SEATTLE — Battered by the Seattle defense for four quarters, his face still red after the game from all the contact he absorbed, Wes Welker took his time getting dressed, his mood sullen, his movements deliberate.

Welker put up monster individual numbers yet again, matching the franchise record for consecutive 100-yard receiving games with his fourth straight. But it came in a 24-23 loss to the Seahawks, so any personal satisfaction was understandably masked after the game.