It didn’t take Shaun Alexander long to hit is stride did it? In Seattle’s 34-24 win over Green Bay on Monday night, Alexander carried the ball 35 times for 193 yards. That’s pretty impressive for any NFL back, not too mention a guy coming off a broken bone in his foot. Matt Hasselback looked great in the second half in throwing for three touchdowns, but also showed major signs of rust. While battling snowy conditions on a bum knee, Hasselback tossed three interceptions, including one on the second play of the game, and also lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown.
Seattle is now 6-4 and in the NFC, that’s almost like being 10-0. After watching Alexander completely destroy a decent Packer run defense, it looks like the Bears and Cowboys will have some company at the top of the NFC pyramid. Seattle still has a ways to go with its defense, however, and if the Seahawks want to be serious contenders they’ll have to stop giving up big plays. Too many times this season the safeties will bite on a quarterback play-fake and lose a receiver down one of the seams or take poor angles in trying to tackle ball carriers. Brett Favre was able to quick-throw Donald Driver for a 48-yard touchdown pass in the second half after the Seattle secondary did a terrible job of keeping Driver contained. The run defense has been below average as well.
One more negative for the Seahawks is the atrocious play of tight end Jerramy Stevens. If he’s not dodging well-deserved knees to the groin, he’s spending most of his time dropping passes.
