The Cowboys jumped out to a 14-0 lead against the Seahawks on Thursday afternoon and never looked back en route to their third-straight win. Tony Romo went 22-for-34 with 331 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Tashard Choice and Marion Barber combined to rush twenty-one times for 89 yards on a touchdown. Jason Witten had a banner day, catching nine passes for 115 yards and a touchdown. Terrell Owens remained hot, with five receptions for 98 yards and a score of his own. Matt Hasselbeck struggled once again, going 22-for-38 with 287 yards and an interception. Julius Jones, facing his former team, rushed eleven times for 37 yards. Rookie tight end John Carlson led Seattle in receiving, with six receptions for 105 yards. The Seahawks failed to score a touchdown, managing just three Olindo Mare field goals in the loss.

The Seahawks placed defensive end Patrick Kerney on injured reserve Wednesday, ending the season of the player who led the team with 5 sacks. "Any time you get injured, it's disappointing," Kerney said. "Most of the time, it's something that's out of your control so you've got to sort of sit back and take it for what it is."

Seahawks' quarterback Matt Hasselbeck believes that the team still has a lot of football left to play despite their 2-8 record. Seattle coach Mike Holmgren has told the players to keep preparing hard for the final six games of the season.

Seahawks' quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is expected to start on Sunday against the Cardinals. "I probably should see how he practices, but I'm assuming, I don't think there will be any change in that," Coach Mike Holmgren said Monday. "He threw the ball around a little bit last Friday, and if he does that and can do those things and he moves fine, then, yeah, he'll probably start." Hasselbeck has missed the team's last five games with back problems.

Mike Holmgren has compared Joey Porter's role in Miami's defense to Lawrence Taylor during his days with the Giants in Bill Parcells' defense. "I'd draw the example of Lawrence Taylor," said Holmgren. "Same defense. Same guy. Same effect. I'm drawing a comparison to one of the great players of all time. But in their scheme, I think they count on Porter to do some of the same things."

Jim Mora, the defensive backs coach for the Seahawks, claims that he isn't a candidate for the coaching vacancy at the University of Washington. "I am not a candidate for the University of Washington coaching vacancy," Mora said in the statement released by the Seahawks. "I wish the university well with their search, and the program nothing but sustained success in the future." Mora, 46, signed a contract in January to succeed Mike Holmgren as coach of the Seahawks after this season.