Leave it to Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck to use a little
physical comedy to get his winless Seahawks going—against a team that is a sad
punch line right now.
Julius Jones ran for 140 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown when Hasselbeck
threw a madcap block, and T.J. Duckett had his first two-touchdown rushing day
in four years as Seattle sidestepped six injuries at wide receiver and rolled
over the malfunctioning St. Louis Rams 37-13 on Sunday.
The Seahawks (1-2) cruised into its bye week with the promise of a return to
health. Despite a calamitous September, the Seahawks are just one game out of
the lead in the NFC West they have won four years in a row.
And they couldn’t stop laughing at Hasselbeck’s roller-derby move in the open
field.
“When he thinks it’s a great block, it’s kind of a car crash,” coach Mike
Holmgren said...more
Scoring Summary
STL - SEA
1st Quarter
11:19
SEA
FG
Olindo Mare kicked a 28-yard field
goal
0 - 3
6:44
SEA
TD
Matt Hasselbeck passed to Michael
Bumpus down the middle for 10 yard gain (Olindo Mare
made PAT)
0 - 10
1:16
SEA
TD
Julius Jones rushed up the middle
for 29 yard gain (Olindo Mare made PAT)
0 - 17
2nd Quarter
13:26
STL
FG
Josh Brown kicked a 43-yard field
goal
3 - 17
8:39
SEA
TD
T.J. Duckett rushed to the left for
4 yard gain (Olindo Mare made PAT)
3 - 24
2:52
STL
FG
Josh Brown kicked a 29-yard field
goal
6 - 24
0:03
SEA
FG
Olindo Mare kicked a 38-yard field
goal
6 - 27
3rd Quarter
9:07
STL
TD
Marc Bulger passed to Dane Looker to
the left for 21 yard gain (Josh Brown made PAT)
13 - 27
4th Quarter
8:39
SEA
TD
T.J. Duckett rushed to the right for
1 yard gain (Olindo Mare made PAT)
13 - 34
4:46
SEA
FG
Olindo Mare kicked a 38-yard field
goal
13 - 37
Team Statistics
STL
SEA
First Downs
13
24
Passing
8
9
Rushing
4
13
Penalty
1
2
Third Down
Efficiency
3-10
6-12
Fourth Down
Efficiency
1-2
1-2
TOTAL NET YARDS
240
407
Total Plays
56
67
Average Gain Per
Play
4.3
6.1
NET YARDS
RUSHING
65
245
Rushes
24
46
Average Per Rush
2.7
5.3
NET YARDS
PASSING
175
162
Completions-Attempts
18-31
12-20
Yards Per Pass
Play
5.5
7.7
Times Sacked
1
1
Yards Lost to
Sacks
9
10
Had Intercepted
1
0
PUNTS
4
3
Average Punt
54.5
42.0
PENALTIES
7
5
Penalty Yards
51
55
FUMBLES
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
1
TIME OF
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25:02
34:58
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
Preview:
New Page 1
A rash of injuries to their wide receivers
has forced the Seattle Seahawks to bring back a talented player with a checkered
past. They not only hope Koren Robinson has truly turned his life around this
time, but that he can help them avoid their first 0-3 start in six years.
After apparently conquering his personal demons once again, Robinson leads the
injury-wracked Seahawks against the inept St. Louis Rams on Sunday in a matchup
pitting the NFL's two worst defenses.
Seattle has already lost six receivers due to injury, including Nate Burleson,
Ben Obomanu and Logan Payne for the season. Veterans Deion Branch and Bobby
Engram have yet to play, and are not expected to return until after the bye week
later this month. Backup quarterback Seneca Wallace - pressed into service as a
receiver - will miss the next month after injuring his calf last week during
pre-game warmups.
To shore up the position, Seattle acquired Keary Colbert from Denver for a
reported fifth-round draft pick on Tuesday. The Seahawks then agreed to a
one-year contract with Robinson, who immediately becomes quarterback Matt
Hasselbeck's top target again...more
Inside the Game Plans:
Notable:
RAMS: For
the Rams, the plan remains the same. The question is whether they can
carry it out. Offensively, they have been woeful on first down, which
has created too many second- and third-and longs. They have to find a
way to use RB Steven Jackson early and often. Controlling the ball will
take some of the pressure off the defense, which has generated little
pass rush and led to big plays in the passing game...
FULL STORY
SEAHAWKS:
Seattle's defense, giving up 33.5 points a game, needs to harass QB Marc
Bulger as it did in both games last season and force him into mistakes.
They knocked him out of the first game last year with a concussion.
Seattle has forced only one turnover this year. Offensively, they need
to get the running game going again to loosen things up for the new wide
receivers...
FULL STORY
Seattle has swept St.
Louis in each of the last three seasons (six straight wins overall) --
four of those six games were decided by six points or less.
Steven Jackson has had one rushing
touchdown in five of his last six games against Seattle, including one
in three straight meetings. Jackson's five career TDs against Seattle
are the most in his career against any opponent
Matt Hasselbeck had a 53.9 rating
against Buffalo in Week 1 and posted a 42.5 rating in Week 2 against San
Francisco
Former Seahawks kicker Josh Brown making new home with Rams
Seattle Times, United States
Former Seahawks kicker Josh Brown returns to Qwest Field for the
first time since signing with the St. Louis Rams in free agency this past
offseason. ...