2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

150 2009 SEASON
GAME 1 Seattle Seahawks 28, St. Louis Rams 0
Sunday, September 13, 2009 — Qwest Field
The Seahawks overcame three first-quarter turnovers to rally for a 28-0 shutout over their division rivals
the St. Louis Rams. The Rams fumbled away the opening kickoff when Lance Laury stripped the ball from
Rams returner Donnie Avery and Will Herring recovered at the St. Louis 19-yard line. However, three plays
later Matt Hasselbeck’s shot at the endzone was tipped and fell into the hands of James Butler. Later in the
quarter, Seattle turned the ball over on consecutive possessions - one fumble and another interception,
but on both occasions Seattle’s defense stopped the Rams forcing a punt and a Josh Brown field goal
attempt that sailed wide right. Seattle scored touchdowns on four of their next five possessions, including
the final two of the first half. Hasselbeck connected with John Carlson on a 1-yard TD pass with 5:45
remaining. Seattle was forced into a 49-yard field goal attempt on their next offensive series with :59
remaining before half. The Olindo Mare attempt was blocked and returned 51 yards for a TD; however, a
booth review of the play showed 12 Rams’ players on the field and the ensuing 5-yard penalty resulted in
a Seahawks first down. Three plays later Hasselbeck tossed a strike to Nate Burleson from 12 yards out for
a 14-0 halftime lead. After punting on the opening possession of the second half, Hasselbeck connected
with Carlson for a 33-yard TD. After forcing the Rams to a three-and-out, Julius Jones flashed through the
middle on the first play from scrimmage for a 62-yard TD run, second longest of his career. The Rams
threatened to score late in the fourth quarter, but facing a fourth-and-7 Marc Bulger’s pass fell incomplete
and Seattle’s defense preserved the fourth opening day shutout in team history.
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 — 0
Seattle 0 14 14 0 — 28
St. Louis Seattle
SEA 2 5:45 Carlson 1 pass Hasselbeck (Mare kick) (13-73, 6:15) 0 7
SEA 2 0:12 Burleson 12 pass Hasselbeck (Mare kick) (12-69, 3:55) 0 14
SEA 3 5:02 Carlson 33 pass Hasselbeck (Mare kick) (7-99, 3:55) 0 21
SEA 3 3:42 Jones 62 run (Mare kick) (1-62, 0:10) 0 28
Att. 67,610
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
St. Louis Att Yds LG TD Seattle Att Yds LG TD
Jackson 16 67 22 0 Jones 19 117 62t 1
Avery 1 8 8 0 James 11 30 8 0
Bulger 1 2 2 0 Forsett 3 17 8 0
Hasselbeck 1 3 3 0
TOTAL 18 77 22 0 TOTAL 34 167 62t 1
PASSING
St. Louis A C Yds TD INT RT SeattleA C Yds TD INT RT
Bulger 36 17 191 0 0 63.5 Hasselbeck 36 25 279 3 2 96.9
TOTAL 36 17 191 0 0 63.5 TOTAL 36 25 279 3 2 96.9
RECEIVING
St. Louis No Yds LG TD Seattle No Yds LG TD
Avery 6 46 16 0 Burleson 7 74 13 1
Robinson 5 87 45 0 Carlson 6 95 38 2
McMichael 4 44 18 0 Houshmandzadeh 6 48 9 0
Fells 1 9 9 0 J. Jones 2 19 11 0
Burton 1 5 5 0 S. Wallace 1 24 24 0
Obomanu 1 11 11 0
Butler 1 7 7 0
Griffith 1 1 1 0
TOTAL 17 191 45 0 TOTAL 25 279 38 3
TEAM STATISTICS
St. Louis Seattle
Total First Downs 13 25
Third Down Eff. 2-12-17% 8-15-53%
Total Net Yards 247 446
Total Off. Plays 57 70
Avg. per Play 4.3 6.4
Net Yards Rushing 77 167
Total Rushing Plays 18 34
Net Yards Passing 170 279
Times Sacked/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
Pass Atts-Comps-Ints 36-17-0 36-25-2
Punts-No. and Avg. 8-50.8 5-53.2
Penalties-No. and Yards 10-85 4-25
Fumbles-No. and Lost 2-1 2-1
Touchdowns 0 4
Field Goals Made-Att 0-1 0-0
Time of Possession 27:33 32:27
DEFENSE
St. Louis T S A QB Yds. Int. Yds. PD FF FR
Laurinaitis 14 10 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
Vobora 8 6 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Atogwe 8 6 2 0.0 0.0 1 12 2 0 0
Witherspoon 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Long 6 3 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Additional Stats: INT: Butler 1.
Seattle T S A QB Yds. Int. Yds. PD FF FR
Wilson 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0
Babineaux 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
Curry 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Tatupu 3 3 0 1.0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0
Tapp 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0
Additional Stats: SACKS: Jackson, Mebane 1.0.