Seahawks Hold Off Raiders

What it means: Even with nine players out, including seven starters, the Seahawks managed to hold on and defeat the overmatched Raiders. Seattle improved to 5-3 at the halfway mark, while Oakland fell to 0-8. Seattle now has won two in a row after 

“First of all, we have to know it and understand it so when Russell just gives us the signal or the call or one word, we all know what to do,” Sweezy said this week as the Seahawks were preparing for Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders at

And waiting to cheer them on will be a packed house of 12s. Among the 68,000-plus are a woman from Auburn who has a thing for Doug Baldwin , a Marshawn Lynch fan from Yakima and a 9-year old from Idaho who is attending his first Seahawks game.

The Seahawks return from playing back-to-back road games, and playing three of four games on the road in October, to face the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon at CenturyLink Field.