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The Seattle Seahawks have had some incredibly iconic moments in recent history. The Fail Mary is an unforgettable one, but another play's a whole lot more iconic.
Marshawn Lynch's "Beast Quake" run against the New Orleans Saints, which sparked a new era of Seahawks football, was an instant-classic moment. And looking back on it now, it's still an iconic moment.
So much so that it ranks highly in Sporting News 140 Greatest Sports Moments since 1886. The "Beast Quake" run is inside the top 100, but where exactly does it rank?
'Beast Quake' run from Marshawn Lynch lands inside top-100 of best moments since 1886
"SN 140 Moments: No. 100 - Marshawn Lynch's Beast Quake run seals Seahawks playoff win," Vinner Iyer of Sporting News writes.
Lynch's iconic run is a top-100 play in sports history since 1886, which is an incredible honor considering how many iconic moments there have been in sports history before and since then.
The "Beast Quake" run for Lynch came against the 11-5 Saints team, coming off their Super Bowl championship the year before in 2010.
The 7-9 Seahawks in a weak NFC West got the home bid against the Saints, and they made the most of their home-field advantage.
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As Lynch rattled off the iconic 67-yard touchdown run, breaking tackles, shoving players off of him, and running into the endzone for one of the most iconic touchdown runs in NFL history, and a top-100 in sports history according to Sporting News.
This one moment was one of the best of all time, and helped the Seahawks fans become synonymous with noise, as their cheers during this run registered a minor earthquake.
"Beast Quake" is an iconic sports moment, and it's appropriately ranked inside the top 100 sports moments since 1886. While it's not a top-50 play, being top-100 is still an incredibly high honor for one single play to register.
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