Seahawks' Geno Smith cashes in on $6M in escalators after win - ESPN

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Seattle Seahawks were already eliminated from playoff contention heading into their season finale against the Los Angeles Rams, but with $6 million on the line, the game was far from meaningless for Geno Smith.

The veteran quarterback had three contract escalators worth $2 million apiece within reach, and he hit all three in Seattle's 30-25 win at So-Fi Stadium.

«I was just trying to win,» Smith said.

By doing so, Smith hit one of his escalators that was tied to Seattle (10-7) either making the playoffs or winning 10 games. The other two were tied to Smith's season-long performance. He needed 185 passing yards to finish with at least 4,282, which he surpassed early in the fourth quarter. For the other, he needed to finish at or above 69.7555% completion rate, which he did by completing 20 of 27 attempts for 223 yards.

Four of Smith's completions were to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who tied Tyler Lockett's single-season franchise record with 100 catches.

Smith ends the season with 4,320 passing yards and a 70.4% completion rate to break a franchise record he set in both marks from 2022. His 578 attempts and 407 completions also topped his franchise records he set from that season. According to the team, he's the 20th quarterback in NFL history to finish with a completion rate of 70% or better.

Smith's four touchdown passes Sunday were his most in any game in his 12 NFL seasons.

«I tell you, I hate throwing incompletions anyways,» Smith said. «So those types of things, I'm not worried about that. I try to complete every pass that I throw. Usually, during the games, if I have one, I'm like, 'I have to hit five in a row.' That's how I play. I want to hit 10 in a row. I want 20 completions in a row. I wasn't