SEATTLE — Jason Myers has quietly been a big part of the Seattle Seahawks' success this season.
He was the only reason they won Sunday.
Myers kicked a franchise-record six field goals, including a 56-yarder with 29 seconds left, and the Seahawks outlasted 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts 18-16 without scoring a touchdown.
''I hit it well,'' Myers said. ''A little slice there, but once I got it up, I knew (I) hit a really strong ball.''
Myers has converted 24 of his last 25 field goals, with the only miss a 61-yard try on Nov. 16, and he leads the NFL with a career-best 154 points.
He also converted from 47, 52, 46, 32 and 30 yards, and the Seahawks (11-3) needed every one of them to beat Rivers, who hadn't thrown a pass in an NFL game in nearly five years. Seattle extended its winning streak to four games.
Indy trailed for just 1:58 and went ahead 13-3 on Rivers' first touchdown pass since the Colts' 27-24 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the playoffs on Jan. 9, 2021. He connected with Josh Downs on third down for an 8-yard score.
''It was exciting,'' Rivers said. ''Shoot, it was exciting to take a 13-3 lead. But first off, our play that we kind of had all week in the red zone in that area on that down and distance on that hash, we practiced in the exact same spot this week. So, when things go like that, they fire you up. Obviously, you throw in the fact that it's been 1,800 days since throwing a touchdown or interception for that matter. So, yeah, both of those boxes were checked.''
