Seattle Seahawks News

Seattle Seahawks' Jon Ryan punts the ball downfield against the Green Bay Packers on October 12, 2008 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington.

Matt Hasselbeck desperately wants to end the 2009 season on a positive note. For only the third time since coming to Seattle via trade in 2001, the Seahawks are destined to finish with a losing record.

Originally published December 31, 2009 at 4:13 p.m., updated December 31, 2009 at 5:37 p.m. NASHVILLE, Tenn.

At midseason, most fans were blaming Tim Ruskell for this lost Seahawks' season.

All season long, prudent Seahawk observers have resisted the urge to call for Jim Mora's head.

The Seattle Seahawks' Jon Ryan punts the ball downfield during a game against the Green Bay Packers on October 12, 2008 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington.

Odds are that Eric Mangini wona t be back for a second season as coach of the Cleveland Browns.

Well, after Tuesday's comments by receivers Deion Branch and T.J. Houshmandzadeh on Nate Burleson's weekly radio show on KJR-AM, you can imagine there was going to be some sort of meeting between Houshmandzadeh and former NFL player and KJR analyst Hugh Millen after the two had words over the airwaves on Tuesday.

Even though he was only a grade schooler, Jim Mora remembers O.J. Simpson becoming the first NFL player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.

Seahawks offensive coordinator Greg Knapp said he steadfastly believes his offense still trusts his decision-making and play-calling despite the team's struggles, which include losing the last three games by a combined 106-24 margin.

The Seahawks have signed offensive lineman Trevor Canfield to their active roster from the Cardinals' practice squad.

Green Bay's Brad Jones brings down Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck for a sack Sunday. Hasselbeck was 19 of 37 for 198 yards and four interceptions and a 36.6 passer rating, third-worst of his career.

Next game: Sunday, December 27th vs. Seattle Packers Gameday at 10:00 a.m. on Newsradio 620 WTMJ, a live blog here and coverage on Live at 5 and 10 on TODAY'S TMJ4 HD; also text "sports" to 79008 for score updates and tweet comments @620wtmj . The Packers are now, realistically, in must-win territory.

The league announced Pro Bowl rosters Tuesday, and for the first time since 2000 the rosters won't include a single Seattle player.

Coach Jim Mora has questioned the Seahawks' toughness on a football field. No one can question their toughness on the radio after receivers T.J. Houshmandzadeh , Nate Burleson and Deion Branch roughed up retired NFL quarterback Hugh Millen , a Seattle radio personality, during a combative exchange on the radio.

Rants and raves from Sunday's game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field.

SYNOPSIS: Seattle was ripped at home last week by lowly Tampa, now goes on the road where it`s 1-6. It faces a Green Bay club battling for a playoff slot and should be fired up after a rare defensive breakdown in its narrow miss last week in Pittsburgh.

The Indianapolis Colts kept saying a perfect season didn't matter. They meant it.

Three consecutive blowout losses have the Seahawks in as bad a shape as they've been in years.

Thursday - Chat at 12 p.m. Friday - Mailbag and injury report December 28, 2009 at 2:43 AM Comments Share Season's Beatings For the truly morbid out there, here's an index of The Seattle Times' Monday dispatches from Seattle's trainwreck of a performance in Green Bay.