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Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando

Art Thiel of seattlepi.com says the Seahawks' 41-0 victory over the Jaguars made everything right in their world. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck: "When I slid [near the goal line], I believe I heard the crowd laughing. I felt like that was a good decision."

Greg Johns of seattlepi.com says Owen Schmitt's pregame bloodletting fired up the Seahawks. Linebacker Lofa Tatupu: "That was, man, gruesome but beautiful at the same time. I don't know if that's possible. But that got us going. Myself, D.D. Lewis, we were sitting there saying, 'That's a madman right there. That's a guy you want on your side.' A man willing to bloody his own face, you know how much he's willing to put on the line." That assumes Schmitt intended to cut himself.

Dave Boling of the Tacoma News Tribune says Hasselbeck's performance exceeded all reasonable expectations. Boling: "Hasselbeck, who had missed two games with a fractured rib, didn’t wait for the game to start imposing his will. Normally one of those throwback guys who are businesslike and reserved when he runs on the field during introductions, Hasselbeck went all-out-Tatupu when he burst from the tunnel. He played to the crowd, waving his hands, pumping his fists, calling on the fans to get into this game, a must-win to stop a three-game losing streak that was threatening to doom the season."

Ryan Divish of the Tacoma News Tribune says first-round choice Aaron Curry and seventh-rounder Nick Reed made big plays for Seattle during the Seahawks' blowout victory. Reed on his long touchdown return: "I kept checking back. I should’ve looked up at the Jumbotron -- rookie mistake. But I had plenty of room because of the blocking behind me."

Danny O'Neil of the Seattle Times paints a dramatic picture of Hasselbeck's return from not one but two broken ribs. Hasselbeck: "I wouldn't wish this on anybody."

Also from O'Neil: Going back to basics paid off for the Seattle defense.

More from O'Neil: in-game notes and observations.

Steve Kelley of the Seattle Times says the Seattle defense rediscovered itself against the Jaguars. Kelley: "All day Sunday, Jacksonville quarterback David Garrard was assaulted. In the first quarter, Lofa Tatupu pressured him into an incompletion on fourth-and-goal from the 1. Aaron Curry hurried him on one pass and hit him hard on the next down. (Darryl) Tapp treated him like a punching bag on a pass that Kelly Jennings almost intercepted. Then Tapp ran over Garrard for a third-quarter sack."

Percy Allen of the Seattle Times details the latest carnage on the Seahawks' offensive line.