Division Standings

Seattle Seahawks
4 - 4
Arizona Cardinals
3 - 5
San Francisco 49ers
2 - 6
St. Louis Rams
0 - 8

Seattle 30 - Cleveland 33

Week 8, October 28, 2007

I have higher hopes for this team than any other team I’ve been on in the (15 years) I’ve been here. -- Mack Strong

Best, Worst, Most Absurd And the winner is ...
The SeasonWhat ... are we doing? I don't get it!
DJ HackettBack in the game after an injury.
Overtime!!Ohhh, the heartache of OT!!!

Kick off, OK run back. I barely sat down in time for the start of the game! Oops!


1st and 10 for the Seahawks – Pass to Shaun and he drops it.

2nd and 10 – Hass to throw. Has time. Goes long to Engram who catches and dropped it. They’re giving it to him. No replay to see it again. Oh well.
3rd and 2 – Pass to Weaver who has to catch it behind his back and makes the first down. GOOD PLAY.
1st and 10 – Shaun to run. Slight gain.
2nd and 9 – Hass to pass, it’s patted down and hangs in the air for a few long seconds before it falls incomplete. That was scary!
3rd and 9 – SACK. Oops, flags on the field. Hass started to run off and came back on. The announcers say they had 12 men on the field.
3rd and 4 for the Seahawks – 4 receiver set. Hass throws to Burleson who has to stretch out for it and it’s good for a first down!!!
1st and 10 – Shaun to run and he gets a handful of yards.
2nd and 4 – Hass to pass to Obomanu for a first down. Nice.
1st and 10 – Shaun to run wide and backwards. Loss. We got by with holding on that one.
2nd and 14 – Mo Morris to run for a nice gain.
3rd and 7 – The announcers are bagging on Shaun and blaming it on the cast on his hand. Hmmm. Hass has Time. Throws long into double coverage and it’s intercepted. And they get a nice run back. Burleson on the tackle.


1st and 10 for the Browns – The Browns to run. Short gain.
2nd and 9 – Bad pass and I thought we may have had a chance to intercept.
3rd and 9 from mid-field. Anderson has time. Finally he’s pressured and throws it away. Nice defense and didn’t we make the announcers look stupid for telling us we were in for quite an offensive show from the Browns!
4th and 9 – The punt goes into the end zone for a touchback.


1st and 10 for the Seahwaks from the 20. Passes to Engram who gets a late hit. Flags? No. There should be! First down. Not a good pass, great effort from Engram.
1st and 10 – Shaun to run for 3 yards.
2nd and 7 – Hass to a wide open Burleson. Nice pass. Hass slaps Shauns hand and says thanks.
1st and 10 – Shaun to run for 3 yards and he gets hammered after the run.
2nd and 7 – NICE pass to Engram for a first down. Bobby is already covered with grass stains. Shaun is on the sidelines talking with trainers.
1st and 10 – Play fake – nice one by Hass. He connects with Burleson near the end zone. That was a 25 yard play!
1st and goal – TOUCHDOWN ENGRAM! VERY nice!!!! I’m not a fan of those high floating passes that take so long to be delivered but it was a beautiful play! SWEEET!

Seahawks 7 - Browns 0

Seahawks kick off to the Browns who run it back to the 40.


1st and 10 for the Browns from the 40. Peterson ran down Winslow for a fast and hard tackle. NICE job by Peterson.
1st and 10 – Pass was tipped and the Seahwaks come down with it! Tapp got the ball! The announcers say the Browns are stunned but I think THEY are the ones who are stunned!!!


1st and 10 for the Seahawks after the interception. Hass is pressured and throws incomplete.

2nd and 10 from the 50. Morris to run and fights for yards. Nice run. Shaun is on the sidelines with a knee and ankle injury. I think we were holding again.
3rd and 2 – Weaver to run and he’s short.
4th and 1 – We’re going for it. Morris dropped the ball. The Browns got the ball back right where they gave it up to us last time.


