Geno Smith and Irvin will compete in the NFL playoffs for the last NFC Wild Card spot.
It all came down to the very last play of the very last game of the regular season in 2022. It was Geno Smith, Bruce Irvin, and the hopes of the Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs that “it” referred to.
Because Seattle defeated the Los Angeles Rams in a game that went into overtime on Sunday afternoon, the final game of the NFL regular season, which was played between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers, had the postseason ramifications that many people thought it would have.
If the Packers were victorious, their “cheese heads” would advance to the postseason. If Seattle were to win their game away against Detroit, Green Bay would be eliminated from postseason contention, and Seattle would advance.
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The latter is exactly what took place. As the seventh and final seed in the NFC playoffs, Seattle has secured a berth in the postseason. In the Wild Card Round, Seattle will compete against San Francisco, a foe from their division that is ranked second.
The contest will take place on Saturday, January 14, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Fox is going to be the network that broadcasts it.
As a starting quarterback, Geno Smith will be making his debut appearance in the postseason for the very first time. Irvin is participating in the postseason for the first time since the year 2020, which was the season that marked the end of his stint with the Seahawks.
On Sunday, Geno Smith and the Seahawks required overtime in order to maintain any shred of hope for making the playoffs. Although Smith was only able to throw one touchdown pass and had two interceptions throughout the game, he rose to the occasion in the fourth quarter and overtime to help the Seahawks secure their ninth win of the season.
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The total number of yards that Smith threw for was 213. Irvin had a successful third tenure with the Seattle Seahawks, finishing with 1.5 sacks and one tackle for loss. The former West Virginia University quarterback entered the record books of the Seahawks in the fourth quarter, when he became the owner of the record for the most passing yards in a single season (4,282) in the history of the team.
In addition to hitting career highs in passing yards and completion percentage. And Geno Smith has also set a new record for the number of touchdown passes he has completed with 30. Irvin, who didn’t play his first game with Seattle this year until Week 7. He ended up making appearances in a total of ten games throughout the course of the season. At the end of the regular season, he finished with a total of 28 tackles, as well as 3.5 sacks and five tackles for loss.
