Seahawks Chalk Talk: Jake Heaps on what happened on Packers’ late 3rd-down conversions
Jan 15, 2020, 11:13 AM | Updated: 11:45 am
After 12 combined wins by the Seattle Seahawks, their season came down to a pair of third-down plays in last Sunday’s playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. The defense couldn’t get stops, and Seattle was knocked from the postseason with a 28-23 defeat.
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The Seahawks’ offense scored three touchdowns in the second half against Green Bay to cut a three-score deficit all the way down to a five-point disadvantage. But with about three minutes to go, Seattle faced fourth-and-11 and decided to punt the ball away in the hopes that with three timeouts to its credit, the defense could make a stop and get the Packers to punt the ball back to the Seahawks with enough time left on the clock to potentially come up with a game-winning score.
Seattle never got the ball back, however.
The Packers twice faced third down on that final series, and they twice converted – although the last completion by Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers to former Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham was contested, to say the least.
What happened on those two plays? And was punting to the Packers that late in the game the right decision? Former Seahawks quarterback and current Tom, Jake and Stacy co-host Jake Heaps answers those questions as he breaks down the playoff loss in his latest Chalk Talk video for 710Sports.com.
You can watch both plays that Heaps breaks down in this video of highlights from the game. They are shown back to back starting at the 11:06 mark in the video.
For more video breakdowns from the 2019 Seahawks season, click any of the links below.
Playoffs Week 2
• Wyman: What needed to change on defense on Davante Adams’ 1st TD
Playoffs Week 1
• Wyman: Defending Jadevon Clowney’s hit vs Eagles
• Heaps: DK Metcalf’s breakout playoff game
Week 17
• Wyman: What Seahawks lose with Mychal Kendricks’ injury
• Heaps: Hawks WRs show reason for confidence in playoffs
Week 16
• Wyman: Telling the story of Seattle’s defense this year
Week 15
• Heaps: Tyler Lockett gets re-established in the offense
• Wyman: LBs show their value in defending the pass
Week 14
• Wyman: Breaking down Seahawks’ defensive struggles with the Rams
• Heaps: Seahawks had 3 big missed opportunities on offense
Week 13
• Heaps: How Hawks set up David Moore’s 60-yard TD
• Wyman: What went wrong and right for Seahawks secondary vs Minnesota
Week 12
• Wyman: Why Quandre Diggs is already important part of Seahawks’ defense
Bye week
• Heaps: Why you should want Russell Wilson to win the MVP award
Week 10
• Heaps: The keys to new WR Josh Gordon’s 2 critical catches
• Wyman: A 3rd DL deserves credit for Reed strip sack, Clowney TD
Week 9
• Wyman: Are Seattle’s problems against the pass fixable?
Week 8
• Heaps: What was so impressive about DK Metcalf’s 2 TDs
• Wyman: How LB Mychal Kendricks made right read on INT
Week 7
• Heaps: How Lamar Jackson beat Seattle time and again on 3rd down
• Wyman: Why Ravens scored on Hawks with 4th down TD run
Week 6
• Heaps: Why Tyler Lockett is so valuable when Russell Wilson scrambles
• Wyman: Don’t point the finger on Hawks giving up 2 straight big plays
Week 5
• Wyman: Seahawks can get run game going with this technique
• Heaps: Why DK Metcalf and Will Dissly are feasting in Seattle’s offense
• Wyman: 4 plays the Hawks won by inches to defeat the Rams
Week 4
• Heaps: What Hawks did vs Cards that could lead to more success
Week 3
• Wyman: Linebacker K.J. Wright is ‘having his best year’
• Heaps: Why Will Dissly has emerged as valuable offensive weapon
Week 2
• Wyman: Russell Wilson’s historic game and perfect pass to Metcalf
• Heaps: How Russell Wilson read Steelers’ defense so well in 28-26 win
Week 1
• Heaps: How Tyler Lockett got so open for go-ahead TD
• Wyman: Hawks already trying new things with Jadeveon Clowney
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