1997 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Paul Allen
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	QB Warren Moon DE Michael Sinclair LB Chad Brown FS Darryl Williams
AP All-Pros	FS Darryl Williams (2nd team)
← 1996 Seahawks seasons 1998 →

1997 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Shawn Springs *	Cornerback	Ohio State
1	6	Walter Jones * ^†	Offensive tackle	Florida State	from St. Louis via NY Jets and Tampa Bay
5	142	Eric Stokes	Free safety	Nebraska
6	174	Itula Mili	Tight end	Brigham Young
7	211	Carlos Jones	Cornerback	Miami (FL)
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

1997 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Jim Arellanes	Quarterback	Fresno State
Paul Burton	Punter	Northwestern
Andre Cooper	Wide receiver	Florida State
Pete DiMario	Tackle	Alabama
Nick Gianacakos	Defensive end	Boston College
J Ina	Guard	Miami (FL)
David Kempfert	Center	Montana
LeVance McQueen	Linebacker	Duke

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
HOF	July 26	Minnesota Vikings	L 26–28	0–1	Fawcett Stadium (Canton)	Recap
1	August 2	Arizona Cardinals	W 34–6	1–1	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 9	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–21	1–2	3Com Park	Recap
3	August 16	Indianapolis Colts	W 45–3	2–2	Kingdome	Recap
4	August 22	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–28	3–2	Cinergy Field	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 31	New York Jets	L 3–41	0–1	Kingdome	Recap
2	September 7	Denver Broncos	L 14–35	0–2	Kingdome	Recap
3	September 14	at Indianapolis Colts	W 31–3	1–2	RCA Dome	Recap
4	September 21	San Diego Chargers	W 26–22	2–2	Kingdome	Recap
5	September 28	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–20 (OT)	2–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
6	October 5	Tennessee Oilers	W 16–13	3–3	Kingdome	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 19	at St. Louis Rams	W 17–9	4–3	TWA Dome	Recap
9	October 26	Oakland Raiders	W 45–34	5–3	Kingdome	Recap
10	November 2	at Denver Broncos	L 27–30	5–4	Mile High Stadium	Recap
11	November 9	at San Diego Chargers	W 37–31	6–4	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
12	November 16	at New Orleans Saints	L 17–20 (OT)	6–5	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
13	November 23	Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–19	6–6	Kingdome	Recap
14	November 30	Atlanta Falcons	L 17–24	6–7	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 7	at Baltimore Ravens	L 24–31	6–8	Memorial Stadium	Recap
16	December 14	at Oakland Raiders	W 22–21	7–8	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
17	December 21	San Francisco 49ers	W 38–9	8–8	Kingdome	Recap

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	13	3	0	.813	375	232	W6
⁽⁴⁾ Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	472	287	W1
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	365	362	W2
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	324	419	L5
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	266	425	L8

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	7	7	7	28
Seahawks	0	3	9	14	26

at Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio

Date: July 26
Game time: 2:36 pm local
Game weather: hazy, 77 °F (25 °C), 87% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 23,846
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV: ABC
Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	6	0	0	6
Seahawks	0	17	10	7	34

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 2
Game time: 7:06 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 49,445
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	10	0	17
49ers	14	0	0	7	21

at 3Com Park, San Francisco

Date: August 9
Game time: 6:05 pm local
Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 66% humidity, wind SW 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
Game attendance: 50,153
Referee: Mike Carey
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P4: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	3	0	0	3
Seahawks	10	21	7	7	45

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 16
Game time: 7:06 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 52,844
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P5: at Cincinnati Bengals

Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	10	7	31
Bengals	0	7	0	21	28

at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati

Date: August 22
Game time: 7:30 pm local
Game weather: clear, 60 °F (16 °C), wind NW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Game attendance: 43,637
Referee: Gerry Austin
TV: KING
Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. New York Jets

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	17	10	14	0	41
Seahawks	0	3	0	0	3

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 31
Game time: 1:04 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 53,893
Referee: Ron Blum
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 35-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 9:07 (NYJ 7–0)
NYJ – John Hall 55-yard field goal, 7:25 (NYJ 10–0)
NYJ – Jeff Graham 26-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 4:26 (NYJ 17–0)

Second quarter

NYJ – Kyle Brady 1-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 13:42 (NYJ 24–0)
NYJ – John Hall 28-yard field goal, 8:31 (NYJ 27–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 31-yard field goal, 0:11 (NYJ 27–3)

