The Seahawks have finally won a game, and it was an impressive one. The Hawks rushed for 245 yards against the division rival Rams and dominated for the majority of the game on the way to a 37-13 win at home.The Rams offense was constantly out of sinc, and the Hawks defense stopped the big plays from beating them.
The once dormant Seattle running game came to life, as T.J. Duckett contributed 2 TDs and Julius Jones added 140 yards and one TD of his own. On one play in the first half, Jones was seemingly stopped when he was stopped behind the entire Rams D-Line, but somehow escaped and ran behind lead blocker Matt Hasselbeck for a score. Last year, Shaun Alexander would have already "slipped" and fell to the ground by then, but not this year. Jones and Duckett are both backs who don't go down without a fight and have given the Hawks a new mentallity on the ground.
Stat of the Day:
2.7 Yards per Rush - Rams
5.3 Yards per Rush - Seahawks
Players of the Game:
Offensive: Julius Jones, SEA - 22 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD
Defensive: Will Witherspoon, STL - 7 Tackles, One Sack
Next Week:
Seahawks - Bye
Rams - vs. Bills
Keywords: NFL, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams
