The Seattle Seahawks might need suffered their first lack of the 2024 season towards the Detroit Lions, but it surely was a giant evening for a lot of of Seattle’s star offensive gamers, together with large receiver DK Metcalf.
Going up towards the Lions’ man protection all through the evening, Metcalf caught 7 passes for 104 yards, drew a number of penalties, and may’ve had a two-point conversion. Metcalf additionally had a landing accurately taken away after replay overview confirmed he was down on the 1-yard line.
With three consecutive 100-yard video games beneath his belt for the primary time in his profession, DK has performed what no different Seahawks receiver has pulled off in franchise historical past.
Along with his seven-catch, 104-yard efficiency, @Seahawks WR @dkm14 grew to become the primary participant in franchise historical past with three-consecutive 100-yard video games.
— Seahawks PR (@seahawksPR) October 1, 2024
None of Steve Largent, Tyler Lockett, Doug Baldwin, or many different beloved and completed Seahawks receivers has beforehand pulled this off. Metcalf himself had solely managed three situations of back-to-back 100-yard receiving video games earlier than this trifecta.
With 366 yards on 24 catches, Metcalf finds himself third in receiving yards amongst all NFL receivers, behind solely Houston Texans star Nico Collins and New York Giants rookie Malik Nabers. It’s early days, however Metcalf is heading in the right direction for the perfect statistical yr of his profession beneath first-year offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb.
Now, if we are able to simply repair these fumbles and penalties…
