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Florence, Ky., native rushed 21 times for 100 yards for a Seahawks victory. Seahawks tailback Shaun Alexander savored the moment. The Florence, Ky., native and former Boone County High School and University of Alabama star rushed 21 times for 100 yards in Seattle's 24-21 victory over the Bengals at Qwest Field on Sunday. "This is exciting," he said, "as anybody would know, who gets to play against your home team in your stadium. I have aunts and uncles who don't even watch the Seahawks — they watch the Bengals — so they got to see us play and see me win. Anytime you get to beat your home team, it's good."
No excuses: Bengals kicker Shayne Graham wanted to pin the Seahawks deep in their territory after Cincinnati took a late lead. But his tactics backfired. He kicked the ball out of bounds and allowed Seattle to set up the game-winning drive at its 40-yard line. "I don't know what you want me to say," he said. "I just kicked it out of bounds. I didn't want to do that. I didn't do it on purpose. It's just one of those plays where it happened. I didn't execute. I don't have much to say about it. Sorry, guys." Fumble! Game over: Glenn Holt felt terrible about fumbling the kickoff with less than a minute remaining to seal the Bengals' loss. "I was trying to get through the hole," he said. "I was running real hard, and I tried to jump over people. I lost control of the ball and some guy hit me and I let it go. It's definitely tough to lose two in a row. We'll be back, though. We'll be back." Spark plug: Kenny Watson gave the Bengals a spark, rushing nine times for 60 yards and a TD. He came on strong when Rudi Johnson exited with a hamstring injury. "You've just got to be ready and step in when anybody goes down," Watson said. "It feels good to contribute, but we didn't win the game, so it means nothing. We've got to stick together and come back strong next week." Close doesn't count: Tight end Reggie Kelly said the Bengals are close to being a good team, but they break down at the wrong times. "We'll look at the good plays and the bad plays, see how we can correct those things and ready for the upcoming week," Kelly said. "We're really close. We're playing hard and doing some good things. My thought process is if we keep grinding, eventually it's gonna go our way." Joseph whiffs: Cornerback Johnathan Joseph was one of the culprits on Seattle's game-winning TD pass. "It was zone coverage," he said. "Every zone has a hole. They just happened to find the hole. "It feels bad to lose anytime. When you lose two straight — games you feel you should've won — you feel really bad. We've got to put it behind us and move on to next week. We can't let this hang over our head, or we'll fall farther behind." Truth hurts: Defensive tackle John Thornton said it best. "We got to find a way to stop giving up explosive plays and get a better rush and cover better," he said. "It's on all of us." Dayton Daily News http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/pro/bengals/2007/09/24/DDN092407bennotes.html |
