Kenneth Walker Top Plays of the 2023 Regular Season

7-3 BALL GAME HERE. RAMS ON TOP. LOCKETT IN MOTION. WALKER THE CARRY. GOT A BLOCK AND WALKER OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE RAMS' 42. YEAST CHASED HIM OUT AFTER A 13-YARD GAIN. 13-YARD GAIN. >> Mark: WATCH THIS ON THE SIDE. POINT HAS TO STOP THAT. HE HAS TO SET THAT EDGE. HE WENT TOO FAR INSIDE ON THE TIGHT END ON THE INSIDE RELEASE. I BELIEVE THAT WAS NOAH FANT. HE'S GOT TO SET THAT EDGE AND THIS MANY ROOKIES, THIS MANY GUYS UNDER 25 YEARS OLD. >> Kevin: AND AS WE SPEAK OF SECOND-YEAR PLAYERS ONE OF THEM CARRIES THE FOOTBALL AND GETS SOME ROOM TO THE EDGE. A STIFF-ARM THROWN BY WALKER AS HE GOES OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE RAMS' 29. >> Mark: NOW WATCH THIS. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO GET ALL WADDED UP IN FRONT, AND HE'S JUST GOING TO BOUNCE IT ALL THE WAY OUTSIDE. IT'S A DUO TYPE PLAY. DOUBLE-TEAMS ACROSS THE BOARD. AND HE WAS SO PATIENT AT THE POINT OF ATTACK RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. AND THEN HITS HIS L-2 BUTTON, GETS OUTSIDE THE DEFENSE ONCE AGAIN. IT? WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT MESSAGE WELL. WOW, IT'S LOUD. >> Kevin: HERE'S KENNETH WALKER LOOKING FOR A SEAM. HE BREAKS THE TACKLE. HE HAS A FIRST DOWN AND MORE. THAT'S A HECK OF A RUN TO START IT OFF FOR SEATTLE. SPUN AROUND. >> Kevin: ALEAN McNEILL ALSO OUT OF THE GAME. DETROIT BANGED UP ON THIS OPENING DRIVE. SECOND AND GOAL HERE. WALKER WALKS IN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. WHAT A DRIVE FOR SEATTLE! RIGHT DOWN THE FIELD AND AN OPENING STATEMENT HERE IN DETROIT. WATCH THE JOB HERE ON THE LEFT SIDE. JUST DISTORTING THE DEFENSE. MAN, MAN, MAN. AND KENNETH WALKER IS NOT TOUCHED UNTIL HE'S THREE YARDS TIGHT END AND A HIGH/LOW. NICE PLAY DESIGN. CAN THEY FINISH THIS DRIVE IN THE RED ZONE WITH SIX. >> Kevin: DRIVE THROUGH IT WITH THE RUN GAME WITH WALKER DANCING OUTSIDE. AND HE'S IN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. SECOND OF THE DAY FOR KENNETH WALKER AND AN EXTRA POINT AWAY FROM TIEING THIS GAME UP. >> Greg: SEE DAN CAMPBELL'S I MEAN, THAT IS EVERYTHING AT HALFTIME YOU TALK ABOUT AVOIDING. THE SUDDEN CHANGE TURNOVER. SEATTLE TAKES OVER DEEP IN THE LIONS SIDE AND KENNETH WALKER IS ABLE TO PAY IT OFF WITH THE GOAL LINE RUN. HE GOT OURSELVES AN ALL SQUARE BALL GAME HERE IN THE SECOND NUMBER 84 COLBY PARKINSON, NUMBER 87 NOAH FANT. IAN: WORKING QUICKLY HERE. ZIGZAG MOVE BY WALKER. LOOK OUT, KENNETH WALKER! BROUGHT DOWN JUST SHORT OF THE 15. JEREMY CHINN BACK THERE AND THE QUARTERBACK WATCH GENO SMITH. GET OUTSIDE. BUT HE DOESN'T THROW A BLOCK. HE JUST SETS A SCREEN. LOOK AT THAT. RIGHT THERE. JUST LIKE BASKETBALL. AND KEN WALKER OFF TO THE RACES. AND CREATES A BIG PLAY. 367 YARDS DOWNFIELD. IAN: SO HE GOT IN THERE. JUST TO REDIRECT BELL ENOUGH FOR