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NFL Week 3: Leon Washington Gets Back in Form on the Seattle Seahawks

September 28, 2010   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Leon Washington returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in the Seattle Seahawks 27-20 home victory against the San Diego Chargers.
Up 10-0 at the start of the second half, Washington returned the opening kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown that put the Seahawks up 17-0.
Seattle's return unit provided some stellar blocking for Washington, who sprinted through the lane, avoiding would be tacklers with ease. San Diego's coverage unit was barely able to get their hands on Washington. The only Charger with a chance to tackle Washington was kicker Nate Kaeding. All it took was a little juke move and Washington eluded Kaeding and sprinted down the middle of the field for the score.
That score was critical, as San Diego began to mount a comeback. While the score was 17-12 in favor of the Seahawks by the end of the third quarter, it was the Chargers who had all the momentum. They had scored 12 unanswered points and the Seattle offense was being stifled by the Chargers defense.
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