Matt Hasselbeck was hurting. Shaun Alexander was stalled and getting booed again. Too bad for St. Louis that nothing was wrong with Ram-killer Nate Burleson.
Talk about bad omens. An overhead NBC television camera mounted on wires collapsed onto the turf during a timeout early in Sunday night's game between the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks, almost hitting two Seattle players and causing a 10-minute delay.
The New Orleans Saints finally found the win column. A standout night from Reggie Bush was only a small part of their breakthrough.
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't have their two best defensive players, their two starting wide receivers or much offense for the first half. With all that, they still had far too much for the Seattle Seahawks.
Maybe that Cardinals curse is history. After blowing a 17-0 lead in what looked like another classic Arizona collapse, Darnell Dockett recovered a fumble by Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck. Then Neil Rackers kicked a 42-yard field goal with 1 second to go Sunday, giving the Cardinals a 23-20 victory over the Seahawks.
Defensive end Bryce Fisher is leaving Seattle and Charlie Frye is on the way to the Seahawks. Fisher, benched by Seattle after starting for two seasons, was traded to Tennessee on Tuesday.
Beware, the Seahawks' stars are well again. And so is a remade, hard-hitting defense. Shaun Alexander, playing pain-free for the first time since he broke his foot 12 months ago, ran for 105 yards and one touchdown Sunday in a 20-6 victory over Tampa Bay.
Shaun Alexander might still have a broken foot, something he doesn't want confirmed just yet. The Seattle Seahawks' star running back said Monday his left foot, broken for the final four months of last season, may still be cracked as he begins the 2007 preseason.
The San Francisco 49ers acquired veteran receiver Darrell Jackson from the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, landing a potential No. 1 pass catcher from a division rival for a fourth-round draft choice.
Two swings of the foot by Robbie Gould were all the Chicago Bears needed to offset any shortcomings in Rex Grossman's arm. And the Chicago Bears got their first playoff win since 1995, moving them one step from the Super Bowl.
The same Seahawks who all season couldn't buy a break with all of team owner Paul Allen's Microsoft zillions finally got lucky. But now they're going to have to be good, too. Or at least better than they've been.
Jordan Babineaux ran all the way across the field to get a piece of Tony Romo's shoe, which was just enough to save the Seattle Seahawks.
All Tony Romo had to do was put the ball down and let Martin Gramatica make an easy kick — just 19 yards, even closer than an extra point. That's where it all slipped away from the Dallas Cowboys. The Pro Bowl quarterback who saved their season ended it, too.
Shaun Alexander relishes the underdog role and hopes the Seattle Seahawks have lulled the rest of the NFC into thinking they're not capable of making a strong playoff run.
Pro Bowl center Robbie Tobeck is back. But now mainstay guard Chris Gray is missing. This wouldn't be the 2006 Seattle Seahawks if a starter didn't get hurt when another returned from injury.
The San Diego Chargers stole Seattle's win, but left the stunned Seahawks with the NFC West title.
The setting was perfect for Alex Smith to fail: His team was trailing, it was cold and wet, and the crowd expected another Seahawks' division title. Instead, with crisp, confident passes and nimble running, Smith put together the best 15 minutes of his young career.
The Seattle Seahawks gave away a chance to clinch their third straight NFC West title Sunday.
Josh Brown, Shaun Alexander and Matt Hasselbeck made a prophet out of Mike Holmgren. Brown tied an NFL single-season record with his fourth winning field goal in the final minute, nailing a 50-yarder with 4 seconds left to give the Seattle Seahawks a 23-20 win over the stumbling Denver Broncos that spoiled Jay Cutler's debut Sunday night.
Brett Favre's kind of weather. Shaun Alexander's kind of night. Dashing through the rare Seattle snow, Alexander ran for a season-high 201 yards Monday night to return to relevance and rally the Seattle Seahawks to a 34-24 victory over Favre's Green Bay Packers.
For a few gut-wrenching moments, Frank Gore thought his fumble had ruined it all. The best game of his career, the 49ers' biggest upset bid in years — it was all in the San Francisco defense's hands against the defending conference champs.
There is a way to hold onto the ball for two-thirds of the game, move it some 500 yards, get your best player in the end zone four times and still nearly lose the game. Just ask the Kansas City Chiefs.
For years, teams facing the Seahawks at home have tried silent snap counts, blaring music during practices and other tricks to combat Seattle's notoriously raucous crowd noise. Minnesota Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson figured out a way to take the crowd and the Seahawks out of it on the same play.
The luck of the Rams finally ran out. Twice this season — against Arizona and Green Bay — St. Louis was on the verge of losing, only to be saved by late-game fumbles by opponents. It almost happened again Sunday, but Seattle's Josh Brown kicked a 54-yard field goal as time expired to give Seattle an improbable 30-28 win.
Lance Briggs couldn't hide his emotions. He smiled, he broke into a rap and even showed off his dance moves as he got dressed after the Chicago Bears showed how serious they are about contending for the NFC title.