We return back across the pond for number four, with the Seattle Seahawks’ pulsating overtime defeat of their rivals the 49ers. This game took place during the excessively inconvenient ‘Monday Night Football’ slot, which meant it kicked off at around 1:30am UK time. The fixture pitted two teams in good form against each other, and on top of this they are two teams who plainly do not like each other one bit.
This game will be remembered by many as the Jadeveon Clowney game, with the Seahawks pass-rusher totally taking the game into his own hands and dominating his opposition.
The game was a real thriller, with huge levels of excitement for both sets of fans. It flip-flopped, with both teams having long spells of dominance but ultimately failing to make them count for much.
It was a game that was won ultimately, once again, due to an individual error, with 49ers kicker Chase McLaughlin missing a chance in overtime to seal his side’s ninth-straight victory and allowing the Seahawks one last chance to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
They took their chance, and kicker Jason Myers drilled a 42 yard effort through the posts to clinch the win and spark jubilant scenes both in the Pacific Northwest and in a tiny third-floor flat in Caledonian Court across the ocean.
This victory was a real sign of intent from the ‘Hawks, and it also brought the previously unbeaten Niners back down to earth with a bump as their rivals defeated them at home for the first time in two years.
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