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Another special teams penalty negated Rock Cartwright's return, and Washington started at its 16 -- five of its first 10 drives began inside the Redskins 19, and three began inside the 9 -- with the coaches finally implementing a no-huddle offense to limit the impact of the crowd. A pass interference penalty on fourth down prolonged the drive, and Collins (7 of 9 for 65 yards on the possession) hit Antwaan Randle El for a seven-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter.
"I think Todd fought his guts out," Gibbs said.
Rookie safety LaRon Landry -- thriving in Taylor's old role -- alertly jumped a pass and intercepted it on the next drive, and Washington had the ball at the Seattle 42. Collins threaded a beautiful 30-yard touchdown pass to Moss, who gained a step on two defensive backs, and the Redskins went ahead 14-13. The wind began whipping wildly on the kickoff, and the ball avoided all 11 Seahawks and was recovered by Redskins wide receiver Anthony Mix. Suddenly the Redskins had the ball at the Seattle 14, but the offense stalled and Shaun Suisham's 30-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left.
"They came out of a real good situation with no points," Seattle Coach Mike Holmgren said. "It's tough to overcome those things."
On the next possession, Hasselbeck rocketed two long passes to get the Seahawks back into Washington territory before Landry swooped to the sideline and intercepted a pass at the 9. "On both of those [interceptions] I grabbed that coin," Williams said of the coin bearing Taylor's likeness that Williams always kept in his pocket. "He looked just like the other guy."
But the Redskins again were backed up in Seattle territory, and Frost's weak punt gave Seattle the ball at the Redskins 42. Hasselbeck found Hackett, who had beaten defensive back Pierson Prioleau, for a 20-yard score and the two-point conversion gave Seattle a 21-14 lead with just more than six minutes remaining. The game was slipping away, the Redskins' postseason ending in Seattle for the second time in three years, but the players and coaches believe much was accomplished this season, both on the field and in matters much deeper than football.
"You take the positives out of it, and you had a franchise come together," said Portis, who made the emotional phone calls to his teammates from Miami to inform them of Taylor's death. "You had a bunch of guys show love for one another and appreciation for one another. That's the best thing that can happen in sports. This organization turned from a team to a family."
