Russell Wilson: The Silent MVP Candidate

Earl Thomas returns an INT for a touchdown Sunday 

Finding himself down 14-0 in the first quarter, Russell Wilson was standing on the sidelines watching free safety Earl Thomas intercept Texans quarterback, DeShaune Watson, and run it back for a touchdown.

The burst of energy gave the Seahawks quarterback new life as he went out and threw for 452 yards on 41 attempts. Adding together passing with rushing stats, Wilson, accounted for 482 yards of total offense.

Russell Wilson

The performance is nothing new to Seahawks fans as Wilson has been on fire the last few seasons throwing for over 4,000 yards in both 2015 and 2016, but now he’s starting to finally look like a true MVP candidate.

Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers

With Aaron Rodgers on IR for the remainder of the season, and teams like the Patriots not performing as normal, Wilson has led his team to a 5-2 record and first place in the NFC West. After the team started off 1-2, the Seahawks started the team’s current 4-game winning streak, and Wilson has thrown for 10 touchdowns and 1,279 yards. In the Seahawks loss to the Titans, Wilson had another 4 touchdowns and 373 yards.

With the run game basically non-existent, just one day after facing the Texans, the Seahawks made a move to sure up the offensive line, by trading cornerback Jeremy Lane to the Texans for left tackle Duane Brown. With the move the Seahawks quarterback will be even scarier to defenses, as he’ll have more time in the pocket to throw.