Hasselbeck Stays Sharp

The Seattle Seahawks are making a late-season surge behind improving quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.

Hasselbeck threw for 303 yards and one touchdown, and the Seahawks defeated the St. Louis Rams, 30-10, Sunday.

“Matt’s a good guy and he deserves to have a few good things happen to him,” Coach Mike Holmgren said. “He’s making plays. You see what he can do. He has played pretty well in these few weeks, and I’m happy for him.”

Hasselbeck was 20 for 32 without an interception in getting his third 300-yard passing game since replacing the injured Trent Dilfer eight weeks ago. Seattle (6-9) is 5-4 since then and won for the second consecutive time.

The Rams (6-9) were stunned by the loss of Marc Bulger.

Ram quarterback Marc Bulger, who had been 6-0 as a starting quarterback, suffered a back injury on the team’s fourth play from scrimmage. He was taken to a hospital, where a CT scan revealed no broken bones.

Jamie Martin took over, completing 31 of 48 passes for 259 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.

“I’m all set for these things that Marc does, and then I have to reload a little bit because I’m not sure where Jamie is with some of these things,” Coach Mike Martz said.

Marshall Faulk, who has a high ankle sprain that has slowed him the last six weeks, had 13 yards in nine carries. The Rams (6-9) had 17 yards rushing.