Third quarter

NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 31-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 12:25 (NYJ 34–3)
NYJ – Jeff Graham 47-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 8:40 (NYJ 41–3)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

NYJ – Neil O'Donnell: 18/25, 270 yds, 5 TD
SEA – Warren Moon: 7/21, 89 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

NYJ – Adrian Murrell: 24 car, 131 yds
SEA – Chris Warren: 15 car, 64 yds

Top receivers

NYJ – Jeff Graham: 3 rec, 100 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 42 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

NYJ – 270 – 164 – 434 – 0
SEA – 163 – 84 – 247 – 2

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	10	3	15	7	35
Seahawks	0	14	0	0	14

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 7
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 55,859
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 53-yard field goal, 10:37 (DEN 3–0)
DEN – Ed McCaffrey 14-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 4:22 (DEN 10–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Carlester Crumpler 12-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:11 (DEN 10–7)
SEA – Chad Brown 26-yard fumble return (Todd Peterson kick), 0:55 (SEA 14–10)
DEN – Jason Elam 51-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 14–13)

Third quarter

DEN – Ed McCaffrey 32-yard pass from John Elway (2-pt PAT: Shannon Sharpe pass from John Elway), 0:59 (DEN 21–14)
DEN – Darrien Gordon 32-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 0:00 (DEN 28–14)

Fourth quarter

DEN – Terrell Davis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 7:22 (DEN 35–14)

Top passers

DEN – John Elway: 18/26, 197 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Warren Moon: 20/33, 222 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

DEN – Terrell Davis: 21 car, 107 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 54 yds

Top receivers

DEN – Ed McCaffrey: 8 rec, 93 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 84 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DEN – 188 – 143 – 331 – 1
SEA – 220 – 69 – 289 – 1

Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	0	14	31
Colts	3	0	0	0	3

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

Date: September 14
Game time: 3:01 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 49,194
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Bob Trumpy, and Jim Mora
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

IND – Cary Blanchard 46-yard field goal, 9:08 (IND 3–0)
SEA – Lamar Smith 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 5:40 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Warren Moon 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:43 (SEA 14–3)
SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 0:49 (SEA 17–3)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SEA – Mike Pritchard 35-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 13:41 (SEA 24–3)
SEA – Chris Warren 35-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:59 (SEA 31–3)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 24/38, 270 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
IND – Jim Harbaugh: 11/17, 77 yds

Top rushers

SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 76 yds, 1 TD
IND – Marshall Faulk: 17 car, 58 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD
IND – Marvin Harrison: 4 rec, 38 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 270 – 153 – 423 – 1
IND – 23 – 95 – 118 – 0

Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	16	0	6	22
Seahawks	3	10	0	13	26

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 21
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 51,110
Referee: Gary Lane
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 10:19 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

SD – John Carney 22-yard field goal, 14:55 (Tied 3–3)
SD – Rodney Harrison 75-yard interception return (John Carney kick), 13:37 (SD 10–3)
SD – John Carney 29-yard field goal, 7:13 (SD 13–3)
SEA – Mack Strong 5-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 3:34 (SD 13–10)
SEA – Todd Peterson 37-yard field goal, 1:50 (Tied 13–13)
SD – John Carney 26-yard field goal, 0:11 (SD 16–13)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 13:42 (SD 19–13)
SEA – Joey Galloway 53-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 13:01 (SEA 20–19)
SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 5:21 (SD 22–20)
SEA – Steve Broussard 1-yard run (PAT failed), 1:22 (SEA 26–22)

Top passers

SD – Stan Humphries: 25/46, 239 yds, 3 INT
SEA – Warren Moon: 17/34, 253 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SD – Gary Brown: 16 car, 46 yds
SEA – Steve Broussard: 11 car, 72 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SD – Tony Martin: 5 rec, 62 yds
SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SD – 230 – 79 – 309 – 3
SEA – 251 – 92 – 343 – 3

Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	7	3	7	0	0	17
Chiefs	0	7	7	3	3	20

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 28
Game time: 3:01 pm local
Game weather: clear, 79 °F (26 °C), 28% humidity, wind NW 22 miles per hour (35 km/h)
Game attendance: 77,877
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Joey Galloway 41-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:33 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 44-yard field goal, 9:34 (SEA 10–0)
KC – Marcus Allen 8-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:11 (SEA 10–7)

