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third and 16. The only guy we can get these 16 yards is JSN. So they run him on that deep kind of skinny post into the isolated side... it's actually Cooper Cup who ends up pinning down both the linebacker and the pole player on that play to create the space to make that throw. And the game changes there.
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JSN's third-and-16 conversion on designed deep post was game-turning play in Seahawks win.

Brad Idzik highlights a key third-and-16 conversion in the second quarter (Seahawks up 7-3) where Darnold hit JSN in cover two for a crucial first down. Idzik praises the play design: "the only guy we can get these 16 yards is JSN," with JSN running a deep skinny post into the isolated side while Cooper Cup pinned down the linebacker and pole player on the trip side, creating throwing lanes. This conversion flipped the game momentum; the Seahawks scored on the next possession and went on to win decisively.

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