Cigar Thoughts, Game 9: Seahawks land the final punch in brawl with Commanders

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is now a podcast. One of the perks of the pod is getting these articles in audio form, in addition to our sit-downs with our amazing guests— like last week’s conversation with Seahawks legend STEVE RAIBLE. You can listen to all the shows, including this article, right here:

Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time situations. It’s a law of football physics and it was the theme of the day for the Seattle Seahawks today. Twice they needed to score to late in the fourth quarter and twice they delivered. It was remarkable resilience in crunch time of a game that carried with it a massive swing in playoff odds and,…