1st and 10 for the Browns from mid-field. They run for a gain of 4. Flags on the paly. Illegal shift on the offense.
1st and 15 – Running play that didn’t get much.
2nd and 14 – Browns to pass. Edwards is open on the slant and almost gets the first down. Mebane made the tackle. They’re measuring. First down by the nose of the ball.
1st and 10 – Anderson has all day and throws wide to an open receiver. Russell is acting weird after the tackle. I’m not sure he’s got his balance. The camer shot didn’t show us exactly what happened.
2nd and 1 – Lewis to run for the first down. Russell is out of the game at the moment. On the sidelines with trainers.
1st and 10 – Lewis to run and we had good defense.

*** END OF QUARTER ***


2nd and something – Anderson to run for a first down on a screen.
1st and 10 – Nice completion to the five yard line. Great defense and Trufant almost tapped the ball away.
1st and goal – Lewis to run and he was hammered by Tatupu, another guy who is covered in field turf already. OUCH!
2nd and goal – Touchdown. The extra point didn’t work! WA HOOO!

Seahawks 7 - Browns 6

The Browns kick off to the Seahawks. Burleson fields it. WOW, he was nailed with a nit. He’s laughing but yikes! How did he ever get his feet back after that hit?!?!?


1st and 10 for the Seahawks – Pass to Engram for a nice gain. Engram is so reliable.
1st and 10 – Shaun is back in the game and he runs for naught.
2nd and 9 – Hass has time, passes to Shaun, Shaun can’t catch it. He’s wide open, it’s straight to him, but he can’t catch it.
3rd and 9 – Pass to Engram for a first down. They say it’s his 6th reception today already.
1st and 10 - Mo to run wide. He seems to run faster than Shaun but he didn’t get much.
2nd and 9 – Oops, Heller moved WAY too soon! Big boo boo.
2nd and 14 – Has has time, throws to Morris after no one else is open. That was GREAT movement by Morris to help out his QB who had no one to throw to. NICE PLAY.
1st and 10 after the 30 yard gain. Shaun to run and he had speed this time. 11 yard gain.
1st and 10 – Pass to DJ Hackett, his first reception after his injury. I’m happy to see that!
2nd and 4 – Shaun to run and he gets a first down.
1st and goal – Another lofty pass to the end zone. Flags. Pass interference, they were all over Hackett to keep him from the ball.
1st and goal – Shaun to run and I think he lost yards.
2nd and goal – Time out Hawks. I’m not a fan of the Browns colors and uniforms, but don’t they look very fall-ish?!? Pass to Shaun with nowhere to go. Another loss?
3rd and goal – Pass to DJ Hackett in the end zone for a TD and he’s a happy guy!!! The PAT is good.

Seahawks 14 - Browns 6

Seahawks kick off to the Browns. Who are these announcers? Good grief, they’re ridiculous!


1st and 10 for the Browns . They pass to Winslow and he gets a first down.
1st and 10 – Browns to run for a loss. Nice defense. Mebane is pretty decent!
2nd and 14 – Pass to Edwards and WHAM! Talk about a hard hit. OUCH!
3rd and 5 – Browns called a timeout to avoid a penalty for taking too long. What? The Browns got their play off but not before the Seahawks called a time out. What’s up with that?! Pass to no one. Incomplete.
4th and 5 – Browns will punt. Burleson fields it at the 6 and run it all the way back! WHERE are the defenders?! He basically trotted into the end zone! 94 yards on the return! What was the celebration? Mixing something together and then it exploded.

Seahawks 21 - Browns 6

The Seahawks kick off to the Browns.


1st and 10 for the Browns. Pass to Jurevicius. They’re talking about his father who was in a car accident this week.
1st and 10 – Straight into the hands of Edwards and he drops it. Wow, he was wide open. There was no second effort after the drop. Hmmm.

2nd and 10 from the 46 – Anderson goes deep and it’s not even close. Way too long.
3rd and 10 – Incomplete pass.
4th and 10 – Browns to punt. Ut-oh. There’s a bit of a scrap after tha play.


1st and 10 for the Hawks – Hass has time but there’s no one to throw to.

