SEATTLE – No matter how much Deshaun Watson impersonated Russell Wilson on Sunday, the original ended up coming out on top.
Wilson hit Jimmy Graham for an 18-yard touchdown with 21 seconds left, his second TD catch of the fourth quarter, and the Seattle Seahawks rallied for a wild 41-38 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Down 38-34 with 1 minute, 39 seconds left and out of timeouts, Wilson took Seattle 80 yards in barely a minute. He hit Paul Richardson for 48 yards on a jump ball to start the drive, found Tyler Lockett for 19 yards and drilled a strike to Graham for the winner.
Wilson finished 26-for-41 for a career-high 452 yards and four TDs. He hit Richardson for two TDs and found Graham on a 1-yard TD pass with 5:41 left.
It was an unexpected shootout that again highlighted Wilson's greatness in the fourth quarter and Watson's potential as the league's next star QB.
"This to me might be [Wilson's] finest work today," Seattle wide receiver Doug Baldwin said.
Watson was nearly the equal of Wilson, throwing for 402 yards and four touchdowns. But he couldn't come up with a final answer and was intercepted by Richard Sherman with seven seconds left on a desperation throw. Sherman had two interceptions, his first since Week 10 of last season, and Earl Thomas returned a pick 78 yards for a TD early on.
But they were the only mistakes by Watson in an otherwise stunning performance against one of the best defenses in the NFL — and an even better final rally by Wilson.