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DK Metcalf scores long touchdown, gets the best of Stephon Gilmore in physical matchup

DK Metcalf scores long touchdown, gets the best of Stephon Gilmore in physical matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest

Every budding superstar has to have a signature moment or two before they join the conversation about the game’s elite players. We may remember Sunday as the night when DK Metcalf took the next step in his evolution as a bona fide No. 1 receiver.

Metcalf entered his second NFL season with sky-high expectations, and he posted 95 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons in Week 1. As an encore, Metcalf got the better of Stephon Gilmore in front of a national audience in the Seahawks 35-30 win over the Patriots on “Sunday Night Football.