The Seahawks played with fire and got burned on their last play in a 41–35 loss to the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football.
With a little over a minute remaining in the fourth quarter, Seattle faced a fourth-and-2 at midfield, a conversion the Seahawks had to have if they wanted any chance to tie or win the game.
Any hopes of a comeback were dashed when Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons ran untouched into the backfield and pressured Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith into making a hurried throw that bounced harmlessly incomplete, clinching victory for Dallas. After the game, Smith told reporters that the play design called for Seattle to not block Parsons, a two-time All-Pro selection.
