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I was at the game and haven't watched it on t.v but here goes:

Seattle basically did a good job of shutting down the run except for our first drive which resulted in a blocked field goal ( I think)

Our offensive success was driven by crisp Brunell passes out of the shotgun (often on 3rd and long) to Moss, Patten, and Thrash, who were driving up field and then coming back for the ball as stated above. My point is that Brunell was puttin heat on the ball and it will be interesting to see if he can do that on his gimpy knee. To me, it looks like he's afraid to let it go the last two weeks. Maybe they're sandbagging.

Defensively it was a typical Greg Williams performance. The Hawks were successful getting recievers isolated in key situationsin the second half. They run the same offense as Tampa (or vice versa) but they have a much better ground game and a vet qb. Hasselback is a model of efficency and makes very few bad decisions which is what Holmgren wants. His blood pressure must be much lower than in his Green Bay days when Favre was ad libbing all over.

The Redskins need to get Hasselback in 3rd and long and then watch out for the screen. These west coast guys love the screen. Look for the D-line to chalk up a few more tips this week as well.

In terms of the venue I've never thought that Seattle was that scary. Is thier new stadium open or a dome? Both maybe. They just don't inspire fear. They are glorified Canadians.