Seahawks At Jaguars

Sun., Nov. 12, 2000

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

The game: 10:05 a.m., Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville.

Coaches: Seattle - Mike Holmgren, 12-14, 2nd season; 87-51 overall, 9th season. Jacksonville - Tom Coughlin, 52-37, 6th season.

The records: Seattle is 3-7; Jacksonville is 3-6.

The series: Jaguars lead 2-0.

The line: Jaguars by 7.5.

On the air

Television: CBS, with Don Criqui and Steve Tasker.

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

PLAYER MATCHUP

Passing PC-PA Yds. TD Int.

Jon Kitna, Seattle 129-209 1,279 8 12

Mark Brunell, J’ville 185-305 2,094 11 10

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD

Ricky Watters, Seattle 158 714 4.5 3

Shaun Alexander, Seattle 47 232 4.9 1

Fred Taylor, J’ville 119 478 4.0 1

Mark Brunell, J’ville 33 173 5.2 0

Receiving Rec. Yds. AVG. TD

Sean Dawkins, Seattle 36 436 12.1 1

Darrell Jackson, Seattle 34 416 12.2 3

Keenan McCardell, J’ville 60 666 11.1 2

Jimmy Smith, J’ville 49 657 13.4 6

Injuries

Seahawks: Questionable: QB Brock Huard (concus sion); WR Sean Dawkins (quadriceps). Probable: CB Willie Williams (neck stinger).

Jaguars: Out: LB Hardy Nickerson (knee); T Leon Searcy (leg). Questionable: LB Lonnie Marts (groin); RB Shyrone Stith (knee); DE Renaldo Wynn (knee). Probable: CB Aaron Beasley (back); LB Brant Boyer (groin); DE Joel Smeenge (calf); WR Jimmy Smith (hamstring); DT Gary Walker (hamstring).

Analysis

Pretend Jon Kitna catches fire. Imagine Ricky Watters rambles for 100 yards. Assume the receivers suddenly become sticky-fingered. Would it be enough for the Seahawks to overcome their defense? In this game, probably not. Jacksonville hasn’t been a juggernaut, but it won’t have to be. The Jags run it OK with Fred Taylor, but more importantly they throw it just fine behind Mark Brunell and one of the NFL’s best receiving tandems of Keenan McCardell and Jimmy Smith. The Seahawks picked the wrong week to have a beat up secondary - cornerback Willie Williams has a neck stinger and safety Kerry Joseph a bruised sternum. Jacksonville’s receivers are tall and talented. Jaguars 31, Seahawks 17.

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