Three months after 9/11 happened, the Sonics were playing the Knicks in New York, which afforded me the opportunity to go to the bombing site. Incredibly, even three months later, fires were still burning and the entire area smelled of smoke. I decided, seven years later, to visit the site again, and this time I took some video of the excursion down there.

With Plaxico Burress out the New York Giants should rely on its solid ground game on Sunday, with bruising running back Brandon Jacobs leading the way. The Giants are fourth in the league in rushing, averaging 157 yards a game. Jacobs leads the Giants in rushing with 244 yards on 50 carries and one touchdown, for a 4.9 yards-per-carry average.

Seattle Seahawks

How will the absence of wide receiver Plaxico Burress change Seattle’s defensive game plan? Frank Hughes talks to Hawks’ defensive coordinator John Marshall, and he says not much.

“We just got to play our stuff,” Marshall said. “We have seen enough film on all of (their receivers), and our players are aware that they could get one guy or the other guy.”

Scott Johnson of the Everett Herald says after three games T.J. Duckett has proved his value to the team so far this season.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Art Thiel previews the Seahawks-Giants game on his alma mater’s radio station, KPLU in this audio link.

Tim Booth of the Associated Press reports one of Seattle’s tasks defensively will be containing Jacobs.

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