I had season tickets at the Big A for a season, but the best game was when my daughter and I accompanied by my parents took Amtrak up to Seadderal for the "Comeback"...I remember getting off the train and the announcements stating that the return trip would be leaving at 4:30 so if the game went into OT you may miss your train if you decide to stay...Then, we get into the stadium my daughter and I wearing Rams gear and we're immediately accosted by some drunken (already) Hag fan, screaming how they're 3-0 and soon to be 4-0..I thought my Step Dad was gonna punch him out but thankfully restrained himself.....The rest is history...and the high fives with Rams fans on the way out of the stadium was priceless...
SEATTLE, Oct. 10 - In this city of tall trees and long shadows, far from the center of the East Coast football establishment, the Seattle Seahawks have been working overtime to have their good deeds noticed.
They throw themselves into every play, delivering hits that sting and echo, trying to bring their young team closer to the respect every National Football League team craves.
But on a crisp autumn afternoon against an aging foe, the Seahawks buckled in front of the largest crowd in Qwest Field history, blowing a 17-point fourth-quarter lead Sunday to lose, 33-27, in overtime to the St. Louis Rams in front of 66,940.
The loss was the Seahawks' first at home since Dec. 8, 2002, against the Philadelphia Eagles, breaking a streak of 10 games, and their first defeat of the season after three victories.
After St. Louis kicker Jeff Wilkins tied the score at 27-27 with eight seconds left in regulation, the Rams won the overtime coin toss and then unleashed their longest play of the game five plays into the extra period.
From the Rams' 48, quarterback Marc Bulger dropped back into the pocket, protected for one of the few times in the game, and unfurled a 52-yard touchdown pass to receiver Shaun McDonald, just over the outstretched arms of safety Terreal Bierria.
In a flash, the game was over.
"We could be standing here if we didn't make our comeback and everyone would be writing us off," Bulger said. "Not that everyone thinks we're one of the top teams in the league, but there is a lot more credibility now."
After the game, Rams receiver Isaac Bruce placed his helmet on the 10-yard line and posed to the crowd. Seahawk safety Ken Hamlin walked over to the helmet and kicked it away.
The players had words before others intervened, most of the Rams skipping into the tunnel that led to the locker rooms, most of the Seahawks walking slowly away.
Bruce played down his celebratory gesture and played up the victory, which was aided by his 6 catches for 78 yards.
"We came in here to win this game, and that's what we were able to do," Bruce said. "Mission accomplished."
Hamlin said of his run-in with Bruce: "Don't ask about that. We knew we should have won. Everybody knew what kind of offense they had, and to fight that hard and not get a win is disappointing. But we have to put it behind us."
The Seahawks were set to put the Rams (3-2) three games behind them in the loss column in the N.F.C.
The Seahawks, who entered the game with the top-ranked defense in the league, battered the Rams up and down the field for three quarters, taking a 24-10 lead into the fourth quarter and extending it to 27-10 when kicker Josh Brown connected on a 34-yard field goal with 8 minutes 47 seconds left in regulation.
The Seahawks knocked down Bulger's passes at the line of scrimmage, sacked him twice and intercepted him three times. During one sequence, Hamlin, at 209 pounds, knocked the Rams' 270-pound tight end Cameron Cleeland broadside, sending him tumbling backwards onto the Seahawks sideline.
"I think there was a little celebration over there," Cleeland said of the Seahawks. "You've got to understand, the game is never over until it's over. And that's the worst cliché of all time, but it's evident today. I'll tell you what. Karma comes around."
As Seattle let up, the Rams let fly with an array of passes from Bulger. With 5:34 left, Bulger found tight end Brandon Manumaleuna for an 8-yard touchdown, cutting Seattle's lead to 27-17. When the Seahawks punted after three straight running plays, Bulger immediately went back to the air, finding receiver Kevin Curtis for a 41-yard touchdown pass with 3:30 left. That score set up Wilkins's tying field goal after the Seahawks again failed to move the ball.
"The way we were playing defense, I didn't expect them to score so quickly," Seattle Coach Mike Holmgren said. "We had been pretty good at making them drive the ball and not giving up big plays."