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What a difference a year makes though. Janikowski performed almost exactly as he was expected to do. He made 81.5 percent of his field goals, including three of five over 50 yards. While he did miss three extra points, two of those were in a 27 point blowout over the Niners. Of his five missed field goals, three came in wins.

Those other two misses were tough, though. One came in the eight-point loss to the Chargers. Granted, it was in the second quarter, but maybe Russell Wilson makes a better play in the fourth quarter If he’s trailing by just six, instead of nine. Maybe he isn’t quite so desperate to make something happen, instead of throwing a pick-six.

The first miss of the season was far more straight-forward in its impact. The Seahawks lost the season opener to the Broncos 27-24. With 1:56 left in the first half, Janikowski missed a 46 yarder that would have pulled Seattle to within four points. Again, this wasn’t a late-game miss, but it certainly would have changed the flow of the game. Ah, who am I kidding? The coaches would have still just run Chris Carson seven times.

So while Janikowski never missed a game-winner, he did miss a couple of critical kicks. None was more critical than the 57-yarder he missed in the first half versus the Cowboys. Not only did it keep Seattle four points down, but it also ended the game for Janikowski. As it turned out, it ended his career as well. Of course, the injury wasn’t his fault, but it certainly changed Seattle’s options for the rest of the game. And ended their playoff run as well.