Sunday, October 31, 2004
PANTHERS/SEAHAWKS
Here's the play-by-play of today's game. My take on the game is after the play-by-play. The Fox crew was Curt Menefee and Tim Green, with sideline reporter Amy Van Dyken (surprise, and yes, that's me being sarcastic). Scroll down for Jeremy's take or click here (this post will eventually be archived individually).
### for turnovers
*** for scoring
1ST QUARTER
>> 1st Seattle possession (from SEA 23)
14:50 Shaun up middle for 5 (SEA 28)
14:13 pass Stevens right 4 (SEA 32)
13:36 Shaun left big hole to CAR 44 for first down
13:04 Shaun up middle for short yds (2nd/9)
12:27 Strong left for 6 (3rd/3)
11:52 pass left Jackson CAR 36 for first down
11:32 Shaun breaks Peppers tackle right for 5
10:49 pass Jackson left, jukes and gets 17, first down (CAR 7)
10:09 Shaun left gains 2
9:30 defensive encroachment penalty
***9:12 Shaun short pass right for TD (SEA 7-0)
>> 1st Carolina possession (CAR 32)
9:07 false start penalty (CAR 27)
9:02 pitchback Hoover right for 3
8:26 handoff Hoover right line for 4 (3rd/8)
7:40 Delhomme 12 FREAKIN' YARDS to right after being pressured, scrambles (1st down)
7:18 pitch Harris left to CAR 48 (1 yd)
6:37 Muhsin Muhammad to SEA 46 (3rd/3)
5:56 pass over middle to Harris pulled out of hands by Tracy White (punt)
-- Side note: Maurice Morris apparently suffered a concussion on the opening kickoff. Just great.
>> 2nd Seattle possession (SEA 15)
5:43 short pass right Jackson for 7 (SEA 22)
5:07 Shaun right for 1 (3rd/2)
4:35 Koren pass over the middle for 20 and first down (SEA 43)
4:03 Shaun for no gain up middle
3:23 Mili short pass right for 5
###2:43 Jackson makes first-down catch, ball knocked loose, Carolina recovers
Well, that definitely wasn't good, and Jackson looks like he's in some pain on the sidelines...
>> 2nd Carolina possession (~CAR 45)
2:35 handoff Harris left for 2
2:01 Delhomme with all day pass left Colbert for 12 and first down
1:25 Delhomme overthrows tight end left
1:19 pass Hoover left for 7 (3rd/3)
0:41 Hoover into the pile within a foot of chains (4th)
0:11 false start penalty on Hoover (that's key, forces a punt)
2ND QUARTER
>> 3rd Seattle possession (SEA 6, weird CAR special teams play)
14:42 Shaun handoff, breaks tackle left for 8
14:09 Strong through line right for first down (SEA 17)
13:34 pass left Rice for 6 (SEA 24)
12:52 Shaun handoff line right for 3 (3rd/1), Steve Hutchinson down on play...Hey, NBC has bullriding on today!
12:24 Heath Evans has first-down catch in his frigging hands right and drops it
12:24 delay of game Ricky Manning, Jr., Carolina...FIRST DOWN!!
12:26 pass Jackson left for 22 and first down
11:54 Alexander big hole left for 15 and first down
11:07 Jackson first down catch right, drops (2nd fumble), but scramble takes it out of bounds...still first down
10:49 Shaun run left for 3
10:15 short pass left Strong for first down (CAR 11)
9:50 short pass right Strong for 7 (2nd/3)
9:11 pass to Stevens batted down
***9:07 handoff Shaun left for 4-yd touchdown (SEA 14-0)
>> 3rd Carolina possession (CAR 28)
8:55 big pass left 34 to Muhammad (frigging come on) (SEA 38)
8:15 Harris run right to SEA 32
7:50 pass over middle dropped by Gaines (3rd/4)
7:46 run right Harris to SEA 25, first down
7:17 Delhomme slides, nearly late hit, good for 3
6:39 pass left Muhammad for first down (SEA 16)
6:21 Goings for 11 yards, with flags (Muhammad moving forward at snap, ball back to SEA 19)
5:55 Hoover run right for 3 (2nd/12)
***5:14 Muhammad over middle for TD, no one really on him after the line of scrimmage (SEA 14-7)
Well, unless they make an adjustment, we're going to see Jake Delhomme to Muhsin Muhammad all damn day. Hoo boy.
