AnckSuNamun said:

He'll be back. If only to suck. Again.
[Edited 9/30/07 15:18pm]

live4lust said:

On top of that, your Gators lost. The whole Top 10's kinda shaky now.

My numbers this week are going to look nasty! I'm scared to even look at my picks

AnckSuNamun said:

Yup. I think most of the top 10 lost. On the other hand, this is gonna make them be more focused for LSU. At least the Cowboys kicked ass.

lilgish said:

I'm hoping for three or four wins.

StarMon said:

Cool helmets.

Not a good week in the Renner camp. I'm about to go 4-8!

And for the record, I love July's enthusiasm for Seattle. I love them too, but it would be the same if he supported another team (well, except the Cowboys).

Moonbeam said:

I don't think I even had four wins. A positively Grossman-like week.

live4lust said:

My turn.

Moonbeam said:

Seahawks dominate 49ers


Game ball:
Seahawks defensive back Marcus Trufant had a pair of interceptions to lead the team. Trufant's first interception came on the first play of the second half to set up Marcus Pollard's touchdown. His second interception came late in the third quarter with the 49ers in good field position to get some momentum going.

Key stat:
The Seahawks had six first half sacks. Former 49ers linebacker Julian Peterson had three sacks.

Noteworthy:
49ers running back Frank Gore again finished short of 100 yards for the fourth consecutive week as he rushed for 79 yards, and had two costly first-half fumbles. Gore did look more comfortable in the passing game, as he notched three receptions for 42 yards. ... Former Seahawks receiver Darrell Jackson had only three receptions for 38 yards while Deion Branch surpassed 100 receiving yards for the second time his three weeks as he finished with seven receptions for 130 yards.









To quote some of the Seahawks players post game. We Came To Play.

july said:

july said:

yeah redemption is a BEAUTIFUL thing huh?

congrats

live4lust said:

butterfli25 said:

Yes, yes it is.

Thanks.

july said:

live4lust said:

live4lust said:

StarMon said:

Yeah, thanks.

july said:

Seahawks still rule NFC West, defeat 49ers on the road
Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO -- The balance of power in the NFC West hasn't moved an inch to the south. The Seattle Seahawks are still on.

Matt Hasselbeck passed for 281 yards and two touchdowns, Bernard separated Smith's shoulder with a sack on the third play, and the Seahawks remained the best in the West with a 23-3 victory over the struggling 49ers on Sunday.

The Seahawks went down to San Francisco and avenged two losses from last season.

Alex Smith got hurt on the opening drive and the 49ers never recovered, losing to the Seahawks. The 49ers (2-2) were full of cautious optimism during the week. Coach Mike Nolan hoped they were ready to challenge the Seahawks' run of three straight division titles after two wins over Seattle last season, two division victories already this year and an offseason spending spree.

Instead, the Seahawks (3-1) are showing the whole NFL they might be close to their Super Bowl form of 2005. With uniformly solid veteran play and a game plan that anticipated the 49ers' every move, they outgained San Francisco 371-184 and coasted to a blowout win.

"I think we have the most depth and the most experience throughout the conference," said former 49ers linebacker Julian Peterson, who had three of the Seahawks' six sacks. "I think everybody knows that we're the team to beat, but we still have to go out there every week and prove that, so that's what we did."

Deion Branch had seven catches for 130 yards for the Seahawks, while Bernard made the biggest of Seattle's six first-half sacks. The impact separated Smith's right shoulder, likely sidelining him through the 49ers' bye week in mid-October, and the offense was mostly awful with Trent Dilfer in charge.

"They said a few things in the paper this week and they did a few things to us last year that we really took personally," said Bernard, who didn't initially realize he had sidelined Smith. "I saw Trent was in the game and I was like, `What's up?' It took a while to realize what was going on."

The 49ers know that feeling far too well after struggling offensively through all four games. The offense that failed to gain 200 yards in either of the club's victories didn't have a chance without Smith, who had taken every snap the past two seasons.

Dilfer, who spent four years in Seattle as Hasselbeck's mentor, went 12-of-33 for 128 yards in his first regular-season action since one tough year with Cleveland in 2005.

"It's hard. It's like seeing your little brother go down," Dilfer said. "(The Seahawks) deserve a lot of credit. They put us in a position, whether it be our fault or their good play, where we had to play uphill."

Hasselbeck moved the ball effectively, hitting Bobby Engram and Marcus Pollard with TD passes while Alexander rushed for 78 yards and Josh Brown kicked three field goals. But Seattle's defense won it with two interceptions by Marcus Trufant, solid run-stopping and a game plan to blitz the 49ers silly.

Frank Gore, who set a franchise record with 212 yards rushing in the Seahawks' last visit to Candlestick, fumbled twice in the first half before finishing with 79 yards.

Thanks to Seattle's sack party, San Francisco had negative total yardage with less than 6 minutes left in the first half. The Niners gained nearly a third of their 87 first-half yards on Michael Robinson's run on the final play of the half.

"In the first two weeks, you get by with it because you win," left tackle Jonas Jennings said. "When you lose, (mistakes) get magnified. We've got to find an identity, because even when we did things well, they didn't work."

The Seahawks' offense also started slowly, managing only one field goal until Branch ran past $80 million cornerback Nate Clements for a 65-yard catch midway through the second quarter. Engram then caught a 17-yard pass over the middle to complete the two-play, 82-yard TD drive.

San Francisco trailed 20-0 before finally scoring on Joe Nedney's field goal late in the third quarter.
[Edited 9/30/07 19:21pm]

Let's give it up for the Saints. They didn't lose this week!

reneGade20 said:

AAAAUUUUUGGGGG!!!!! I got HOSED this week!!!

live4lust said:

No, they didn't.....but dem Gators sure did!!!

...and now the voters have set USC up to lock down #1 if (and its a HUGE IF) LSU should lose to Florida.....

but the chance of the Gators beating LSU (#1 team in the country BTW...) is the same as the number of R's in "FAT CHANCE!!"

lilgish said:

I think we all did pretty bad this week, I know I did.

reneGade20 said:

Watch it there, my SEC friend. Auburn was a 20 point underdog in Gainesville. Sound familiar? Sweet dreams.

live4lust said:

no matter what, we can definitely agree that it will be a hell of a game....

reneGade20 said:

Definitely. SEC football, you gotta love it.

reneGade20 said:

That photo . . .

I was at the Vikes/Packers game yesterday.

Favre...
Packers...
Vikes...
Childress...
Officiating crew...

butterfli25 said: