Seahawks turn Steelers kickoff gaffe into big win

PITTSBURGH -- The Seattle Seahawks rallied to bushed the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 connected Sunday astatine Acrisure Stadium with the assistance of a 17-point 4th fourth that included 1 of the alien touchdowns you'll see.

After Seattle took a 17-14 pb aboriginal successful the 4th connected a 54-yard Jason Myers tract goal, Pittsburgh's Kaleb Johnson allowed Myers' kickoff to bounce implicit his caput and into the extremity zone. As Johnson ran toward the Steelers sideline, seemingly believing the play would beryllium called dead, Seattle continued to screen the kick, and backup George Holani fell connected the shot earlier it rolled retired of the backmost of the extremity portion for a touchdown and a 24-14 Seattle lead.

It wasn't wide whether the shot touched Johnson's fingertips, successful which lawsuit it would person been a muff. Officials initially ruled that Pittsburgh failed to screen the footwear aft it landed successful the landing zone, which the instrumentality squad is required to bash arsenic portion of the league's caller kickoff rule.

After Pittsburgh answered that people with a tract goal, the Seahawks recovered the extremity portion again, with Kenneth Walker III scoring connected a third-and-19 tally -- different chaotic infinitesimal successful an eventful game.

Seattle's Sam Darnold was intercepted doubly successful the archetypal half, 1 coming connected a tipped throw. He threw touchdown passes to choky extremity AJ Barner and rookie receiver Tory Horton.