>> 4th Seattle possession (SEA 34)
5:00 short passd right Koren, much yards after catch, good for 21 (CAR 46)
4:23 Shaun big huge run left for 37, tackled from behind to SEA 8
3:44 Shaun short gain left
3:19 Seattle calls timeout
###3:09 Hasselbeck throws to defender Brian Allen, some return yardage
Way to blow that freakin' drive. Two big plays to start off, within eight yards of the goal line, and they get jack squat. I hate myself.
>> 4th Carolina possession (CAR 28)
3:00 Delhomme with debatable forward pass, so no fumble, and it's incomplete
2:53 Harris run right for 6 (CAR 34, 3rd/4)
2:12 pass right Goings for first down (CAR 39)
1:51 Delhomme pressured, scrambles, incomplete pass left to Harris
1:43 Muhammad short pass left, runs for first down
1:17 pass left batted by Antonio Cochran
1:12 ball left underthrown to Proehl, good coverage everywhere (3rd/10)
1:07 ball overthrown left downfield (punt)
>> 5th Seattle possession (fair catch called, ball sails over head, SEA 2)
0:53 Shaun left for short yardage
0:50 Carolina calls timeout
0:39 Shaun left for a first down to the SEA 16
0:05 holding on Pork Chop Womack
0:04 knee
This team should be up 28-7 right now. But Shaun Alexander is looking good (119 first-half yards), at least. Darrell Jackson has fumbled twice, which is not so good. Matt Hasselbeck wasn't too bad until he hit the Carolina defender in the red zone.
3RD QUARTER
>> 5th Carolina possession (50 yd line)...my goodness, they just called her Andy Van Dyken. Sheesh.
14:43 Harris breaks run right, to SEA 36 and a first down
14:21 Carolina timeout (SEA 31)
14:15 Muhammad short pass right for 6
13:42 Muhammad over middle to SEA 6 and first down (sur-freakin'-prise!!)
13:01 Delhomme pass out of bounds end zone Muhammad, flags pulled back (pass uncatchable, not reviewable)
12:57 Hoover through the middle to the SEA 3 (3rd/G)
12:20 play blown dead, timeout Seattle, no TD catch
12:14 Muhammad leaping TD catch in back corner of end zone, flags (Muhammad nicked for offensive pass interference, pushed down Trufant)
12:07 pass through Mangum's hands but out of bounds, Kacyvenski nowhere near him
***12:04 Kasay from 30 (SEA 14-10)
>> 6th Seattle possession (SEA 23)
11:54 over middle pass to Stevens, good for 7 (SEA 30)
11:26 Shaun to pile for no gain
10:47 Shaun left for 7 and a first down
10:26 short pass Shaun, last open receiver, left to SEA 45 (2nd/2)
9:59 Koren quick pass left for first down CAR 46
9:17 Shaun through middle for 1-yd loss
8:41 short pass right Jackson, drops (3rd/11), Rice has an ankle sprain
8:35 Hasselbeck scrambles, but short of first down (4th/2)
7:47 Hasselbeck scrambles with a ton of room for first down to CAR 18, hit by leading helmet after sliding (CAR 8, 1st/G)
7:28 Shaun runs into Strong, no gain
6:54 Hasselbeck incomplete left
6:48 pass back corner right of end zone through Jackson's hands (it's not Darrell's day)
***6:46 Josh Brown from 27 (SEA 17-10)
>> 6th Carolina possession (CAR 24)
6:36 Harris through middle for gain of 3
5:57 Harris stopped for loss of 1 by Okeafor (3rd/8)
5:11 pass to Mangum over middle, no more yards thanks to Okeafor, who prevents the first down (CAR 32, 1st three-and-out of the day)
>> 7th Seattle possession (SEA 22)
4:27 Shaun handoff left for 4
