Scouting Report

Sun., Oct. 19, 1997

By Jim Meehan jimm@spokesman.com (509) 459-5585

The game: 10 a.m. PDT at St. Louis.

Television: NBC, with Joel Myers and Beasley Reece.

Radio: KXLY (920 AM) with Steve Thomas and Steve Raible.

The records: Seattle is 3-3, St. Louis is 2-4. The series: Rams lead 4-1. The line: Seattle by 2-1/2.

Player matchups Passing PC-PA Yds. TD Int. Warren Moon, Seattle 114-192 1,346 6 6 Tony Banks, St. Louis 88-186 1,116 4 6

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lamar Smith, Seattle 52 259 5.0 1 Chris Warren, Seattle 52 225 4.3 1 L. Phillips, St. Louis 101 383 3.8 4 Ron Moore, St. Louis 23 103 4.5 1

Receiving Rec. Yds. AVG. TD Mike Pritchard, Seattle 29 393 13.6 1 Joey Galloway, Seattle 19 323 17.0 2 Amp Lee, St. Louis 24 300 12.5 1 Torrance Small, St. Louis 14 234 16.7 1

Injuries

Seahawks: Out: DE Phillip Daniels (knee); QB John Friesz (thumb). Questionable: S Bennie Blades (neck); DE Martin Harrison (knee). Probable: WR Joey Galloway (ankle); WR Ronnie Harris (hamstring); DT Cortez Kennedy (knee); RB Chris Warren (hamstring). Rams: Questionable: WR Eddie Kennison (groin); RB Lawrence Phillips (toe); G Zach Wiegert (shoulder). Probable: DE Leslie O’Neal (foot); WR Torrance Small (groin).

Analysis

If Seattle can’t beat St. Louis, the Seahawks have no business even thinking or uttering the word “playoff.” The Rams have a stable of young talent that appears to be reading from different playbooks. Seattle is nearly healthy. The key returners, tackle Cortez Kennedy, receiver Joey Galloway and running back Chris Warren, should have lively legs. The Seahawks probably will pound away at a speed-oriented defense, mix in a few Warren Moon long passes and - voila! - move their record to 4-3. Teams with 4-3 records can think playoffs and, in this case, thank the schedule maker. Teams that are 3-4 with losses to St. Louis can start thinking tee times.

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