The Seattle Seahawks always keep things interesting, and what was shaping up to be a blowout turned into a narrow 37-30 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football.
It wasn’t the prettiest game (is it ever?) but the player of the game honor – for the second week in a row – goes to running back Rashaad Penny.
Penny, who has been nearly non-existent for the majority of the season, carried the ball 15 times for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also hauling in four receptions (on five targets) for 33 yards and a touchdown on a screen pass – giving him his first career two touchdown game.
“I thought Rashaad looked so fast tonight,” coach Pete Carroll commented postgame. “He just looked so explosive. The screenplay was a beautiful call, beautiful execution. It just showed that burst that he has and why he’s so exciting.”
While Carson outgained Penny, rushing 23 times for 102 yards, it was Penny’s work as both a receiving threat and a runner out of the backfield that gave him the honor this week.
Seahawks fans have been waiting nearly two years for the 1-2 punch of Penny and Carson to show up together in the same game, and the duo picked a great game to finally do it – as the win gives Seattle sole possession of first place in the NFC West, where they hold the tiebreaker over San Francisco.