3:46 Hasselbeck good protection, short dumpoff right to Shaun for 2
3:11 Hasselbeck pressured, incomplete (1st punt of day, 1st three-and-out for Seattle)
>> 7th Carolina possession (CAR 22)
2:52 Mangum on decent pass rush dumpoff left for 1-yd loss
2:12 pass left for 14 to Colbert, first down (CAR 35)
1:48 Hoover run line right for 4
1:06 Harris left through line for 2 (3rd/4)
0:22 Harris incomplete down right sideline, plowed by Hamlin (punt nearly blocked), coverage by Tracy White
>> 8th Seattle possession (SEA 30)
0:05 short pass left Stevens to SEA 37, Jerry Wunsch in for Steve Hutchinson
4TH QUARTER
14:55 Shaun through line right to SEA 45, good for first down
14:18 Hasselbeck over middle downfield incomplete (underthrown) to Mili, flags down (pass interference, Brandon Short not playing the ball, runs into Mili), first down
14:12 from CAR 28, pass Bannister end zone right through hands
14:12 Wunsch false start, Van Dyken says Hutchinson is out of the game with a right ankle sprain
14:08 Alexander through line left for 5 yards (3rd/9)
13:32 ball over middle end zone to Jackson broken up, nearly picked
***13:28 Brown from 45 (SEA 20-10)
>> 8th Carolina possession (CAR 37)
13:18 Hoover stuffed at line by Ced Woodard
12:53 pass through Mangum's hands right (3rd/9)
12:53 false start Carolina (Doug Brzezynski, 3rd/14)
12:45 Goings pass right, open-field tackle Trufant (CAR 42, punt)
>> 9th Seattle possession (touchback, SEA 20)
12:17 Shaun line right stuffed for 1
11:43 Hasselbeck sacked for loss of 5
11:09 over middle to Mili for 17 and first down to SEA 32
10:23 Shaun through line left breaks one off for 44 and a first down (CAR 23)
9:40 Strong line right for 6
9:00 Strong through middle for 2 (3rd/2)
8:21 Shaun through middle for first down (CAR 11)
7:41 Seattle timeout; the mostly inept crew of Curt Menefee and Tim Green pointed out earlier that part of the offensive simplification was that they took most of Hasselbeck's audibles out, and for me, this is kind of a welcome change because it seemed like he would audible every four plays or so, and it'd mix everybody up.
7:39 Rucker wraps up Shaun right away, gain of 1
6:59 Shaun run line left for 3 yards
6:17 Shaun run right to CAR 5 on third down, and right after Fox showed a graphic showing the crazy yardage Shaun has had on running plays to the left side of the line. The play call was immediately questioned by the crew.
***5:42 Brown from 22 (SEA 23-10)
>> 9th Carolina possession (CAR 27)
5:33 pass over middle to Mangum for 9 (CAR 39)
5:07 Bierria knocks down ball downfield to Proehl, Delhomme all day to throw
5:03 Delhomme sneak for 1st down
4:27 ball thrown away left, Delhomme knocked down as throwing
4:23 quick pass left to Colbert for 12 and first down (SEA 49)
3:58 pass Mangum right for 8 (SEA 43)
3:36 Goings run through middle for 11 and first down
###3:08 Delhomme underthrows, Trufant picks at SEA 10, runs for 58 to CAR 32
>> 10th Seattle possession (CAR 32)
3:04 Shaun run left for 1
3:02 Carolina timeout
2:56 Shaun runs right into Peppers for loss of 3
2:55 Carolina final timeout (3rd/13)
2:46 Shaun through the middle, but short of the chains
2:10 Seattle final timeout
###2:04 Hasselbeck mishandles snap, hauled down right side on the fake field goal (PUT THIS TEAM AWAY ALREADY!!!)
