RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks got three key plays from Bobby Wagner in their 27-20 win over the Atlanta Falcons this past Sunday. The All-Pro middle linebacker and defensive captain dropped Matt Schaub for a third-quarter sack, recovered a fourth-quarter fumble at the goal line and broke up a two-point attempt on Atlanta's penultimate possession to keep Seattle's two-score lead intact.
The two tackles he made on the Falcons' opening drive were less significant to Sunday's outcome but much more so to Wagner's place in franchise history. According to the team's count, those tackles gave him 985 for his career, breaking the club record set by safety Eugene Robinson more than two decades ago.