Lawrence wows with near-identical defensive TDs

"DeMarcus Lawrence scooped up the loose ball in stride with his right hand and never touched it with his left on his way to the end zone for a 22-yard fumble return for a touchdown. If it looked like the veteran outside linebacker had done it before, it's because he had -- only minutes earlier, and on an almost identical play. Among the many highlights for the Seattle Seahawks in their 44-22 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Lumen Field were two return touchdowns by Lawrence in the first half, both of which came on fumbles forced by blitzing inside linebacker Tyrice Knight."

""You can't draw that up," said Lawrence, who had two defensive touchdowns in 12 NFL seasons entering Sunday. "T-Knight did a great job, running the play exactly how Coach Macdonald drew it up, and I was the lucky recipient of the two forced fumbles. I'll take it every day." Lawrence's first touchdown came on a 34-yard return midway through the first quarter. As with the second one -- which came early in the second quarter -- officials reviewed the play and upheld the on-field ruling that the ball was not moving forward when Knight knocked it out of quarterback Jacoby Brissett's hand."

DeMarcus Lawrence recorded two fumble-return touchdowns in the first half, scooping up loose balls and returning them for scores of 22 and 34 yards. Both fumbles were forced by inside linebacker Tyrice Knight on blitzes. Per ESPN Research, Lawrence became the fourth player in NFL history to have multiple fumble-return touchdowns in the same game and the first since Jeremy Chinn in 2020. The two defensive touchdowns helped Seattle build a 38-7 halftime lead and contributed to a 44-22 victory over the Arizona Cardinals at Lumen Field.

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