The Seahawks delivered a statement on Thursday, all right, just as they intended.
But it was one that morphed from a scream of triumph into a wince of agony, and then back to a euphoric release of unbridled joy, all in a final 10 minutes of play that evoked every emotion in the human spectrum.
In the end, the Seahawks prevailed, 30-29, when Greg Zuerlein’s potential winning field goal from 44 yards for the Rams soared harmlessly to the right of the goal posts in the final seconds. Otherwise, the Seahawks would be nursing another agonizing loss, Pete Carroll would be answering some sharp second-guessing, and they’d all be trying to figure out where it went wrong on a night that their late former owner, Paul Allen, joined the Ring of Honor.