The Seattle Seahawks dominated the Rams yesterday.  Matt Hasselbeck looked pretty sharp in completing 25 of 36 passes for 279 yards with 3 TD passes and 2 interceptions.  Julius Jones also had a monster game carrying the ball 19 times for 117 yards (6.2 ypc) with a TD run.  He also caught 2 passes for 19 yards (9.5 avg) in this game.  Edgerrin James pitched in with 30 yards rushing on 11 carries (2.7 ypc).  TE John Carlson had a huge game as he caught 6 passes for 95 yards (15.8 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  WRs Nate Burleson (7 rec, 74 yards, TD) and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (6 rec, 48 yards) also pitched in.  The Seahawks finished up with 446 total yards in this game (167 rushing, 279 passing).

CB Josh Wilson and S Jordan Babineaux led the Seahawks with 5 tackles apiece.  The Rams finished up with only 247 yards of total offense (77 rushing, 170 passing).

The Rams have lost 10 consecutive games against the NFC West Division.  They will look to start turning things around this Sunday in Seattle but it doesn’t look too good for them.  The Rams hope that Marc Bulger will be ready to start this game as he has a chip fracture in his right pinkie.  If he can’t go Kyle Boller will and that’s not a good thing for the Rams.  Steven Jackson will be the Rams’ main man both on the ground and in the air tomorrow so the Seahawks’ linebackers better be ready. 

The Seahawks have issues along the offensive line for this game and that could be bad news for Matt Hasselbeck who is finally close to 100% again.  Look for the passing to be short to WRs Nate Burleson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Deion Branch.  Julius Jones and Edgerrin James will likely split carries in this game which shouldn’t scare Rams’ linebackers too much.

PREDICTION:  SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 20, ST. LOUIS RAMS 16

The Seahawks had it easy last night with the Raiders.  Rookie QB Mike Teel started the game for the Seahawks and he looked good completing 11 of 19 passes for 148 yards with 2 TD passes.  Jeff Rowe finished up this game by completing 2 of 3 passes for 62 yards with 1 TD pass.  Devin Moore was really busy in this game with 22 carries for 75 yards (3.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Justin Forsett was also working hard with 12 carries for 42 yards (3.5 ypc) and 3 receptions for 22 yards.  WRs Deon Butler (22 yards), Ben Obomanu (38 yards) and Logan Payne (44 yards) each caught a TD pass in this game.  The Seahawks finished up with 345 total yards in this game (134 rushing, 211 passing).

DE Nick Reed was a man on a mission for the Seahawks in this game with 7 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.  The Raiders finished up with 277 total yards of offense in this game (144 rushing, 133 passing).  The Seahawks finished up the pre-season with a impressive 4-0 record.

The Seahawks have placed 34-year old center Cory Withrow on the Injured Reserve List with a hip injury ending his season.  He only played in 1 game (0 starts) for the Rams last season.  He has played 10 years in the NFL appearing in 105 games (17 starts).  The Seahawks continue to have problems keeping offensive linemen healthy and that’s not a good thing.