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When it’s all said and done, this one will likely go down as Olsen’s most memorable reception for Panthers fans. Carolina, undefeated but still largely unproven at the time, was engineering a comeback at Seattle. And the Panthers kept calling Olsen’s number in crunch time.
“We had run this play earlier in the game and I took it all the way down the 1-yard line. (Cornerback) Richard Sherman tried to undercut that one and I remember when Cam threw it thinking, ‘Oh, (expletive).’ I just went up and was able to catch it. We scored on the next play and got the ball back right before the 2-minute warning and had an awesome 2-minute drive,” Olsen said.
“Cotch made that critical one-handed catch. We got to the 26 and spiked it. We called the same play from the previous drive. This time I was able to take it up the seam. They had some communication issues – I’m not sure which coverage they thought they were in. Obviously, it was a relatively easy catch. All I could think to myself was, ‘Don’t clip your foot on the turf and trip.’”
Olsen raised his arms victoriously. The Seattle crowd – and the mighty Seahawks defense – was stunned.
“That right there put us on the map,” Olsen said. “It just meant a lot to win that game against that team on the road.”