2nd and 10 – What’s going on in the stands? The fans aren’t watching the game, they’re looking up into the stands. Is there a disturbance? Shaun to run.

*** TWO MINUTE WARNING ***


3rd and 8 – It’s getting dark in Cleveland. Hass to Engram who is tackled well short of the first down. Bummer.
4th and 3 – The Browns call a time out. Plack to punt. Low, weird kick. What went wrong there? The announcers said Josh kicked away from their special teams unit. Hmmm.


1st and 10 for the Browns – Anderson to pass. Winslow gets the first down at the 45.
1st and 10 –Passes midfield. Winslow and Russell are jabbering. Flag on the Seahawks. Tatupu.
1st and 10 – Jurevicius to catch the pass and Babs to deny him the first down.
2nd and 2 – 1:11 left. Pass to Winslow for the first down.
1st and 10 - :55 left. Browns to pass. Throw to the end zone – way out of the end zone. No one could catch that one.

2nd and 10 - :41 left in the half. Pass to Jurevicius who suffers an enormous hit by Grant. There are some seriously hard hits in this game. I can’t believe J hung on to the ball. Why did we get rid of him? I know, he didn’t want to live in Seattle.
1st and goal - :32 left, Browns are out of time outs. We were going after Anderson. Babs was running in fast and hard. Anderson threw the pass quickly and incomplete.
2nd and goal - :29 left. GOOD DEFENSE! Green batted it away on the goal line! This is an exciting offensive stand!
3rd and goal - :26 left. DENIED!! This time the pass was thrown in accurately. WA HOOO!!! GOOD JOB SEAHAWKS!!! The announcers act surprised that we’re playing well!
4th and goal – The field goal attempt is good.

Seahawks 21 - Cleveland 9

:21 left in the half.

The Browns kick off to the Seahawks. The kick it short to Josh Wilson.


1st and 10 for the Seahawks - :17 left in the half. We took a knee and it’s half time.

***** HALF TIME *****

Seahawks kick off to the Browns. Shaun has a “tender knee”. The Browns return the kick off to the 30-ish.


1st and 10 for the Browns – Lewis to run for a short gain. Tatupu made the tackle.
2nd and 9 – Anderson has all day, throws low to Lewis who easily gets the first down and a lot more. Nice play by Lewis to make that low catch.
1st and 10 – Running play for a handful of yards.
2nd and 5 – Pass, incomplete, Seahawks scoop it up but the whistle it dead.
3rd and 5 – Pass to Winslow at the edge of the field, they’re calling it a 12 yard gain.
1st and 10 – Lewis to run into a crowd, and there’s more activity after the play. They’re saying amends were made with the Russell controversy from last year but I’m not convinced.
2nd and 8 – Edwards makes a HUGE reception up in the air. This is a good offensive possession for the Browns.
1st and 10 at the 15 yard line – Anderson has all day, throws to Vickers for a gain of 8.
2nd and 3 – Lewis to run and he’s DENIED!
3rd and 2 – Incomplete. Flag. Browns want pass interference. They protest and get it against Russell.
1st and goal. DENIED!! Hill hit him hard. OUCH. What a tackle!
2nd and goal – Lewis dances into the end zone.

Seahawks 21 - Cleveland 16

Cleveland kicks off to the Seahawks. Will they give Burleson a chance to run it back? Nope. They kick it out of bounds. We’ll take it at the 40, thank you very much.


1st and 10 for the Seahawks – Hass to pass. Has time. Throws to Burleson for a first down across the 50.
1st and 10 – Shaun to run. Gets a handful of yards.
2nd and 4 – Pass to Engram. First down! 8 catches, 74 yards they tell us for Engram.
1st and 10 – Mo to run for a short gain.
2nd and 7 - Hass to pass. Has to throw quickly because all of the sudden they were coming at him. Falls incomplete.
3rd and 7 – Hass has time. Complete to Hackett! YES!!! Whew! Coverage was good and it took some time to find someone open.
1st and 10 – Hass pump fakes and lofts one into the end zone but it’s incomplete. Matt just passed Zorn in passing yards for team history. Only one to beat – Dave Krieg.

