Seattle Seahawks 2022 End of Season Awards
Game of the Year – Week 7 vs. Los Angeles Chargers
The Most exciting games of the year were Detroit, New Orleans, and Las Vegas. But the Seahawks best game was their Week 7, 37-23 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Honorable mention goes to the season opener when the Seattle Seahawks took down Denver and former Hawks quarterback Russell Wilson. As my colleague Andrew Elderbaum correctly pointed out, this win set the tone
Play of the year – Kenneth Walker’s 74-yard touchdown run vs. the Chargers.
In the fourth quarter, Seattle was up 30-16, with the ball on their 26 yard line, and 7:07 left in the game. Kenneth Walker took a pitch out and went right. He cut upfield at the numbers and went virtually untouched to the house to put the game away.
According to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats:
- The expected gain was 5 yards.
- His top speed was 22.09 mph, which was the fastest for any ball carrier this season.
- Walker became only the second Seattle Seahawks rookie to have over 150 rushing yards and 2 running touchdowns in a game.
Best Individual Performance in a Game – Geno Smith, Game 4 vs. Detroit
There are several worthy candidates, such as Quandre Diggs‘ two interceptions against Vegas, or Tyler Lockett‘s two touchdown game at New Orleans, or Rashaad Penny putting up 151 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns against Detroit.
The winner is Smith for his outstanding Game 4 at Detroit (which turned out to be more important than it was at the time). He was accurate and made good decisions all day. Smith had his highest passer rating of the season, 132.6, threw for 320 yards, with 2 touchdowns, and ran for an 8-yard score in the first quarter.