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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said postgame that it's an injury
"we've got to figure out. ... I wouldn't put any timeline on it
right now."
Wilson got hurt on a deep throw to Tyler Lockett, with his
follow-through hitting the wrist of Rams defensive lineman Aaron
Donald. After the incompletion, Wilson held up his bent middle
finger.
Wilson returned for the next drive after getting his finger
taped but threw just one pass on a three-and-out series.
"He was trying to figure it out," Carroll said. "They were
working to figure it out, and it took awhile and then (we) just
could tell it wasn't right to go back out."
As for Wilson's attempt to go back into the game again, Carroll
said, "He knew. He knew this wouldn't help us."
Wilson has never missed a start in his 10 NFL seasons. His
streaks of 149 consecutive regular-season starts and 165 starts
counting the regular season and the postseason are both the
longest active runs among quarterbacks.
Journeyman Geno Smith then took over and led the Seahawks on a
10-play, 98-yard touchdown drive, going 5-for-5 for 72 yards and
a 23-yard scoring strike to DK Metcalf. That was Smith's first
touchdown pass since 2017, when he played for the New York
Giants.
Wilson finished 11 of 16 for 152 yards with a touchdown and an
interception in a game the Seahawks lost 26-17. Smith wound up
10 of 17 for 131 yards with one TD and one interception.
Carroll said if Wilson winds up sidelined, Smith "showed that we
are in good hands."
--Field Level Media
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