Final
Chargers-Seahawks Preview
Sep 24, 2010 - 1:29 AM By ALAN FERGUSON STATS WriterImpressive in their first game under coach Pete Carroll, the Seattle Seahawks couldn't build on that performance in their first road contest of the season.
The Seahawks look to bounce back Sunday against the visiting San Diego Chargers, who will try to put a disappointing season opener further behind them with a second consecutive victory.
Seattle (1-1) opened Carroll's tenure with a 31-6 rout of San Francisco, but wasn't able to sustain that momentum in a 31-14 defeat to Denver last week. The Seahawks committed four turnovers - three coming on Matt Hasselbeck interceptions - and were limited to 22 1/2 minutes of possession time.
That performance may not bode well against San Diego, which grabbed four interceptions - two by Antoine Cason - and recovered a pair of fumbles in a 38-13 home victory over Jacksonville last week. Philip Rivers passed for 334 yards and three TDs, and Mike Tolbert added a pair of scoring runs to help the Chargers (1-1) rebound from a 21-14 loss at Kansas City.
One of those TDs came after rookie Ryan Mathews sprained his right ankle. Mathews missed his second straight practice Thursday and his prospects of playing decrease with every missed practice.
"He's getting better," coach Norv Turner said. "I haven't ruled (him) out. I'm going to see where we are in the next two days."
Mathews has 104 yards, no touchdowns and two fumbles, which have led to 10 points for opponents. Tolbert, who had a career-best 82 yards on 16 carries against the Jaguars, would likely start if Mathews can't go.
There's no question who will be under center this week for the Seahawks, who are staying with Hasselbeck despite four interceptions in the first two games.
"We're going with Matt and he's the guy that's going to take us," Carroll said. "We're going to ride him and make sure we support him and do all the things around him to support him and make sure he's successful."
Hasselbeck has won two of his three starts against the Chargers but threw a pair of interceptions in the most recent matchup, a 20-17 loss Dec. 24, 2006. That snapped Seattle's five-game win streak in the series.
The Seahawks have taken 10 of 13 overall meetings with San Diego and five of seven at home.
The Chargers, though, have won five in a row versus NFC opponents and three straight on the road. Rivers is 11-5 as a starter against the NFC.
Rivers completed a career-worst 33 percent of his passes in the 2006 meeting - his only game against the Seahawks - but threw a pair of touchdowns. Both were to Vincent Jackson, who remains with the team while holding out for a new contract.
The Chargers didn't trade Jackson, who will complete a three-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy this week, by the Wednesday afternoon deadline. Had Jackson been moved, he could have played as early as Week 5.
Now, he'll have to serve another a three-game suspension on the roster exempt list if he does sign with the Chargers or is sent elsewhere.
Seattle will be without starting linebacker Leroy Hill for several games with an injury to the Achilles' area of his right leg. The injury was originally announced as a calf strain.
Hill made his season debut last week after being suspended for the season opener following his arrest in Georgia on a marijuana possession charge.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SAN DIEGO 0 0 12 8 20
SEATTLE 0 10 7 10 27 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
2ND QUARTER: SEA - FG, OLINDO MARE 23 YD, 3:32.
