Seahawks - 20, Cardinals - 10
Q. Take us through Jake Bobo's phenomenal catch there on the sideline, getting both feet down inbounds.
GENO SMITH: It was a great play call by Shane. Great play designed by Kerry Joseph. I thought Bobo did an excellent job -- it was a double move. He did an excellent job trying to get the guy to bite.
Really didn't bite as much as we thought he would, but he still won at the end. And I was just giving him an opportunity ball in the back of the end zone. Phenomenal footwork.
I think now we can say Jake's probably up there with Tyler when it comes down to the toe-drag swag. It was a great job by him. And obviously awesome call and great protection around as well.
Q. What did you think of Jaxon's touchdown?
GENO SMITH: Another great design. I don't think they get any more open than that. Coach called it up, dialed it up for the right coverage. We got exactly what we wanted. The protection was great. Gave me a chance.
And then Jaxon obviously ran his route, made a great catch, and scored. It was great for him to get that first touchdown.
Q. Getting the two rookies involved, how big was that for the offense?
GENO SMITH: I think it was huge. I think it was huge for not only Jaxon and Bobo, but I think it was huge for just our overall offense, to see those guys continue to step up and make great plays and for their confidence and obviously for the chemistry that we're building together. I think it was great.
And so obviously there's going to be a ton of guys who have an opportunity to step up on this offense and do great things. But for those two guys, man, I'm just so proud and so happy for them.
Q. How do you think the offense played today?
GENO SMITH: I think we -- if I'm being honest -- I don't think we played up to our standard. Personally I feel like we left a lot out there.
It's the league. Any win you get you're going to be happy with, right? A win is a win. But it's kind of this weird feeling that I got, specifically, that feeling like I haven't done enough, haven't played my best game. But still we're winning, and we're getting the job done.
But a lot left out there, I feel like. So I'm so excited to get to work tomorrow so we can fix those things, clean up the mistakes that I've been making and try to play a complete, clean game.
Q. What did you see on the interception?
GENO SMITH: The play call was a sprint left. Initially got covered. I thought Bobo did a great job extending the play to the second play. He willed up, was actually open on the sideline.
I was giving him a shot, was gonna throw that high ball, maybe he can get his feet in. And my arm got hit. Obviously it changed the trajectory of the football.
Those are the things I'm talking about. If we clean up those mistakes, how good can we be?
So as always, I put that on myself. No one else made that mistake but me. So I've just got to be better in those situations.
Q. What about the fumble?
GENO SMITH: Again, just bad by me, a mistake. That can't happen. Putting our defense in tough situations. Luckily we have a great defense that we have that continues to go out there and show us that no matter where the situation is or what it is, they have backbone. They're going to go out there and stop them.
So I mean you talk about playing complete team football, that's what it's about -- offense and defense helping each other. But I think we've got to do a way better job at not putting them in those situations. And I've got to be better in those situations myself.
Q. You moved up to No. 6 all time in the Seahawks' passing touchdowns. How does that sit with you?
GENO SMITH: Right now I'm just happy to have this opportunity. Happy to be able to go out there and compete and play with the guys. Happy to be a part of this organization. To even say that my name is in the record books somewhere I'm forever grateful.
Q. Fifth offensive line combination you have had in six games. What do you say about the way those guys get the job done?
GENO SMITH: I've got the ultimate faith in those guys up front. I know how hard they prepare. We communicate, myself and the linemen, the guards and centers, we talk all week about fronts, protections, run game.
We're in this thing together, all 11 playing together. But it starts up front, as we all know. And just proud of the way those guys have accepted the coaching. Coach Andy has done a great job preparing those guys during the week and having them on point for game day.
Whoever is out there, we know they're going to get the job done and just happy to be a part of it.
Q. When you say you haven't played your best game, (indiscernible) the season as a whole or you were just talking about today?
GENO SMITH: Today and just as a whole. I feel like I haven't played nowhere near where I'm capable, and like I said, it's hard. It's tough. They're out there. They're going to try to stop us. I believe I have a tremendous amount of talent and I put the work in, I study. I know what's going on out there. And it's just one or two mistakes in just about every game that I keep coming up here and talking about. I feel if I can clean those things up, where can we go as an offense? That's what I'm striving for. Like I said, I'm ready to get back to work tomorrow so we can correct that.
Q. The series when you got to the 1 and couldn't get it in, did they just have good defenses against you guys there?
GENO SMITH: Yeah, they did a good job at keeping us out. They were stout up front. And that's something again, like I said, we've got to be better in the red zone. We've got to execute better. I have to help us out in any way I can in those situations.
And those are things that, like I said, you can look at and say, man, we're one of the best offenses and we still haven't reached our peak yet. That's the positive thing, I think, we've got to look at it glass half full right here.
So I think we can be a lot better, especially in the red zone. I think we did better on third down today. But overall we've just got to keep working.
Q. (Question about the throwback uniforms.)
GENO SMITH: Super excited. I can't wait to have them on and see the fans. Everyone's going to be excited about it.
Q. Do you remember a time in any level of football you've had five different starting offensive line combinations?
GENO SMITH: Honestly, I don't even count them. I don't remember a time. But I'm not even looking at it like that. I trust every single guy who is out there.
The thing about being an offensive linemen, just how hard they've got to work throughout the game, and they rarely receive the credit they deserve. But without those guys, nothing happens, nothing can go. So any guy that we have out there, we trust those guys to do their job, just as all the other guys gotta do his job.
So just happy to have those guys in front of me, and they've been playing great. And I've just got to keep making them better.
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