Seattle 24 St. Louis 22

Thanks to our generous boss, a number of us from work were able to take a package tour offered by EOLA HILLS WINERY to Seattle to witness an exciting NFL game between the Seahawks and the St. Louis Rams. It was a hard hitting game with the defenses perhaps having the edge on a blustery Seattle fall afternoon with wind and rain blowing through the section in the middle of the Qwest Field stadium (we were well covered on the east side stand, with a very good view of the action). Josh Brown wound up kicking the winning field goal from 38 yards out with nine seconds left to bring the Seahawks from behind. It was a short drive for the Hawks, aided by a personal foul penalty on the Rams' troubled Ritchie Incognito on the previous Rams touchdown drive that saw the Rams kick off from their own 15 yard line after the penalty was assessed.


With Hawks RB Shaun Alexander and QB Matt Hasselbeck still out with an injury, it was up to back-ups Maurice Morris and Seneca Wallace to lead the counter-attack for the potent St. Louis offense. Wallace did enough with his passing and scrambling to get enough yardage at the critical times, and Morris had perhaps his finest game as a pro, racking up 124 yards on 21 carries. It was a fabulous match-up between two former Oregon university stars, with the Ducks' Morris getting the edge with the running stats (and win) while the Rams' (and former Beaver) Stephen Jackson had the most spectacular run, the 14 yard helmet-jarring touchdown run that put the Rams up 22-21 with 2:30 to play, and on which Incognito was tagged with his personal foul penalty. Jackson wound up with 93 yards on 18 carries. (photo below)


Of course, the play of the game was Nate Burleson's electifying 90-yard punt return for a touchdown down the left side of the field, right in front of the Rams bench. Not sure if he was touched much, but our vantage point offered a view that had me jumping up and down, and also in circles, when Burleson hadn't even reached the Hawks own 40 yard line.



SEATTLE ACCOUNT


ST.LOUIS ACCOUNT



MAURICE MORRIS ON THE RUN




BURLESON'S 90 YARD PUNT RETURN




ACTION JACKSON GETS IT DONE