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RENTON 12th Fan Color Rush Jersey , Wash. (AP) — It’s almost a given now that a Monday night game played in Seattle is going to include some sort of wackinessgs that has the Seahawks on the cusp of clinching an NFC playoff spot. The Seahawks need just one win against either of their final two NFC opponents — at San Francisco this week or at home to Arizona in Week 17 — to wrap up a wild-card berth.They didn’t get here without controversy, however, after officials failed to call a penalty on Bobby Wagner when he leaped the line of scrimmage to block Dan Bailey’s field goal attempt with 5:38 remaining.Wagner’s play was a marvel — clearing the Minnesota line without the benefit of a running start. But his hands clearly touched the backs of two teammates as he leaped. Wagner didn’t seem to care postgame whether his play was legal or not, and coach Pete Carroll emphasized on his weekly radio show on KIRO-AM on Tuesday morning that he considered it a judgment call.“They have to judge. You can place your hands on players. You can’t use it for leverage. That’s where the judgment comes in,” Carroll said.The leap added to a list of Monday night controversies that began with the 2012 “Fail Mary” game. The disputed touchdown pass from Russell Wilson to Golden Tate on the final play of that game to beat Green Bay triggered an end to a dispute between the league and its officials.That was followed in 2015 by a 13-10 win against Detroit during which Kam Chancellor forced a fumble at the 1-yard line with less than two minutes remaining, and K.J. Wright illegally guided the ball out of the end zone for a touchback. Wright should have been called for an illegal bat and Detroit should have regained possession at the Seattle 1. Instead, the Seahawks ran out the clock.In 2016, officials failed to call a roughing the kicker penalty against Richard Sherman late in the first half against Buffalo. Eventually, Dan Carpenter missed a 54-yard attempt and Buffalo ended up losing by six.And then came Wagner’s leap. Had Wagner been penalized, the Vikings would have had a first down at the Seattle 15. As it stood, Wagner’s block sparked a quick drive by Seattle capped by Chris Carson’s 2-yard touchdown run that put the game out of reach.“He game-planned the hell out of it, so we already knew he was going to block it,” Seattle defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson said. “That was a great call and it worked. That’s what we save those things for. He made a great leap, blocked it.”The Seahawks almost can’t miss the postseason at this point. And it was Seattle’s defense that led the way against the Vikings.The Seahawks used a variety of coverages to stymie Kirk Cousins and keep Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen from being factors until late in the game. The Seahawks held Minnesota to 276 total yards after allowing 450 yards or more in three of the previous four games.“That’s the name of the game right now. Who can outlast the other opponent?” defensive end Frank Clark said. “Who can take the pain a little bit more right now? Who can thrive the best under the pressure of being great, the pressure of succeeding, the pressure of taking on the pressure when it’s all on you? I feel like that’s the one thing we’re doing right now.”NOTES: Carroll said on his radio show that LB Mychal Kendricks injured his knee during the game and was unsure if he would be able to play Sunday. Kendricks briefly went to the sideline during the second half but returned to the game. … Seattle rushed for 214 yards, second-highest total of the season. The Seahawks rushed for 273 yards against the Rams. Both of those performances came with Jordan Simmons filling in at right guard for D.J. Fluker, who missed Monday’s game with a hamstring injury. Pete Carroll is the originator. Departed assistants from his old Seattle Seahawks coaching staffs are the imitators. While Carroll’s 2018 Seahawks defense, this year manned by Ken Norton Jr, has arguably performed above expectations and was able to help close out last Thursday’s win over the Green Bay Packers, several former Seahawks assistants were subject to late-game defensive collapses in a wild Week 11.Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn is undoubtedly Seattle’s best defensive coordinator in franchise history, but his current legacy is likely tied to his defenses on two different teams blowing a pair of double-digit Super Bowl leads to the New England Patriots... and 28-3 is really damn hard for any defense to squander against any offense. This year, his banged-up Falcons defense ranks 32nd in DVOA Tyler Lockett Color Rush Jersey , now with four blown 4th quarter leads. Against the Dallas Cowboys, the Falcons held up well for most of the afternoon, but their 9-6 advantage was lost early in the final quarter on a Dak Prescott touchdown run, and then they were 19-9 down after a Matt Ryan interception gifted the Cowboys a short field. Julio Jones tied the game with 1:52 to go with a ridiculous touchdown grab in tight coverage against a Cowboys defense whose play-caller and passing game coordinator is former Seahawks DC Kris Richard. Unfortunately for Quinn, the two-minute drill defense failed him again, as Dak Prescott led a 10-play, 51-yard drive, and Brett Maher made the game-winning field goal as time expired. Marquand Manuel, a former Seahawks player and Carroll assistant, called a three-man rush on a critical 3rd and 5 and Prescott predictably found an open receiver to extend the drive. The Falcons sit at 4-6 and have the New Orleans Saints on Thursday, so they might as well be done. Quinn is conceivably going to be on the hot seat next season, especially with how awful Atlanta’s defenses have been for Quinn’s entire tenure regardless of health. Sunday was Quinn’s 12th blown 4th quarter lead of any margin since he became Atlanta’s head coach in 2015, the 2nd most in the NFL behind only the Chargers.The Jacksonville Jaguars were all over the Pittsburgh Steelers, sitting at 16-0 well into the 3rd quarter. Defensive coordinator Todd Wash (ex-Seahawks defensive line coach from 2011-2012) must have been overjoyed by Jalen Ramsey’s two-interception performance and the way the Steelers offense was being shut down. Unfortunately, the Jaguars offense (read: Blake Bortles) was as pitiful as ever, so the game was far from over, and Jacksonville’s defense gave up 20 points in the game’s final 16 minutes. With 5:06 to go, Ben Roethlisberger and company racked up 148 yards on 15 plays, as Roethlisberger’s one-yard plunge with :05 left capped off a stunning comeback that sits a point shy of tying the biggest blown lead in Jaguars history. Jacksonville now sits at 3-7, and while the offense should rightly get torn to shreds over 64 net passing yards, the defense that nearly took them to the Super Bowl last season ended up falling apart at the very last moment.Lastly, our old pal Gus Bradley, Seahawks defensive coordinator from 2009-2012 Frank Clark Color Rush Jersey , is now the DC for the Los Angeles Chargers. Turnovers by Phillip Rivers kept their game against the Denver Broncos uncomfortably close, but after blowing a 19-7 lead, the Chargers got their noses in front on a field goal with 6:51 left. A defensive stop ensued, but Rivers inexplicably gifted the Broncos a free timeout with a virtual throwaway on 3rd down after the two-minute warning. Case Keenum, who’d spent much of the day barely mustering up any passing offense whatsoever, was backed up at his own 8-yard line with 1:51 and a timeout in his pocket, needing a field goal to win. Los Angeles melted down, as Keenum went 5/5 for 86 yards before clocking the ball with :03 left. He even had to do a little extra as Tim Patrick’s apparent 11-yard gain for a first down was wiped out due to an absurd OPI call against him. Brandon McManus split the uprights to give the Broncos an upset win, and severely damage the Chargers’ hopes of catching the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West race.That’s five former Seahawks assistants I’ve listed across four teams, all of whom lost 4th quarter leads, and three of them gave up the game-winning points in two-minute drill situations. Only the Cowboys prevailed, but not before blowing that 19-9 lead along the way. While Dallas is very much alive in the NFC East race (especially with Alex Smith done for the season for Washington), the Chargers’ AFC West hopes took a huge blow, while the Falcons and Jaguars are all but done in their respective bids to make the postseason. One name not mentioned here because they’re off for Week 11 is San Francisco 49ers DC Robert Saleh, defensive quality control coach in Seattle from 2011-2013. The Niners may sit at 2-8, but four of their defeats saw them lose 4th quarter leads, and games against the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, and New York Giants all finished with the deciding points scored in the final minute. Is there a point to this article? Not really, just an observation. Everyone listed was part of the Seahawks’ rise to prominence and a Super Bowl win in some capacity, even if they weren’t all on the 2013 staff. In fact, Atlanta’s loss benefits the Seahawks! Now it’s up to Carroll’s defense to tighten up down the stretch and bring Seattle back into postseason play.