>> 10th Carolina possession (CAR 35)
1:55 Delhomme downfield left to Colbert at the SEA 3 and trips to prevent the TD, Lucas burned
1:50 Koutouvides breaks up pass over middle
1:45 Bobby Taylor reaches out to knock away right pass to Proehl (3rd/G)
1:45 Carolina delay of game penalty (SEA 8)
***1:36 Delhomme under pressure, pass right Muhammad inside 1 (4th/G)...John Fox throws red flag; it'll probably be a touchdown, and it is (SEA 23-17)...too much time added to the clock (1:49), but it's rectified to 1:39, props to stripes for being on that
>> 11th Seattle possession (hands team, Trufant recovers strong onside kick, CAR 44)
1:37 knee
0:57 knee
0:23 knee
SEAHAWKS 23, PANTHERS 17
It's just good to get into the win column again. Matt Hasselbeck was good early (the opening drive was a pretty solid one), Shaun Alexander ran for 195 yards, mostly behind the left side of the line (Steve Hutchinson/Walter Jones), and the Seahawks held off the Jake Delhomme/Muhsin Muhammad combination just enough to seal the win.
It was far from a perfect win, with Hasselbeck throwing to a defender in the red zone, with Darrell Jackson fumbling twice, and with a few drops here and there (they just won't go away), but it's a win. It's something to improve on. The Seahawk offense failed to score on four drives, but only punted once. The other three futile drives ended via the following -- Jackson fumbled after a first-down catch, Hasselbeck made a completion to Brian Allen (white uniform), and Hasselbeck mishandled the snap on a fake field-goal attempt. All told, Seahawk fans can rest a tiny bit easier thanks to the sheer presence of a win, and hopefully they use this win to build some consistency over the next few weeks.
Jimmy Johnson after the game: "Seattle has no swagger" like Philadelphia and Green Bay. Really, they don't deserve to have swagger at this point. Maybe they will in five weeks if they reel off at least four of five.
So overall, it was far from absolute domination against a team the Seahawks were supposed to beat. There's still stuff to work on, but I don't think Koren Robinson had any horrific drops, so that's a start. Of course, Steve Hutchinson and Jerry Rice both sprained ankles and missed the last portion of the game. An injury on the left side of the line is never good, and an injury to the receiving corps isn't good when Bobby Engram is out to begin with. Mo Morris was out from the opening kickoff with a concussion. Marcus Trufant made the big play on the interception and also made a nice open-field tackle to prevent a Carolina third-down conversion.
Seahawks. Forty-Niners. Next Sunday.
### for turnovers
*** for scoring
1ST QUARTER
>> 1st Seattle possession (from SEA 23)
14:50 Shaun up middle for 5 (SEA 28)
14:13 pass Stevens right 4 (SEA 32)
13:36 Shaun left big hole to CAR 44 for first down
13:04 Shaun up middle for short yds (2nd/9)
12:27 Strong left for 6 (3rd/3)
11:52 pass left Jackson CAR 36 for first down
11:32 Shaun breaks Peppers tackle right for 5
10:49 pass Jackson left, jukes and gets 17, first down (CAR 7)
10:09 Shaun left gains 2
9:30 defensive encroachment penalty
***9:12 Shaun short pass right for TD (SEA 7-0)
>> 1st Carolina possession (CAR 32)
9:07 false start penalty (CAR 27)
9:02 pitchback Hoover right for 3
8:26 handoff Hoover right line for 4 (3rd/8)
7:40 Delhomme 12 FREAKIN' YARDS to right after being pressured, scrambles (1st down)
7:18 pitch Harris left to CAR 48 (1 yd)
6:37 Muhsin Muhammad to SEA 46 (3rd/3)
5:56 pass over middle to Harris pulled out of hands by Tracy White (punt)
-- Side note: Maurice Morris apparently suffered a concussion on the opening kickoff. Just great.
>> 2nd Seattle possession (SEA 15)
5:43 short pass right Jackson for 7 (SEA 22)
5:07 Shaun right for 1 (3rd/2)
4:35 Koren pass over the middle for 20 and first down (SEA 43)
4:03 Shaun for no gain up middle
3:23 Mili short pass right for 5
###2:43 Jackson makes first-down catch, ball knocked loose, Carolina recovers
Well, that definitely wasn't good, and Jackson looks like he's in some pain on the sidelines...
