Russell Wilson Elevates Seahawks to Higher Level in NFC While Regaining MVP Form

Not long ago, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson had a live-in physical therapist. He would wake up in the middle of the night for intensive round-the-clock treatment on his sprained MCL suffered in Week 3.

That came after an ankle sprain in Week 1, and combined, those early injuries reduced one of the league’s most athletically gifted quarterbacks to an unfamiliar form. He was hobbled and at times a one-legged passer. Wilson was still effective enough, but the Seahawks offense just isn’t the same without a quarterback who invites chaos and then thrives on it.

That Wilson—the one who turns dead plays into six points—has been re-emerging for several weeks now. He opened a door by leading his team to a statement road win over the New England Patriots in Week 10. Then he busted it down Sunday when the Seahawks soundly defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 26-15.

That’s two straight wins over playoff-contending teams, and this one came as Wilson returned to his quarterback magician act.

Like any good entertainer, Wilson seems to know he should spice things up sometimes and give us a different flavor. Observers crave variety, you see, and they yawn when you dazzle with the same wand waves every week.

Wilson, for the eighth time this season, threw zero interceptions and, for the fifth time, averaged over 8.5 yards per pass attempt. But did he do anything new this week?

Why yes, yes he did.

Eagles receivers: 15 receiving yardsRussell Wilson: 15 receiving yards.

— Doug Farrar (@BR_DougFarrar) November 20, 2016

Wilson leaked out to catch a 15-yard touchdown pass from Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin midway through the third quarter. By the end of that period, Wilson’s receiving production was still even with all Eagles wide receivers.

The creative connection also resulted in the answer to a future Seahawks trivia question as Wilson is the team’s first quarterback to record a receiving touchdown. That’s both a quirky info nugget and kind of unfair. Opposing defenses don’t need a new way to get beat by Wilson.

There was no stumble after Wilson threw for a career regular-season high 348 yards in Week 10, not that one …

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