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Seahawks dispose of San Diego
By Ken Peters
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Seattle’s
Jon Kitna threw a 68-yard touch
down pass for one of the game’s
two touchdowns. . •
San Diego’s Ryan Leaf threw an
interception that went 69 yards for
the other.
The Seahawks used the two big
plays to beat San Diego 20-12 Sun
day as the punchless Chargers were
limited to four field goals.
Kitna and the Seahawks (2-2),
winning their second in a row, did
n’t exactly put on an offensive
show against the Chargers (0-4).
“Please don’t use that word
ugly,” Seattle coach Mike Holm
gren said, answering a question to
that effect. “We won a close game
and that’s important to us.”
Seattle came into the game
ranked 27th in total offense, and
the Chargers were last.
“We’re not as consistent offen
sively as I would like us to be at
this point. It’s always a tight game
at San Diego,” Holmgren said.
Kitna, aching from being sacked
five times, was still smiling.
“One thing I learned from last
year is that you’re never unhappy if
you win. They are a tough defen
sive team; you can’t really stop Ju
nior (Seau),” said Kitna, who com
pleted 11 of 21 for 196 yards and
did not have an interception after
throwing seven in the first three
games.
Holmgren didn’t like the sacks.
“Sometimes the quarterback
holds the ball too long, sometimes
it’s a bad read,” Holmgren said.
“Today they got to Jon way too
much.”
Kitna connected with a wide
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open Darrell Jackson for the long
touchdown late in the first quarter,
and Willie Williams returned Leafs
seventh interception of the season
for a score to give the Seahawks an
eight-point lead with 6:50 left in
the third quarter.
Leaf sprained his right wrist
when he was blocked end-over-end
as he chased after Williams. He was
replaced by Jim Harbaugh late in
the third quarter.
Back as the starter because
Moses Moreno was injured last
weekend, Leaf has thrown just one
touchdown this year. In his 14 NFL
games, he has 27 turnovers and
three touchdown passes.
He took the blame for the loss.
“One play — I make it and we
win. I don’t, we lose. A lot of the
onus is on me and I came up
short,” said Leaf, who was 16-of-26
for 153 yards, with the one costly
interception.
While many in the relatively
sparse crowd of 47,233 booed Leaf,
Holmgren had kind words for him.
“He’s a talented guy. I root for
him to succeed when he’s not play
ing against my team,” the Seattle
coach said.
Kris Heppner’s field goals of 25
and 26 yards accounted for the oth
er Seattle scoring.
John Carney provided all San
Diego’s points with field goals of
41, 28, 24 and 45 yards.
The Chargers’ offense has
scored just three touchdowns this
season.
“We cannot win games with four
field goals,” said Seau, the Charg
ers’ All-Pro linebacker.
After replacing Leaf, Harbaugh
also was largely ineffective, going
8-of-14 for 67 yards, with one inter
ception.
Harbaugh did drive the Charg
ers to the Seattle 16 in the closing
moments of the game, but threw
incomplete on fourth-and-4 from
3.
William’s interception probably
was the key to the game.
Leaf, under pressure, side-armed
a pass that was not near any receiv
er — but was right in Williams’
arms in the right flat. Williams had
clear sailing to the end zone.
The Seahawks led 13-12 at half
time, with seven of Seattle’s points
and six of San Diego’s following
mistakes by the other team.
The Seahawks scored their first
touchdown with the help of a lapse
by San Diego safeties Rodney Har
rison and Michael Dumas.
The Chargers’ Darren Mickell
jumped offsides, officials dropped
flags, and, when the ball was
snapped, Seattle’s Jackson headed
downfield on a post pattern.
Harrison and Dumas both
seemed to freeze after the penalty
flags were thrown, and Jackson
sprinted past them, took Kitna’s
throw in stride and was off to the
end zone for a 10-6 lead.
“It was weird. It seemed like Dar
rell was the only one moving,” Kit
na said.
Dumas, however, said: “It was
busted coverage. We were in a zone
and he was able to slice through the
zone. I didn’t see the flag until after
he scored.”
The Chargers turned two fum
bles by Seattle return specialist
Charlie Rogers into a pair of field
goals in the first half.
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