Seattle Seahawks QB Geno Smith Talks Being 'Own Worst Enemy'
The Seattle Seahawks got back on the winners list with a 29-26 win over the Washington Commanders at home on Sunday, as quarterback Geno Smith came up clutch with a game-winning drive.
Needing a field goal to win, Smith and the offense went to work and produced an eight-play, 50-yard drive that took just 52 seconds to get Jason Myers into field goal range.
For Smith, despite having 369 passing yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions, and a 103.9 rating, those stats mean little to him.
"Yeah, it really doesn't matter to me personally," Smith said. "Like I always tell you guys, I know who I am as a player, I know exactly what I can do, and I always remain confident in that. But I felt like just to get a win coming back after last week, felt like we did a lot of uncharacteristic things in that last game, and it was important for us to kind of get back to who we are today, and I felt like we did that."
Both teams were going blow for blow in the fourth quarter. Each time the offenses got the ball, points followed, and it just so happened that Smith was the last one to have the ball in his hand.
Against a team many thought Seattle should be beating, with the game on the line, Smith hit DK Metcalf for a 17-yard gain on a 3rd and 4 and then two plays later, hit Metcalf again for a 27-yard gain to set up the game-winning field attempt.
Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith led the game-winning drive on Sunday which led to the go-ahead field goal from Jason Myers.
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In those clutch moments, it's often hard to stay level-headed and deal with each play as it comes. Smith credited head coach Pete Carroll for keeping him grounded.
"Coach (Pete) Carroll did a great job talking to the team," Smith said. "He talked about quieting the voice in the head, quieting the mind. For me and maybe some other players, I feel like I'm my own worst enemy sometimes. I'm pushing myself to be the best I can be, and sometimes that gets to me. But coach did a great job of making sure that I was level-headed and had a clear mind, and that allowed me to go out there and play the game I play."
It was Smith's first game without a turnover since the 24-3 win over the New York Giants back in October, and it was his highest passing yard total of the season.
All of this helped the Seahawks get past a plucky Commanders side and move to 6-3 on the season.
With a brutal four-game stretch that sees the Seahawks play the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers (twice), and Dallas Cowboys, things are about to get a lot tougher.
But with Smith playing that "clear-minded" football, Seattle will have a chance in each game. If some key wins can be squeaked out, then who knows how far the Seahawks can go this season.
