Pete Carroll: "That Was A Sensational Finish"

Pete Carroll (0:05)

Well, another dramatic finish for our guys, and sensational finish, really, to get that done.

Under all of the circumstances, there's a lot of them. Monday night coming off on the road, early game, all that kind of stuff that usually people talk about, had nothing to do with it. And loved the way we finished this game, the way the focus of our guys throughout the 60 minutes was exactly as we needed. We went in half time and got serious about fixing things up, and the defense fixed some stuff up. We obviously got better on offense at half time, and then we came out and executed enough to get a win. These wins are so hard. They're so hard. And so I thought a lot of guys did cool stuff and all, but look at Geno coming back and playing. Last week it was Drew taking us down the field, today it was Geno taking us down the field. That has a lot to say with the system and the coaches and what they're getting done with these guys to communicate that well. The last sequence is a cool sequence. You know, is it 151 or something like that, 152 or something left? We've got three timeouts and a two-minute warning, and we've got four downs to make the first down. And that's such a mindset and mentality for our guys, and they know it really well, and we execute it beautifully in that situation where you've got to wait for the, you know, be patient to make your plays. And Geno did a great job, Shane did a great job, they communicated, fantastic.

But I think the focus goes to me, is the big guys up front, to pass pro that whole time, and just keep them off them, so that he can make the plays, and the guys can make the great catches, and the first downs and all that. Jackson's big play, Tyler's big play, and then of course, Colby's at the end was fantastic.

So it was an exciting win for us, and the belief in this locker room is strong, that we can take on whatever we got to take on, and we'll have our wits together, and we'll execute and function, no matter how long it takes to get it. And that's a powerful trait, so hopefully we can hang on to that.

SPEAKER_2 (1:55)

You've mentioned multiple times, Pete, that the grind you went through to get to the end of this month really helped. How do you think that's shown up on the last two drives, last two games?

Pete Carroll (2:04)

I think we've come out of those games because we didn't get screwed up from the losses, which we could have. You know, we could have flipped down and lost our minds. We kept believing that we could get it done, and so the resolve stayed intact, and so that we can utilize all of those difficult experiences and the tough games and the matchups and the great personnel that we won against, and we're better because of it. And so we found a way, and it wasn't a slow start today.

Kind of marted, but we came in at halftime, and we knew that it was our game to go in, and so we got it done again.

SPEAKER_3 (2:36)

To have that trio, all three receivers, going like Tyler, Nikkei, and Jackson, or what does that do for offense when you got three guys?

Pete Carroll (2:42)

I thought Geno used everybody so well today, and to go to Kobe at the end, you know, and it's something we've been looking forward to doing and we've been working on. Everybody was watching him. Everybody knew what was going to him, and he came through with a great play, with a great throw, and also a great catch to win it right there.

It gives us the kind of flexibility that we can really move the ball around. But it doesn't happen unless the big guys protect like they did and they did a great job.

SPEAKER_4 (3:06)

Geno's got four game-winning drives now on the season. What can you say about how he handles himself in those situations?

Pete Carroll (3:12)

Yeah, if, you know, you gotta be around to appreciate how the competitive mentality that he has. He's in such a good place. He believes so strongly that it's gonna happen and it's gonna get done and his guys are gonna come through for him. And that belief, it transfers, it translates to other guys and they feel it. And so they're just, they go through and do what they're supposed to do and it comes out well, you know? And so he's having an enormous impact on these guys just because his mentality is so strong and so consistent.