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ARLINGTON, Texas As the Seattle Seahawks have struggled this season, coach Jim Mora repeatedly assured us that his guys are competitors who love the challenge.

Good night everybody, thanks for coming, see you next year. For the second straight season, the Seahawks are done in November.

RENTON Early in the day Wednesday, the Seattle Seahawks had strong hopes that oft-injured left tackle Sean Locklear could be a viable contributor in the game Sunday, when the Seahawks play host to the Detroit Lions at Qwest Field.

Seahawks wide receiver Deion Branch told KJR-950 radio Tuesday that he doesn't want out of Seattle despite his comments into a television camera after he scored a touchdown Sunday in Dallas.

The skidding Seahawks aren't worried about T.J. Houshmandzadeh's stomping and gesturing after he doesn't get the ball.

ARLINGTON, Texas He's remained stoic for the most part on the sideline, but Seahawks head coach Jim Mora is increasingly losing patience after seeing the same mistakes from his team week in and week out.

Tony Romo threw three touchdowns and 10 different Cowboys had at least one catch, as Dallas rolled to a 38-17 victory over the Seahawks.

It's Week 8, and you are 2-5. The running back you traded for is a flop, your wide receiver keeps dropping passes, and you're less-than-excited about your team.

Walter Jones is done for the season. So too, it was announced Thursday, is Lofa Tatupu.

Greetings from a gray and rainy VMAC .... kind of abbreviated links because I got to get to practice.

The Seattle Seahawks' injury woes continued to mount Sunday, when coach Jim Mora announced after the game that linebacker Lofa Tatupu suffered a torn pectoral muscle.

Matt Hasselbeck has a message for the many doubters of the flailing Seahawks: You're ridiculous.

RENTON For at least one play, it seemed like he'd never been gone. Marcus Trufant got into his familiar crouch at his cornerback about five yards across from the receiver teammate Nate Burleson.

If you thought Seattle's game against Jacksonville last weekend was big, well, it was.

Before kickoff. "Guys were giving me chest bumps pre-game," Seattle's three-time Pro Bowl quarterback said, marveling over teammates who were excited he was back after being sidelined two games.

Marcus Trufant squinted into the autumn fog drifting off the Seahawks' practice field.

There might be a few hang over's in Seattle this morning, a day afterA the secondA crushing defeat to a division rival that leaves the Seahawks' season in the balance.

As would be expected, not a lot of happy faces in the Seahawks locker room after this one.

Perhaps he just needed a gentle reminder. Seattle Seahawks head coach Jim Mora said during his first press conference in January that he had his eyes on unseating the Arizona Cardinals, who grabbed the NFC West division crown away from the Seahawks for the first time in five seasons.

Nine months after coming up just short in the Super Bowl, Arizona's defense of the NFC championship hasn't exactly gone according to plan.