Seahawks
Two-minute drill: plays of the game, key stats and charts

By José Miguel Romero
Seattle Times staff reporter

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Players of the game

Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander: 32 carries for 195 yards, the second-highest total of his career. He also scored a touchdown.

Panthers WR Muhsin Muhammad: Eight catches for 106 yards, two touchdowns.

Seahawks K Josh Brown: Made all three field goals to improve to 13 for 14 this season.

Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck: 21 for 30, 201 yards, one touchdown, one interception; Also seven carries for 24 yards.

Panthers QB Jake Delhomme: 19 for 36, 248 yards, two touchdowns, one interception.

Play of the game

Alexander's 38-yard run in the second quarter. Breaking into the clear off the left side, Alexander put a big-time fake on Panthers rookie CB Chris Gamble on his way to the Carolina 7-yard line.

Turning point
 
Seahawks CB Marcus Trufant intercepted a Delhomme pass intended for WR Ricky Proehl at the Seattle 10-yard line and the Seahawks clinging to a 23-10 lead. The turnover and long interception return kept the Panthers at bay, and although Carolina later scored a touchdown, the Panthers didn't have enough time to complete their comeback attempt.

Sunday's surprises

Panthers return specialist Jamall Broussard, playing in place of the injured Rod Smart, averaged 26.2 yards on six kickoff returns, including a 48-yard runback. ... The Seahawks entered the game converting just 31 percent of third downs but made 8 of 17 third downs yesterday (47 percent).

Injury report

Seattle: RB-KR Maurice Morris suffered a concussion on the game's opening kickoff and left the field with trainers. He did not return. LG Steve Hutchinson suffered a sprained right ankle early in the second quarter but returned before halftime, only to leave again near the end of the third quarter. WR Jerry Rice sprained his right ankle in the second quarter and did not return. DT Rashad Moore left the game because of an allergic reaction to oranges at halftime and did not return. WR Alex Bannister broke his collarbone and is expected to miss the next eight weeks.

Carolina: LB Dan Morgan left the game in the second quarter with a concussion and did not return. DT Kindal Moorehead and RB Joey Harris suffered shoulder bruises.

By the numbers

24: Number of first downs for the Seahawks, equaling a season high.

237: Rushing yards for the Seahawks, the most for Seattle in a game this season.

4: Number of runs of 15 or more yards for Alexander.

2: Number of fumbles by Seahawks WR Darrell Jackson, and the number of dropped passes by Seattle.

10: Number of Carolina penalties, for 79 yards. The Seahawks had just 2 for 13.

Speaker box

"That's real big for him to bounce back after the last couple of weeks and show proof that he needs the rock and he deserves the rock."
— Seahawks WR Koren Robinson, on Alexander's performance after just 28 carries the previous two games combined.

Check this out ...

Being that it was Halloween, many fans sported some original costumes. Perhaps none were as good as the three guys who dressed as Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren, complete with mustache, headset, play flip card and polo shirt. Also, a sign in the south end zone read, "Will the real Seahawks please stand up?"

Stellar Alexander
Shaun Alexander rushed for 195 yards yesterday, second highest in his career. Three of his top nine rushing days have come this season.
Yards	Opponent	Date
266	Oakland Raiders	Nov. 11, 2001
195	Carolina Panthers	Oct. 31, 2004
176	Jacksonville Jaguars	Oct. 7, 2001
150	St. Louis Rams	Oct. 10, 2004
145	Kansas City Chiefs	Nov. 24, 2002
142	Denver Broncos	Oct. 14, 2001

Multi-tasking
With two touchdowns yesterday, Shaun Alexander moved within one game of Steve Largent for the Seahawks' record for multi-touchdown games.
No.	Player	Years
17	Steve Largent	1976-89
16	Shaun Alexander	2000-
15	Curt Warner	1983-89
8	Joey Galloway	1995-99
7	Chris Warren	1990-97

Getting a rush
The Seahawks ran 43 rushing plays yesterday, tying a season high. The Hawks are 4-1 when they've run the ball 23 times or more. A look at the number of running plays and ground productivity vs. each opponent:
Opponent	Plays	Yards	Avg.	Result
Carolina	43	237	5.5	Win
New Orleans	43	169	3.9	Win
San Francisco	37	117	3.2	Win
St. Louis	30	187	6.2	Loss
Tampa Bay	23	56	2.4	Win
New England	21	102	4.9	Loss
Arizona	14	69	4.9	Loss