10 years since Beastquake. Seattle had a decent lead in this game, but the Superbowl champs had scored I think 14 straight points or more and Seattle was going 3 and out for a few drives and the Saints were likely to take the lead in the next drove or so if Seattle punted the ball again two plays later.
I legit recalling before this play, and even after he broke the first couple tackles, that simply a first down would be great to gain a hint of momentum back and kill some time on the clock.
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