SEATTLE (AP) -- Cincinnati's defense got a whole lot better in just one week. Ultimately, it wasn't good enough when it needed to be.
Nate Burleson caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Matt Hasselbeck with 1 minute remaining to rescue the sputtering Seattle Sea hawks in a 24-21 victory over the Bengals on Sunday.
Glenn Holt then got hit with a flying shoulder from Lance Laury while returning the ensuing kickoff. Deon Grant recovered the fumble with 54 seconds remaining to seal the win for Seattle (2-1).
Kenny Watson, subbing for ineffective and then injured Rudi Johnson, ran 8 yards with 2:42 left to rally the Bengals to a 21-17 lead.
T.J. Houshmandzadeh tied his career high with 12 catches and had 141 yards receiving with a touchdown for the Bengals (1-2), who lost for the 31st time in 43 trips to the West Coast.
The Sea hawks began the ensuing drive at their 40, thanks to Shayne Graham shanking the kickoff out of bounds. Hasselbeck's 15-yard pass to Burleson put Seattle in Cincinnati territory. On fourth-and-1 with 1:41 to go, Shaun Alexander ran 14 yards off tackle to the 22. Alexander, playing his second consecutive game with a covering over his sprained left wrist, started slowly but finished with 100 yards on 21 carries.
The Sea hawks took a 17-15 lead with 6 minutes left when Josh Brown put a partially blocked field goal through from 23 yards. Brown got into position because of Bobby Engram's third-down catch and then a 15-yard facemask penalty on Deltha O'Neal that put the ball on the Cincinnati 11.
Seattle (2-1) had 210 total yards and just 14 points after three quarters against a defense that Cleveland shredded for 51 points and 554 total yards last week.
