Olindo Mare kicked a 31-yard field goal to give the Seattle Seahawks a 10-6 lead after three quarters of Sunday night's game for the NFC West title.
Rams defensive back Ron Bartell caused running back Marshawn Lynch to fumble on Seattle's opening drive of the third quarter.
James Laurinaitis recovered, giving the Rams possession at the Seahawks 21-yard line. A holding penalty by Laurent Robinson stalled the drive inside the 10, forcing the Rams to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Josh Brown to make it 7-6.
Lynch responded by going on a 24-yard run on the ensuing drive for Seattle. Justin Forsett added a 21-yard run as Seattle moved into the red zone. The drive stalled and Mare converted a 31-yard field goal to give the Seahawks a 10-6 lead.
Steven Jackson was the Rams' biggest offensive weapon accounting for 79 of the Rams' 163 yards through three quarters.
Quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, starting in place of Matt Hasselbeck, quickly got the Seahawks' offense rolling in the first quarter. He connected with Ruvell Martin on a 61-yard pass play to the Rams 13.
Four plays later, Whitehurst found Mike Williams for the TD. Whitehurst was 5 for 5 for 85 yards on the opening drive.
Whitehurst had 66 yards passing in three quarters in relief of Hasselbeck last week in Tampa Bay. He finished with 145 yards and a touchdown in the first half on Sunday night.
Whitehurst was making his second career start. He also started for Hasselbeck against the New York Giants in Week 8 and threw for 113 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Hasselbeck missed the game with a concussion.
The Rams' offense under rookie quarterback Sam Bradford had two three-and-outs and just 23 yards of offense in the first 15 minutes.
Bradford got the Rams going in the second quarter and led the Rams on a 13-play scoring drive culminating in a 32-yard field goal by Brown to make it 7-3.
Bradford had several passes batted down at the line of scrimmage in the first half.
St. Louis is trying to become the third division champion in league history with an 8-8 record, joining the 1985 Cleveland Browns and 2008 San Diego Chargers.
Seattle is trying to become the first below-.500 team to win its division.
The winner will host the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday.
Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132604236&ft=1&f=
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