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Seattle offense vs. San Diego

Coach Mike Holmgren has had two weeks to dissect film and figure out what is wrong with his team's 27th-ranked run offense, although all the time in the world might not be enough to come up with a solution for San Diego's aggressive run defense. The Seahawks are averaging a paltry 74 yards per contest and will run up against a Chargers defense that held Detroit to 37 yards on 24 carries a week ago. The guy the Seahawks must contain is OLB Junior Seau. The rest of San Diego's defense does a tremendous job of funneling plays Seau's way, as the perennial All-Pro always finds a way to make the play.

Seattle FB Reggie Brown, who has yet to play up to expectations, will find the going much easier this week without MLB Eric Hill in the middle. Hill was injured last week against the Lions and will be spelled by Tracy Simien. Simien gets by on his football instincts and is still good enough to fill gaps, although he appeared rusty last week in relief, despite intercepting a Charlie Batch pass on the play following Hill's injury. RB Rickey Watters has run hard all season but his success will depend largely on Brown's ability seal off linebackers and the availability of starting ROG Brian Habib, who had arthroscopic knee surgery last week.

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