Third quarter

KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:03 (KC 14–10)
SEA – James McKnight 54-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 5:24 (SEA 17–14)

Fourth quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 29-yard field goal, 13:14 (Tied 17–17)

Overtime

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 41-yard field goal, 1:56 (KC 20–17)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 19/26, 252 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
KC – Elvis Grbac: 24/38, 274 yds, 3 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 78 yds
KC – Marcus Allen: 19 car, 78 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 88 yds
KC – Andre Rison: 7 rec, 78 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 220 – 156 – 376 – 1
KC – 263 – 203 – 263 – 3

Week 6: vs. Tennessee Oilers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Oilers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	3	7	0	3	13
Seahawks	0	0	10	6	16

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 5
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 49,897
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Al Del Greco 42-yard field goal, 5:33 (TEN 3–0)

Second quarter

TEN – Eddie George 11-yard pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick), 6:32 (TEN 10–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 10:06 (TEN 10–3)
SEA – Steve Broussard 77-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 6:45 (Tied 10–10)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Steve Broussard 43-yard run (PAT failed), 14:12 (SEA 16–10)
TEN – Al Del Greco 43-yard field goal, 3:41 (SEA 16–13)

Top passers

TEN – Steve McNair: 12/28, 101 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Warren Moon: 27/40, 260 yds

Top rushers

TEN – Eddie George: 26 car, 116 yds
SEA – Steve Broussard: 6 car, 138 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

TEN – Frank Wycheck: 4 rec, 41 yds
SEA – Mike Pritchard: 7 rec, 75 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

TEN – 156 – 97 – 253 – 2
SEA – 238 – 167 – 405 – 2

Week 8: at St. Louis Rams

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	7	17
Rams	0	3	3	3	9

at TWA Dome, St. Louis

Date: October 19
Game time: 12:01 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 64,819
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 10:07 (SEA 3–0)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 51-yard field goal, 1:12 (Tied 3–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Chris Warren 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 11:00 (SEA 10–3)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 29-yard field goal, 5:46 (SEA 10–6)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Steve Broussard 9-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:28 (SEA 17–6)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 46-yard field goal, 4:20 (SEA 17–9)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 24/36, 261 yds, 2 INT
STL – Tony Banks: 17/31, 164 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Steve Broussard: 8 car, 41 yds, 1 TD
STL – Lawrence Phillips: 9 car, 18 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Joey Galloway: 8 rec, 75 yds
STL – Isaac Bruce: 6 rec, 68 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 251 – 106 – 357 – 2
STL – 155 – 37 – 192 – 1

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	14	11	9	0	34
Seahawks	3	15	14	13	45

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 26
Game time: 1:04 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 66,264
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 21-yard field goal, 7:22 (SEA 3–0)
OAK – Napoleon Kaufman 55-yard run (Cole Ford kick), 6:39 (OAK 7–3)
OAK – James Jett 13-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 3:13 (OAK 14–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 14:08 (OAK 14–6)
SEA – Brian Blades 7-yard pass from Warren Moon (PAT failed), 6:34 (OAK 14–12)
SEA – James McKnight 42-yard pass from Warren Moon (PAT failed), 4:16 (SEA 18–14)
OAK – Cole Ford 53-yard field goal, 1:09 (SEA 18–17)
OAK – Lionel Washington 44-yard interception return (2-pt PAT: Tim Brown pass from Jeff George), 0:39 (OAK 25–18)

Third quarter

OAK – James Jett 49-yard pass from Jeff George (PAT failed), 13:11 (OAK 31–18)
SEA – Joey Galloway 17-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 10:17 (OAK 31–25)
OAK – Cole Ford 32-yard field goal, 4:19 (OAK 34–25)
SEA – Joey Galloway 28-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:12 (OAK 34–32)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 12:55 (SEA 35–34)
SEA – Todd Peterson 25-yard field goal, 7:24 (SEA 38–34)
SEA – Joey Galloway 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 2:26 (SEA 45–34)

Top passers

OAK – Jeff George: 18/29, 260 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Warren Moon: 28/44, 409 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 17 car, 112 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Chris Warren: 13 car, 76 yds

Top receivers

OAK – Tim Brown: 7 rec, 107 yds
SEA – Joey Galloway: 7 rec, 117 yds, 3 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

OAK – 235 – 119 – 354 – 1
SEA – 409 – 145 – 554 – 2

Week 10 at Denver Broncos

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	7	10	7	27
Broncos	3	10	14	3	30

