"It was just one of those things you deal with, but that's not why we lost today," Hasselbeck said, referring to his receivers.

Holmgren had no explanation as to how the Seahawks missed covering Denney.

"It's embarrassing for us when a play like that works, but give them credit," he said.

There was plenty of credit to go around to a Bills special teams unit that has statistically been among the best in the NFL for the past four seasons. That was evident on Parrish's return, as he zigged and zagged through nearly the entire Seahawks coverage unit, finally breaking John Carlson's tackle at the Seattle 25 before outracing three defenders into the end zone.

It was Parrish's third career touchdown return and first since he ran one back 74 yards in last year's opener against Denver.

The special teams took the pressure off Edwards, opening his first season as the Bills starter; and an offense that had difficulty scoring last year. The 34 points came from a team that failed to score 20 a dozen times last season. They were also four more than Buffalo combined to score in its final three games of 2007.

Edwards finished 19-of-30 for 215 yards and a touchdown, while Marshawn Lynch had 76 yards rushing, including a 21-yard touchdown.

The Bills defense did its part, finishing with five sacks and forcing 11 punts.

"There were a lot of questions about us as a team and as a defense," defensive tackle Marcus Stroud said. "And we were able to go out there and put on a good showing."

Notes: Parrish set a single-game team record with 120 yards in punt returns. It was his third career return touchdown and first since he ran one back 74 yards in last year's opener against Denver. ... Burleson told reporters he expects to play next week, but Holmgren would only say that the player will be evaluated after having tests on Monday. ... Seahawks RB Maurice Morris left with a knee injury and will also be evaluated Monday.