Cardinals players react to Walsh miss, Seahawks win
Jan 10, 2016, 4:05 PM | Updated: Jan 11, 2016, 5:24 pm
Even with the low temperatures, it seemed like the Seattle Seahawks were on their way out of the playoffs and the game was set between the Arizona Cardinals and the Minnesota Vikings. All that needed to happen was for Blair Walsh to make a 27-yard field goal.
But then, he didn’t.
Blair Walsh's go-ahead 27-yard FG is WIDE LEFT.
Richard Sherman loses it. Michael Bennett loses it. Wow. #SEAvsMIN https://t.co/GfnJlvUbGU
— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2016
Walsh’s miss sent twitter into a frenzy and the Seahawks to a shocking win. Cardinals players reacted on twitter and as you can tell, most of them were as stunned as the Seahawks were.
Wow
— Patrick Peterson /P2 (@P2) January 10, 2016
Wow.
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) January 10, 2016
……………
— Deone Bucannon (@deonebucannon20) January 10, 2016
Can somebody check the church attendance in Seattle vs the other nfl cities?
— Larry Foote (@LarryFoote313) January 10, 2016
I didn't see that coming 👀🏈
— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) January 10, 2016
Wow
— MichaelFloyd (@MichaelMFloyd) January 10, 2016
If anyone on twitter was worth following during the miss, it was former Cardinals kicker Jay Feely. Feely provided insight into the controversial hold. He even predicted holder Jeff Locke not turning the laces having an impact on the short kick by Walsh.
Remember last two FG's Locke has not turned the laces on either hold. Even on a short kick that can impact the kick
— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) January 10, 2016
He gave him straight laces again!!!!!
— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) January 10, 2016
Not just psychologically it impacts you physically
That is on Locke as much Walsh— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) January 10, 2016
Ummm No https://t.co/w1oQluooNu
— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) January 10, 2016
I think Sherman almost blocking the last FG from the wide (RT) side had an impact as well on Walsh https://t.co/w2uf6PzTED
— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) January 10, 2016
If you keep playing with fire eventually you will get burned https://t.co/sQvuBQKZVd
— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) January 10, 2016
This is just flat out wrong https://t.co/D6S8GqBKRw
— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) January 10, 2016
Because of the Seahawks win, the Cardinals will now play the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Round next Saturday. The Packers beat the Washington Redskins 35-18 in the Wild Card Round Sunday, setting up a rematch of a Week 16 meeting that was dominated by Arizona.
The Cardinals defense sacked Green Bay quarterbacks nine times en route to a 38-8 pasting of the Packers.
