Seahawks move into three-way tie

In a must-win game the Seahawks welcomed new 49er coach Mike Singletary by steamrolling past San Francisco 34-13 handing them their fifth straight loss. Seattle played great complimentary football. When the offense needed to do their thing, they did it. When the defense needed a big stop, they got it. And they did this all without the play of Matt Hasselbeck. For those of you who read my game preview, you know how much I was ripping on back-up quarterback Seneca Wallace for his lack of consistency and leadership in last week's loss to Tampa Bay. Well, what a perfect way to redeem himself and boost his confidence. In today's win, Wallace threw for 222 yards and 2 TD's. He played great fundamental football and made smart passes when he needed to. Perhaps it was because he was going against a weak 49er defense, but whatever the case may be this was exactly the game that he needed to have. But Wallace wasn't the only one who had a break-out game... Leonard Weaver, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN??? He was the difference maker in the game. On just six touches, Weaver had 129 all-purpose yards. He 'weaved' his way right through the Niners defense turning two short passes into a 62 and 43-yard touchdown. The defense also did a great job of pressuring J.T. O'Sullivan. After three turnovers, one of which was a 75-yard interception return by Josh Wilson, Singletary had seen enough. He benched O'Sullivan and gave the honors to longtime back-up QB Shaun Hill. But at that point it was just too little too late.With the victory, the Seahawks improve to 2-5, which now puts them at a three-way tie with St. Louis and San Francisco. The truth of the matter is is that even though Seattle has had a dismal start to Mike Holmgren's last season, they are still right in the thick of things. The Seahawks need to focus on carrying over the same intensity and commitment to next week's game against the Philadelphia Eagles (4-3). The important thing is that they need to come prepared. The Eagles are a great football team that knows how to score a lot points fast. The defense will be put to the test, but if they can play the way they did today and contain Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook, the Seahawks might just be able to pull out the upset.