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SEATTLE - Red Bryant remembers the early years of his career, when the Seattle Seahawks struggled to win only four and five games in his first two seasons. Richard Sherman Pink Jersey . Getting a 10th win on Sunday night and a trip to the post-season was special to the Seahawks big defensive end. "Who has been playing better than us the last few weeks?" Bryant questioned. "This is the National Football League and you dont get any gimmies. We work hard to win. ... Its hard to win in this league." Russell Wilson threw a career-high four touchdown passes to move into second place for most TD passes by a rookie, Marshawn Lynch scored two first-quarter TDs, and the Seahawks routed the San Francisco 49ers 42-13. Richard Sherman returned Bryants blocked field goal 90 yards for another touchdown as the Seahawks (10-5) jumped to a 21-0 lead. That only added to an already hyped crowd on a typically cold and rainy December night, with noise echoing off the walls and overhanging roof of CenturyLink Field that might have been heard all the way across Puget Sound. No one appeared to care about the weather, not with the performance they were seeing on the field. And not with a ticket to the post-season guaranteed thanks to Seattles first 10-win season since 2007. "We knew we were capable of doing this. We had no doubt. Even in Week 1, we knew that we had the talent to do what were doing now," said wide receiver Doug Baldwin, who had two touchdown receptions. "It took time because were a young team. We had to mature. We had to grow together, build that chemistry, build that trust out there on the field. Thats the most important thing." Seattle surged into the playoffs on the strength of its sixth win in seven games, putting up dizzying offensive numbers that no one thought would continue against the top scoring defence in the NFL but did. Seattle has outscored its last three opponents 150-30. The 42 points were the most allowed since Jim Harbaugh took over the 49ers, and the most San Francisco yielded since giving up 45 to Atlanta in 2009. It was the perfect way for Seattle coach Pete Carroll to snap a three-game losing streak against his rival. "We just try to play really good football and see what happens at the end," Carroll said. "We have been scoring and doing a nice job of it and it would be great If we can keep it rolling." Seattle will likely be the No. 5 seed in the NFC. There remains a slight chance of winning the NFC West, if the Seahawks beat St. Louis in the season finale and Arizona can upset the 49ers in San Francisco. The Seahawks, 7-0 at home, delayed San Francisco (10-4-1) from celebrating a division title. They turned Harbaughs 49th birthday into a miserable evening. "If you had told me this would be the outcome I wouldnt have believed it," Sherman said. "I would say youre making this up." Wilson hit Lynch on a 9-yard TD in the first quarter, Anthony McCoy for a 6-yarder late in the first half, and Doug Baldwin on 4 and 6 yard TDs in the second half. Wilson has 25 TD passes, one behind Peyton Mannings NFL rookie record of 26. He finished 15 of 21 for 171 yards. His only incompletion in the first half was a deflected pass that Patrick Willis intercepted. Wilsons counterpart, San Franciscos Colin Kaepernick, had already proven himself capable of winning on the road with victories in New Orleans and last week in New England. But Seattle is a different beast, widely regarded by players as the loudest venue in the NFL. His inexperience playing in such an environment showed. He was flustered and disorganized at the line of scrimmage, letting the noise from Seattles fans affect him. Kaepernicks forgettable night was capped when Sherman stepped in front of his pass intended for Randy Moss at the back of the end zone on the first play of the fourth quarter for his seventh interception of the season. Kaepernick was 19 of 36 for 244 yards with an 18-yard TD pass to Delanie Walker with 1:40 left. Frank Gore had just 28 yards on six carries after rushing for a season-high 131 when the teams met in Week 7. "Every time you are on the field you are learning something," Kaepernick said. "We just have to take what we can from this game and move on to next week." San Francisco played without defensive tackle Justin Smith due to an elbow injury that ended a streak of 185 starts. The 49ers lost tight end Vernon Davis in the first quarter with a concussion sustained when he was knocked off his feet on a huge hit along the sideline from Seattle safety Kam Chancellor that looked legal but drew a penalty for hitting a defenceless receiver. San Francisco wide receiver Mario Manningham went down with a left leg injury early in the third quarter when he was tackled low by Leroy Hill and fumbled. The loss of Smith affected the entire defence. Aldon Smith was left stuck on 19 1-2 sacks after being locked up by Seattle offensive tackle Russell Okung. "We cant make excuses," 49ers safety Donte Whitner said. "We understand: We lost the football game; we lost an ugly football game." NOTES: Lynch finished with 111 yards on 26 carries, his third straight game over 100 yards vs. the 49ers. ... Seattle was 11 of 13 on third-down conversions, a season-high. ... The 49ers were held to 82 yards rushing, just the third time this season he was held under 100 yards. 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Earl Thomas Jersey . surrendered in a courtroom Friday to begin a three-month jail sentence for attacking his ex-girlfriend in September 2010 while two of their children watched.THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A Dutch linesman officiating in his sons youth football match was beaten and kicked by several players after the game and died the next day. Richard Nieuwenhuizen collapsed and was rushed to the hospital hours after players from Amsterdam club Nieuw Sloten punched and kicked him. Nieuwenhuizens club, Buitenboys, said the 41-year-old linesman died Monday night but did not announce the exact cause of death. "You cant believe this could happen. That kids of 15 or 16 are playing football, you come to watch and see something like that," Buitenboys club chairman Marcel Oost told national broadcaster NOS. Three players, whose ages range from 15 to 16, were arrested earlier Monday for alleged involvement in the beating on Sunday in the town of Almere. Dutch Sports Minister Edith Schippers told NOS even before the news of Nieuwenhuizens death that "it is absolutely terrible that something like this can happen on a Dutch sports field." Anton Binnenmars of the Royal Netherlands Football Association said he was shocked by such an act at a youth league match for children aged between 15 and 16 -- one of thousands that take place on pitches across this football-obsessed nation of 16 million every weekend. "It is too crazy for words that somebody involved in a sporting hobby becomes a victim of this kind of aggression," he said in a statement. Nieuwenhuizen had been officiating in a match in which one of his own sons was playing, NOS reported from Almere. "He did it every week," Oost said. "He enjoyed doing it. He was a real football man; he was always hhere. Cortez Kennedy Jersey. ." Parents and other volunteers regularly referee and officiate at sports matches involving their children in the Netherlands, where sports such as football and hockey are incredibly popular and well-organized for young players. Police spokeswoman Leonie Bosselaar said shortly before the linesmans death was announced that the players were still in custody and investigations were continuing. She added that police would not rule out arresting more suspects. Nieuw Sloten said in a statement on its website it has banned the players involved and pulled their team out of the league. The statement said such incidents "do not belong on a football field." Both clubs cancelled all training scheduled for Monday. The Dutch FA said all 42 of Nieuw Slotens matches for next weekend had been cancelled at the clubs request. The death came almost exactly a year after a Dutch amateur footballer fatally kicked a 77-year-old supporter following a match. Amsterdam District Court last week sentenced the player, identified only as Silvester M. in line with Dutch privacy law, to three years imprisonment for kicking the supporter so hard in the chest that his spleen ruptured. He died of his injuries a month later. The attack in Almere was even discussed at a news conference in Spain on the eve of Ajaxs Champions League match against Real Madrid. "You cant imagine it happening," said Ajax coach Frank de Boer. "That boys of 15, 16 years short circuit like that. You wonder about the parenting. "Something has to be done, because this is too ridiculous for words." ' ' '