New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore marveled at Marshawn Lynch’s performance in the playoffs — even amid the Seattle Seahawks’ loss to the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Lynch signed with Seattle just in time to play in the playoffs after the Seahawks saw injuries to a handful of their top running backs Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny. Against the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round, Lynch had six carries for seven yards and a touchdown. And against the Packers, he had 12 carries for 26 yards and two touchdowns. While the yards per carry weren’t super impressive, Lynch and the Seahawks outlasted the Patriots by one round of the playoffs.
Lynch’s out-of-nowhere revival impressed Gilmore in a big way.
“What’s crazy to me is Marshawn Lynch not playing no ball and coming in during playoff time and scoring touchdowns. When everyone else has had 20 + games under their belt on the year. #Beast,” Gilmore wrote on Twitter on Sunday during the game.
It’s impossible not to be impressed with Lynch’s comeback.
