QB Geno Smith had the quote of the year following his incredible performance on Monday Night
Monday Night's duel between the Seahawks and the Broncos was a great one. While most people thought the Broncos would run away with the victory, the Geno Smith-led Seahawks were able to pull off a big upset victory!
Chants of «Geno» could be heard as Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith took a pair of knees to run out the clock. Smith was installed as the team's starting quarterback after spending the last eight seasons as a backup and he turned in a terrific first half to stake the Seahawks to a lead.
Several minutes after the final whistle of the Seattle Seahawks' season-opening victory Monday night, Geno Smith walked off the field with his arms raised to the sky and what remained of the home crowd chanting his name.
According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Smith's 94% completion rate tied Matt Hasselbeck (Week 11 of 2010) for the best by a Seahawks quarterback in any half since 2000 (minimum of 15 attempts).
"How about Geno?" Seattle coach Pete Carroll said postgame. "I mean ... 17-for-18 in the first half. Who does that? Guys just don't do that ... Geno played tonight like he has been playing the whole time we've been practicing. That's what he has been looking like. He didn't look any different than what he has looked like in practice.
"That's why we had the belief in him, and that's why he was able to win the job and go out there on Monday Night Football and win the football game."
