Final
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4:30 PM ET, January 6, 2013
FedEx Field, Landover, MD
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Seahawks Top RG III, Redskins For Road Playoff Win
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Highlight Of The Night: Robert Griffin III reinjures his knee as Seahawks rally to win first road playoff game since 1983. - Countdown Daily Recap: Seahawks-Redskins
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Jim Basquil and Eric Allen break down the Seahawks' 24-14 win over the Redskins.Tags: NFL, Recap, Countdown Daily, Jim Basquil, Eric Allen, Playoffs, Wild Card, Super Bowl, Seahawks, Redskins - RG III On Injury
RG III On Injury
Redskins QB Robert Griffin III and coach Mike Shanahan talk about Griffin's knee injury following the Redskins' loss.Tags: NFL, Redskins, RG III, Robert Griffin III, Mike Shanahan - Countdown Daily Hot Topics: Wild-Card Weekend
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LANDOVER, Md. -- Russell Wilson raced ahead to throw the final block on Marshawn Lynch's fourth-quarter, go-ahead touchdown run, doing just enough to get in the way of the Washington Redskins' safety near the goal line.
Less than a minute later, Robert Griffin III's knee buckled as he tried to field a bad shotgun snap, the pain so bad that he didn't even try to recover the ball.More Seahawks-Redskins Coverage
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Redskins Hit A Wall
Washington raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, then proceeded to get outscored 24-0 in Sunday's wild-card loss to the Seahawks. That gave the Redskins the dubious title of team to score the fewest points in a playoff game after scoring at least 14 in the opening quarter in NFL history. Here's a look:
Year | Team | Finished With |
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2012 | Redskins | 14 |
2006 | Bears | 17 |
2005 | Redskins | 17 |
2003 | Packers | 17 |
1994 | Chiefs | 17 |
1982 | Bengals | 17 |
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Game notes
DE Chris Clemons, Seattle's best pass rusher, hurt his left knee in the third quarter and did not return. He will undergo an MRI. "We're concerned about it," Carroll said. ... Redskins LG Kory Lichtensteiger re-injured his sprained left ankle in the first quarter. ... The playoff meeting between the two teams was the third, but first outside Seattle. The Seahawks won 20-10 in January 2006, and 35-14 in January 2008. Those were the last two postseason games played by the Redskins. ... Redskins LT Trent Williams shoved Sherman in the face as the teams met on the field after the final whistle. "It was a dirty move by Trent Williams," Sherman said. "I can understand why he's frustrated; it's the end of their season." Williams took responsibility and said he acted in an "immature manner." Williams also issued an apology through his agent, saying in a statement: "I am truly sorry. I feel as though I've taken many strides to be a better person this season and this is not how I wanted it to end. And for that, I apologize for my actions." Later, Sherman tweeted that he received "a very classy text" message from Williams and there's "no ill will either way."Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)Team Stat Comparison
SEA | WSH | |
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1st Downs | 22 | 15 |
Passing 1st downs | 9 | 9 |
Rushing 1st downs | 12 | 5 |
1st downs from Penalties | 1 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-13 | 5-11 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-2 |
Total Plays | 68 | 54 |
Total Yards | 380 | 203 |
Yards per play | 5.6 | 3.8 |
Total Drives | 12 | 10 |
Passing | 156 | 99 |
Comp - Att | 15-26 | 13-29 |
Yards per pass | 6.0 | 3.4 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 5-31 | 2-16 |
Rushing | 224 | 104 |
Rushing Attempts | 37 | 23 |
Yards per rush | 6.1 | 4.5 |
Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-6 | 2-2 |
Penalties | 4-30 | 3-15 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
Possession | 34:20 | 25:40 |
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER | SEA | WSH | |||
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TD | 09:57 | Evan Royster 4 Yd Pass From Robert Griffin (Kai Forbath Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
TD | 02:26 | Logan Paulsen 4 Yd Pass From Robert Griffin (Kai Forbath Kick) | 0 | 14 | |
SECOND QUARTER | SEA | WSH | |||
FG | 12:05 | Steven Hauschka 32 Yd | 3 | 14 | |
TD | 04:38 | Michael Robinson 4 Yd Pass From Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka Kick) | 10 | 14 | |
FG | 00:00 | Steven Hauschka 29 Yd | 13 | 14 | |
FOURTH QUARTER | SEA | WSH | |||
TD | 07:08 | Marshawn Lynch 27 Yd Run (Russell Wilson Pass To Zach Miller For Two-Point Conversion) | 21 | 14 | |
FG | 05:32 | Steven Hauschka 22 Yd | 24 | 14 |
Research Notes
RGIII's Total QBR in the first quarter was 97.1. For the remainder of the game it was just 5.9. | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Seahawks are the third team in NFL history to win a postseason game in which they trailed by 14 or more points at the end of the first quarter. [+]Trailed By 14 Or More At End Of 1st Quarter In Win - NFL Postseason History
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The Redskins did not run a single play from inside of Seattle territory after the first quarter...
