Seattle Seahawks Top Moments of 2014, No. 3

By Micah Rice, Columbian Sports Editor

Published: December 29, 2014, 4:00pm

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is interviewed on the field after defeating the Denver Broncos in overtime on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

No. 3 – Wilson upstages Manning

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In a Super Bowl rematch Sept. 21, this clash between Denver and Seattle had all the tension that the Meadowlands meeting lacked.

Peyton Manning led Denver on a six-play, 80-yard drive in the final minute of regulation to force overtime. But that just set the stage for Wilson to mount an epic drive of his own.

The Seattle quarterback led the offense 80 yards in 12 plays, setting up Marshawn Lynch’s 6-yard game-winning TD run. Twice, Wilson scrambled on third down to keep the drive going.

Wilson has a long way to reach Manning’s elite level. But that drive showed he has the moxie to lead a game-winning drive when the Seahawks need it.

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