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: November 2
Game time: 2:04 pm local
Game weather: clear, 46 °F (8 °C), 32% humidity, wind N 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 74,212
Referee: Tom White
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 52-yard field goal, 9:13 (SEA 3–0)
DEN – Jason Elam 23-yard field goal, 1:52 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

DEN – Willie Green 10-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 11:10 (DEN 10–3)
DEN – Jason Elam 48-yard field goal, 5:09 (DEN 13–3)
SEA – James McKnight 20-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 3:12 (DEN 13–10)

Third quarter

DEN – Darrius Johnson 6-yard fumble return (Jason Elam kick), 14:49 (Den 20–10)
SEA – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 5:18 (DEN 20–13)
SEA – Mack Strong 4-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 3:51 (Tied 20–20)
DEN – Rod Smith 59-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 1:46 (DEN 27–20)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Brian Blades 8-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 12:02 (Tied 27–27)
DEN – Jason Elam 22-yard field goal, 7:28 (DEN 30–27)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 28/46, 256 yds, 3 TD
DEN – John Elway: 19/30, 252 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Chris Warren: 12 car, 55 yds
DEN – Terrell Davis: 21 car, 101 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Joey Galloway: 8 rec, 98 yds
DEN – Rod Smith: 5 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 245 – 104– 349 – 2
DEN – 245 – 140 – 385 – 2

Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	10	14	13	37
Chargers	14	3	7	7	31

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: November 9
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 62% humidity, wind WSW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 64,616
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SD – Greg Jackson 41-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick), 13:30 (SD 7–0)
SD – Tony Martin 19-yard pass from Craig Whelihan (Greg Davis kick), 2:17 (SD 14–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 6:58 (SD 14–3)
SD – Greg Davis 33-yard field goal, 1:16 (SD 17–3)
SEA – Joey Galloway 30-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 0:22 (SD 17–10)

Third quarter

SEA – Chris Warren 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 9:00 (Tied 17–17)
SEA – Michael Sinclair recovered fumble in end zone (Todd Peterson kick), 8:44 (SEA 24–17)
SD – Paul Bradford 56-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick), 0:30 (Tied 24–24)

Fourth quarter

SD – Tony Martin 61-yard pass from Craig Whelihan (Greg Davis kick), 11:20 (SD 31–24)
SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 6:02 (SD 31–27)
SEA – Joey Galloway 40-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 2:20 (SEA 34–31)
SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 1:18 (SEA 37–31)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 24/45, 295 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SD – Craig Whelihan: 17/29, 206 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Chris Warren: 16 car, 59 yds, 1 TD
SD – Gary Brown: 18 car, 59 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Joey Galloway: 3 rec, 84 yds, 2 TD
SD – Tony Martin: 5 rec, 100 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 281 – 92 – 373 – 2
SD – 179 – 81 – 260 – 2

Week 12: at New Orleans Saints

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	10	0	7	0	17
Saints	0	7	0	10	3	20

at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 16
Game time: 12:00 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 50,493
Referee: Mike Carey
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 36-yard field goal, 12:44 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Darryl Williams 44-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 11:31 (SEA 10–0)
NO – Ray Zellars 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 0:37 (SEA 10–7)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

NO – Ray Zellars 2-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 13:36 (NO 14–10)
NO – Doug Brien 19-yard field goal, 9:27 (NO 17–10)
SEA – James McKnight 34-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:40 (Tied 17–17)

Overtime

NO – Doug Brien 38-yard field goal, 14:43 (NO 20–17)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 23/46, 251 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
NO – Heath Shuler: 6/14, 64 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Chris Warren: 22 car, 87 yds
NO – Ray Zellars: 14 car, 49 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 68 yds
NO – Andre Hastings: 3 rec, 35 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 229 – 111 – 340 – 4
NO – 102 – 75 – 177 – 5

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	3	7	2	19
Seahawks	7	7	0	0	14

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 23
Game time: 1:04 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 66,264
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:52 (KC 7–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 20-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 2:46 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 12:15 (KC 10–7)
SEA – Steve Broussard 22-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:06 (SEA 14–10)

Third quarter

KC – Rich Gannon 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:26 (KC 17–10)

Fourth quarter

KC – Safety, Joe Horn blocked punt out of end zone, 11:25 (KC 19–10)

