Passage: The Seahawks' third game was played at home ground when they played their former division rival, the San Diego Chargers. In the second quarter Seattle took the early lead when kicker Olindo Mare made a 23-yard field goal. Then QB Matt Hasselbeck completed a 9-yard TD pass to TE John Carlson. This was followed in the third quarter by RB Leon Washington returning a kickoff 101 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. The lead was broken down with QB Philip Rivers getting a 3-yard TD pass to WR Malcolm Floyd, followed by Hasselbeck getting sacked by ILB Brandon Siler in the endzone for a safety. Then kicker Nate Kaeding made a 29-yard field goal. The Seahawks increased their lead when Mare made a 23-yard field goal, but the Chargers replied and tied the game when Rivers found TE Antonio Gates on a 12-yard TD pass. (With a successful 2-point conversion as Rivers found WR Legedu Naanee). Before the clock struck zero Seattle took the winning score as RB Leon Washington returned his second kickoff of the game into the endzone running 99 yards for a touchdown. Rivers and the Chargers attempted to make a comeback with less than a minute left, but was picked off by rookie Earl Thomas to seal the win for Seattle.
How many kickoff return touchdowns shorter than 100-yards did Leon Washington score? How many point lead did the Seahawks start the game with? How many total yards did Olindo Mare kick for field goals? How many total yards were kicked by Olindo Mare? How many yards longer was Leon Washington's first kickoff return touchdown compared to his second? How many yards longer was Nate Kaeding's field goal compared to both of  Olindo Mare's field goals? How many yards longer was Philip Rivers touchdown pass to Antonio Gates than Malcolm Floyd? How many yards longer was Philip Rivers' second touchdown pass compared to Matt Hasselbeck's touchdown pass? How many yards longer was Philip Rivers' second touchdown pass compared to his first? How many yards total did Leon Washington cover on both of his kickoff return touchdowns combined? How many yards was the longest touchdown of the game? How many yards was the longest touchdown run of the game? What all field goals did Olindo Mare make? What player threw the pass that was intercepted to clinch the win for the team that Earl Thomas is on? Which kicker kicked more field goals? Which kicker kicked the shortest field goal? Which players caught touchdown passes from Philip Rivers? Which quarterback threw fewer touchdown passes? Which team won this game.?