There was no way Kirk Cousins was going to win this game.
Not after Russell Wilson, the fourth-quarter comeback king, orchestrated another late-game gem and put the Seahawks ahead 14-10 with just 1:34 remaining.
And not on a cold and rainy Northwest afternoon when he could barely feel his fingers and had trouble holding the football.
And not at CenturyLink Field, where the 12th Man lived up to its reputation and rocked the stadium with a steady stream of noise.
“I’m screaming my head off in the huddle,” said Cousins, his voice cracking during a postgame news conference.