WALKER TO ACCELERATE. IAN: 11 YARDS AND THE FIRST DOWN. NOW AT THE 46 OF CAROLINA. PLAY-ACTION. DUMP-OFF FOR WALKER. SHAKES ONE MAN. FLAG DOWN. WALKER IS STILL GOING. AND KENNETH WALKER REMAINS UPRIGHT AND GETS A REACTION FROM THIS CROWD. CAROLINA POINTING IN SEATTLE'S DIRECTION. BECAUSE OF THE PENALTY MARKER AT BIGGER PLAYS. BUT IF HE CAN'T GET IT THAT WAY, HE GETS IT RECEIVING THE BALL. BIG SPIN. AND HE MADE JEREMY CHINN ONE OF THEIR MORE SURE TACKLERS NUMBER 21. MISSING THE OPEN FIELD. HE TRIED TO TRIP HIM UP AT THE ANKLE AND KEN WALKER STEPPED THROUGH IT. >> AND WITHOUT LUVU WE'VE SEEN A HE WAS ALREADY COVERED. AND WALKER RAN RIGHT BY HIM. IAN: 36 YARDS TO K-9. FLAG DOWN. SMITH ON THE MOVE. AND JUST FLIPS IT OUT OF BOUNDS. BRIAN BURNS GIVING CHASE. PENALTY MARKER THROWN AT THE 24. IT WAS A BACKPEDALING GRAB AND THE WAY THIS PLAY DEVELOPED FOR WALKER. CHARLES: AND KEN WALKER BENEFITED BECAUSE DONTE JACKSON WAS PEEKING INTO THE BACKFIELD AND HE SAW THE TIGHT END CROSSING INTO HIS AREA SHORT. AND HE HELPED JUMP A ROUTE WHERE HE WAS ALREADY COVERED. IAN: INSIDE THE 1. TRYING TO EXTEND THE LEAD. HANDOFF. WALKER. HE'S IN. TOUCHDOWN! SEAHAWKS. A STEAMROLL FOR THE SCORE. SEAHAWKS. A STEAMROLL FOR THE SCORE. CHARLES: AND EVEN ON THE GOAL LINE ENOUGH PATIENCE TO SIFT HIS WAY THROUGH. ONE EXTRA COUNT IN THE BACKFIELD BY NUMBER NINE TO MAKE SURE AND THEN ONCE HE SEES IT HE'S DECISIVE. AND FINDS THE GOAL LINE. TROY HILL. DEREK BROWN TRYING TO STOP HIM. REFEREE: TIME-OUT ON THE FIELD FOR AN INJURED PLAYER. IAN: THERE IS AN INJURY FOR SEATTLE. IT'S ANTHONY BRADFORD ALONG THAT OFFENSIVE LINE. ROOKIE FOURTH-ROUND PICK. GETTING THE NOD TODAY AT RIGHT WALKER NOW IN THE GAME AT TAILBACK. IAN: SMITH ON A HANDOFF. WALKER. NOBODY THERE! WALKER TAKES IT IN FOR THE SCORE. SECOND TOUCHDOWN. CHARLES: THEY HANDLE THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK AND THEY PULLED THE GUARD. AND WALKER IS RIGHT THERE. THEY -- TYLER LOCKETT INSIDE TO BLOCK. AND NO ONE CAME UP ON THE OUTSIDE. 1 YARD LINE. >> Joe: 51-YARD PLAY, LONGEST OF THE YEAR FOR SEATTLE. FIRST AND GOAL. >> Troy: ONE-ON-ONE TOP, DK METCALF. >> Joe: WALKER FOR THE TOUCHDOWN! NO 72. THOSE OFFSET. HERE WITH THIS MAKESHIFT OFFENSIVE LINE, ENOUGH BLOCKING TO GET WALKER INTO THE END ZONE. >> Troy: THAT'S PRETTY GOOD PUSH TO GET THAT MOVEMENT. YOU GOT CURHAN, THE RIGHT AND THE FIRST DOWN. THEY JUST LOSE FIELD POSITION. BOBO IN MOTION, TOSS TO WALKER, RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE. STILL GOING. BAD TACKLING CONTINUES FOR THE GIANTS. 15-YARD CARRY BY KENNETH WALKER. 