Russell Wilson isn’t throwing his coach under the bus, but the Broncos new quarterback did reveal that he had a play ready to call in the final minute of a “Monday Night Football” loss to his former team the Seahawks.
“I was prepared to, but he then said, ‘OK, the clock’s going down. We believe we can make the field goal here,’” Wilson told reporters on Wednesday. “But always prepared.”
Denver coach Nathaniel Hackett has since said he should’ve gone for the fourth-and-5, rather than attempt a 64-yard field goal with 20 seconds left and the Broncos trailing by a point. Brandon McManus missed what would’ve been the second-longest kick in NFL history, and only his second ever over 60 yards.
Wilson declined to criticize Hackett.
“I think anytime you get a chance to win the game and solidify it and try to make a play, you know, I always believe in having the ball,” Wilson said. “But also, we’ve got a great kicker and we’re gonna believe in our kicker again. I always trust his decisions and everything else, but I’m also always ready to go try to do it if we need to.”
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