>> 2nd Carolina possession (~CAR 45)
2:35 handoff Harris left for 2
2:01 Delhomme with all day pass left Colbert for 12 and first down
1:25 Delhomme overthrows tight end left
1:19 pass Hoover left for 7 (3rd/3)
0:41 Hoover into the pile within a foot of chains (4th)
0:11 false start penalty on Hoover (that's key, forces a punt)
2ND QUARTER
>> 3rd Seattle possession (SEA 6, weird CAR special teams play)
14:42 Shaun handoff, breaks tackle left for 8
14:09 Strong through line right for first down (SEA 17)
13:34 pass left Rice for 6 (SEA 24)
12:52 Shaun handoff line right for 3 (3rd/1), Steve Hutchinson down on play...Hey, NBC has bullriding on today!
12:24 Heath Evans has first-down catch in his frigging hands right and drops it
12:24 delay of game Ricky Manning, Jr., Carolina...FIRST DOWN!!
12:26 pass Jackson left for 22 and first down
11:54 Alexander big hole left for 15 and first down
11:07 Jackson first down catch right, drops (2nd fumble), but scramble takes it out of bounds...still first down
10:49 Shaun run left for 3
10:15 short pass left Strong for first down (CAR 11)
9:50 short pass right Strong for 7 (2nd/3)
9:11 pass to Stevens batted down
***9:07 handoff Shaun left for 4-yd touchdown (SEA 14-0)
>> 3rd Carolina possession (CAR 28)
8:55 big pass left 34 to Muhammad (frigging come on) (SEA 38)
8:15 Harris run right to SEA 32
7:50 pass over middle dropped by Gaines (3rd/4)
7:46 run right Harris to SEA 25, first down
7:17 Delhomme slides, nearly late hit, good for 3
6:39 pass left Muhammad for first down (SEA 16)
6:21 Goings for 11 yards, with flags (Muhammad moving forward at snap, ball back to SEA 19)
5:55 Hoover run right for 3 (2nd/12)
***5:14 Muhammad over middle for TD, no one really on him after the line of scrimmage (SEA 14-7)
Well, unless they make an adjustment, we're going to see Jake Delhomme to Muhsin Muhammad all damn day. Hoo boy.
>> 4th Seattle possession (SEA 34)
5:00 short passd right Koren, much yards after catch, good for 21 (CAR 46)
4:23 Shaun big huge run left for 37, tackled from behind to SEA 8
3:44 Shaun short gain left
3:19 Seattle calls timeout
###3:09 Hasselbeck throws to defender Brian Allen, some return yardage
Way to blow that freakin' drive. Two big plays to start off, within eight yards of the goal line, and they get jack squat. I hate myself.
>> 4th Carolina possession (CAR 28)
3:00 Delhomme with debatable forward pass, so no fumble, and it's incomplete
2:53 Harris run right for 6 (CAR 34, 3rd/4)
2:12 pass right Goings for first down (CAR 39)
1:51 Delhomme pressured, scrambles, incomplete pass left to Harris
1:43 Muhammad short pass left, runs for first down
1:17 pass left batted by Antonio Cochran
1:12 ball left underthrown to Proehl, good coverage everywhere (3rd/10)
1:07 ball overthrown left downfield (punt)
>> 5th Seattle possession (fair catch called, ball sails over head, SEA 2)
0:53 Shaun left for short yardage
0:50 Carolina calls timeout
0:39 Shaun left for a first down to the SEA 16
0:05 holding on Pork Chop Womack
0:04 knee
This team should be up 28-7 right now. But Shaun Alexander is looking good (119 first-half yards), at least. Darrell Jackson has fumbled twice, which is not so good. Matt Hasselbeck wasn't too bad until he hit the Carolina defender in the red zone.
3RD QUARTER
>> 5th Carolina possession (50 yd line)...my goodness, they just called her Andy Van Dyken. Sheesh.
14:43 Harris breaks run right, to SEA 36 and a first down
14:21 Carolina timeout (SEA 31)
14:15 Muhammad short pass right for 6
13:42 Muhammad over middle to SEA 6 and first down (sur-freakin'-prise!!)
