Top 10 Seahawks plays of the 2014 regular season

Counting down the Top 10 plays from the Seahawks' NFC West-winning regular season run.

BY BRADY HENDERSON

Jan 1, 2015, 3:49 PM Updated: Jan 2, 2015, 10:59 am

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1. Marshawn Lynch's 79-yard touchdown run, Week 16 at Arizona: Could there be any other? The second jaw-dropping touchdown run of Marshawn Lynch's career was remarkably similar to the first, and both are among the most impressive in recent NFL history. A tip of the cap on this one goes to Ricardo Lockette for his relentless down-field blocking.

2. Russell Wilson's 5-yard touchdown run, Week 16 at Arizona: Russell Wilson seemed dead to rights when he rolled out to his left on a play-action bootleg and had an unblocked defender closing in on him. But Wilson evaded him with a hesitation, then a stiff-arm, before juking another defender on his way to the end zone.

3. Bruce Irvin's pick-six, Week 9 vs. Oakland: Not to be confused with the second interception that Bruce Irvin returned this year, which occurred in Week 17 against St. Louis after Bobby Wagner batted a pass right to him. Irvin did this one on his own, first tipping the pass from Raiders quarterback Derek Carr into the air, then catching it himself and returning it 35 yards for a touchdown.

4. Earl Thomas' touchdown-saving forced fumble, Week 17 vs. St. Louis: As far as hustle plays go, it's hard to top this one. Earl Thomas came out of nowhere like he so often does to punch the ball out of the hands of Rams running back Benny Cunningham, who was inches from crossing the goal line. Thomas' play not only saved a touchdown but gave Seattle possession as the ball went out of the side of the end zone for a touchback.

5. Luke Willson's 80-yard touchdown catch, Week 16 at Arizona: The Cardinals brought pressure and the Seahawks made them pay, Russell Wilson finding Luke Willson wide open for Seattle's longest play of the season. Most impressive was how Willson, a 250-pound tight end, wasn't caught from behind by a much lighter defensive back.

6. Jordan Hill's improbable interception, Week 17 vs. St. Louis: This play wasn't supposed to happen, and not only because Rams quarterback Shaun Hill was actually trying to throw the ball away at the feet of the running back on an aborted screen. It's also because 300-pound defensive tackles aren't supposed to have the hands that Jordan Hill showed as he caught the pass while falling to the ground.

7. Mike Morgan's touchdown off Doug Baldwin's blocked punt, Week 6 vs. Dallas: Doug Baldwin did the heavy lifting on this play, timing the snap perfectly and coming untouched off the edge to block the punt. Mike Morgan did the rest, scooping the ball up and returning it 25 yards to the end zone to complete the top special teams play of Seattle's season.

8. Cooper Helfet's toe-tapping touchdown catch, Week 7 at St. Louis: Two of the more impressive catches in football are the back-shoulder fade and the sideline toe-tap. This play by Cooper Helfet involved both. First he turned his body 180 degrees and jumped to catch the pass from Russell Wilson, then landed with both feet barely in bounds before falling out of the side of the end zone.

9. Luke Willson's game-winning touchdown catch, Week 8 at Carolina: The degree of difficulty on this play was one thing, as Luke Willson hauled the pass in with one Panthers defender grabbing his arm, then hung on as another drilled him just before he crossed the goal line. But this play was also notable because of the magnitude. Willson's 23-yard touchdown catch with under a minute remaining gave Seattle a win and snapped a two-game losing streak.

10. Kam Chancellor's leaping interception, Week 3 vs. Denver: This play didn't preserve a victory for the Seahawks considering they later allowed the tying score and needed overtime to prevail. But Kam Chancellor's interception of Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning with 2:25 remaining in the fourth quarter may have prevented the go-ahead touchdown. Denver trailed 17-12 and had driven to Seattle's 24-yard line when Manning threw toward Wes Welker only to be picked off by a leaping Chancellor, who returned it 52 yards.

With the Seahawks in possession of their second straight NFC West title and taking the first weekend of the playoffs off, 710Sports.com editor Brady Henderson takes a look back at Seattle’s Top 10 plays from the regular season in the attached photo gallery.

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