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Lions linebacker Julian Peterson, on his return to Seattle, where he played the past three seasons: "It was cool.

Maybe it's just a different way of saying it, but rather than a "must-win" situation facing the Seattle Seahawks Sunday afternoon at Qwest Field, this one feels more like a "can't-lose" game.

Detroit Lions linebacker Julian Peterson leads the team with 3 1/2 sacks and is fourth in tackles with 30.

Renton Old teammates never forget. And on Sunday, two former teammates likely will be lined up across from each other when former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Julian Peterson returns to Qwest Field for the first time since being shipped to Detroit in an offseason trade.

It was billed as "a land of opportunity" to prospective free agents last winter, which, of course, sounds a lot more enticing than the "Island of Misfit Toys." It's not as if they were all spotted elephants and square-wheeled trains before Jim Schwartz & Co.

Seattle's 12th Man is restless, angry and perhaps even a little bitter this week.

Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald Cory Redding celebrates with Seattle middle linebacker David Hawthorne during the Seahawks' game against Chicago on Sept.

With the season quickly approaching the halfway point, team insiders believe only a halfway positive assessment can be delivered on behalf of a pair of supposedly key additions to the defensive line - ex-Lions DE-DT Cory Redding and ex-Packers NT Colin Cole .

Monday programming: We resume our regularly scheduled weekly programming with a look at just how surprising Seattle's game was.

Aaron Curry had the tattoos inked on opposite sides of his chest, which is fitting because they embody the two poles of his personality.

Subtlety isn't a strong suit for linebacker Aaron Curry. He's a 254-pound linebacker who's straightforward as a head butt, and he'll punctuate every tackle with a celebration.

Making jokes about Cory Redding's stumbling fumble return or Nick Reed's 79-yard fumble recovery dash for a touchdown was easy after this one for Seattle's inconsistent defense.

Matt Hasselbeck made his return to Seattle's lineup and threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns, as the Seahawks dominated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 41-0, at Qwest Field.Hasselbeck suffered a fractured rib in Week 2's loss to San Francisco and missed Seattle's last two games, but improved over the course of the practice week and made the ...

Seahawks head coach Jim Mora said during this morning's press conference that cornerback Josh Wilson was a quick healer.

It's difficult for a man as intelligent as Lawrence Jackson to play dumb. I recently approached the locker of the Seattle Seahawks defensive end and tried to be coy about asking whether he had checked out the list of NFC sack leaders.

After struggling through a tough 2008 season, Seahawks president Tim Ruskell and coach Jim Mora decided the team needed an infusion of toughness.

When it was over, when Chicago receiver Devin Hester took a short pass in the final two minutes and broke a tackle for a long game-winning touchdown, Deion Grant stood tall and took the heat.

Seattle defensive tackle Cory Redding sits on the bench in the first quarter during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco on Sunday.

Personnel turnover on any NFL team is such that the first game of the season brings the debut of many much-anticipated and much-hyped players expected to be key components for a team's success.

Back in January I made a bold prediction about the 2009 Seattle Seahawks season, as some of NSS's loyal readers might remember.