Hawks two-minute drill

Player of the Game

RB Shaun Alexander, Seattle: Once again, Mr. Touchdown. Alexander rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns. He had a season-high 33 carries and earned tough yardage in the fourth quarter to keep a Seahawks TD drive alive after the Rams had pulled to 24-16.

Play of the Game

Matt Hasselbeck's 47-yard pass to D.J. Hackett early in the second quarter, waking up a slumbering Seahawks offense. Hackett beat Rams CB Travis Fisher on the play and was hauled down at the Rams' 6-yard line.

Turning Point

Leading 3-0 early in the second quarter, the Rams lined up in field-goal formation at the Seattle 8. Instead, holder Dane Looker lateraled to K Jeff Wilkins, who appeared to be looking to pass but was thrown for a 4-yard loss. The Seahawks, who had done little to that point, promptly marched 88 yards in five plays, culminating in Shaun Alexander's 6-yard touchdown run.

Speaker Box

"I think we're in a good place. Honestly, this is where we expected to be. We actually expected to have only one loss this year at this time. It's good to set goals, and we're accomplishing them."

— Shaun Alexander, on what he thinks of the NFC West race right now:

Sunday's Surprises

• Seahawks rookie LB Leroy Hill, starting in the place of the injured Jamie Sharper, had four tackles and a sack.

• Rams WR receiver Torry Holt beat the Seahawks secondary and appeared to run under Mark Bulger's perfectly-thrown 40-yard pass. But Holt didn't seem to see the ball, which fell near his feet at the 5-yard line.By the Numbers

2 Measurable rain fell at a Seahawks game at Qwest Field for the second straight game. Before that, it hadn't rained during a Seahawks home game since the stadium opened in 2002.

3 Seattle's lead over the Rams in the NFC West.

5 Shaun Alexander went over the 1,000-yard mark for the fifth time in his career, a Seahawks record.

5 Seattle has won five straight for the first time since 1999.

20% The Rams' percentage (1 for 5) in the red zone.

67,192 The crowd at Qwest Field, sixth-largest for a Seahawks game.

Injury Report

Seahawks: DT Rocky Bernard (knee contusion) returned; CB Andre Dyson (back strain) returned..

Rams: CB Travis Fisher, who returned.

Rick Lund