He had to sit out the team’s first seven games of the season due to injury and when he was finally able to take the field Week Eight in Dallas, Marcus Trufant couldn’t have imagined how badly his day would be.

Forty-eight passing yards given up.

Being beaten for a three-yard touchdown by Miles Austin.

Thirty-eight yards given up on pass interference penalties.

Like the rest of his teammates, Marcus Trufant, the Seahawks’ Pro-Bowl cornerback, hasn’t really taken the field this year.

Seattle’s 38-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys was just another reminder as to how far the team has fallen from just a few years ago when they were routinely atop the NFC West.

Seattle (2-5), on their fifth offensive left tackle, was unable to keep quarterback Matt Hasselbeck upright as the game clock ticked into the second half.  Although only sacked twice in the third quarter, it was a hit after a five-yard completion to wide receiver Deion Branch late in the period that left the veteran quarterback the worse for the wear.

On the ground, Seattle was nearly nonexistent.

Julius Jones had just 56 yards, while Edgerrin James and Justin Forsett managed a mere 23 on seven carries.

The lone bright spot for the Seahawks came from the middle linebacker position.

Filling in for injured Lofa Tatupu, David Hawthorne forced a fumble and sacked Dallas quarterback Tony Romo twice.  Tatupu was placed on injured reserve earlier this week with a torn right pectoral muscle.

For the Cowboys (5-2), Romo was able to pick apart the Seattle secondary, completing passes to 10 different players, en route to a 256-yard-three-touchdown day.

His favorite target coming into the game, Miles Austin, once again lead all Dallas receivers.  Austin hauled in five passes from Romo and had 61 yards and a touchdown.

Seattle’s next opponent is the (1-6) Detroit Lions.  The two teams will play at Qwest Field next weekend at 4:05 pm Eastern.