2nd and 10 – Shaun to dance.
3rd and 10 – Time out Seahawks. Hass passes into the end zone way too far. Hackett comes up laughing. Wonder why.
4th and 10 – 39 yard field goal attempt. It’s good.

Seahawks 24 - Cleveland 6

Seahawks to kick off to the Browns. Nice return for the Browns to the 35.


1st and 10 for the Browns – Pressure, he passes and basically throws it away.

2nd and 10 – Browns to run for a handful.
3rd and 5 – Pass to Winslow, it was thrown to his knees and he couldn’t hang on.
4th and 5 – Browns to punt. Burleson to field the short punt and takes a HARD hit. This game has had some killer hits. They’re going to be sore tomorrow!


1st and 10 for the Seahawks – Hass to throw. Has all day and throws to a Brown. Luckily he dropped it. Whew.

2nd and 10 – Mo to run and gets close to the first down.
3rd and 1 – Hass throws to no one again. What was that about? The announcers are talking about his health. Hmmmm. (How many times have I said that today?)
4th and 1 – Seahawks to punt. We miss tackles and the browns will have it near mid field.


1st and 10 for the Browns – Browns to run for a short gain.
2nd and 8 – Browns to pass and it was off target.
3rd and 8 – Midfield, Shotgun. Wide open Winslow and he’s slow to get up. Ut-oh. He’s up.
1st and 10 – Browns to run for a short gain.
2nd and 7 – Anderson to run for the first down. Peterson takes him down gently and then gives him a push for good measure!

*** END OF 3rd QUARTER ***


1st and 10 – Browns to pass. Has time. Goes to the end zone and it hits the fingertips of Winslow and falls complete.

2nd and 10 – Browns to run. He’s hit immediately.
3rd and 9 – Edwards to take the pass but is downed short of the first goal line.
4th and 1 – First down and more.
1st and goal – Winslow is in pain. The announcers say it’s his shoulder. Touchdown Browns. Browns will go for 2 – NICE defense by Trufant! He batted the pass down at the last moment!!

Seahawks 24 - Cleveland 22

Browns kick off to Burleson and he had a nice run back.


1st and 10 for the Seahawks – Hass to Morris for a first down.
1st and 10 – Hass to Engram for a first down! Nice run after the catch, nice stiff arm.
1st and 10 – Hass to Shaun who catches it but dances. No gain.
2nd and 9 – Hass to throw. Hits Hackett on the sidelines. First down and 15 yards.
1st and 10 – Hass to Obomanu. Awesome catch and run but there are flags. I hope it’s not on us. You all know how I love Obomanu. Illegal formation. Rats. Holmgren is M.A.D.
1st and 15 – YES!!!! Hass was under pressure, about to get sacked, Hass points and throws to Engram who gets it!! WA HOOO! THAT WAS AWESOME!!!
1st and 10 – Shaun to run into a brick wall.
2nd and 8 – Hass throws short to Weaver in the middle of the field. That was kind of weird.
3rd and 4 – Time out Seahawks. Hass throws to the end zone to Engram but there’s good defensive coverage.
4th and 4 – We’ll go for a field goal.

Seahawks 27 - Cleveland 22

We kick off to the Browns. Flags on the return. Holding on the Browns.


1st and 10 for the Browns – Browns to pass. Complete to Winslow.
2nd and 7 – Browns to pass. Goes short and falls short of the first down.
3rd and 1 – Browns run and he gets the first down. Just barely.
1st and 10 – Browns to pass. Has time. Scrambles. Throws out of bounds. Flags. Holding on the Browns as Bernard was about to sack the QB.
1st and 20 – Pass to Jurevicius who wipes out a Seahawks staff member.
1st and 10 – Anderson to Lewis. Nice gain.
2nd and 3 – Ball is tipped, Hawks had a chance to get it but it fell incomplete. Rats, we could have used that! Tapp with pressure.
3rd and 3 – Quick pass to Winslow for a first down.
1st and 10 – Draw play to Lewis. We should have had him for a loss but he just kept those feet moving. We couldn’t bring him down.
2nd and 6 – Midfield. Anderson has time. Throws to a wide open receiver.
1st and 10 – Terrible pass and it still went right to the receiver for a huge gain!
1st and 10 – Browns call a time out. Pass to the end zone. It pops off the hands of the receiver and falls incomplete.

