Russell Wilson had just taken the final snap and knelt down to end his most recent playoff victory.
But the Seahawks’ franchise quarterback didn’t keep the ball as a memento for himself.
Wilson didn’t fire it into the CenturyLink Field stands, where 68,000 fans were roaring about Seattle’s 10th consecutive home playoff win.
He turned behind him in the offense’s victory formation and presented the ball to a nine-year veteran fullback. A man who had never been to the playoffs until last Saturday night, when he started and finished Seattle’s reviving win over Detroit in the wild card round.