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Armon Watts, Vikings 6-5 rookie defensive tackle, making quick impression

Armon Watts was a bulldozer in a field of boulders during a key play Monday night in Seattle. The Vikings rookie bench-pressed 299-pound Seahawks center Joey Hunt 4 yards into the backfield then jumped — perhaps unnecessarily for a 6-5 defensive tackle — to swat Russell Wilson's pass backward.

Wilson responded by tipping the ball into the arms of safety Anthony Harris, whose easy return accounted for the Vikings' first defensive touchdown in more than a year during Monday night's 37-30 loss to the Seahawks.

Not bad for Watts' 25th snap as an NFL defender, but consider it a group text: He's watched the play enough.