Top passers

KC – Rich Gannon: 15/28, 175 yds
SEA – Warren Moon: 20/37, 248 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

KC – Donnell Bennett: 7 car, 35 yds
SEA – Steve Broussard: 7 car, 33 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

KC – Andre Rison: 6 rec, 90 yds
SEA – James McKnight: 4 rec, 66 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

KC – 204 – 120 – 324 – 2
SEA – 223 – 68 – 291 – 3

Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	10	7	0	24
Seahawks	0	7	7	3	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 30
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 52,584
Referee: Ron Blum
TV: Fox
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

ATL– Jamal Anderson 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 7:12 (ATL 7–0)

Second quarter

ATL – Jamal Anderson 13-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick), 10:28 (ATL 14–0)
ATL – Morten Andersen 18-yard field goal, 5:30 (ATL 17–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 16-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:02 (ATL 17–7)

Third quarter

SEA – Steve Broussard 20-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:07 (ATL 17–14)
ATL – Byron Hanspard 93-yard kickoff return (Morten Andersen kick), 7:50 (ATL 24–14)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 8:57 (ATL 24–17)

Top passers

ATL – Chris Chandler: 15/23, 204 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Warren Moon: 24/38, 240 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

ATL – Jamal Anderson: 16 car, 41 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Chris Warren: 15 car, 87 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 71 yds
ATL – Bert Emanuel: 6 rec, 66 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

ATL – 201 – 72 – 273 – 0
SEA – 228 – 123 – 351 – 1

Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	7	0	24
Ravens	3	14	7	7	31

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: December 7
Game time: 1:01 pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 46 °F (7.8 °C), 40% humidity, wind W 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)
Game attendance: 54,395
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Lamar Smith 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 8:02 (SEA 7–0)
BAL – Matt Stover 24-yard field goal, 5:04 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Safety, Dan Saleaumua tackled Eric Zeier in end zone, 11:31 (SEA 9–3)
BAL – Jermaine Lewis 89-yard punt return (Matt Stover kick), 9:38 (BAL 10–9)
SEA – Chad Brown 42-yard fumble return (2-pt PAT: Lamar Smith run), 2:35 (SEA 17–10)
BAL – Jermaine Lewis 66-yard punt return (Matt Stover kick), 0:35 (Tied 17–17)

Third quarter

SEA – James McKnight 60-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 11:54 (SEA 24–17)
BAL – Jermaine Lewis 29-yard pass from Eric Zeier (Matt Stover kick), 4:42 (Tied 24–24)

Fourth quarter

BAL– Bam Morris 1-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 10:42 (BAL 31–24)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 12/19, 140 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
BAL – Eric Zeier: 17/28, 302 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 47 yds, 1 TD
BAL – Bam Morris: 24 car, 86 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – James McKnight: 2 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
BAL – Derrick Alexander: 6 rec, 150 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 170 – 103 – 273 – 4
BAL – 286 – 88 – 374 – 3

This was the first time the Seahawks had ever played a regular season game in Baltimore against either the Colts or the Ravens.^[5]

Week 16: at Oakland Raiders

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	9	10	22
Raiders	14	7	0	0	21

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: December 14
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: showers, 55 °F (13 °C), 82% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Game attendance: 40,124
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Olanda Truitt 19-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 5:38 (OAK 7–0)
OAK – James Jett 37-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 2:38 (OAK 14–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 9:30 (OAK 14–3)
OAK – Rickey Dudley 5-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 1:56 (OAK 21–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Joey Galloway 8-yard pass from Jon Kitna PAT failed, 12:45 (OAK 21–9)
SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 5:21 (OAK 21–12)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Chris Warren 9-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:58 (OAK 21–19)
SEA – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 2:20 (SEA 22–21)

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 23/37, 283 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
OAK – Jeff George: 21/31, 274 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Chris Warren: 19 car, 70 yds, 1 TD
OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 16 car, 36 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Mike Pritchard: 5 rec, 98 yds
OAK – James Jett: 4 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 278 – 103 – 381 – 2
OAK – 241 – 34 – 275 – 2

Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	6	0	3	0	9
Seahawks	7	14	7	10	38

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 21
Game time: 5:03 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 66,253
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV: ESPN
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SF – Gary Anderson 33-yard field goal, 10:25 (SF 3–0)
SF – Gary Anderson 40-yard field goal, 2:26 (SF 6–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 37-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 0:06 (SEA 7–6)

