The Seattle Seahawks struggled mightily in opposition to the Green Bay Packers to begin Sunday evening’s Week 15 showdown, falling behind 20-3 earlier than halftime en path to a 30-13 loss. They additionally misplaced their beginning quarterback within the second half, with Geno Smith exiting midway via the third quarter with a knee damage.
On Monday, head coach Mike Macdonald informed reporters that checks on Smith’s knee revealed optimistic information, and that there is optimistic the quarterback might go well with up when Seattle hosts the Minnesota Vikings Sunday.
“We’re lucky,” Macdonald stated, by way of the Seahawks’ official web site. “A number of optimistic, optimistic indicators popping out of the checks. Geno’s a beast, man. He was in right here understanding within the morning, working via it. I do know he is nonetheless feeling it, however this man is hard as nails, and hopefully we’ll see him apply all through the week, optimistic that he’ll be prepared for the sport.”
The damage occurred when Smith, 34, backpedaled within the pocket on a primary down with 7:12 left within the third quarter, throwing incomplete as Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper utilized stress. Cooper dove towards the quarterback’s legs, nonetheless, and in the end got here down on Smith’s proper decrease leg. While the contact was authorized, it prompted some seen frustration from Smith, who proceeded to drop to the bottom for additional analysis.
Smith then exited the sphere beneath his personal energy, limping to the sidelines, whereas backup Sam Howell took over beneath middle for Seattle. Howell completed the drive, main the Seahawks to a subject objective, and Smith walked to the locker room for added remedy because the third-quarter clock ticked beneath six minutes, dominated questionable to return.
“It was extreme sufficient [to keep him from returning],” Macdonald informed reporters after the sport “We’ll do extra checks on him. … Structurally, it appears to be like prefer it’s OK. But we have gotta get a picture and all that stuff … Just do not know proper now [about his availability.]”
Smith’s participation in apply this week will likely be one thing to observe, however it could seem he prevented severe damage.
