Drew Lock admits he’d never practiced key touchdown play

The Seattle Seahawks had to turn to backup quarterback Drew Lock during Wednesday night's season opener against the New England Patriots after starter Sam Darnold went down with an injury. He delivered, leading the team to a 13-10 victory, even if he didn't know all of the plays.

During his postgame press conference, Lock openly admitted that he had actually never practiced one of the key plays that gave the team the victory.

During the third quarter of Wednesday's win over the New England Patriots, the Seahawks faced a crucial fourth-and-1 from the Patriots' 45-yard line with just under 12 minutes to play in the game.

The Seahawks dialed up a play-action pass to wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba that not only got them the first down, but Smith-Njigba was able to find room to run, taking it all the way to the end zone.

The play tied the game at 10, and the Seahawks would go on to take the lead for good with a field goal on the next possession.

What's interesting, however, is that Lock admitted after the game that he actually never had a chance to run that play during practice.

"It is like a classic football play," Lock said, via the team's website . "But, no. No, definitely never ran it. Looked kind of funny before the snap. I didn't really seem like they had anybody ready to match Jaxon based on what I knew we were about it run. He's the third read in that play, and when 11 is just standing there, you got to give him the pill."

Lock got off to a slow start in the game, but he praised the team's defense for keeping the game close enough for him to simply get the ball to his playmakers in space, just as he did on that play.

"Knowing the type of defense that we have, there is no rush to push the ball down the field," Lock said. "Let's find ways to get the ball in our guys' hands. Now, when the ones down field are there, I've never been one to be afraid of those, but having the mindset of taking football, getting it in our guys' hands. You got the best defense in the world, in my opinion, let's keep the ball moving forward and see what the scoreboard looks like at the end of this."

Ultimately, it worked, and Lock was able to lead his team to victory.