179 yards receiving and two touchdowns, the second of which helped the Lions (1-3) pull within three with 5:26 remaining.
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