Sunday, September 23, 2007

Seahawks 24 Cincinnati 21

What an exciting game for the Seahawks today. I had to take alittle break to calm down after that come-from-behind victory. Here are some of our notes from the game:

- The run defense played exceptional. They held Rudi Johnson to only 12 yards and although his backup ran for 60 yards on 9 carries, overall they played well.

- The pass defense gave up a ton of yards, but limited Palmer to only 1 TD while collecting 2 ints. Clearly the Bengals plan was to attack Kelly Jennings and that was who the majority of their yards came against. Trufant played well in coverage and played strong in run help.

- Hasselbecks two interceptions were both tipped balls that were not his fault.

- Burleson dropped a few balls, but the game-winning TD saves him from any harsh criticism from A Sideline View

- Since the season-opener Deon Branch has played extremely well. Today he had 6 catches for 77 yards and 1 beautiful post pattern for a TD.

- Where the hell is Marcus Pollard, 1 catch for 4 yards? He needs to become a more integral part of the offense to give Hasselbeck a solid checkdown option.

- Special Teams played a hell of a game. If there was one aspect of the team that won the game today it has to be special teams. How many games has it been since you could say that about the Seahawks special teams not named Josh Brown?

- Cincinnati converted 11 of 18 3rd downs. That is when the defense needs to get off the field.

Hasselbeck, Burleson elude Bengals with last-minute score [ESPN.com]