Seahawks legend Bobby Wagner on cusp of Tremendous Bowl return after Commanders upset Lions

The NFL has its Cinderella story of the 2024 season, and it entails former Seattle Seahawks.

Within the greatest upset of this yr’s NFL Playoffs, the Washington Commanders took out the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions in a 45-31 slugfest that can depart Lions followers heartbroken and devastated in methods that can really feel a lot totally different than their many years value of sub-.500 seasons. The Commanders allowed over 500 yards of offense and didn’t power a punt after the primary quarter, however did get 4 turnovers off of Jared Goff and an interception off of Jameson Williams on a failed trick play. Quinn gave Dan Campbell a style of his personal drugs, along with his offense changing 3-of-4 on 4th down (and actually, 4-of-5 contemplating the penalty on Detroit). Each conversion led to a landing. A pleasant reminder that Quinn may need come from Pete Carroll’s employees, however that doesn’t imply he coaches like Pete or shares the identical philosophies.

Dan Quinn, who was the Seahawks’ defensive coordinator for the 2013 and 2014 seasons, is within the NFC Championship Recreation in his first season as Washington’s head coach. Bobby Wagner, the long run Corridor of Famer and perennial All-Professional linebacker, is sort of again within the Tremendous Bowl because of a win that occurred on the 10-year anniversary of Seattle’s final NFC Championship look.

Quinn beforehand reached the Tremendous Bowl as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons again in 2016. I’m positive he’d fairly not bear in mind what occurred in that sport. Wagner stayed with the Seahawks till 2021 after which reunited in 2023, however from 2021-2023 he failed to achieve the playoffs with both Seattle or the Los Angeles Rams. Add within the 2020 Wild Card exit and he hadn’t skilled a playoff win since 2019. Enter Jayden Daniels, Kliff Kingsbury, a revamped roster, teaching employees, entrance workplace, and possession, and you’ve got a brand new period of Commanders soccer.

The Commanders will play both the Philadelphia Eagles or Los Angeles Rams on the street in subsequent week’s NFC Championship. We is perhaps the largest Commanders followers on the market if the Rams win on Sunday.

Nicely completed to Quinn, Wagner, Tyler Ott, Nick Bellore, Bobby Engram, Darryl Tapp, Larry Izzo, Ken Norton Jr, Scott Fitterer, and Paul Skansi! All former Seahawks who’re with the Commanders in some capability and getting ready to a particular run to New Orleans.