Craig Burleson ran for 172 yards, including a 90-yard TD run and Byron Cheek added field goals of 41, 33 and 52 yards as Seattle improved to 2-1 this season with a 16-7 victory over Detroit. It was a game that was anything but pretty, but, hey, it goes in the win column and that's all anyone is going to care about in a month or two.

The Seahawks' offense turned in another impressive tally with 425 yards of offense generated. The only problem was that Seattle simply could not hold on to the football, turning it over four times in the contest, including a trio of turnovers in the second half after the team had worked its way to a 13-0 lead at intermission.

That comfort margin didn't last long, however. Detroit opened the second half in a formation it had not used during the first two quarters and James Martin pulled free from a tackle to race 75 yards for a touchdown to pull the Lions immediately within a touchdown.

And that's when Seattle fans got to nervously watch as their team threw a pair of interceptions while seemingly driving in Lions territory, then fumbled in its own end of the field with less than 9 minutes remaining in the game. Finally the team managed to hold on to the ball long enough to set up Cheek for his 52-yarder with just over 4 minutes remaining to give the game a greater margin of comfort.

James Galdamez added 74 yards receiving on six receptions for the Seahawks. Chris Jordan was 25-for-41 for 225 yards, but had an uncharacteristic night with by throwing two picks against zero touchdowns. Obviously this one won't be going in his career scrapbook.

Aaron Sohn finished with 10 tackles for the defense.

Seattle heads to San Francisco for its first date with the Demons (2-1) this season.

Seattle played San Francisco on level terms through two quarters of football before falling to an onslaught of 21 second-half points in a 31-10 defeat. The loss drops the Seahawks back to level ground at 2-2 on the year.

Michael Toy's interception return for a touchdown was wiped off the scoreboard due to a Seattle penalty after the pick, but the play still helped to set up Chris Jordan's eventual 5-yard TD pass to James Galdamez and a momentary 10-3 Seattle lead. The Demons tied the game with slightly more than a minute to play in the first half, then unloaded in the second half.

San Francisco scored touchdowns on three consecutive drives to break the game wide open. In the same span, the Seattle offense, which had moved the ball reasonably well in the first half, struggled to gain anything. Indeed, the Seahawks failed to match their first-half mobility until the final 3 minutes of the game when they moved the ball some 81 yards before time expired.

Field position also conspired against the Seahawks in the second half as their average starting field position after intermission was their own 14.

Seattle will get another crack at San Fran in two weeks. Before then, the Seahawks head east to try their hand against Charlotte (3-1).

Strong safety Michael Davidson forced and recovered a fumble in the waning seconds to set up a 29-yard field goal from Byron Cheek as time expired to enable the Seattle Seahawks to dodge overtime and steal a 13-10 victory in Charlotte.

Cheek's 48-yard kick just 30 seconds earlier had enabled Seattle to pull level after trailing the entire game and failing to put points on the scoreboard until the fourth quarter. Charlotte got on the board midway through the first quarter, capitalizing on a Seattle fumble with a 51-yard field goal. The Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies added a 20-yard TD run right after the 2-minute warning in the first half to take a 10-0 lead into intermission. Their defense made it hold up until late in the game.

Chris Jordan finally cracked the scoring column for the Seahawks when he found James Galdamez cutting free in the end zone for a 5-yard TD pass with five and a half minutes left to play. After getting the ball on their own 8 with 2:03 remaining in the contest, Jordan marched the team 62 yards in 9 plays for the tying field goal before the decisive fumble with 15 seconds remaining enabled Seattle to steal the win.

Jordan finished 36-for-46 for 269 yards in the contest.

Seattle (3-2) will have little time to celebrate. San Francisco (4-1) comes to town this week.

Apparently, my guys were already thinking about the strip club after the game... Good job by your guys taking advantage of our lack of focus.
GL the rest of the way.

I've been on the other side of those and know it sucks something fierce billstein. You've got a great club, so hopefully this doesn't do anything more than motivate your guys going forward.

Catching up on back-action, the Seahawks stand at 4-3 after falling again to the Demons, this time by a 34-13 count before bouncing back with a 24-10 win over divisional foe Arizona. The win over Arizona wasn't nearly as decisive as the scoreboard would indicate as Seattle scored 12 of those points in the final 2:20 of the contest to break away late.

Greg Foreman's sack for a safety triggered the late rush, which also saw Chad Wilks finish off a 97-yard rushing and receiving night with a 20-yard TD reception.

Seattle (4-3) sits one game off the wildcard pace presently as it enters a space on the schedule favorable to victories. The Seahawks' next three opponents are a combine 3-18 currently this season

Chris Jordan threw four touchdown passes in the first half and Craig Burleson ran crazy in the second half as Seattle hammered Tampa Bay by a 35-3 final count.

Burleson and James Carbone caught first quarter throws from Jordan before the Seahawks' second-year signal caller linked up with Chad Wilks for a pair of second half scores. Burleson then broke free with a 75-yard TD run on the first play from scrimmage after Tampa Bay managed to crack the scoring column with a 33-yard field goal that came with less than 12 minutes remaining in the game.

