2014 Seattle Seahawks season (original) (raw)

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39th season in franchise history; second Super Bowl loss

2014 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner Paul Allen
General manager John Schneider
Head coach Pete Carroll
Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell
Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn
Home stadium CenturyLink Field
Results
Record 12–4
Division place 1st NFC West
Playoffs Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Panthers) 31–17Won NFC Championship(vs. Packers) 28–22 (OT) Lost Super Bowl XLIX(vs. Patriots) 24–28
Pro Bowlers 6 Selected but did not participate due to participation in Super Bowl XLIX:QB Russell WilsonRB Marshawn LynchMLB Bobby WagnerCB Richard ShermanFS Earl ThomasSS Kam Chancellor
All-Pros 5 MLB Bobby Wagner _(1st team)_CB Richard Sherman _(1st team)_S Earl Thomas _(1st team)_RB Marshawn Lynch _(2nd team)_S Kam Chancellor (2nd team)
Uniform
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The 2014 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 39th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks started the season as the defending Super Bowl champions for the first time in franchise history.

The season began with a 36–16 victory over the Green Bay Packers in their first meeting since the controversial Fail Mary Game. After struggling to a 3–3 record, which included a rare home loss to the Dallas Cowboys, they went on a 9–1 run to finish the season, which included a sweep of their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals, who battled with them the whole season. They repeated as NFC West champions and finished in a three-way tie with the Packers and Cowboys for the NFC's best record, but they earned the No. 1 seed based on intra-conference tiebreaker, securing home-field advantage for the second consecutive season. Not only are they first defending Super Bowl champion to do so since the 1990 San Francisco 49ers, but also the first NFC team to repeat as the No. 1 seed in the conference since the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles, and the first team to do so since the 2013 Denver Broncos.

The Seahawks fielded the #1 rushing attack in the league with Marshawn Lynch finishing the year with 1,306 yards and a league-leading 13 rushing touchdowns. In addition to Lynch, Russell Wilson had one of the most prolific running quarterback seasons ever with a career high 849 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns along with a league-leading 7.2 yards per attempt.

The Seahawks opened the playoffs with a win over the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional round, becoming the first defending champion since the 2005 New England Patriots to win a playoff game the following season. In one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history, the Seahawks advanced to Super Bowl XLIX by defeating the Green Bay Packers 28–22 in overtime after trailing 16–0 at halftime and 19–7 with less than three minutes left in regulation. In doing so, they became the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to repeat as conference champions, the first NFC team since the 1997 Green Bay Packers to repeat as NFC Champions, the first team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs since the 1990–1991 Buffalo Bills, and the first NFC team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs since the 1982–1983 Washington Redskins. In Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks were defeated by the New England Patriots 28–24, thereby being dethroned[1] and failed to become the first back-to-back champion since the 2004 New England Patriots, as well as the first NFC team to do so since the 1993 Dallas Cowboys. This was also the first time head coach Pete Carroll met his former team, the Patriots, and his successor, Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl, as Carroll was the Patriots head coach from 1997 to 1999, the last head coach before Belichick was hired in 2000.

Position Player Tag 2014 Team Notes
CB Brandon Browner UFA New England Patriots Signed 3 year/$16.8 million deal[2]
WR Arceto Clark UFA Seattle Seahawks Signed 2 year/$930 thousand deal
TE Kellen Davis UFA Detroit Lions Signed 1 year/$730 thousand deal[3]
OT Breno Giacomini UFA New York Jets Signed 4 year/$18 million deal[4]
K Steven Hauschka UFA Seattle Seahawks Signed 3 year/$12.15 million deal
QB Tarvaris Jackson UFA Seattle Seahawks Signed 1 year/$1.25 million deal
S Chris Maragos UFA Philadelphia Eagles Signed 3 year/$4 million deal[5]
DT Clinton McDonald UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed 4 year/$12 million deal
G Paul McQuistan UFA Cleveland Browns Signed 2 year/$3 million deal
WR Sidney Rice UFA Retired[6]
FB Michael Robinson NONE Retired
WR Golden Tate UFA Detroit Lions Signed 5 year/$31 million deal
CB Walter Thurmond UFA New York Giants Signed 1 year/$3 million deal
WR Bryan Walters UFA Seattle Seahawks Signed 1 year/$570 thousand deal
2014 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 45 Paul Richardson WR Colorado Pick from DET[b]
2 64 Justin Britt OT Missouri
4 108 Cassius Marsh DE UCLA Pick from MIN[a]
4 123 Kevin Norwood WR Alabama Pick from CIN[d]
4 132 Kevin Pierre-Louis OLB Boston College
5 172 Jimmy Staten DT Middle Tennessee St
6 199 Garrett Scott OT Marshall Pick from CIN[d]
6 208 Eric Pinkins S San Diego St
7 227 Kiero Small FB Arkansas Pick from DET[b]
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

^[a] The Seahawks traded their first-round selection (No. 32 overall) to Minnesota in exchange for their second- and fourth-round selection (Nos. 40 and 108 overall).

