SEATTLE -- Pete Carroll cracked jokes about decisions he regretted, and the odd plays and strange bounces on Sunday.
Kelechi Osemele Jersey . Seattles coach was in a mood to smile because Marshawn Lynch and Richard Sherman came through to
keep the Seattle Seahawks perfect at home. Lynch ran for two touchdowns and had
155 all-purpose yards, Sherman got his third interception of the season early in
the fourth quarter, and the Seahawks finally shook the Tennessee Titans for a
20-13 victory. Seattle (5-1) won its 11th straight at home despite a long list
of mistakes that allowed the Titans (3-3) to hang around in the game. There was
a careless turnover that ended one promising drive, a fortunate bounce that
prevented another fumble and an unusual muffed field goal attempt that led to
the Titans only touchdown on the final play of the first half. Despite the
miscues, Lynch, Sherman and another solid game from quarterback Russell Wilson
were enough for Seattle to stay atop the NFC West. "We kind of made it rough on
ourselves today," Carroll said. "We could have had a better day of it, but some
stuff got away from us." Lynch finished with 77 yards rushing, including
touchdown runs of 1 and 3 yards, and a career-best 78 yards on four receptions.
Wilson was 23 of 31 for 257 yards, and Seattle dominated in total yardage,
outgaining the Titans 404-223. Ryan Fitzpatrick, making his second start in
place of injured starter Jake Locker, completed 17 of 29 passes for 171 yards
and threw two interceptions for Tennessee. He made the mistake to challenge
Sherman on the first play after Seattle took a 13-10 lead in the fourth quarter.
Sherman didnt get faked out on a double move and held position to easily make
the interception. "Were putting ourselves in situations that you have to be
perfect. You cant make one mistake," Tennessee coach Mike Munchak said. Seattle
turned the interception into points. Wilson found Sidney Rice for 24 yards to
the Titans 3 and Lynch plowed in on the next play for a 10-point lead with 7:33
left. "This is what we expect from one another," Sherman said. "We expect these
kinds of plays, this kind of effort and we feel like we just clean the plays
up." Steven Hauschka kicked field goals of 31 and 29 yards in the second half
for Seattle, but only after being injured in the first half, a development that
led to a major special teams blunder and Tennessees touchdown. Hauschka was
plowed by Darius Raynaud during the kickoff return following Lynchs first TD in
the second quarter. Just before halftime, he was evaluated in the locker room
for a possible concussion. "Thats the first time Ive been popped like that.
Usually I come out OK, but thats the first time Ive taken it pretty bad,"
Hauschka said. Chris Maragos, a reserve safety, was asked to hold on a short
field goal attempt by punter Jon Ryan on the final play of the half rather than
Seattle going for it on third-and-goal at the 4. Maragos, a holder in college,
caught the snap cleanly, but it slipped as he placed it down. Instead of falling
on the ball, Maragos tried to make a play. He was stripped by Michael Griffin
and Jason McCourty picked up the loose ball and raced 77 yards to give the
Titans a 10-7 halftime lead. Carroll said in hindsight he should have gone for
it. "It should have been better awareness by me," Maragos said. "Its really all
my fault. I should have knelt down on it or threw it down or something." The
mistakes continued on Seattles first possession of the second half. Rice caught
his first pass of the game, only to fumble as he was spun to the ground.
Eventually the mistakes subsided for Seattle, although they were helped early in
the fourth quarter by a lucky bounce following three plays that covered 78
yards, including Wilsons 55-yard pass to Lynch. On first down at the 2, Lynch
ran to the left and had the ball knocked free by Moise Fokou. The ball bounced
perfectly for Zach Brown, but he tried to pick it up and run. He never had
control and it caromed into the arms of Wilson. Instead of another costly red
zone turnover, the Seahawks had second down at the 11. Hauschka eventually hit
his second field goal. "I felt like I was playing shortstop again," Wilson said.
Notes: Fokou left in the fourth quarter with a knee sprain. Seattle DE
Chris Clemons suffered a hyperextended elbow late and Carroll was unsure if hed
be back on Thursday in Arizona. ... Lynchs previous high was 58 yards receiving.
... Seattle benched CB Brandon Browner in the first half, but he played his
normal role in the second half.
