Geno Smith passed for 223 yards and threw his career-best fourth touchdown pass to Noah Fant with 3:19 to play, and the Seattle Seahawks finished their 12th winning season in 13 years with a 30-25 victory over the playoff-bound Los Angeles Rams.

The 34-year-old Smith needed 10 wins, a passing completion rate of 69.755% or higher, plus more than 4,282 passing yards on the 2024 season in order to add $6 million to his deal,

There are a lot of good vibes surrounding the game from the Seahawks' end, but there might not be anyone more amped for the game than quarterback Geno Smith. "Big game. Shoot, I can't wait. I enjoy playing football.

General manager John Schneider and chief salary-cap and contract executive Joey Laine know all this, of course. They are the ones doing the NFL math on the decision about Smith’s future with the team. They will present to team chair Jody Allen, vice chair Bert Kolde and Macdonald the future at quarterback as they see it.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith spins out of traffic for a 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver DK Metcalf against the Los Angeles Rams.

Garoppolo and Rams play-calling head coach Sean McVay targeted Pritchett to swipe three points at the end of the first half. In the final seconds of the second quarter Garoppolo completed a 31-yard pass to Demarcus Robinson past and over Pritchett. That is why Joshua Karty was able to kick a 58-yard field goal on the final play of the half.

Seattle won't make the playoffs for the second consecutive campaign, despite winning records in both 2023 and 2024. That argues for both benching quarterback Geno Smith this weekend and potentially moving on from him over the offseason.

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Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks won't have a seat at the table in this year's playoffs, but they were able to close out the regular season with a 30-25 win

A $10 million roster bonus due to the 34-year-old quarterback on the 5th day of the new league year means a choice is near.

These two Seahawks also earned incentive money in Week 18. In addition to Geno Smith hitting $6M worth of contact escalators on Sunday, LG Laken Tomlinson secured a $2.04M incentive and K Jason Myers hit a $375K base salary escalator.