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.
Throw in Strong in Week 5, and we still haven't had a Sunday this season that was free of a season-ending neck injury.
Gotta love Seahawks coach Mike Holgrem's wife Kathy. But I also agree with Mike: When told that Hasselbeck lost some fans, Holmgren said: "That's too bad. ... Fans should keep these two things separate."
The Seattle Seahawks won't be taking the NFL on its first trip to China after all, at least not this year.
With 1 minute 19 seconds left against the Seahawks, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo dropped a snap on an attempted go-ahead field goal. The second season will now start in Dallas, filled with intriguing questions.
Seattle Seahawks beat St Louis Rams 24, 22.
Seattle, WA: Minnesota Vikings Chester Taylor scores the longest touchdown in Minnesota Vikings history today with a 95 yard run against the Seattle Seahawks. It was the first play of a drive that started on the Seattle 5 yard line.
DOC DARCHE Yeah I know he's out on IR with a hip injury but he could be back if the seahawks make the playoffs. Anyway he's a really stand-up guy and here's too hoping he heals up soon
CHICAGO—The league-leading Chicago Bears defense, which overpowered and dominated the Seattle Seahawks last Sunday en route to a 37-6 victory, took time after the game to emphasize that they would not have had the extra energy needed to hold the Seattle offense to a mere two fi …
This Tiffany-fashioned sterling silver statuette of a "laces out", primed-to-boot football is the most coveted piece of blingbling in the NFL.
She eventually filed the formal conduct complaint against herself.
Holmgren was negotiating from a position of strength. With a $7 million salary in 2006, Holmgren was negotiating as the highest paid coach in the league.
The Alexander jinx on Madden '07 is our only issue...
John Clayton talks about why the recent "poison-pills" are going to hurt the NFL owners in the future.
Steve Utz waxes philisophical on the recent trade activity & what the new Seahawks season holds.
The heart of the Seahawks settles down for good with a 3 year, $3.16 million contract.
"Just three days after losing star left guard Steve Hutchinson in a convoluted and contentious case that went to arbitration, the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday afternoon found a potential successor in...unrestricted free agent Tom Ashworth, a four-year veteran who had played his en
Seahawks safety Ken Hamlin has been cleared to resume playing football next season, his agent said Wednesday.
A genius put the offer together, could Seattle even match it? And should Seattle have to match a 49 million dollar clause in the offer
Although the National Inquirer of the NFL (www.profootballtalk.com) is reporting conflicting rumors, it looks like the cap hit for Hutch will be < the 13 million number earlier reported.
If not re-signed by March 3, the other prospective free agents — including running back Shaun Alexander, defensive tackle Rocky Bernard, wide receiver Joe Jurevicius, safety Marquand Manuel, fullback Mack Strong and linebacker Kevin Bentley — would have options to go elsewher
The NFL has edited out the controversial calls and plays from the condensed version of the Super Bowl now airing on Comcast Video On Demand service.
Read a Seattle-area pastor's response to the big game.