Matt Hasselbeck threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Seattle Seahawks gave new coach Pete Carroll a winning start with a 31-6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

Brett Favre threw for 187 yards and two interceptions, one that rookie Earl Thomas returned 86 yards for a touchdown in Minnesota's 24-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night.

As Brett Favre prepares to enter his 20th season in the league, he is going where few quarterbacks have gone before him. And he's looking to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a place even fewer QBs have taken this tortured franchise - to the Super Bowl.

Sixth-overall draft pick Russell Okung has a high right ankle sprain, putting the key position of left tackle in flux for the Seattle Seahawks heading into the regular season.

Aaron Rodgers continues to enjoy a summer carryover from his first Pro Bowl season for Green Bay.

Hardly a week goes by without some NFL know-it-all reminding Charlie Whitehurst he's been in the league four years but has yet to throw a pass in the regular season.

Pete Carroll pumped his fists and hugged players, greeting nearly every one. He ran a lot on the sidelines - on a surgically repaired left knee that was just fixed two weeks ago.

Saying "I'll go to my grave" with regret, NFL referee Bill Leavy reopened a Seahawks' wound that won't heal by acknowledging he made mistakes in Seattle's disputed, 2006 Super Bowl loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.