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The Bills released Jackson earlier this summer and the Seahawks re-signed him. "Its been a long time, but it was fun out there," Jackson said. "Guys have more experience and guys arent making as many mistakes and are on the same page. It showed in practice and in the game." Coach Pete Carroll liked what he saw. "The guys who have been doing stuff in practice did it in the game. T-Jack and Brady both look good, look sharp in their minutes when they had stuff." Wilson, who led the Seahawks to the playoffs last year as a rookie, played the first three series. He passed for 23 yards and ran for 9. Wilson had some nice scrambles, including one on second-and-7 from the 17 when he gained just 1 yard, but evaded numerous Chargers, including Dwight Freeney. Quinn threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse late in the first half. Jackson threw a 42-yard scoring pass to Stephen Williams on the first play of the fourth quarter and hit Derrick Coleman on a 6-yarder in the final minutes. Jackson also completed a 41-yarder to Williams to set up Spencer Wares 6-yard scoring run late in the third quarter. Philip Rivers played only the opening 13-play, 74-yard drive, which the Chargers capped with Nick Novaks 28-yard field goal. "It was one series and we got three points and you have to sustain that over four quarters, but it was certainly a good start," Rivers said. "You would like to keep going in the game, but certainly I am not as hard-headed now and I understand. You know you only get 10 or 12 plays and you want them to go so good." Rivers couldnt find anyone open on a third-and-6 and scrambled for 5 yards. "About halfway on that journey I realized it hit my head that it was preseason so I figured, I would have got that in the regular season," he said." Manti Teo had a quiet debut at inside linebacker for the Chargers, with no tackles during the first two series. "It was everything I expected and more," said Teo, a second-round draft pick out of Notre Dame. 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The Utes have now won six straight in the series for the first time since 1964.I felt like I was just doing my job and the ball came to me, said Tauteoli, who returned an interception 41 yards for a score on the first play of the game. The game was very intense. As a defensive player, you want those opportunities to land on your shoulder. If were called on, we need to perform.The Utah defense was routinely put in bad positions as the offense committed six turnovers. Troy Williams had 194 yards passing with one touchdown and three interceptions. Starting running back Joe Williams was benched for a spell after losing a fumble in the first quarter. Utah totaled six fumbles, losing three.I told them after the game we dodged a bullet because youre not going to win many games against quality opponents turning the ball over six times, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. Its just not going to happen.My stomach was churning pretty good tonight. I was thinking on the sideline, `Am I getting an ulcer?But the Cougars didnt take advantage.The Utes defense dominated up front and forced three turnovers of its own. BYUs Taysom Hill threw for 176 yards and had two touchdown runs, but threw three interceptions.BYU had its best drive of the day when it needed it the most, with just minutes left in the fourth quarter, trailing by seven. Hill moved the team deep in the red zone and ran in a seven-yard touchdown with 18 seconds remaining. First-year coach Kalani Sitake decided to go for the win on a two-point conversion, but a draw up the middle by Hill was stuffed.If you had told me theyd turn it over six times and win the game, I would have said you were crazy, Hill said.THE TAKEAWAYBYU: The BYU defense showed its opening-week effort against Arizona wasnt a fluke. Utah shot itself in the foot plenty, but the Cougars covered well in the secondary and took advantage of turnover opportunities. 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