15-YARD CARRY BY KENNETH WALKER. I MEAN I KNOW WINK MARTINDALE DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT BAD TACKLING, BUT WE'RE SEEING IT AGAIN TONIGHT. >> Troy: THREE TIGHT ENDS, AND DISSLY HELPS ON THE RIGHT EDGE, WITH THE DOUBLE-TEAM, THEY'RE JUST PUSHING PEOPLE AROUND AND RUNNING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF AGAINST SAN FRANCISCO. THEY HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO COMING OUT OF THIS ONE. >> Joe: WALKER. RIGHT THROUGH THE DEFENSE, TRIPPED UP INSIDE THE 10. >> Troy: GOOD JOB HERE, BUT NUMBER 19, JAKE BOBO, COMING IN AT THE TOP. HE'S THE GUY WHO REALLY CLEANS IT UP. XAVIER McKINNEY IS THE SAFETY, THE GUY SUPPOSED TO FILL THE HOLE. BUT HERE COMES BOBO, HE PUTS A BLOCK ON HIM. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A FASHION STATEMENT BUT HAVE EXTRA PROTECTION. IAN: FAKE IT. SMITH, LOOPS IT. CAUGHT BY WALKER! WALKER THE TIGHT ROPE AND THE FIRST DOWN. KENNETH WALKER WHEN YOU ASK HIM ABOUT HIS RECEIVING SKILLS, HE TOOK NOTICE THAT EARLY IN HIS YEAR, PEOPLE QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT HE COULD BE AN EFFECTIVE RECEIVER. CHARLES: HE WAS AND DIDN'T GET THROWN MUCH. BUT I WAS A WIDE RECEIVER IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND HE TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN IT. SECOND GAME SEEING SEATTLE AND SAW HIM CATCH IT VERY WELL AGAINST CAROLINA. TIME AND SMITH THREW A BULLET PASS AND GET AN INTERFERENCE CALL. IAN: WALKER TAKES IT IN, TOUCHDOWN, SEATTLE! WHAT AN OPENING STATEMENT FOR THE SEAHAWKS. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU COULD PUT TOGETHER A MORE PERFECT DRIVE. CHARLES: PETE CARROLL WANTS BALANCE. WATCH THE RECEIVER AND THE BACK AND THE RECEIVER COMING IN MOTION. HE ENDS UP BECOMING THE LEAD BLOCKER BUT HE DIDN'T NEED IT BECAUSE THE WHOLE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE WAS CONTROLLED. IAN: OCCUR HAN IS IN FOR. WALKER, HUGE HOLE! WALKER TAKES ON THE D.B. AND WINS ACROSS THE 45. GOOD BLOCK FROM CROSS TO HELP SPRING WALKER LOOSE FOR 21. SPRING WALKER LOOSE FOR 21. CHARLES: WATCH CROSS ON THIS PLAY, NUMBER 67, THE LEFT TACKLE. HE SEALS OFF LOGAN WILSON AND KEN WALKER ABLE TO SEE THE IN ROUTES. AND BECAUSE OF IT, THEY HAVE A GREAT CONNECTION. >> Kenny: WALKER TO THE OUTSIDE. FIRST DOWN AND MORE. KENNETH WALK ER FINALLY CHASED 25 YARDS, KENNETH WALKER. >> Jonathan: KENNETH WALKER IS SO LETHAL WITH HIS LATERAL QUICKNESS. YOU SEE HOW HE IS ABLE TO GET TO THE CORNER. HE SURPRISED EVERYONE ON IN A CARDINALS DEFENSE. THEY DID NOT THINK THEY COULD GET OUT THERE THAT QUICKLY. YOU'RE NOT HOLDING THE BALL BACK THERE IN THE POCKET. >> Adam: HERE IS WALKER WITH A BIG HOLE AND A LONG RUN, BEING CHASED BY JUAN THORNHILL, AND HE'S DOWN. INTO THE RED ZONE GO THE SEAHAWKS, WITH A BIG PLAY. >> Daryl: WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THIS DEFENSE, THE ONE THING THAT YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU WATCH HIM ON FILM IS BIG PLAYS. BIG RUNS, BIG PASS PLAYS DOWN THE FIELD. LAST WEEK A 59-YARD TOUCHDOWN, A 75-YARD TOUCHDOWN. SO, THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS -- WHEN YOU'RE AGGRESSIVE, YOU CAN GET EVERYBODY ON ONE LEVEL. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT LAST PLAY. AND THEN JEREMIAH O-WUWUSU-KORAH >> Kevin: WE GOT MORE. THANK YOU. SECOND AT THE 43 YARD LINE. LITTLE CREASE FOR WALKER. ST. JUSTE WITH THE TACKLE. AFTER A 13-YARD GAIN. AFTER A 13-YARD GAIN. >> Mark: RAN IT BEHIND PETERS AGAIN. EXCELLENT JOB ON POWER. >> Kevin: OUR CREW IS ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE HOLD. THE PLAY FAKE. WALKER. AND NOW, WALKER WITH EXTRA SPACE. DOWN THE SIDELINE. HE'S GONE. TOUCHDOWN. SEATTLE. >> Kevin: EXTRA POINT MAKES IT A FOUR-POINT GAME. FIRST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN IN SEATTLE THIS YEAR BY A NONWIDE RECEIVER. A 64-YARD TOUCHDOWN FOR KENNETH WALKER III. BLOWING KISSES TO THE CROWD. LOCK DOWN BY 11 AGAINST THIS FEROCIOUS DEFENSE. AND A FAKE ON FIRST DOWN. GETS IT OFF TO WALKER. HAS TROUBLE CATCHING T.STAYS ON HIS FEET. LOOK FOR SOME BLOCKS. HE GETS THROUGH. HE'S GOT ROOM HERE AND HE DOES. FIRST DOWN AND MORE. STILL GOING OUT ACROSS THE 40. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PLAY BY KENNETH WALKER, AND WE'VE GOT AN INJURED 49er. 27 YARDS AND AN UNREAL EFFORT. >> Greg: THIS GUY LOOKS LIKE A PUNT RETURN. WHEN HE REVERSED THE FIELD, WATCH HIM KIND OF GET BEHIND THIS GROUP OF BLOCKERS. IT LOOKS LIKE HE WAS GETTING SET UP BEYOND THE WALL. DREW LOCK WAS OUT THERE MAKING SOME BIG DECISIONS. HE'S ABLE TO GET TO THE EDGE AND MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING. NUMBER ONE SLOT. >> Greg: THAT WAS AMAZING. WE'LL GET YOU BE ELECTION NIGHT. THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE. >> Kevin: I'M OUT OF BREATH. HERE'S WALKER, OUT ACROSS 309 AND A FIRST DOWN FOR WALKER. HE'S GOT NEARLY 13 YARDS. AGAINST DALLAS, ONLY PLAYED ONE DEFENSIVE SNAP, FOURTH-ROUND PICK OUT OF GEORGIA. WASN'T A GREAT OUTING FOR HIM. GAVE UP A BIG PLAY, A COUPLE PENALTIES. HE'S GOING TO BE RELIED ON DOWN THE STRETCH NOW, TOO. FIRST DOWN INSIDE THE 30. GOOD DRIVE FOR SEATTLE. THIRD YARDS FOR KENNETH WALKER. >> Troy: THEY COME OUT WITH THE TRY TIGHT END WE TALKED ABOUT. THEY'RE MOTIONING ACROSS. NEEDS TO, LIKE WE SEE HERE. ELI RICKS COMES UP AND IS ABLE TO MAKE THE TACKLE AFTER A PRETTY GOOD GAIN. >> Joe: SECOND DOWN AND THREE. GOOD PROTECTION. WALKER, HE'S ABLE TO BREAK ONE TACKLE AND GET THE FIRST DOWN. SYDNEY BROWN COULD NOT BRING HIM DOWN, AND IT'S A STRONG CATCH DOWN, AND IT'S A STRONG CATCH AND RUN OF 14 YARDS FOR KENNETH WALKER. >> Troy: I THOUGHT INITIALLY HE WAS GOING TO HOLD IT LONG ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HIT DK METCALF ON A SLANT ROUTE. HE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT ON HIM TO CLEAR THE LINEBACKER, SO HE COMES BACK. COORDINATOR DIALS THIS UP. THEY'RE A YARD SHORT OF A FRESH SET OF DOWNS. >> Troy: HE'S PRETTY CREATIVE. I LIKE WHAT SHANE WALDRON DOES. IN ADDITION TO THE CREATIVITY