Alexander Gets the 'Runs' for 173 Yards

Shaun Alexander went from 'the throne' to 'the zone' on an eighty-eight yard touchdown run in the second half, capping off an emergency trip to the Sun Devil Stadium bathroom with his own 'powerful burst' of speed.

With four minutes left to go in the first half, Alexander left the field for the locker room, sources saying that he had an upset stomach. According team correspondent Warren Moon, he was seen before his exit lying on the bench between series, struggling with his condition.

Then, on the Seahawks opening posession of the second half, Alexander cut back against the grain and outran all defenders on the way to the 88 yard touchdown, a run noteworthy for it's "fluid movement".

Maybe the Cardinals just didn't want to be behind him. Then again, maybe he was a little lighter from having just "unloaded". Then again, again, maybe he was just in a hurry to get back to the restroom.

Moon said that Alexander was his pick for player of the game, for playing through the intestinal malady.

"I've been there, with the upset stomach," said Moon. "You especially are concerned when you are wearing white pants."

Shaun's runs for the game amounted to 173 yards on 23 carries, (not counting the "other runs"), and effectively "flushed" the hopes of the Cardinals and "eliminating" their hopes of taking the division crown.