The Seattle Seahawks’ 2021 season couldn’t be more of a disaster.
The team struggled on Monday night in the eventual 17-15 loss to the Washington Football Team. But if you needed one more reason to pile on the Hawks, let’s look back at what was happening with 15 seconds left in the contest.
The Seahawks lined up for an onside kick, Jason Myers booted it … and it was recovered by Gavin Heslop. Maybe Seattle had a chance to kick a field goal?!
Except … no. The Seahawks were flagged for a penalty that appears to have been fairly avoidable — they had just one player between the hash marks before the kick, which is an illegal formation (the explanation is below):
Seattle recuperó el onside kick pero fue anulado por un castigo de formación ilegal.🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️#Seahawks | #SEAvsWAS
pic.twitter.com/m1BIR2cfQ4— Holy Roller NFL (@HolyRollerNFL) November 30, 2021
On a kickoff, at least two players must be lined up between the sideline and the numbers, and at least two additional players must be lined up between the numbers and the hashmarks. Only one kicking team player is between the hashes and the numbers: illegal formation. Great catch pic.twitter.com/8yMbYoI32S
— Fᴏᴏᴛʙᴀʟʟ Zᴇʙʀᴀs (@footballzebras) November 30, 2021
The Seahawks recovered an onside kick down by just 2 points. But a penalty was called for a SEA player illegally lining up inside the hash mark.
They replayed the kick and WFT recovered. WFT won the game. pic.twitter.com/o8hqvcZpuE
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 30, 2021
It’s been that kind of year for the Seahawks.