After a first quarter in which the Redskins outgained the Seahawks 129-9, they were then outgained 371 to 74 the rest of the game... [+]Total Yards By Quarter
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The Redskins did not run a single play in Seahawks territory after the first quarter. They are the only team to not run an offensive play in opponent territory after the first quarter in any playoff game over the last 10 years. [+]Fewest Offensive Plays In Opp Territory - After 1st Quarter, Playoffs Last 10 Seasons
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After a forgettable first quarter in which the Seahawks gained just 9 yards on 7 plays, they exploded for 371 yards over the final 3 quarters and averaged over 6 yards per play. [+]Seahawks On Sunday
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- Griffin only scrambled one time over his last three games (for 1 yard), after leading the league in scrambles (43) and scramble yards (411) before that point.
- Robert Griffin completed 1-of-3 passes outside of the pocket Sunday, and was 2-of-9 outside of the pocket after returning from his knee injury Week 16. Prior the injury, Griffin completed half of such passes and his 81.6 Total QBR outside the pocket ranked fifth in the league.
- RG III was off-target on 5-of-19 (26.3 percent) throws Sunday, and 25 percent of his pass attempts since his injury were over or underthrown incompletions. Prior to the injury, only 13 percent of his throws were off-target, second-best in the league. | |||||||||||||||||||||
NEXT LEVEL: Robert Griffin III, already hobbled by his knee injury, was not the same quarterback after making a throw on the run with 3:23 left in the first quarter, causing him to come up limping after the play. After that point, Griffin completed 5-of-11 passes for 20 yards, while the Redskins gained 47 yards and ran two option play before he was pulled from the game. [+]Redskins Offense with RG III at Quarterback, Sunday vs Seahawks
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NEXT LEVEL: Robert Griffin III, already hobbled by his knee injury, was not the same quarterback after making a throw on the run with 3:23 left in the first quarter, causing him to come up limping after the play. After that point, Griffin completed 5-of-11 passes for 20 yards, while the Redskins gained 47 yards and ran two option play before he was pulled from the game. [+]Robert Griffin III, Sunday vs Seahawks
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NEXT LEVEL: The Redskins sent at least five pass rushers on 17 of Russell Wilson's 33 dropbacks (51.5 percent), the second-highest pressure percentage Wilson has seen this season. When Wilson was able to get the pass off against the extra pass rushers, he completed 7-of-11 for 101 yards and a touchdown, but he was also sacked a season-high five times. In his last two games, Wilson has been sacked eight times on 28 dropbacks against extra pressure (once every 3.5 dropbacks). | |||||||||||||||||||||
NEXT LEVEL: Marshawn Lynch rushed 20 times for 132 yards and the game-winning touchdown Sunday, the most rushing yards he has had in a game since Week 13 of 2011. His 65 yards after first contact and a 3.3 yards after contact per rush average were higher than any game this past regular season. | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Seahawks offense used the option on 11 rushes for 110 yards Sunday, with 66 yards coming in the second half, including Marshawn Lynch's game-winning touchdown. Entering the playoffs, the Redskins and Seahawks ranked second and third in the league in option rushes, but the Redskins ran only four options in the game, and twice after Robert Griffin re-aggravated his knee injury.
Since the start of Week 13, the Seahawks lead the NFL with 61 rushes and 474 yards on option rushes. [+]Seahawks Rush Offense, Sunday vs Redskins
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From Elias: RG III is the 5th player in NFL history to throw multiple TD passes in the first quarter of his postseason debut: [+]Multiple 1st-Quarter TD Passes - NFL Postseason Debut
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