HE HAS, I THINK HE DOES A GOOD JOB HELPING HIS OFFENSIVE LINE. >> Joe: NICE CUTBACK BY WALKER. STILL GOING. WAITING FOR THE BLOCK. DOES HE GET THERE? THE BACKFIELD AGAIN. THIS PLAY WORKED TO PERFECTION. >> Troy: NOAH FANT IS MORE OF THE RECEIVING THREAT, BUT HE HAS REALLY IMPROVED AS A BLOCKER. SO IT'S ALLOWED THEM TO GET EVEN A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE. YOU SEE COLBY PARKINSON, 84, >> Joe: UNDER A MINUTE TO GO, THIRD QUARTER, SECOND DOWN AND THREE. WALKER IS ABLE TO PICK HIS WAY FOR A FIRST DOWN AND BROUGHT DOWN IN MIDFIELD. >> Troy: TAKE A LOOK AT IT, THE BLOCKING UP FRONT. IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH FOR WALKER. HE'S ABLE TO KNIFE HIS WAY THROUGH IT. GOOD JOB. ANDREW: REGULAR SEASON CAREER, HENRY IS 7-9 WITH FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES. WALKER GETTING TO THE EDGE AND TURNING IT UPFIELD. AND NICE RUN. AND THAT IS WHAT SEATTLE NEEDED. A 24-YARD RUN BY KENNETH WALKER. HE IS ALWAYS FAST, SLOW AND THEN FAST WHERE HE DECIDES TO GO. HE GETS THE DEFENSE THINKING HE IS GOING INSIDE AND BOUNCING AROUND THE EDGE. ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE OF KENNETH WALKER'S ABILITY. >> Kenny: WALKER PICKED UP TEN YARDS. AND NOW WITH THREE TIGHT ENDS, IT'S WALKER INTO THE END ZONE, TOUCHDOWN! KENNETH WALKER! >> Jonathan: KENNY, JUST WATCH >> Jonathan: KENNY, JUST WATCH THE BLOCKING ON THE LEFT SIDE, IT ALLOWS FOR KENNETH WALKER TO JUST PICK THE HOLE, BURST RIGHT THROUGH IT. AS SOON AS HE BURSTS THROUGH, THERE IS NO CHANCE TO CATCH HIM. THAT IS A VERY GOOD JOB UP THOSE WIDEOUTS ARE GOING TO HAVE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY. IF THEY WANT TO DO WELL, THEY HAVE TO GET IT GOING. LET THE DOG, THE CANINE OFF THE PORCH. >> Kevin: THE DEFENDER SLIPS, AND WALKER DOWN ACROSS THE 30. IN THE GROUND AND THEN GO COMPLETELY ROGUE AND GO ON HIS OWN AND GO CHASING THE MAILMAN DOWN THE STREET. LOOK AT THAT. I MEAN THIS THING GOT SAVED BY BUDDA BAKER WHO CAME FLYING IN THERE, NUMBER THREE. WITNESS KEONCE KEVIN WALKER GOT DOWN, HE GETS BEAT ACROSS THE GAME DAY. HE SAID, GET READY FOR KENNETH WALKER. HE'S GOING TO TOTE THE ROCK. >> Kevin: HE TALKED ALL WEEK HOW WALKER -- AS HE REVERSES. WALKER WITH A PHALANX OF THEM IN THE FRONT AND ARIZONA WITH A >> Mark: HE'S GOT TO GET HIM ON THE TREADMILL A LITTLE BIT. HE'S BEEN BANGED UP WITH INJURIES. WHEN HE'S STOPPED, YOU SEE THE CONTACT BALANCE GETTING LOW TO THE GROUND AND SWITCHING ARMS TO HIS LEFT ARM TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM DEFENDERS. ARIZONA'S GOT TO RALLY TO THAT. WE'VE GOT TO DO A BETTER JOB ON THIRD DOWN. >> Mark: LAURA, I'VE GOT TO CALLED YOU A BOLD-FACED LIAR BECAUSE HE DIDN'T SAGET KENNETH MURRAY GOING. >> Mark: YOU'RE IN THE MUCK AND THE MIRE WITH ME AND WE'RE DOWN HERE RUNNING WITH KENNETH WALKER. >> Kevin: WOW. CAN YOU MANAGE A KENNETH MURRAY