Seahawks two-minute drill
Players of the Game
Seahawks defensive end Patrick Kerney: Intercepted a pass, forced a fumble and had three sacks for second consecutive game.
Rams linebacker Will Witherspoon: Sacked Matt Hasselbeck twice, deflected two passes and was St. Louis’ most disruptive defender.
Seahawks receiver Deion Branch: Caught five passes for 92 yards, including a touchdown.
Seahawks kickoff returner Josh Wilson: Returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown.
Play of the Game
The Rams stood a yard away from the winning touchdown when they botched the exchange from reserve center Andy McCollum to backup quarterback Gus Frerotte.
Turning Point
Seattle faced third-and-one at the St. Louis 10. Rams linebacker Will Witherspoon tackled Maurice Morris for no gain, but pulled Morris down by the facemask. The penalty resulted in a first down. Seattle scored the go-ahead touchdown on the next play.
Sunday’s Seahawks Surprises
• The Rams sacked Matt Hasselbeck twice during Seattle’s first possession and finished with five sacks. Seattle allowed only three sacks their three previous games.
• Kicker Josh Brown missed two field-goal attempts for the first time since last season.
By the Numbers
53 Yard touchdown run by Steven Jackson, the longest play allowed by Seattle this season.
46 Yard run by Maurice Morris in the third quarter, Seattle’s longest run this season.
22 Minutes Seattle played without gaining a first down. The Seahawks’ first four possessions included one safety, a missed field goal, two false-start penalties and no first downs.
17 Consecutive points Seattle scored beginning in the second quarter.
-1 Seattle’s net offensive yards in the first quarter.
Injury Report
Seattle: CB Kelly Jennings suffered a shin injury in the second quarter, but returned later in the period. WR D.J. Hackett suffered an ankle injury in the third quarter. LB Lofa Tatupu was out of the team’s nickel and dime defensive packages in the second half.
St. Louis: QB Marc Bulger suffered a concussion in the first quarter and didn’t return. LB Pisa Tinoisamoa suffered a sprained knee. RB Steven Jackson suffered a blow to the head, but returned.
Quotable
“They’ve got to be scratching their heads right now because they lost that game. I think we’re scratching our heads, too, because we came out with a win. I don’t feel like apologizing for it. I feel like there have been games where we played really, really well and lost. We didn’t play well today and we won so it all evens out.”
- Seattle quarterback Matt HasselbeckDanny O’Neil