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Two plays, two turnovers for the Seahawks. Fullback Justin Griffith fumbled away the ball at the Seattle 29.

Cowboys wide receiver Roy E. Williams scores on a 7-yard touchdown pass as Seahawks cornerback Ken Lucas and defensive tackle Brandon Mebane try to make the tackle in the first half.

With the team's announcement that Walter Jones was placed on the injured reserve with a knee ailment, ending his season, local writers paid homage to the Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle with the possibility of this being his last season.

Something inexplicable happened after Opening Day. The Seahawks' defense lost its identity.

As expected, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is among the inactive players for today's game against Chicago due to his broke ribs.

I'm still having a hard time getting adjusted to these green jerseys. As Tacoma News Tribune columnist John McGrath just put it, "They've out-Oregoned Oregon." Oh well, I'm sure some people, players included, like them, and the team certainly won't mind selling more jerseys.

Matt Hasselbeck granted one little guy his wish Friday. He couldn't grant all other Seahawks fans theirs.

At the end of Monday's rather somber news conference, that was more hospital report than game plan, coach Jim Mora was asked if he'd ever experienced a run of injuries as catastrophic and broad as he has experienced in these first months of his Seahawks tenure.

Jim Mora opened his Wednesday press conference by using a bit of humor to bring levity to a downer of a situation.

For a Bears offense eager to get the running game going, the Seattle Seahawks ? defense could be its treadmill Sunday in Seattle.

Seattle was beaten 23-10 by the 49ers on Sunday, but it was hardly the only loss the Seahawks suffered and might not be the most significant one.

DT Brandon Mebane and WR Deion Branch are both out today, as is LT Walter Jones and C Chris Spencer .

While Matt Hasselbeck's fractured rib was the attention-getting injury in Sunday's loss, the quarterback was hardly the only impact player hurt in San Francisco.

Seattle coach Jim Mora could count eight different reasons running back Frank Gore had no business getting into Seattle's secondary.

The Seahawks are preparing to play without Matt Hasselbeck on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, though the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback is hoping to start despite a broken rib.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando SAN FRANCISCO -- Major wireless connection problems here at Candlestick Park, but nothing close to the issues Seattle is facing down on the field.

Jim Mora said after the game that Matt Hasselbeck had X-rays, which were negative, and a CT scan that was inconclusive.

Walter Jones could play Sunday for the Seahawks at San Francisco, a month to the day after knee surgery.

Matt York / The Associated Press San Francisco linebacker Patrick Willis tackles Arizona running back Tim Hightower in 49ers' win over the Cardinals in Week 1 of the NFL season.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh missed his second consecutive practice on Thursday because of back spasms.