Newton, who already had two rushing touchdowns in the game, lined up in the shotgun formation with three seconds left and his opponent likely expecting the draw. He’s such a powerful downhill force it usually doesn’t matter whether or not the defense sees a run coming. But on this occasion, Seattle managed to meet him at the line of scrimmage and keep him from powering forward.
It would have been a dramatic comeback victory for New England had Newton’s run been successful. After trailing 35-23, Bill Belichick’s squad scored a quick touchdown, made a defensive stop and put the ball in Newton’s hands with more than a minute left. Newton led his team to the 1 but no further.
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The Seahawks received a stellar performance from Russell Wilson, who after a pick-six on his first drive threw a touchdown pass each to five different receivers.
One of those pass-catchers, D.K. Metcalf, bested reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore on a deep ball in the first half and appeared to get into Gilmore’s head. Metcalf finished with four catches for a team-high 92 yards.
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11:31 p.m.: STOPPED. Newton tries to run but doesn’t come close to breaking the plane of the goal line. Time expires and the Seahawks win.
11:29 p.m.: Harry makes a catch at the 1. There will be one last play with the game on the line.
11:27 p.m.: Nine seconds left. The Patriots are on the 13.
11:26 p.m.: Illegal contact on Seattle.
11:25 p.m.: Newton runs for a first down, and the Patriots take a timeout with 39 seconds left. They’re at the Seattle 36.
11:23 p.m.: The Patriots are past midfield.
11:22 p.m.: Golden chance here for Newton to lead a game-winning drive. Two timeouts and the ball.
11:21 p.m.: Huh. Wilson goes deep to Lockett and misses his target. The clock stops at 1:49.
11:18 p.m.: Third-and-1 coming up for Seattle. A conversion would almost put this game away.
11:17 p.m.: Two-minute warning.
11:16 p.m.: New England kicks the ball deep with 2:09 remaining.
11:14 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Patriots. Newton, as he often does, runs it in himself. 35-30, Seattle.
11:13 p.m.: First-and-goal for the Patriots after a long completion to Edelman.
11:09 p.m.: Less than four minutes remain on the clock.
11:05 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Seahawks. Wilson throws his FIFTH touchdown pass against this highly regarded New England defense, this time floating a ball to Carson. 35-23, Seattle.
11:03 p.m.: Wilson hits Lockett on third down, and Seattle moves inside the 25.
10:55 p.m.: Adams is making a big impact for the Seattle D. His open field tackle on third down sends Newton and the Patriots offense to the sideline.
10:49 p.m.: The Seahawks punt.
10:42 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Patriots. Newton fakes a QB draw before lobbing a pass to his wide-open fullback. Two-point attempt is not successful. 28-23, Seattle.
End of third quarter: Seahawks 28, Patriots 17
10:32 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Seahawks. Four TD passes for Wilson. 28-17, Seattle.
10:24 p.m.: Interception. Dunbar picks off Newton.
10:15 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Seahawks. Moore catches another pinpoint deep throw from Wilson. 21-17, Seattle.
10:13 p.m.: Gilmore and Metcalf go at it on the sideline after a play.
10:06 p.m.: FIELD GOAL, Patriots. Jamal Adams tripped up Newton on third-and-goal to force the kick. 17-14, New England.
10:05 p.m.: Nice throw from Newton to Edelman.
9:59 p.m.: New England gets the ball to start the second half.
Halftime: Patriots 14, Seahawks 14
9:43 p.m.: The Seahawks down a punt at the 1 with 18 seconds remaining in the half. New England kneels to run out the clock.
9:40 p.m.: Wilson takes an absurd sack after running straight backward. It’s second-and-26.
9:40 p.m.: Lockett returns.
9:39 p.m.: Wilson’s third-down throw falls incomplete, but a defensive holding gifts Seattle a first down. Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett came up limping after the play.
9:37 p.m.: Wilson makes a rare mental error by throwing the ball past the line of scrimmage. That flag makes it third-and-19.
9:32 p.m.: Approaching the two-minute warning, David Moore snags a low throw from Wilson near midfield to move the chains on third down.
9:26 p.m.: Seattle stonewalls a trick end-around play on third down. The ensuing 51-yard field goal attempt from Nick Folk goes wide left.
9:24 p.m.: Now Newton is getting into a rhythm, throwing for consecutive first downs. This has been such a fun game so far.
9:18 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Seahawks. D.K. Metcalf burns All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore deep. 14-14.
9:13 p.m.: The Patriots punt.
9:12 p.m.: Newton almost throws a pick-six, but Quinton Dunbar drops the would-be interception.
9:05 p.m.: New England sacks Wilson to move the Seahawks out of field goal range. Seattle will punt.
8:56 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Patriots. Cam Newton records his third rushing touchdown of the season. 14-7, New England.
End of first quarter: Patriots 7, Seahawks 7
8:48 p.m.: The Patriots leave their offense on the field on fourth-and-3 in field goal range. Newton finds N’Keal Harry over the middle for a first down, and an illegal hit moves New England even further downfield. Quandre Diggs has been ejected for the personal foul.
8:47 p.m.: Newton evades a potential sack on second down, then throws for a first down on third-and-7.
8:39 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Seahawks. Tyler Lockett snakes across the back of the end zone, and an on-the-move Wilson finds him with a perfect strike. 7-7.
8:34 p.m.: Wilson runs for 21 yards to move the Seahawks into the red zone.
8:26 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Patriots. Wilson throws a pick-six. Devin McCourty takes it to the house before shouting out running back James White, whose parents were in a car accident earlier Sunday. 7-0, New England.
8:23 p.m.: SNF is underway in Seattle.
Patriots vs. Seahawks start time
Date: Sunday, Sept. 20 Kickoff time: 8:20 p. m. ET TV channel: NBC Live stream: fuboTV | DAZN (in Canada)
All “Sunday Night Football” games in 2020 have the same set start time of 8:20 p.m. ET. There are Sunday night games scheduled for every week of the season except Week 17, though the NFL has the ability to flex a game into a Week 17 SNF window.
