Seattle (4-2) at Kansas City (3-3)

SCOUTING REPORT

Huard keeping Chiefs in contentionThis is a huge contest for both teams as Kansas City needs to keep pace with several other AFC clubs to have a chance at a wild-card spot. The Chiefs have won three of four after stumbling out of the gate. The Seahawks need to bounce back from their home loss to Minnesota; Seattle has dropped two of three since losing All-Pro back Shaun Alexander.

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Matchup
	W-L	PF	PA	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF
SEA	9-7	335	341	5-3	4-4	3-3	7-5
KAN	9-7	331	315	6-2	3-5	4-2	5-7
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Individual Leaders

Seattle Passing   CMP% YDS TD INT Hassel... 60.0 3029 17 17 Wallac... 65.0 700 3 2

Kansas City Passing   CMP% YDS TD INT Cassel 55.0 2924 16 16 Croyle 57.5 230 2 0

Seattle Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD Jones 177 663 3.7 2 Forset... 114 619 5.4 4

Kansas City Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD Charle... 190 1120 5.9 7 Johnso... 132 377 2.9 0

Seattle Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD Houshm... 79 911 11.5 3 Burles... 63 812 12.9 3

Kansas City Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD Chambe... 36 608 16.9 4 Bowe 47 589 12.5 4

Full Player Stats: Seattle | Kansas City

TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS
TEAM OFFENSE	TEAM	PER GAME AVERAGE
Total Yards	SEA	311.0
	KAN	321.0
Yards Passing	SEA	190.9
	KAN	187.5
Yards Rushing	SEA	120.2
	KAN	133.9
TEAM DEFENSE	TEAM	PER GAME AVERAGE
Yards Allowed	SEA	330.3
	KAN	328.9
Pass Yds Allowed	SEA	203.5
	KAN	208.4
Rush Yds Allowed	SEA	126.8
	KAN	120.5

HEAD TO HEAD MATCHUPS (SINCE 2001)
Series tied 2-2
Nov 24, 2002	SEA 39, @KAN 32
Jan 6, 2002	SEA 21, @KAN 18
Nov 25, 2001	SEA 7, KAN 19

Seattle (4-2) at Kansas City (3-3) Sunday 1:00 pm EST

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The spotlight was supposed to be on Shaun Alexander and Larry Johnson. Instead, it will be on quarterback Seneca Wallace when the Seattle Seahawks visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in an interconference game.

Alexander earned the NFL MVP award after winning the rushing title with 1,880 yards and setting a single-season record with 27 rushing touchdowns in 2005. But Alexander is not expected to play for a fourth straight game when the Seahawks face the Chiefs.

Alexander has been sidelined since suffering a broken bone in his foot in a September 24 game against the New York Giants.

The Seahawks have gone 1-2 in Alexander's absence to slip into a first-place tie with St. Louis in the NFC West.

And now Seattle will have to play without two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for at least the next three weeks.

Hasselbeck suffered a sprained right MCL in the third quarter of last week's 31-13 loss to Minnesota. The injury occurred when Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson rolled into the back of Hasselbeck's leg after being pushed by Seahawks fullback Mack Strong.

At the time of Hasselbeck's injury, the game was tied, 10-10. The Seahawks collapsed without him, getting outscored, 21-3, the rest of the way.

Wallace was only able to direct one scoring drive and committed three turnovers - two interceptions and a fumble into his own end zone that resulted in a touchdown for Minnesota.

A fourth-round pick of the Seahawks in 2003, Wallace will make his first career start on Sunday. He was the third-string quarterback for two years before being elevated to backup last season.

After replacing Hasselbeck last week, Wallace completed 14-of-25 passes for 134 yards with the three turnovers.

Chiefs coach Herman Edwards does not want to hear about quarterback injuries. Last year as coach of the New York Jets, Edwards lost quarterbacks Chad Pennington and Jay Fiedler to shoulder injuries.

Then in his first game as Chiefs coach, Edwards lost starter Trent Green to a concussion. But veteran backup Damon Huard has stepped in and led the Chiefs to three wins in five games.

Green is not expected to return for another two weeks. So Huard remains at the controls and is the third-ranked quarterback in the AFC with a passer rating of 96.7, behind only Peyton Manning of Indianapolis and David Carr of Houston.

Huard started just six games in nine NFL seasons with Miami, New England and Kansas City before cashing in on this opportunity. He has completed nearly 64 percent of his passes (104-of-163) for 1,163 yards and seven touchdowns with one interception.

Last week, Huard threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-27 victory over San Diego.

Lawrence Tynes kicked a career-high 53-yard field goal with six seconds left to lift the Chiefs to the win. Huard completed passes of 15 yards to Johnson and 19 and 18 yards to Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez to set up the winning kick.

Johnson rushed for a season-high 132 yards and two touchdowns, raising his season total to 489 yards and five scores. Last year, Johnson led the AFC in rushing with 1,750 yards.

The Seahawks yielded 169 yards on the ground to Chester Taylor, including a 95-yard touchdown, in the loss to Minnesota last week.

The teams last met in November 2002 at Seattle and Hasselbeck passed for 362 yards and three touchdowns and Alexander rushed for 145 yards and a pair of scores in a 39-32 win for the Seahawks.

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