SEATTLE -- DK Metcalf scored a game-changing touchdown in the Seattle Seahawks' season opener last week, when he blew by Atlanta Falcons cornerback Isaiah Oliver on a fourth-and-3 play.
The victim on Metcalf's second touchdown of the season Sunday was the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore.
The Seahawks' second-year wide receiver showed that he has strength to go with his blazing speed when he fought through contact from Gilmore to haul in an over-the-shoulder throw from quarterback Russell Wilson, leading to a 54-yard touchdown. It was Wilson's second passing touchdown of the game.
Russell Wilson makes a perfect throw to DK Metcalf for the 54-yard TD! #Seahawks
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The play tied the Seahawks-Patriots matchup at 14 midway through the second quarter. According to ESPN Stats & Information, that was the first touchdown Gilmore has allowed as the nearest defender in coverage since 2018. Last season, Gilmore had a league-high 96 targets without allowing a TD.
Gilmore has been shadowing Metcalf for much of the game's first half.
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Midway through the third quarter, Wilson threw a beauty of a pass, a 38-yard touchdown to wide receiver David Moore. The Seahawks moved ahead of the Patriots 21-17 with seven minutes left in the third quarter.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Wilson's 38-yard TD pass had a completion probability of 6.3% -- the lowest on a completed pass this season and the third lowest since the metric started being tracked in 2017.
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Wilson threw his fourth touchdown of the game, a 21-yard strike to Freddie Swain, with two minutes left in the third quarter.
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With less than five minutes to go, Wilson tossed his fifth touchdown pass of the night, an 18-yard throw to Chris Carson. Wilson's five passing touchdowns are tied for the most in a game against a Bill Belichick-coached team. Drew Brees also threw five in 2009.
The touchdown put the Seahawks up 35-23.
