Seahawks QB Russell Wilson – Rams-Seahawks Postgame Quotes – Dec. 8, 2019

(On what he takes away from the game)

“Well I felt like they played better than us tonight. We didn’t play our best game. There were opportunities out there that we had. It just didn’t go our way. There’s a lot of season left. Where we’re trying to go, there’s a lot more season left. There’s a lot more things to do. Everything is still out in front of us. We got to take one game at a time and just get better, see the film, figure out how we can get better as a collective group. That’s really the bottom line.”

(On how he’s feeling health-wise and if he avoided the flu)

“I feel good. I feel healthy. Yeah, I’m good there. I feel good. I’m disappointed about tonight, but body-wise, I feel good.”

(On if this performance is a setback)

“Like I said, there’s a lot more to do. It’s not a setback for us, it’s just the beginning. We feel like there’s a lot more we can do. A lot of areas we can get better and that’s how we’re looking at it.”

(On what the Rams did differently compared to the first game against them this season)

“Well, they got up early. They played well. They got up early. We made some plays there in the second half on defense and then they stopped us on third down when they needed to. I think that was kind of our game today. We were kind of playing catch up a little bit. We didn’t make our plays when we needed to, some crucial third downs and some other plays, too, throughout the game that really could’ve helped the game come back and open it up, especially early. That was really the case tonight.”

(On the affect of losing RB Rashaad Penny)

“Obviously, it’s disappointing losing (RB Rashaad) Penny. I feel for him. He’s such a great competitor. He’s just been tremendous over the past several weeks. That’s just unfortunate. That’s part of the game, unfortunately. I got to talk to him afterwards. He had his head up and he’s looking forward to where he’s going next and just fighting through the rehab of it all, and we’ll be right there with him. It was tough. Obviously, when lose one of your key players and a guy you love to play with like Penny, who’s been playing great football too for us. That was tough, but (RB) Chris (Carson) did well tonight. He made some key runs and made some nice plays and nice catches and stuff like that, so I thought Chris played well.”

(On if they didn’t match the intensity of the Rams)

“I don’t know if we didn’t match their intensity. I think they just executed when they needed to. You think about our first drive of the game, we went up and down the field. We had several drives where we were moving the ball really well. We went up and down the field. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to convert that first third down. They ended up getting me down there on that first third down when we were on that 20 yard-line or whatever. Kicked a field goal. And then, they made some plays on offense for them. And then, we were still moving the ball and we didn’t convert on some of our third downs that we thought we could have and it just didn’t go our way on those plays. And then we had the fourth (down) where we went for it. I thought it was a good call by Coach (Pete Carroll) going for it. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out the way we wanted it to. The next thing you know, they kind of took the lead there, pretty good there. So I don’t think we didn’t match their intensity. I think that we didn’t match the execution more than anything else. When it comes down to playing a great football team, us being a great football team, we’ve got to execute when it matters and some of those plays we didn’t. And that’s just the truth across the board.”

(On what he thinks is off in the past few weeks)

“Today, we had two drives in the first quarter. We had that really long one where we were throwing the ball well, moving it and running it and doing everything we wanted to the first drive. I’m trying to remember the second one off the top of my head, but there are so many drives throughout the game. I think that we didn’t really have the ball that much early in the first half. I mean they had the ball for a while. And then, we got some turnovers in the beginning of the second half. You know, (S Quandre) Diggs’ sweet interception and then he had another interception, so they were out in the field, the defense, for a little bit there. Because when we returned it for a touchdown, they go back out again. So it felt like we didn’t have the ball really until the fourth quarter. And then we started throwing and making some plays and doing the things we wanted to do. But I think we’re staying the course. We’re going to get better, we’re going to look at the film and study, we’re going to practice. Everything we want to do is still ahead of us. There’s no fear in us at all. “