HOUSTON -- Tyler Lockett turned 29 on Sept. 28, the same day Steve Largent turned 67. In addition to a birthday, they also share the same hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

As of Sunday, Lockett has one more thing in common with the greatest Seattle Seahawks receiver of all time: They're the only two players in franchise history to top 1,000 receiving yards in three straight seasons.

Lockett reached that milestone in the Seahawks' 33-13 win over the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. And his performance -- five catches for 142 yards and a touchdown -- had Seattle coach Pete Carroll thinking of another Hall of Fame receiver.

"This was another masterpiece today of just body control, getting open, using the sideline, the balls that Russ threw to him," Carroll said. "Just such a graceful, beautiful athlete. I was thinking about Lance Alworth was the guy back in the day that used to be ... so graceful. Tyler just looked unbelievable on it and did a great job."

The first stroke of that masterpiece was a 29-yard catch near the sideline on Seattle's opening drive. The 5-foot-10 Lockett went up to haul in Russell Wilson's throw over a defensive back and convert a third-and-10, the type of difficult catch that Lockett routinely makes.

And never in Lockett's seven-year career has that skill been more obvious than on Sunday. He made a similarly tough catch (24 yards) while falling out of bounds later in the first quarter, twisting his body back toward Wilson then hanging through contact from a defender and the ground. There was another in the fourth quarter, as Lockett tapped his toes right before getting drilled in the back as he fell out of bounds to haul in a 29-yard reception.

It's the kind of skill that Lockett could maintain into his 30s, even if his speed wanes. That's probably one reason the Seahawks felt comfortable reinvesting in Lockett with a four-year, $69 million extension in March.

"I don't really think I practice it a lot, honestly," Lockett said of those sideline catches. "But I think it's something I do without even knowing that I do it ... I think a lot of it is just kind of trying to have awareness of knowing where you are on the field, knowing how close you are to the sidelines and all that type of stuff, knowing if you need to go toe-drag or just hurry up and chop your feet to be able to get in. But also being able to know where the defender is and how to take a hit."

With 1,023 yards and four games left, Lockett should easily top his nearly identical yardage totals from the previous two seasons (1,057 and 1,054). His 62 catches are well behind his pace from last season, when he set a franchise record with 100.

Largent topped 1,000 receiving yards in four straight seasons twice in his career: 1978 to 1981 and 1983 to 1986. The strike-shortened 1987 season cost him what would have been another, and the 1982 campaign in between the two streaks was strike-shortened, as well.

"That's just a blessing," Lockett said of joining Largent in his feat.

Lockett's five catches in Houston didn't include the one he made to convert a 2-point try in the fourth quarter. Wilson scrambled to his left to buy time and fired a dart in traffic to Lockett.

"He's just an amazing player," Carroll said of the wideout. "Because of his connection with Russ, like I've said to you before, those are two marvelous, all-around athletes with great savvy and instincts and all that. You put those two together with enough time to develop their sense for one another, this is what you see. You see these just magic plays.

"How about the 2-point play? ... So many guys don't make that play right there. I'm just in awe of how good he continues to be. He just continues to show you that he's a great player."

There's only so much to be gleaned from the Seahawks beating up on a two-win Houston team that was starting a rookie quarterback. And Seattle's chance of making the playoffs remain slim; ESPN's Football Power Index put it at 3% as of Sunday afternoon.

But there was plenty to like.

The Seahawks' defense pitched a shutout in the second half and controlled the run game for the second straight week. Wilson continues to put his finger injury behind him. He wasn't perfect but looked more like his usual self, especially on the moon ball he threw to Lockett for a 55-yard touchdown. Wilson wasn't sacked for the first time this season. The Seahawks ran for a season-high 193 yards and got the best game of Rashaad Penny's career, which included two long touchdown runs.

"When those things start coming together, then everybody who has questioned us on the outside are finally able to see what we always see in practice," Lockett said. "So for us, it's just making sure that we can bring that to the games. I think that these two games have given us the confidence and boost that we need to continue to do what needs to be done to finish out this season right."