0 Seattle demolish 49ers playoff hopes after a 20-17 loss. Posted by DieHardFans | at 2:18 AM

Back in Week 2, the San Francisco 49ers dismantled the Seattle Seahawks with an old school game plan. They ran the football and played sound defense. Thus, it would have only made sense to enter Seattle with a similar game plan. Instead, with their backs against the playoff race wall, the Niners did a complete 180 and it didn't work, as they lost 20-17.

Alex Smith attempted 45 passes and Frank Gore had just nine rushing attempts. The result was a ton of 310 passing yards from Smith and a loss. The Seattle Seahawks won the football game despite being outgained by 64 yards, due to timely defense and moving the chains when it mattered. They may have allowed over 300 yards passing, but they took the ball away from the Niners twice, including a huge fourth quarter fumble recovery by Josh Wilson. Also, the Seahawks held the 49ers to just one third down conversion on 13 chances and made them kick field goals in their two red zone trips. That was enough to limit the Niners, but they were still tied at 17-all with less than a minute left in the game. And the Niners had the ball. It was time for more timeliness. They took the ball with 51 seconds left at their own 11. So they had less than a minute, one timeout, and almost the length of the field to go. It was questionable, to say the least.

A 21-yard Nate Burleson punt return, a defensive holding penalty and a 32-yard strike from Matt Hasselbeck to Deon Butler all-of-a-sudden had the Seahawks ready for a game-winning field goal. This after the 49ers took the ball with 51 seconds left in a tie game. San Francisco head coach Mike Singletary's head had to have been spinning. A quick setup run by Julius Jones was all the Seahawks then needed before having Olindo Mare kick a 30-yard field goal as time expired to win the game. It was a big blow in more ways than one. Seattle’s kick virtually ended any chance of the 49ers making a run at the Wild Card. With the Arizona Cardinals victory over Minnesota Sunday night, the writing is on the wall for both of these 5-7 teams. They are playing strictly for pride in 2009, as neither has a realistic shot at the postseason. Still, it had to be nice for the Seahawks to ruin the season of a division rival.

0 Dallas sitting pretty after victory over the Seahawks... Posted by DieHardFans | at 4:35 AM

A month ago, the Dallas Cowboys were a 2-2 mess; inconsistent with their offense, generous on defense and seemingly already out of contention in the cutthroat NFC East Division. Following a long drawn out thrashing at the hands of the then-undefeated Broncos in Denver, they looked far better in Sunday's lopsided 38-17 victory over the battered Seattle Seahawks. This was the Cowboys' third consecutive win in multi billion dollar stadium.



Quarterback, Tony Romo completed 10 successful passes, including touchdown throws to the increasingly popular Miles Austin (five catches, 61 yards). Romo's performance, where he hit on 21-of-36 passes for 256 yards, capped off the first three-game span without an interception in his seven-year career.

The running back; Marion Barber is still trying to get over his injury. However, this didn’t stop him from making a stunning touchdown. Toss in an 82-yard Patrick Crayton punt return for a touchdown, his second in as many games, and Dallas (5-2) looks like a complete team at the halfway point.

Dallas is currently sitting pretty at the top of the division with the Eagles, thanks to a complete offense-defense effort. As a result, all is well in the Dallas camp. Things are looking good and as Brooking said, this is a surging team that can't let its guard down.

0 Colts Cruise Against Seahawks as Manning Reaches Another Milestone Posted by DieHardFans | at 11:35 PM

This might well be the most impressive start to this season yet for Peyton Manning. The Indianapolis Colts crushed the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday’s game, beating them 34-17 to win the 13th game on the spin. Manning was on fire, displaying his trademark touchdown passes in the first half, matching Fran Tarkenton’s record. The stadium erupted from the moment he connected with Reggie Wayne on a 5- yard pass in the 2nd quarter.

He is now third on the NFL's career list with 342 trailing only Marino (420) and Brett Favre (469). He received a standing ovation from both his team and opposition. Seattle coach Jim Mora said. "He's one of the finest of all times."