Seattle Seahawks vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday Night Football: The Seahawks are (1-4) coming off a home loss to Green Bay 27-17.  The stunned Seahawks paid for having to start No. 3 quarterback Charlie Frye, because Matt Hasselbeck was inactive - he will be getting his bruised knee reevaluated on Monday - and backup Seneca Wallace was out with a calf injury.  It’s an open question as to whether Matt Hasselbeck or Charlie Frye will run the Seahawks this week, but it’s doubtful that will matter considering the way the Tampa-2 has defended the West Coast offense.  The sports odds posted by the oddsmakers at Bookmaker.com currently list Tampa Bay Buccaneers -10.5 favorites to Seattle Seahawks heading into this matchup.

"It's a challenge. The young men who have to play the game are doing everything they can," Seahawks' coach Mike Holmgren said.

"But you know,  Matt is a coach on the field. He's been here a long time. You have a franchise quarterback and you lose him, it changes."

The Buccaneers are (4-2) off a big home win over Carolina 27-3 last week.  Garcia, starting for the first time since the opener because Brian Griese is injured, threw for 173 yards and a touchdown.  Warrick Dunn had his most productive day running the ball since rejoining the Bucs with 115 yards on 22 carries. Jeff Garcia’s return to the Tampa line-up helped them thrash the Panthers, but is the real secret weapon Warrick Dunn? Now tied for first in the NFC South, Tampa Bay needs to take care of business against Seattle to keep pace in the division. This is a great situation for a TB team that will seize the chance to get even here and stay atop the surprising NFC South. The online sports betting odds at Bookmaker.com has the OVER/UNDER in this Seattle Seahawks vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers game is set at 38 points.

"This is just one game and we don't know what's going to happen next," Garcia said Sunday. "But it felt great to be playing again. If we can just build on these things, we have a lot of good things to look forward to." 

Sunday Night Football: What has happened to Seattle's D?  I remember every year they are not among the top 5 in terms of yardage allowed, but they makes plays that put their team in the game.  We had Patrick Kerney sacking a lot, Lofa Tatupu leading the tackles list at one point, Marcus Trufant and some other guy having many picks.  This year, all of these guys are still there, but what's wrong with them?  Injuries have kept the Seahawks from playing up to expectations, while the Bucs appear rejuvenated by the return of QB Jeff Garcia. The Seahawks may be forced to go with third-string quarterback Charlie Frye again if starter Matt Hasselbeck (knee) and backup Seneca Wallace (calf) remain out.

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