2nd and 10 – Winslow in the end zone and he drops it again! Whew! We got lucky!
3rd and 10 – Out of bounds on the one inch line. Challenge flag. The Browns think it was a touchdown. Nope. They try again.
1st and goal – Touchdown. The Browns take the lead. They’ll go for two. It’s good. Jurevicius burned us.

Seahawks 27 - Cleveland 30

Hey! The Browns kicked off to us and then horsecollared Burleson. He’s lucky to be alive after that assault!


1st and 10 for the Seahawks – Hass to run. Flags. Off-sides defense.

***** TWO MINUTE WARNING *****


1st and 10 – Hass to pass. Incomplete.

2nd and 10 from the 40 – Hass has time. Throws short.
3rd and 6 – 1:49 – Hass to pass. Has time. Goes to Engram for a first down.
1st and 10 – 1:30 left. Hass throws into double coverage and it’s almost intercepted.

2nd and 10 – 1:21 left. Hass to Hackett. The announcers are right, it’s a beautiful catch!
1st and 10 – 1:00 left. Hass to throw. Hackett to the sidelines. We’re in field goal range.
2nd and 6 – My stomach is a mess. :40 left. Draw to Morris.
3rd and 2 - :33 left. Morris to run.
1st and 10 - :24 left. We took our last time out. Hass to the end zone. Off the fingertips of Burleson. Too high. I’m sweaty.

2nd and 10 - :18 left. Draw to Morris. :09 left.
3rd and something - We downed the ball with :02 left. Good grief! That is the kind of heart pounding torture! Cleveland took a time out to ice Brown.

IT’S GOOD!! OH MY GOSH! I THOUGHT HE MISSED!!!! Hass is smiling in disbelief!!!

We’re in overtime.

*** OVERTIME ***

We won the toss.

Burleson takes the kick and has a nice run.


1st and 10 for the Seahawks - Hass to pass. Has time. Throws to Engram for a first down!
1st and 10 – Hass to Engram for a short gain.
2nd and 8 – Engram is at 139 yards on the day. Hass throws out of bounds because coverage is so good.
3rd and 8 - My palms are soooooooooo sweaty! Hass scrambles for a first down. Where will they spot it? FIRST DOWN! TOUGH MATT!!!! Oops. Maybe Seattle is not supposed to win. They’re doing a booth review of the spot. They took the first down away from us. OH MY GOSH. I do not think they had the video evidence to change the ruling on the field. Oh my gosh…
4th and ½ yard – We’re going for it. Mo to run and I have no idea if we got it. There’s a pile of bodies. How would they even know where to spot it? You can’t see the ball midst the gigantic bodies. I don’t know if he made it or not. It’s short.

Oh wait. Another booth review. This is beginning to be a farce of a football game. I don’t think we made it. It’s hard to tell because there were a lot of bodies all over the place. Here’s the review. The ruling on the field stands.


1st and 10 for the Browns at midfield – This would be a good time for our defense to pick off a pass. Anderson to Vickers who juggles the ball but holds on.
2nd and 9 – I’m such a mess. Screen play. Bad tackling. They’re in field goal range. Time out Seahawks.
1st and 10 – Browns to run. Short gain if any.
2nd and 9 – It would be a 37 yard field goal if they kicked now. Anderson rolls out and runs with it for a first down.
1st and 10 – Browns to run. Now their kicker is coming in for the game winning field goal.
2nd and goal – 25 yard try. It’s good. Browns win. Ut-oh. Flag. It’s on us. Too many on the field.

Seahawks 30 - Cleveland 33