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Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon.ATLANTA - Thats more like it, Tom Brady. After
struggling for three weeks to get in sync with his new receivers, Brady threw
for 316 yards and two touchdowns in his best outing of the season for the
unbeaten New England Patriots, who held off a furious Atlanta comeback to beat
the Falcons 30-23 on Sunday night. New England improved to 4-0 for the first
time since its near-perfect season in 2007. "We slugged it out," Brady said. "We
came to Atlanta, which is a tough place to play and theyve got a very good team.
Its nice to win and be 4-0." The Patriots built a 30-13 lead before the Falcons
rallied. Atlanta had a chance to tie it up in the final minute, but Aqib Talib
knocked away Matt Ryans fourth-down pass for Roddy White in the end zone with 36
seconds remaining. "Weve got to do a better job of finishing out the game," New
England coach Bill Belichick said, "but we did a good job of putting ourselves
in that position with a 17-point lead with 6 minutes to go in the game." The
Patriots again played without star tight end Rob Gronkowski and receiver
Danny Amendola, both left at home with injuries. But the Brady-led offence
finally looked like itself after struggling a bit the first three games. New
England seemed in control when LeGarrette Blount scored on a 47-yard run, and
Brady threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to rookie Kenbrell Thompkins. Thompkins,
an undrafted free agent, finished with six catches for 127 yards — nearly as
much as the first three games of his career. "Hes an impressive young player,"
Brady said. "Its really rare to see that with a young player, to step in with
confidence like that he has." Julian Edelman chipped in with 118 yards on seven
receptions. "Were missing quite a few guys," Brady said, "so hopefully when we
get them back, well be more efficient." Atlanta (1-3) dropped two games below
.500 for the first time since 2007 despite a career night from Tony Gonzalez. He
had 12 catches for 149 yards and a pair of touchdowns. "You get what you earn in
the NFL," coach Mike Smith said. "Weve earned a 1-3 record through the first
quarter of the season. Thats what we are." New England led just 13-10 before a
wild final period. Blount stunned the Georgia Dome crowd with his burst throughh
a gaping hole, cutting outside and dragging defenders into the end zone.
Kyle Arrington Jersey. After Matt Bryants 45-yard field goal brought the Falcons to 20-13, Brady guided the Patriots on an
80-yard drive that took only five plays and barely 2 minutes. Edelman hauled in
a 16-yard pass, followed by 44-yard reception that set up the touchdown throw to
Thompkins in the left corner of the end zone, sending many of the Atlanta fans
heading to the exits with nearly 10 minutes left. They nearly missed an epic
comeback after Stephen Gostkowskis third field goal pushed the Patriots to their
17-point lead. Gonzalez hauled in an 11-yard touchdown pass, the Falcons
recovered an onside kick, then drove for another field goal by Bryant. New
England recovered a second onside kick, only to fumble a snap trying to convert
on fourth down, turning it back over to the Falcons. Ryan completed a 49-yard
pass to Julio Jones to put Atlanta in position to force overtime before a mostly
empty stadium. The drive fell short, the Falcons bitten again by their
season-long struggles in the red zone. Atlanta scored only one touchdown on six
trips inside the 20. That included settling for a field goal on their first
possession, when they had first-and-goal at the 6, and Smiths decision to go for
it on fourth-and-2 from the 7. That failed when Ryan threw it behind White in
the flats. "Were just not executing how we need to in the red zone," Smith said.
"Were moving the ball well between the 20s. But were not ending with touchdowns.
Youve got to score touchdowns in this league. Its an offensive league." New
England got good production from its running game, especially on its first
touchdown drive. Brady threw only twice on the 12-play, 75-yard possession,
including a 1-yard touchdown pass to third-string tight end Matthew Mulligan.
NOTES: Ryan completed 34 of 54 for 421 yards. ... The Falcons had won 14 in a
row after losses. This is their first two-game losing streak since 2009. ...
Atlanta, which faces the New York Jets in Week 5, has never lost three in a row
under Smith. ... The Patriots rushed for 132 yards. Blount led with 64 yards on
nine carries, while Ridley chipped in with 53 yards on 11 carries. ... In
addition to breaking up Atlantas final pass, Talib also had an interception in
the fourth quarter — his fourth of the season.
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