Second quarter

SEA – James McKnight 21-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 11:05 (SEA 14–6)
SEA – Mike Pritchard 21-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:02 (SEA 21–6)

Third quarter

SF – Gary Anderson 23-yard field goal, 7:10 (SEA 21–9)
SEA – Joey Galloway 35-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 3:25 (SEA 28–9)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 39-yard field goal, 13:13 (SEA 31–9)
SEA – Jon Kitna 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:54 (SEA 38–9)

Top passers

SF – Steve Young: 7/12, 87 yds
SEA – Warren Moon: 16/25, 232 yds, 4 TD

Top rushers

SF – Chuck Levy: 8 car, 61 yds
SEA – Chris Warren: 17 car, 99 yds

Top receivers

SF – J.J. Stokes: 4 rec, 50 yds
SF – Chad Fann: 3 rec, 50 yds
SEA – Joey Galloway: 6 rec, 101 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SF – 199 – 125 – 324 – 2
SEA – 283 – 124 – 407 – 0


	Quarterbacks 17 John Friesz 7 Jon Kitna 1 Warren Moon * Running backs 31 Steve Broussard KR 25 Lamar Smith 38 Mack Strong FB 42 Chris Warren Wide receivers 83 Tyree Davis PR 84 Joey Galloway 81 Ronnie Harris KR/PR 18 Daryl Hobbs 82 James McKnight 85 Mike Pritchard 19 Robert Wilson Tight ends 87 Carlester Crumpler 86 Christian Fauria 88 Deems May		Offensive linemen 74 James Atkins G/T 75 Howard Ballard T 63 Frank Beede G 60 Greg Bloedorn C 77 Derrick Graham G 71 Walter Jones T 66 Pete Kendall G 52 Kevin Mawae C/LS 79 Grant Williams T Defensive linemen 98 Sam Adams DT 93 Phillip Daniels DE 91 Martin Harrison DE 99 Matt LaBounty DE 76 Riddick Parker DT 97 Dan Saleaumua DT 70 Michael Sinclair DE *		Linebackers 54 Mike Barber OLB 94 Chad Brown OLB 59 Joe Cain OLB 58 Darryl Hardy MLB 56 James Logan OLB 53 Eric Unverzagt MLB 95 Dean Wells MLB Defensive backs 20 Jay Bellamy SS 26 Tim Hauck SS 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 29 C. J. Richardson SS 21 Reggie Rusk CB 23 Dexter Seigler CB 24 Shawn Springs CB 37 Eric Stokes FS 22 Fred Thomas CB 33 Darryl Williams FS * 27 Willie Williams CB Special teams 2 Todd Peterson K 3 Rohn Stark P		Reserve lists 36 Bennie Blades S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 89 Brian Blades WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 34 Reggie Brown FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 96 Cortez Kennedy DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 57 Jason Kyle LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 92 Henry McMillian DT (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform) 49 Itula Mili TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Winston Moss LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 16 Grayson Shillingford WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 14 Rick Tuten P (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 10 Jim Arellanes QB 65 Larry Moore G -- Brett Williams DE -- Tashe Williams T Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 inactive, 4 practice squad

Seattle Seahawks
Founded in 1976 Based in Seattle, Washington Headquartered in Renton, Washington
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches Quarterbacks Expansion draft First-round draft picks Records Draft history Broadcasters Virginia Mason Athletic Center
Stadiums	Kingdome Husky Stadium Lumen Field
Culture	12th Man 12s "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Blitz Blue Thunder Jones Soda Paul Allen Ring of Honor Seahawks Dancers Steve Largent Award Tuba Man Mama Blue
Lore	Beast Quake Seattle 4-3 hybrid defense Legion of Boom Fail Mary The Tip Super Bowl XLIX goal-line interception
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers Oakland Raiders (former) Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers
Division championships (11)	1988 1999 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2013 2014 2016 2020
Conference championships (3)	2005 2013 2014
League championships (1)	2013 (XLVIII)
Retired numbers	12 45 71 80 96
Affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week P2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers

Week P4: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week P5: at Cincinnati Bengals

Regular season

Week 1: vs. New York Jets

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 6: vs. Tennessee Oilers

Week 8: at St. Louis Rams

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 10 at Denver Broncos

Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

Week 12: at New Orleans Saints

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 16: at Oakland Raiders

Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Awards and records

References

External links

Seattle Seahawks seasons
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance