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Marshall's plan helps Seattle snap out of slide

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Monday, November 6, 2006

SEATTLE -- For 17 quarters, the Seahawks' Cover 2 defense didn't seem capable of covering any Raider. The Super Bowl XL runners-up were getting run over on a consistent basis. Coach Mike Holmgren's defense allowed 158 points over a 17-quarter period dating back to Seattle's Sept. 24 victory over the Giants, and Seahawks defenders seemed stiff and disinterested. Facing a Raiders offense Monday night that presents itself as a "get well" card to a struggling defense, the Seahawks invoked Marshall ...

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