A rookie kickoff returner not knowing the NFL’s new kickoff rules just handed the Seahawks a win.

Kenneth Walker then sealed it.

Pittsburgh third-round pick Kaleb Johnson let Jason Myers’ kickoff after a field goal in the fourth quarter bound over his head in the “landing zone,” into the end zone. Because it landed between the 20-yard line and the goal line, it was a live ball. Johnson didn’t know that.

George Holani did.

Coached up by special-teams coach Jay Harbaugh — “every day” Holani later said — to cover such kickoffs as if they are fumbles, the second-year, reserve running back sprinted two-thirds of the field to get to the free kickoff. He ran 9 yards deep in the end zone to cover the ball before it crossed the end line for a touchback.

Touchdown Seahawks. Ten points scored wi

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