Seattle 24, New England 23
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, October 14, 2012
Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature:
63°
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
68137
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Seahawks 24, Patriots 23: Russell Wilson hit Sidney Rice for a 46-yard touchdown pass with 1:18 remaining as host Seattle overcame a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun New England, which fell into a four-way tie atop the AFC.
Rice caught three passes for 81 yards and made the key play of the game, beating the Patriots secondary and hauling in the go-ahead TD catch as the Seahawks (4-2), beat New England for the first time since 1993. Braylon Edwards and Doug Baldwin each added a touchdown catch in the win while Wilson finished 16-for-27 for 293 yards.
Tom Brady completed a season-high 36 passes in a career-high 58 attempts for 395 yards and a pair of touchdowns but was called for two key intentional grounding penalties and was picked off twice.
Wilson found Edwards with a 10-yard scoring pass to pull the Seahawks within 23-17 with 7:26 left. The Seattle defense forced the Patriots to punt on each of their next two possessions and gave their offense the ball back with 2:38 left.
Marshawn Lynch bulled his way for a first down to keep the drive alive and then Wilson went up top to Rice for the go-ahead touchdown. The defense stepped up again, forcing a pair of incompletions and sacking Brady once on the ensuing drive to clinch it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wes Welker’s 6-yard catch in the first quarter gave him a reception for the 100th straight game. … The Patriots went over 350 yards of total offense for the 15th consecutive game - the second-longest streak in NFL history. The Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams of 1999-2000 hold the record at 16 games. … Seattle held New England to 87 yards rushing. The Patriots had gone over 200 yards on the ground in each of their previous two games.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| New England |
|
Seattle |
|
Wes Welker
| Player |
Sidney Rice
|
|
10 |
Receptions |
3 |
|
138 |
Yards |
81 |
|
13.8 |
Avg Yards |
27.0 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
46 |
Long |
46 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| New England
|
475 |
87 |
388 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2.0 |
2 |
| Seattle
|
368 |
85 |
283 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Seattle will play their next game on the road against San Francisco.
The Seahawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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New England will play their next game at home against N.Y. Jets.
The Patriots have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
