Seahawks Stop Steelers, 30-13 : AFC: Warren rushes for 126 yards and defense intercepts O’Donnell four times.
SEATTLE — Chris Warren rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown and Seattle’s defense intercepted Neil O’Donnell four times--three in the fourth quarter--as the Seahawks defeated Pittsburgh, 30-13, Sunday.
Warren had his eighth career 100-yard rushing game and second of the season to outperform Pittsburgh’s Barry Foster, who got 96 yards in 21 carries.
Warren scored on a three-yard run in the opening quarter and set up the Seahawks’ second touchdown--a one-yard Rick Mirer pass to Trey Junkin--with a 28-yard run in the second quarter.
Eugene Robinson, Seattle’s free safety, keyed a crucial goal-line stand that ended at the Seahawks’ 1 early in the second half. He also had one of Seattle’s fourth-quarter interceptions.
A crowd of 59,637 watched the Seahawks (3-1) play their second home game of the season at University of Washington’s Husky Stadium because the Kingdome is undergoing a ceiling and roof repair job.
Rookie cornerback Orlando Watters, starting his first game in place of injured Patrick Hunter, ran back an interception 35 yards for Seattle’s third touchdown with 4:15 to play, making it 27-6.
Seattle’s John Kasay kicked field goals of 31, 40 and 31 yards.
O’Donnell got Pittsburgh (2-2) its touchdown with a 36-yard pass to Charles Johnson with 3:17 left. The Steelers lost despite a 452-297 advantage in total yards.
O’Donnell completed 21 of 43 passes for 282 yards. Seattle’s Rick Mirer was 14-for-24 for 166 yards and a touchdown with one interception.
In what proved to be the most critical series of the day, Pittsburgh took the opening second-half kickoff and drove 68 yards in 13 plays--one yard short of a touchdown.
The Steelers had first-and-goal at the Seattle 2 but could get only one yard. On fourth-and-one, Foster was stopped by Robinson’s solo tackle.
Seahawks punter Rick Tuten was a big factor in his team’s win. With 4:26 gone in the fourth quarter, he pinned the Steelers back on their own 3 with a 58-yard punt.
The Seahawks led 20-6 at halftime as the Seattle defense limited the Steelers to field goal by Gary Anderson from 31 and 38 yards.
A 45-yard pass from Mirer to Brian Blades, Seattle’s longest play of the season, highlighted the Seahawks’ first touchdown drive that went 61 yards in six plays. That gave Seattle the ball on the Pittsburgh 6 and Warren scored on his three-yard run with 2:38 gone.
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