Former Seahawks coach Chuck Knox was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor with an on-field, red-carpet ceremony at halftime yesterday.

Knox, surrounded by members of his family and Seahawks executives, received a framed drawing of himself in three different poses. Then he turned to watch one of his former quarterbacks, Dave Krieg, raise the cover to reveal Knox's name, painted on the east facade of Qwest Field. Knox became the ninth person to be inducted into the Ring of Honor.

Knox, who also raised the 12th-man flag before kickoff, thanked the fans for their support of the team during his years as coach, 1983 to 1991. Those years were the heyday of the franchise, when Seattle last won a playoff game and the Kingdome was one of the most feared places to play in the NFL.

He called Seahawks supporters "the best fans in the world."

"It's a great honor for me," Knox told the crowd, "and I appreciate everything the fans did, everything the players did."

Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren shared a couple of stories of experiences with Knox, and expressed his admiration.

"I always appreciated how he coached, his toughness, and I will always appreciate the time he spent with a young coach coming into this league," Holmgren said, referring to Knox and himself.

Warner injures groin

Kurt Warner, the St. Louis Cardinals' starting quarterback, left the game late in the first half with a right groin injury, and never returned. He was harried by the Seahawks' pass rush for much of his time on the field and took several hard shots after throws.

The injury came on a rollout to his left with 3:47 to play in the second quarter. Warner took a hit after the pass, staggered to his feet, then knelt and finally lay on the turf in pain. He was helped to his feet and went to the sideline.

"Any time one of the 32 teams loses a starting quarterback, it probably makes a difference," Green said.

Williams does it all

Jimmy Williams, signed by Seattle six days ago, never thought he would play as much as he did. Outside of special teams, he got one chance to return a punt (for zero yards) and was used extensively as both nickel and dime back in the Seahawks' extra defensive back defenses.

Because the Cardinals threw so often to try to catch up in the second half, Williams didn't get many breathers. He finished with three tackles on defense and two specials-teams stops.

It was more than the cornerback expected, after getting a crash course on the Seahawks' defense in practice this week. Williams got in on defense because starter Andre Dyson was limited by an illness and backup Kelly Herndon left in the third quarter with a stinger. That left only Williams and Jordan Babineaux as extra cover men. Babineaux also responded with a good game, making six tackles.

Williams thought he had a touchdown on an apparent fumble return in the fourth quarter, but the play was ruled a catch and down by contact.

"I came back to the huddle, and I was dog-tired," Williams said, breathing heavily for emphasis. "I got way too excited. But I felt good, shape-wise."

Redemption for Warrick

Seahawks wide receiver Peter Warrick had been waiting for his chance to get in the game on offense after being used almost entirely as punt returner.

He was even replaced a couple of times in that role because of questionable decisions he made after catching the ball. But his one catch on offense yesterday went for 42 yards, on a fourth-quarter pass from backup quarterback Seneca Wallace.

"That was my first catch as a Seahawk," said Warrick, who intends to get the ball he caught and save it. "It's just a catch, nothing major."

Holmgren said Williams, who replaced Warrick for one punt return, has a chance to win that job. As for Warrick, Holmgren was happy to see him get the catch.

No "Haterade" for Okeafor

Chike Okeafor said he has always enjoyed the energy of Seahawks fans. But playing at Qwest Field for the first time since he left Seattle for Arizona, the Cardinals defensive end didn't care much for the fans' drink of choice: "Haterade."

"I got a pretty negative reaction [from the fans]," Okeafor said. "I was disappointed they were drinking so much 'Haterade' before the game, acting like they know the situation."

The situation Okeafor was referring to were remarks he made after departing the Seahawks during the offseason. Okeafor questioned the commitment of some of his Seahawks teammates and believed the team's front office disrespected him.

Okeafor was one of the Cardinals' captains, and after the coin toss, embraced Seahawks captains Matt Hasselbeck, Grant Wistrom and Isaiah Kacyvenski.

"The majority of the [players], I like," Okeafor said. "I questioned the effort of a select, few guys, and they know who they are. I wasn't happy here and I owe it to myself to be happy. They didn't deserve to have me here, so I took myself elsewhere."

Sean Locklear, the Seahawks' second-year right tackle, all but took Okeafor out of the game. Okeafor had just two tackles from his left defensive end position.

Green feeling blue

Arizona coach Dennis Green was a picture of discouragement after seeing his team that many thought was a playoff contender fall to 0-3.

"It's not working," Green said. "We had no sacks and no touchdowns. I think if you don't have either one of those, and a few dropped passes, all of a sudden it gets out of hand.

"I'm surprised I wasn't able to do more. Clearly, it's not working."

Tripping out of a TD

Trailing 10-6 in the second quarter, the Cardinals had a golden opportunity to take the lead. There wasn't a Seahawk within 20 yards of Anquan Boldin when he hauled in Warner's pass behind the secondary.

But Boldin tripped over his feet and fell to the turf. The 45-yard gain to the Seattle 33 could easily have been a 78-yard touchdown.

"When I jumped, I lost my balance," Boldin said. "I thought someone was behind me and I was securing the catch. I came down and twisted my ankle. It was just one of those plays."

The Cardinals settled for a field goal, making the score 10-9.

Rolle run ragged

Rookie cornerback Antrel Rolle, Arizona's first-round draft choice out of Miami, had a rough day. Although Rolle had a team-high 11 tackles, he was burned repeatedly by Seattle receivers.

"This is the worst game I've ever played on the professional or collegiate level," said Rolle.

Notes

• Seahawks FB Leonard Weaver got his first two carries of the season, rushing for 8 yards.

• Wallace's only completion was to Warrick. It was also the first completion in an NFL regular-season game for the third-year quarterback.

• Tackles Floyd Womack and Wayne Hunter and TE Itula Mili were inactive for the game because of injuries. WR D.J. Hackett was available to play but was inactive, as were DEs Rodney Bailey and Alain Kashama, LB Niko Koutouvides and QB David Greene.