Chargers At Seahawks

The game: 1:15 p.m., Husky Stadium, Seattle

Coaches: Seattle Mike Holmgren, 11-14, 2nd season; 86-51 overall, 9th season. San Diego Mike Riley, 8-16, 2nd season.

The records: Seattle is 2-7; San Diego is 0-8.

The series: Chargers lead 22-21

The line: Seahawks by 4-1/2

On the air

Television: CBS, with Bill Macatee and Charles Mann.

Radio: KXLY (920 AM) and KVNI (1080 AM), with Brian Davis and Steve Raible.

Player matchups

Passing PC-PA Yds. TD Int.

Jon Kitna, Seattle 118-190 1,194 6 11

Jim Harbaugh, S.D. 99-165 1,161 7 8

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD

Ricky Watters, Seattle 137 659 4.8 3

Shaun Alexander, Seattle 43 237 5.5 1

Jermaine Fazande, S.D. 57 176 3.1 2

Robert Chancey, S.D. 42 141 3.4 2

Receiving Rec. Yds. AVG. TD

Sean Dawkins, Seattle 33 410 12.4 0

Darrell Jackson, Seattle 32 389 12.2 3

Freddie Jones, S.D. 40 422 10.6 3

Jeff Graham, S.D. 29 399 13.8 1

Injuries

Chargers: Out: CB Reggie Rusk (knee). Questionable: RB Kenny Bynum (hamstring).

Seahawks: Doubtful: QB Brock Huard (concussion). Questionable: RB Ricky Watters (toe).

Analysis

What kind of opponent does it take for Seattle to be favored? One that has even fewer offensive weapons than the Seahawks. That takes some doing. But San Diego offers up 255-pound Jermaine Fazande and 252-pound Robert Chancey at running back, and journeyman Jim Harbaugh at quarterback. Not that the Seahawks are loaded at those positions, but the Ricky Watters-Shaun Alexander combo certainly can hold its chin straps high. Watters is expected to play despite an ailing toe, and that’s a good thing. In this bleak season, he’s been Seattle’s MVP thus far. Watters, though, has only rushed for 3.1 yards per carry in his last five games against San Diego’s stingy defense. Therefore, the Seahawks might have to rely on unreliables - the defense (scary), quarterback Jon Kitna (very scary) and Alexander (not so scary). Perhaps two of the three will happen. Seahawks 16, Chargers 13.