SEATTLE - Mike Wahle wasn't sure who was running behind him.

If the burly Seattle Seahawks offensive guard saw a bunch of quick cuts and shifty moves, it was probably Julius Jones. If it was a St. Louis defender being bulled through, it was likely T.J. Duckett.

Either way, Wahle saw a lot of his running backs plowing downfield Sunday in Seattle's 37-13 win over the Rams.

"They both can make plays for us and they both made us look good," Wahle said.

With the Seahawks' pass catching situation still in flux, filled with receivers quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has only just met, they turned to their ground game to avoid an 0-3 start.

Jones and Duckett combined for 41 of Seattle's 46 running plays as the Seahawks finished with 245 yards on the ground, their highest total since rushing for a team record 320 yards against Houston during their NFC title season three years ago.

Jones finished with 140 yards -- his second consecutive 100-yard game -- and Duckett added 79 yards and a pair of touchdowns. It was nearly two years ago while still the main option in Dallas that Jones last put together consecutive 100-yard games.

"We knew we had to play the game a certain way. I thought we did," Seattle coach Mike Holmgren said. "When you challenge the players that way and spread it out for them, you get to see what they are made of and who steps up...

"We have worked very hard on improving our running game over the last year. We did some good things."

In the past, offensive coordinator Gil Haskell would be forced to remind Holmgren not to abandon the run, especially when Shaun Alexander was in his prime.

Holmgren obviously didn't need the reminder Sunday with his receiving corps consisting mostly of castoffs and unproven youngsters trying to hold down spots until Bobby Engram and Deion Branch return from injury, likely after next week's bye.

Jones got started early, carrying the ball on 16 of Seattle's 38 offensive plays in the first half. He finished with 96 yards in the first half, capped by a back-across-the-field 29-yard touchdown run that was helped by Hasselbeck's downfield, bowling-pin cut block that took out two Rams' defenders.

In four games at Qwest Field, two as an opponent with Dallas, Jones has exceeded top 100 yards each time with an average of 144.1 per game. His career best, 198 yards, was against the Seahawks in a Dallas victory on a Monday night in 2004.

"The offensive line, they are really giving it all up there and playing with confidence," Jones said. "As a running back, when you see your offensive line opening up holes left and right, it's unbelievable."

Duckett did most of his work in the second half, carrying 14 times for 69 yards in the final two quarters to help keep the ball away from St. Louis' offense. Seattle held the ball for nearly 10 more minutes than the Rams.

The two touchdowns for Duckett were his most since a career-best four touchdowns against Oakland in 2004 while he was in Atlanta.

"You always want to get carries. There's one ball (and) there's a lot of great talent out here," Duckett said. "You get the opportunity to get it, you take advantage of it and run hard."