Russell Wilson booed in return to Seattle as Denver Broncos lose to Seahawks

The 33-year-old added: "For me, Seattle's been superb for me. Like I stated, anyone who thinks another phrases, they do not know my coronary heart, and they do not know how a lot this metropolis has meant to me. Tonight was particular, it was on the opposite facet than I am used to, however it was nonetheless a particular atmosphere and a spot I've all the time cherished."

High-quality margins

It was all the time going to be a memorable return to Seattle for Wilson.

The Seahawks drafted the quarterback with a third-round choose in 2012. Throughout his time within the Pacific Northwest, he guided the franchise into eight postseasons, together with two Tremendous Bowl appearances and one championship win in 2014.

Nonetheless, after relationships staled between Wilson and Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll lately, he was traded to the Broncos within the offseason for an enormous haul in an alternate that despatched shockwaves via the game.

Upon arriving in Denver, he signed a five-year extension with the crew reportedly price $245 million and his debut simply so occurred to return at his former stomping floor in Seattle.

Nonetheless, it was his substitute on the Seattle sideline who actually stole the present.

Geno Smith, who had been the back-up behind Wilson, regarded regular in his first begin for the reason that finish of the Wilson period, ending with 195 yards on 23/28 passing with two touchdowns.

Wilson threw for 340 yards on 29/42 passing and a landing however the recreation ended with the ball out of his arms regardless of the sources invested in his signing.

After a sloppy second half from each groups, together with two fumbles from the one-yard line on back-to-back possessions to start out the second half for Denver, Wilson drove his crew up the sector within the last two minutes.

With 20 seconds left, on fourth and 5 on the Seattle 46-yard line, first 12 months Denver coach Nathaniel Hackett had a call to make: let his new, huge cash quarterback attempt to get them the required yardage or try a really lengthy area aim?

Ultimately, Hackett selected the safer possibility of a 64-yard area aim try within the last few seconds to assert a victory from the jaws of defeat.

Nonetheless, Brandon McManus' try flew large left, which means Wilson's return to Seattle led to disappointment.

However after the sport, Wilson burdened he supported Hackett's choice to go for the sector aim moderately than let him attempt to hold the offense shifting.

The defeat implies that in an especially aggressive AFC West, the Broncos are already behind the eight-ball, whereas the Geno Smith period in Seattle begins with aplomb.