Russell Wilson throws a sweet deep ball. Stephon Gilmore is arguably the best DB in the game. It made for an intense matchup Sunday as the Patriots and Seahawks dueled in Seattle.
Score one for Wilson.
Watch as he finds DK Metcalf with a beautiful deep ball and beats Gilmore for the score.
Russell Wilson makes a perfect throw to DK Metcalf for the 54-yard TD! #Seahawks
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Check out this stat about how long it has been since Gilmore gave up such a play:
DK Metcalf's TD came with Stephon Gilmore as the nearest defender in coverage. It's the first TD Gilmore has allowed as the nearest defender since 2018. Last year he had a league-high 96 targets without allowing a TD. (via @NextGenStats)
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 21, 2020