13:01 Delhomme pass out of bounds end zone Muhammad, flags pulled back (pass uncatchable, not reviewable)
12:57 Hoover through the middle to the SEA 3 (3rd/G)
12:20 play blown dead, timeout Seattle, no TD catch
12:14 Muhammad leaping TD catch in back corner of end zone, flags (Muhammad nicked for offensive pass interference, pushed down Trufant)
12:07 pass through Mangum's hands but out of bounds, Kacyvenski nowhere near him
***12:04 Kasay from 30 (SEA 14-10)
>> 6th Seattle possession (SEA 23)
11:54 over middle pass to Stevens, good for 7 (SEA 30)
11:26 Shaun to pile for no gain
10:47 Shaun left for 7 and a first down
10:26 short pass Shaun, last open receiver, left to SEA 45 (2nd/2)
9:59 Koren quick pass left for first down CAR 46
9:17 Shaun through middle for 1-yd loss
8:41 short pass right Jackson, drops (3rd/11), Rice has an ankle sprain
8:35 Hasselbeck scrambles, but short of first down (4th/2)
7:47 Hasselbeck scrambles with a ton of room for first down to CAR 18, hit by leading helmet after sliding (CAR 8, 1st/G)
7:28 Shaun runs into Strong, no gain
6:54 Hasselbeck incomplete left
6:48 pass back corner right of end zone through Jackson's hands (it's not Darrell's day)
***6:46 Josh Brown from 27 (SEA 17-10)
>> 6th Carolina possession (CAR 24)
6:36 Harris through middle for gain of 3
5:57 Harris stopped for loss of 1 by Okeafor (3rd/8)
5:11 pass to Mangum over middle, no more yards thanks to Okeafor, who prevents the first down (CAR 32, 1st three-and-out of the day)
>> 7th Seattle possession (SEA 22)
4:27 Shaun handoff left for 4
3:46 Hasselbeck good protection, short dumpoff right to Shaun for 2
3:11 Hasselbeck pressured, incomplete (1st punt of day, 1st three-and-out for Seattle)
>> 7th Carolina possession (CAR 22)
2:52 Mangum on decent pass rush dumpoff left for 1-yd loss
2:12 pass left for 14 to Colbert, first down (CAR 35)
1:48 Hoover run line right for 4
1:06 Harris left through line for 2 (3rd/4)
0:22 Harris incomplete down right sideline, plowed by Hamlin (punt nearly blocked), coverage by Tracy White
>> 8th Seattle possession (SEA 30)
0:05 short pass left Stevens to SEA 37, Jerry Wunsch in for Steve Hutchinson
4TH QUARTER
14:55 Shaun through line right to SEA 45, good for first down
14:18 Hasselbeck over middle downfield incomplete (underthrown) to Mili, flags down (pass interference, Brandon Short not playing the ball, runs into Mili), first down
14:12 from CAR 28, pass Bannister end zone right through hands
14:12 Wunsch false start, Van Dyken says Hutchinson is out of the game with a right ankle sprain
14:08 Alexander through line left for 5 yards (3rd/9)
13:32 ball over middle end zone to Jackson broken up, nearly picked
***13:28 Brown from 45 (SEA 20-10)
>> 8th Carolina possession (CAR 37)
13:18 Hoover stuffed at line by Ced Woodard
12:53 pass through Mangum's hands right (3rd/9)
12:53 false start Carolina (Doug Brzezynski, 3rd/14)
12:45 Goings pass right, open-field tackle Trufant (CAR 42, punt)
>> 9th Seattle possession (touchback, SEA 20)
12:17 Shaun line right stuffed for 1
11:43 Hasselbeck sacked for loss of 5
11:09 over middle to Mili for 17 and first down to SEA 32
10:23 Shaun through line left breaks one off for 44 and a first down (CAR 23)
9:40 Strong line right for 6
9:00 Strong through middle for 2 (3rd/2)
8:21 Shaun through middle for first down (CAR 11)
7:41 Seattle timeout; the mostly inept crew of Curt Menefee and Tim Green pointed out earlier that part of the offensive simplification was that they took most of Hasselbeck's audibles out, and for me, this is kind of a welcome change because it seemed like he would audible every four plays or so, and it'd mix everybody up.
