THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT, October 25, 2013

In the time since the Seattle Seahawks played at Arizona Cardinals, plenty has happened in the sports world.

The World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox has started, Detroit manager Jim Leyland has retired - and maybe importantly - we've even had the chance to experience the drama of a certain Southern Mississippi quarterback having teams wonder if he's still got a few more passes in him.

THE WHOLE idea of the Seahawks playing back-to-back nationally televised games is something that has taken some getting used to.

Not too often, if ever, has Seattle played a game on a Thursday night, then turned around and played the following week on a Monday night.

Plenty of time to get caught up on those fall chores, like mowing the lawn, putting away furniture or taking long naps.

Most teams within the NFL have played twice, just before the Seahawks have had the chance to get on the field again.

Meanwhile teams like Indianapolis, which beat Seattle a few weeks ago, will now have to figure out which of its receivers can step up after Reggie Wayne tore his ACL against Denver, and is now out for the season.

This week, some players and coaches have substituted as baristas at Starbucks in the Seattle area longer than they've been on a football field playing against someone else.

Peyton Manning, who played 14 years with the Indianapolis Colts before being released to the Denver Broncos last year, went back to Indy with the Broncos to get beaten by the guy that replaced him.

Funny thing about that is that Mike Shanahan, who coached those same Broncos to a pair of Super Bowls, returns to Denver with his latest team, the Washington Redskins, on Sunday afternoon.

Even San Francisco, which defeated Tennessee last Sunday, gets to spend a week in London before playing what is supposed to be a football game against Jacksonville.

MONDAY'S GAME has all the signs of a blowout, considering the St. Louis Rams lost starting quarterback Sam Bradford to a torn ACL last Sunday.

To be the team that they think they'll be, the Seahawks need to play well again, because the rest of the league will be watching again.

Hopefully, it's worth the wait.

Otherwise, there might be a little more time to work on that chore list.

Jason Elliott is a sports writer for the Coeur d'Alene Press. He can be reached by telephone at 664-8176, Ext. 2020 or via email at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at JEPressSports.

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