Jordan finished 37-for-45 through the air for 306 yards. Burleson carried the ball 15 times and finished with 153 rushing yards. He added another 41 yards receiving. As a team, the Seahawks produced 539 yards of offense in the contest.

The Seahawks (5-3) hit the road to face Arizona (1-7) for their next action.

Seattle's first-ever encounter with the postseason ended badly as Chicago advanced to the next round via an 18-0 shutout. It was a humbling day for the Seahawks, who pride themselves on being able to put points on the board.

But the end zone was a distant memory for much of the contest. Seattle moved the ball well early in the contest, but saw its only press into scoring range end prematurely via a fumble, one of two giveaways by Seattle in the contest. After that, just two other Seattle possessions gained more than 20 yards, leaving Chicago free to punish Seattle's defense with a ground assault, mixing in the occasional pass and converting field goal and touchdown attempts when the opportunities presented themselves.

For the Seahawks, a 12-4 season sends them back to the drawing board to try and figure out how to get above third place in a totally stacked division.

TRAINING CAMP 2024 edition

We're outside team practice facilities in Tacoma where Training Camp has just broken. Here's the notes our reporter smuggled out on how things fared:

Fourth-round selection CB-Bert Peacock proved to be every bit as beautiful as his name indicates. Sources say Peacock can flat-out blaze a trail at full speed and, with some kick catching ability, might get a chance to do that during the preseason as a test run. Peacock comes out of training camp at +5 and will definitely see some field time in some capacity or another.

Fifth-round pick WLB-Tim Scalf also turned out to be more than Seattle scouts bargained for at camp. Scalf comes in at a +3, which is beautiful. But it was the nature of those gains that made life interesting as the coaching staff says Scalf now looks better as a possible D-End or MLB than he did at his start-of-camp position on the Will side. Expect to see Scalf lined up at a host of locations during the pre-season while the coaching staff decides how to best use this Swiss Army knife.

First-round pick WR-John Taylor and sixth-round pick QB-Willard Tucker both returned at -1 out of training camp. The difference will hardly matter for Taylor, who was destined to factor heavily into Seattle's passing attack this season. The prognosis is murkier for Tucker, whose pass accuracy max of 81 appeared to be a steal in Round 6, but who really needed a strong camp to solidify a spot on the roster. This could be a numbers game sort of stay/go.

That brings us to camp dud, third-round pick LT Michael Stafford, and seventh-round hail mary pick SS-Jeffrey Krauss, both of whom finished camp at -2. While Krauss' future was always in doubt, Stafford, it was hoped, would rise up the ranks and contribute to depth. Instead, he might not survive on the roster very long, though it is hard to see Seattle eating the immediate bonus money and dropping him pre-season.

Elsewhere from camp...

Six returning players in their fourth years or greater went +1 at camp, including ninth-year DT-Richard Reinhardt.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, sources say it looks like age may finally be catching up with RB-Craig Burleson. Seattle's primary backfield threat looked like he may of lost a step as he went -3 at camp. TE-James Galdamez and RG-Dwight Alongi each bled two points and five non-rookies each went -1.

Seattle has some cap issues, needing to bleed roughly $3 million from its roster to meet the league's salary cap prior to the first pre-season game. Team sources say that doesn't appear to be an unreachable figure, though they remained tight-lipped about whether cuts or trades would be the intended methodology.

Seattle heads to Terre Haute to begin the pre-season. We'll see you back after the smoke settles for our Regular Season overview!

Season Preview edition

Seattle rolls into the 2024 campaign high off the franchise's first appearance in the post-season. Every Seahawk fan wants to know if that was a fluke or the new norm. They'll try to make that return trip with a new quarterback under center and an aging RB who just turned 30. The team has a pair of receivers who hauled in 65+ receptions last season being joined by a rookie and a free agency TE pick-up that they hope to transform into a pass receiving threat. The Seattle offensive line this season has a combined 255 career starts and, while it lacks a bonafide superstar, it has both the depth and the experience to produce good things for the offense.

Defensively, the front four produced 14 sacks last season as they come back. The Strength is definitely in the linebacking corps though where Thomas Daniel joins up with returning OLB's Ryan Terry and RIchard Young to form a unit that can pursue sideline-to-sideline. The secondary features rookie Bert Peacok as well as vets Jason Larsen, Gregg Allen and John Jarvis, however only Jarvis played for Seattle last season as Allen and Larsen were picked up in the off-season.

Kicker Byron Cheek matched his rookie campaign by going 39-for-45 in the kicking department in Year 2 as well. He has proven himself a capable threat from anywhere, going 8-for-10 from beyond the 50-yard mark over two seasons. Punter Terry Washington lost a half yard on his net distance, but still pinned 39 percent of his punts inside the opponents' 20 last season to make him a great weapon to have on special teams.

THE BOTTOM LINE -- While the Seahawks aren't starting a lot of rookies, they do have several new parts on the field and, despite best efforts, those parts looked just a little out of synch with each other in the preseason. Maybe the post-season experience will help them out and they'll take form better once the "real" games begin, but the division certainly hasn't gotten any easier in the meanwhile. We might be low-balling it here, but the call is 7-9 and sitting at home again for Seattle.