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| 25th December, 2005 - 1:50 am |  ESPN - With his third touchdown of the evening, Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander tied the all-time NFL touchdown record set by Chiefs' running back Priest Holmes at 27.
The 27th came under a silent Holmgren protest with the game in hand and the Seahawks facing a first and 1 off of a Craig Terrell interception.
"Mike had just come up to me when the defense was on the field and told me that if they get under five minutes to go, your game is over," Alexander said. "I said, OK. Right at the time he turns around and Craig Terrell (a Seahawks defensive tackle) intercepts a pass with 5:27 on the clock. I was saying, 'Yeah.' Then [backfield coach] Stump Mitchell tells me that we're done and there's no more hits. I told him that no matter what, I'm going to do what they do."
"I'm just laughing," Alexander said. "Coach turns around and said, 'I'm giving you one play to score, and if you get hit and get hurt and go to the hospital, I'm not visiting you.' I said Okay."
"We were all very aware of how close he is to the touchdown record," Holmgren said. "He's had a great year. He's done everything we've asked him to do and more. I didn't want him to miss out if I could help it like he did last year. Last year no one wanted that to happen to miss the rushing title by a yard. I just didn't want that to happen again." [READ] |
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