SEATTLE 3-0
SEA - TD, JOHN CARLSON 9 YD PASS FROM
MATT HASSELBECK (OLINDO MARE
KICK), 14:07. SEATTLE 10-0
3RD QUARTER: SEA - TD, LEON WASHING
Sep 26 7:42 PM - NFL
SAN DIEGO 20
SEATTLE 27 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 26 7:42 PM
TD SEA LEON WASHINGTON 99 YD KICKOFF RETURN (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 27 4th - 6:24Sep 26 7:20 PM
TD SEA LEON WASHINGTON 99 YD KICKOFF RETURN (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 27 4th - 6:24Sep 26 7:20 PM
TD SEA LEON WASHINGTON 99 YD KICKOFF RETURN (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 27 4th - 6:24Sep 26 7:18 PM
TD SEA LEON WASHINGTON 99 YD KICKOFF RETURN (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 27 4th - 6:24Sep 26 7:18 PM
TD SDG ANTONIO GATES 12 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (PHILIP RIVERS PASS TO LEGEDU NAANEE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 20 4th - 6:39Sep 26 7:17 PM
TD SDG ANTONIO GATES 12 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (PHILIP RIVERS PASS TO LEGEDU NAANEE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 20 4th - 6:39Sep 26 7:17 PM
TD SDG ANTONIO GATES 12 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (PHILIP RIVERS PASS TO LEGEDU NAANEE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 20 4th - 6:39Sep 26 7:17 PM
TD SDG ANTONIO GATES 12 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (PHILIP RIVERS PASS TO LEGEDU NAANEE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 20 4th - 6:39Sep 26 7:15 PM
TD SDG ANTONIO GATES 12 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (PHILIP RIVERS PASS TO LEGEDU NAANEE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 20 4th - 6:39Sep 26 7:15 PM
TD SDG ANTONIO GATES 12 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (PHILIP RIVERS PASS TO LEGEDU NAANEE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Chargers 20, Seahawks 20 4th - 6:39Sep 26 7:15 PM- NFL
FG SEA
OLINDO MARE 23 YD
SAN DIEGO 12
SEATTLE 20 11:32 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Chargers 12, Seahawks 20 4th - 11:32Sep 26 7:00 PM - NFL
SAN DIEGO 12
SEATTLE 17 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 26 6:48 PM - NFL
FG SDG
NATE KAEDING 29 YD
SAN DIEGO 12
SEATTLE 17 0:41 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Chargers 12, Seahawks 17 3rd - 0:41Sep 26 6:45 PM - NFL
SAFETY SDG
SAN DIEGO 9
SEATTLE 17 4:34 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Chargers 9, Seahawks 17 3rd - 4:34Sep 26 6:36 PM
TD SDG MALCOM FLOYD 3 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK)
Chargers 7, Seahawks 17 3rd - 12:33Sep 26 6:13 PM
TD SDG MALCOM FLOYD 3 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK)
Chargers 7, Seahawks 17 3rd - 12:33Sep 26 6:13 PM
TD SDG MALCOM FLOYD 3 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK)
Chargers 7, Seahawks 17 3rd - 12:33Sep 26 6:13 PM
TD SDG MALCOM FLOYD 3 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK)
Chargers 7, Seahawks 17 3rd - 12:33Sep 26 6:12 PM
TD SDG MALCOM FLOYD 3 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK)
Chargers 7, Seahawks 17 3rd - 12:33Sep 26 6:12 PM
TD SDG MALCOM FLOYD 3 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (NATE KAEDING KICK)
Chargers 7, Seahawks 17 3rd - 12:33Sep 26 6:12 PM
TD SEA LEON WASHINGTON 101 YD KICKOFF RETURN (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 17 3rd - 14:47Sep 26 6:07 PM
TD SEA LEON WASHINGTON 101 YD KICKOFF RETURN (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 17 3rd - 14:47Sep 26 6:07 PM
TD SEA LEON WASHINGTON 101 YD KICKOFF RETURN (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 17 3rd - 14:47Sep 26 6:06 PM
TD SEA LEON WASHINGTON 101 YD KICKOFF RETURN (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 17 3rd - 14:47Sep 26 6:06 PM- NFL
SAN DIEGO 0
SEATTLE 10 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 26 5:50 PM
TD SEA JOHN CARLSON 9 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 10 2nd - 0:53Sep 26 5:43 PM
TD SEA JOHN CARLSON 9 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 10 2nd - 0:53Sep 26 5:43 PM
TD SEA JOHN CARLSON 9 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 10 2nd - 0:53Sep 26 5:43 PM
TD SEA JOHN CARLSON 9 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 10 2nd - 0:53Sep 26 5:40 PM
TD SEA JOHN CARLSON 9 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 10 2nd - 0:53Sep 26 5:40 PM
TD SEA JOHN CARLSON 9 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK (OLINDO MARE KICK)
Chargers 0, Seahawks 10 2nd - 0:53Sep 26 5:40 PM- NFL
FG SEA
OLINDO MARE 23 YD
SAN DIEGO 0
SEATTLE 3 11:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Chargers 0, Seahawks 3 2nd - 11:31Sep 26 4:55 PM - NFL
SAN DIEGO 0
SEATTLE 0 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 26 4:49 PM
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