Ball control offense and solid defense were the reasons for this victory Saturday Night in Kansas City.  Matt Hasselbeck was solid in this game completing 19 of 25 passes for 216 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT.  The interception though was returned 28 yards for a TD by Chiefs’ CB Brandon Flowers.  Seneca Wallace was solid again completing 8 of 11 passes for 84 yards.  Mike Teel finished up the game completing 1 of 3 passes for 6 yards.  Julius Jones led the Seahawks on the ground in this game with 57 yards rushing on 15 carries (3.8 ypc).  Justin Forsett was busy in this game with 45 yards rushing on 12 carries (3.8 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 23 yards (5.8 avg).  TE John Carlson (68 yards, TD) and WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (60 yards, TD) each caught 5 passes apiece in this game.  The Seahawks controlled the football for 36:39 of this game and they rolled up 406 yards of total offense (112 rushing, 294 passing) in this game.

Linebacker Will Herring led a good team effort by the Seahawks in this game as he made 1 tackle, had a sack and a interception.  The Seahawks let the dogs loose in this game as they sacked Chiefs’ QBs 4 times in this game.  The Chiefs finished up with only 260 total yards in this game (108 rushing, 152 passing).

The Seahawks were very efficient on offense in this game despite only having the football for 24:53.  Matt Hasselbeck was outstanding as he completed 16 of 23 passes for 171 yards with 2 TD passes.  Seneca Wallace was also solid in this game as he completed 4 of 7 passes for 17 yards with 1 TD pass.  He also led the Seahawks in rushing in this game with 20 yards on 2 carries (10.0 ypc).  Rookie QB Mike Teel finished up this game completing 1 of 4 passes for 9 yards.  RB Justin Forsett was really busy in this game carrying the ball 7 times for 18 yards (2.6 ypc) and catching 7 passes for 58 yards (8.3 avg).  WRs T.J. Houshmandzadeh (5 rec, 41 yards) and Deon Butler (2 rec, 47 yards) each caught a TD pass in this game.  The Seahawks finished up with 248 total yards in this game (72 rushing, 176 passing).

Linebacker Will Herring led a good effort on defense by the Seahawks with 6 tackles and a fumble recovery in this game.  CB Ken Lucas (4 tackles, interception) and safety Jordan Babineaux (4 tackles, fumble recovery) also had solid games for Seattle.  The Broncos finished up with 282 total yards on offense in this game (81 rushing, 201 passing).

The Seahawks have released 28-year old RB T.J. Duckett.  Duckett played in all 16 games (0 starts) for the Seahawks last season and he carried the ball 62 times for 172 yards (2.8 ypc) with 8 TDs.  He also played in the first two pre-season games for the Seahawks this year carrying the ball 12 times for 35 yards (2.9 ypc).  Someone had to go when the Seahawks signed Edgerrin James and it turned out to be Duckett.  Look for Duckett to latch on with a different team at some point this season.

The Seahawks have lost 27-year old starting center Chris Spencer for the next 4-6 weeks due to a torn quadriceps.  He played in 11 games (all starts) for the Seahawks last season.  He has now played in 50 games (40 starts) in his 4 seasons with Seattle.  Second year man Steve Vallos will battle rookie 2nd round pick out of Oregon Max Unger for the right to start at center when the real bullets fly.  Vallos played in 16 games (5 starts) as a rookie last season for the Seahawks so he would appear to have the upper hand.  Losing Spencer on top on OT Walter Jones will spell deep trouble along the O-Line for the Seahawks this season.

The Seahawks have claimed 24-year old offensive lineman Brian De La Puente off waivers from the Chiefs.  He did not play in any real games as a rookie last season.  De La Puente did appear in 1 pre-season game for the Chiefs this season before his release.  The Seahawks will be in deep trouble if they have to play the 6′2″, 308 pound lineman this season.