7:39 Rucker wraps up Shaun right away, gain of 1
6:59 Shaun run line left for 3 yards
6:17 Shaun run right to CAR 5 on third down, and right after Fox showed a graphic showing the crazy yardage Shaun has had on running plays to the left side of the line. The play call was immediately questioned by the crew.
***5:42 Brown from 22 (SEA 23-10)
>> 9th Carolina possession (CAR 27)
5:33 pass over middle to Mangum for 9 (CAR 39)
5:07 Bierria knocks down ball downfield to Proehl, Delhomme all day to throw
5:03 Delhomme sneak for 1st down
4:27 ball thrown away left, Delhomme knocked down as throwing
4:23 quick pass left to Colbert for 12 and first down (SEA 49)
3:58 pass Mangum right for 8 (SEA 43)
3:36 Goings run through middle for 11 and first down
###3:08 Delhomme underthrows, Trufant picks at SEA 10, runs for 58 to CAR 32
>> 10th Seattle possession (CAR 32)
3:04 Shaun run left for 1
3:02 Carolina timeout
2:56 Shaun runs right into Peppers for loss of 3
2:55 Carolina final timeout (3rd/13)
2:46 Shaun through the middle, but short of the chains
2:10 Seattle final timeout
###2:04 Hasselbeck mishandles snap, hauled down right side on the fake field goal (PUT THIS TEAM AWAY ALREADY!!!)
>> 10th Carolina possession (CAR 35)
1:55 Delhomme downfield left to Colbert at the SEA 3 and trips to prevent the TD, Lucas burned
1:50 Koutouvides breaks up pass over middle
1:45 Bobby Taylor reaches out to knock away right pass to Proehl (3rd/G)
1:45 Carolina delay of game penalty (SEA 8)
***1:36 Delhomme under pressure, pass right Muhammad inside 1 (4th/G)...John Fox throws red flag; it'll probably be a touchdown, and it is (SEA 23-17)...too much time added to the clock (1:49), but it's rectified to 1:39, props to stripes for being on that
>> 11th Seattle possession (hands team, Trufant recovers strong onside kick, CAR 44)
1:37 knee
0:57 knee
0:23 knee
SEAHAWKS 23, PANTHERS 17
It's just good to get into the win column again. Matt Hasselbeck was good early (the opening drive was a pretty solid one), Shaun Alexander ran for 195 yards, mostly behind the left side of the line (Steve Hutchinson/Walter Jones), and the Seahawks held off the Jake Delhomme/Muhsin Muhammad combination just enough to seal the win.
It was far from a perfect win, with Hasselbeck throwing to a defender in the red zone, with Darrell Jackson fumbling twice, and with a few drops here and there (they just won't go away), but it's a win. It's something to improve on. The Seahawk offense failed to score on four drives, but only punted once. The other three futile drives ended via the following -- Jackson fumbled after a first-down catch, Hasselbeck made a completion to Brian Allen (white uniform), and Hasselbeck mishandled the snap on a fake field-goal attempt. All told, Seahawk fans can rest a tiny bit easier thanks to the sheer presence of a win, and hopefully they use this win to build some consistency over the next few weeks.
Jimmy Johnson after the game: "Seattle has no swagger" like Philadelphia and Green Bay. Really, they don't deserve to have swagger at this point. Maybe they will in five weeks if they reel off at least four of five.
So overall, it was far from absolute domination against a team the Seahawks were supposed to beat. There's still stuff to work on, but I don't think Koren Robinson had any horrific drops, so that's a start. Of course, Steve Hutchinson and Jerry Rice both sprained ankles and missed the last portion of the game. An injury on the left side of the line is never good, and an injury to the receiving corps isn't good when Bobby Engram is out to begin with. Mo Morris was out from the opening kickoff with a concussion. Marcus Trufant made the big play on the interception and also made a nice open-field tackle to prevent a Carolina third-down conversion.
Seahawks. Forty-Niners. Next Sunday.
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