Seahawks 20,
Buccaneers 6
SEATTLE - Beware, the Seahawks' stars are well again. And so is a remade, hard-hitting defense.
Shaun Alexander, playing pain-free for the first time since he broke his foot 12 months ago, ran for 105 yards and one touchdown in a win over Tampa Bay. Matt Hasselbeck was sharp in his first game following a mediocre season that included two broken fingers.
Hasselbeck went 17-for-24 for 222 yards and threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Maurice Morris to clinch the win. Alexander's backup ran free down the left sideline past Derrick Brooks, the Bucs' defensive leader, to make it 20-6 with 7:55 left.
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TB-FG Bryant 38
TB-FG Bryant 32
Sea-FG J.Brown 28
Sea-Alexander 1 run (J.Brown kick)
Sea-FG J.Brown 46
Sea-Morris 34 pass from Hasselbeck (J.Brown kick) TBSea First downs 1317Total Net Yards 284343Rushes-yards 23-9034-139Passing 194204Punt Returns 5-405-63Kickoff Returns 4-903-38Interceptions Ret. 0-00-0Comp-Att-Int 20-31-017-24-0Sacked-Yards Lost 5-162-18Punts 6-48.86-43.0Fumbles-Lost 3-22-1Penalties-Yards 5-373-35Time of Possession 29:3530:25
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
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RUSHING-Tampa Bay, C.Williams 12-60, Graham 4-11, McCown 1-9, Pittman 3-6, Garcia 1-3, Galloway 1-1, Clayton 1-0. Seattle, Alexander 27-105, Morris 3-15, Strong 1-9, Hasselbeck 2-7, Burleson 1-3.
PASSING-Tampa Bay, Garcia 19-27-0-201, McCown 1-4-0-9. Seattle, Hasselbeck 17-24-0-222.
RECEIVING-Tampa Bay, Galloway 5-72, Pittman 5-32, Hilliard 4-49, A.Smith 2-23, C.Williams 2-14, Clayton 1-11, Graham 1-9. Seattle, Pollard 5-43, Engram 3-64, Strong 3-21, Burleson 2-41, Alexander 2-12, Morris 1-34, Hackett 1-7.
