Alejandro Gienales Touchdown Pass Gives Seattle 34-33 Win Over Nashville
Riley Kade — JRSports One
Alejandro Gienales hit Callum Tod with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 3:39 left, and Seattle edged Nashville 34-33 after trailing by as many as seven points. The lead changed hands four times in a game that Seattle needed a fourth-quarter score to win.
The decisive stretch came in the final quarter. Troy Wiwood's 1-yard run at 11:05 gave Seattle a 28-27 lead, and Ben Dat's 34-yard pass to Wes Wullings at 7:33 put Nashville back in front 33-28 before Gienales answered at 3:39.
Seattle opened the scoring when Gienales found Drew Shun for a 1-yard touchdown at 4:50. Joel Gos caught a 31-yard touchdown pass from Dat at 1:56 to tie it 7-7, and the teams were level after one quarter.
The second quarter belonged to Gos and the Nashville passing game. Dat hit him for a 6-yard touchdown at 10:44 to make it 14-7. Wiwood then fumbled and recovered his own fumble for a 7-yard touchdown at 6:15 to tie it 14-14. Henry Kormore intercepted Gienales at 0:51, and Dat found Gos again for a 16-yard touchdown at 0:35, giving Nashville a 21-14 lead at halftime.
Seattle tied it at 21-21 when Noah Steamore ran for a 2-yard touchdown at 10:27 of the third quarter. Zach Leatrick then kicked a 40-yard field goal at 7:06 and an 18-yard field goal at 0:34, the second putting Nashville ahead 27-21 after three quarters.
Wiwood's 1-yard touchdown run at 11:05 of the fourth quarter gave Seattle a 28-27 lead. Nashville answered with Dat's 34-yard pass to Wullings at 7:33, and Gienales's 14-yard pass to Tod at 3:39 put Seattle ahead for good. Seattle's last drive ended when Wiwood fumbled at 0:06 and Nolan Blamson recovered for Nashville.
Dat completed 29 of 35 passes for 364 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions, and Gos caught 16 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns. Gienales completed 23 of 32 for 205 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Wiwood carried 22 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, Austin Gow had 12 tackles and a sack for Seattle, while Dane Lostley had 10 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble for Nashville.
Seattle lost cornerback Cristian Poano to a hamstring strain in the third quarter. He is out for the game and expected to miss one week, and Carter Tayt replaced him. Tight end Carter Crater also was ruled out with a hamstring strain and did not return.
Seattle improved to 3-3-1 with the win, and Nashville fell to 2-6 on the season.
