The Seattle Seahawks are returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2015, and one of the players on that infamous Super Bowl XLIX loss to the New England Patriots was Richard Sherman.
Sherman didn’t hold back on seeing the Seahawks back in the Super Bowl and against the Patriots. Moreover, he focused on QB Sam Darnold and the Seahawks’ defense, which didn’t have its best night but made stops when it needed to against the Los Angeles Rams.
First, Sherman focused on Darnold’s performance for quietting any of his naysayers who didn’t believe he would reach the Super Bowl.
“Sam Darnold could not have played a better game,” Sherman said in a Jan. 26 video from “The Richard Sherman Podcast.” “You talk about beating the allegations. Sam Darnold can’t play against the Rams; Sam Darnold can’t play in the playoffs.
“Sam Darnold can’t play in the clutch [and] Sam Darnold is on his way to the Super Bowl. [Darnold went] 25 [of] 36, 346 yards, three touchdowns. Guess how many interceptions? Zero. Zilch.“
Sherman then turned his attention to the Seahawks’ defense and pointed out one major stat he believes tilted the game in Seattle’s favor.
“On the flip side, that defense, the dark side, was the perfect game for him, but they made stops when it mattered,“ Sherman added. “They made the stops in critical third down stops. They held the Rams to 1-for-8 on third down, which really had a huge factor in determining the outcome of this ball game.”
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Comes Up Big for Seahawks
Another star in this contest was Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The Seahawks star recorded 10 receptions for 153 receiving yards and one touchdown. In the tightly contested matchup against the Rams, the Seahawks had their best players step up with so much on the line.
After the win, the Seattle standout spoke with FOX Sports and shared his thoughts on his performance as the Seahawks are now one win away from winning a Super Bowl.
“I told my team, ‘I’m going to do whatever it takes. Whatever you all ask for me, I’m going to get it done. Whatever that might be,‘” Smith-Njigba said postgame. “And that’s what you saw today. You just saw grit, determination. You saw passion out there, and you saw a group, a collective, going out there and getting the job done.”
Sam Darnold Talks Reaching Super Bowl
Darnold also spoke postgame about heading to the Super Bowl. However, the Seattle QB opted to keep the spotlight on the team rather than putting it on himself and talking about the obstacles he’s had to overcome to get to this moment.
“It’s amazing to be able to do it with these guys in this locker room, with this coaching staff,“ Darnold told FOX Sports postgame. “That’s why it means the world to me… I haven’t really thought about [his journey to the Super Bowl] much, to be honest, but I take it one day at a time. That’s it, one day at a time, every single day. Like I said, to be able to do it, it’s a special group, and I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else.”
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