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SAN FRANCISCO -- Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was taken to a hospital for X-rays and a CT scan after injuring his ribs on a hard hit late in the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.


The X-rays were negative while the CT scan was inconclusive, according to Seattle coach Jim Mora, and Hasselbeck rejoined his teammates for the two-hour flight home shortly after the 23-10 loss to the 49ers.

"It is a rib bruise at this point," Mora said. "He's doing much better ... he's feeling much more comfortable. We believe at this point, and it's very preliminary, that he's going to be OK."

Hasselbeck went down for several minutes with 26 seconds left before halftime when linebacker 49ers Patrick Willis stuck him in the back as the QB was trying to dive for the end zone and was stopped at the 1-yard line.

Hasselbeck got up and was wobbly as he made his way to the sideline, where he fell to his knees and was quickly swarmed by Seattle coaches and trainers.

"I don't know how you tell him to do anything different than he did," Mora said. "You love to see that but you hate to see the results. We'll keep our fingers crossed."

Backup Seneca Wallace came in on the play after Hasselbeck was hurt and threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Julius Jones to pull Seattle within 13-10.


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