^[a] The Seahawks traded the second-round selection (No. 40 overall) that they received from Minnesota, and their fifth-round selection (No. 146 overall) to Detroit in exchange for their second-, fourth-, and seventh-round selection (Nos. 45, 111, and 227 overall).

^[c] The Seahawks traded their third-round selection (No. 96 overall), along with their 2013 first- and seventh-round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for wide receiver Percy Harvin.

^[d] The Seahawks traded the fourth-round selection (No. 111 overall) that they received from Detroit, to Cincinnati in exchange for their fourth- and sixth-round selection (Nos. 123 and 199 overall).

^[e] The Seahawks acquired an additional fifth-round selection (No. 146 overall) in a trade that sent quarterback Matt Flynn to the Oakland Raiders.

^[f] The Seahawks traded their seventh-round selection (No. 247 overall) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

Undrafted free agents

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Position Player College
S Dion Bailey USC
LB Brock Coyle Montana
TE Chase Dixon UCA
OT Garry Gilliam Penn State
OG Bronson Irwin Oklahoma
DE Jackson Jeffcoat Texas
CB Jimmy Legree South Carolina
DT Andru Pulu EWU

2014 Seattle Seahawks staff | | Front office Chairman – Paul Allen President – Peter McLoughlin Executive vice president/general manager – John Schneider Senior vice president of football administration – Matt Thomas Director of Team Operations– Tag Ribary Director of college scouting – Scott Fitterer Director of pro personnel – Trent Kirchner Assistant director of pro personnel – Dan Morgan Director of football communications – Lane Gammel Head coaches Executive vice president of football operations/head coach – Pete Carroll Assistant head coach/offensive line – Tom Cable Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Darrell Bevell Quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running backs – Sherman Smith Wide receivers – Kippy Brown Assistant wide receivers – Nate Carroll Tight ends – Pat McPherson Assistant offensive line – Chris Morgan Assistant offensive line – Pat Ruel Offensive assistant – Will Harriger Offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks – Dave Canales Quality control/offense – Keith Carter | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Dan Quinn Pass game coordinator – Rocky Seto Defensive line – Travis Jones Linebackers – Ken Norton, Jr. Defensive backs – Kris Richard Defensive assistant – Marquand Manuel Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Brian Schneider Assistant special teams – Chad Morton Assistant special teams – Nick Sorensen Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Chris Carlisle Assistant strength and conditioning – Mondray Gee Assistant strength and conditioning – Jamie Yancher | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

2014 Seattle Seahawks roster | Quarterbacks (QB) 3 Russell Wilson 7 Tarvaris Jackson Running backs (RB) 24 Marshawn Lynch 33 Christine Michael 22 Robert Turbin 46 Will Tukuafu FB Wide receivers (WR) 89 Doug Baldwin 15 Jermaine Kearse 83 Ricardo Lockette 13 Chris Matthews 81 Kevin Norwood 10 Paul Richardson 19 Bryan Walters Tight ends (TE) 84 Cooper Helfet 88 Tony Moeaki 82 Luke Willson | | Offensive linemen (OL) 78 Alvin Bailey G/T 68 Justin Britt T 77 James Carpenter G 79 Garry Gilliam T 61 Lemuel Jeanpierre C 65 Patrick Lewis C 66 Keavon Milton T 76 Russell Okung T 64 J. R. Sweezy G/C 60 Max Unger C Defensive linemen (DL) 56 Cliff Avril DE 72 Michael Bennett DE 95 Demarcus Dobbs DE 97 Jordan Hill DT 70 David King DE 99 Tony McDaniel DT 93 O'Brien Schofield DE 94 Kevin Williams DT | | Linebackers (LB) 52 Brock Coyle MLB 51 Bruce Irvin OLB 57 Mike Morgan OLB 53 Malcolm Smith OLB 54 Bobby Wagner MLB 50 K. J. Wright OLB Defensive backs (DB) 28 Marcus Burley CB 31 Kam Chancellor SS 23 Jeron Johnson SS 20 Jeremy Lane CB 41 Byron Maxwell CB 35 DeShawn Shead CB 25 Richard Sherman CB 27 Tharold Simon CB 29 Earl Thomas FS Special teams (ST) 49 Clint Gresham LS 4 Stephen Hauschka K 9 Jon Ryan P | | Practice squad 87 RaShaun Allen TE 37 Dion Bailey S 59 Allen Bradford LB 30 Demitrius Bronson RB (IR) 5 B. J. Daniels QB 69 Nate Isles G 16 Douglas McNeil WR 62 Drew Nowak G 44 Ryan Robinson DE 67 Jimmy Staten DT 26 Steven Terrell S 74 Julius Warmsley DE (IR) Reserve 40 Derrick Coleman FB (IR) 55 Heath Farwell MLB (IR) 6 David Gilreath WR (IR) 91 Cassius Marsh DE (IR) 85 Anthony McCoy TE (IR) 92 Brandon Mebane DT (IR) 86 Zach Miller TE (IR) 58 Kevin Pierre-Louis OLB (IR) 39 Eric Pinkins S (NF-Inj.) 63 Stephen Schilling G (IR) 75 Garrett Scott T (NF-Ill.) 98 Greg Scruggs DE (IR) 75 D'Anthony Smith DT (IR) 46 Mike Taylor LB (IR) 90 Jesse Williams DT (IR) _Rookies in italics_52 active, 17 reserve, 10 practice squad | | 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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 7 at Denver Broncos L 16–21 0–1 Sports Authority Field at Mile High 75,593 Recap
2 August 15 San Diego Chargers W 41–14 1–1 CenturyLink Field 67,615 Recap
3 August 22 Chicago Bears W 34–6 2–1 CenturyLink Field 67,608 Recap
4 August 28 at Oakland Raiders L 31–41 2–2 O.co Coliseum 50,831 Recap

Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC East and the AFC West.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 4 Green Bay Packers W 36–16 1–0 CenturyLink Field 68,424 Recap
2 September 14 at San Diego Chargers L 21–30 1–1 Qualcomm Stadium 67,916 Recap
3 September 21 Denver Broncos W 26–20 (OT) 2–1 CenturyLink Field 68,447 Recap
4 Bye
5 October 6 at Washington Redskins W 27–17 3–1 FedExField 79,522 Recap
6 October 12 Dallas Cowboys L 23–30 3–2 CenturyLink Field 68,432 Recap
7 October 19 at St. Louis Rams L 26–28 3–3 Edward Jones Dome 57,855 Recap
8 October 26 at Carolina Panthers W 13–9 4–3 Bank of America Stadium 74,042 Recap
9 November 2 Oakland Raiders W 30–24 5–3 CenturyLink Field 68,337 Recap
10 November 9 New York Giants W 38–17 6–3 CenturyLink Field 68,352 Recap
11 November 16 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–24 6–4 Arrowhead Stadium 76,463 Recap
12 November 23 Arizona Cardinals W 19–3 7–4 CenturyLink Field 68,327 Recap
13 November 27 at San Francisco 49ers W 19–3 8–4 Levi's Stadium 70,799 Recap
14 December 7 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–14 9–4 Lincoln Financial Field 69,596 Recap
15 December 14 San Francisco 49ers W 17–7 10–4 CenturyLink Field 68,526 Recap
16 December 21 at Arizona Cardinals W 35–6 11–4 University of Phoenix Stadium 63,806 Recap
17 December 28 St. Louis Rams W 20–6 12–4 CenturyLink Field 68,453 Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 2014 NFL season results[7]

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 10, 2015 Carolina Panthers (4) W 31–17 1–0 CenturyLink Field 68,524 Recap
NFC Championship January 18, 2015 Green Bay Packers (2) W 28–22 (OT) 2–0 CenturyLink Field 68,538 Recap
Super Bowl XLIX February 1, 2015 vs. New England Patriots (A1) L 24–28 2–1 University of Phoenix Stadium 70,288 Recap
NFC West
viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Seattle Seahawks 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 394 254 W6
(5) Arizona Cardinals 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 310 299 L2
San Francisco 49ers 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 306 340 W1
St. Louis Rams 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 324 354 L3
NFC[8]viewtalkedit
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] Seattle Seahawks West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 .525 .513 W6
2[a] Green Bay Packers North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .482 .440 W2
3[a] Dallas Cowboys East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 .445 .422 W4
4 Carolina Panthers South 7 8 1 .469 4–2 6–6 .490 .357 W4
Wild Cards
5[b] Arizona Cardinals West 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 .523 .477 L2
6[b] Detroit Lions North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .471 .392 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 6–6 .490 .416 W1
8 San Francisco 49ers West 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 .527 .508 W1
9[c] New Orleans Saints South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .486 .415 W1
10[c] Minnesota Vikings North 7 9 0 .438 1–5 6–6 .475 .308 W1
11[d] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .512 .323 L1
12[d] Atlanta Falcons South 6 10 0 .375 5–1 6–6 .482 .380 L1
13[d] St. Louis Rams West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .531 .427 L3
14 Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .529 .338 L5
15 Washington Redskins East 4 12 0 .250 2–4 2–10 .496 .422 L1
16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 .486 .469 L6
Tiebreakers[e]
^ a b c Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record. ^ a b Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6). ^ a b New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9). ^ a b c The NY Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27), while Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis based on conference record. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Week P1: at Denver Broncos

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Week P2: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week P3: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week P4: at Oakland Raiders

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Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers

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NFL Kickoff game

Game information
First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 35-yard field goal, 6:03. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:50. GB – John Kuhn 2-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 1:25. Packers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:07. Second quarter SEA – Ricardo Lockette 33-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 13:00. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:25. GB – Mason Crosby 23-yard field goal, 6:52. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:08. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 9-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 3:41. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:11. Third quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 20-yard field goal, 10:28. Seahawks 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:26. SEA – Safety, Derek Sherrod tackled by Tony McDaniel in end zone, 4:42. Seahawks 22–10. Fourth quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 14:55. Seahawks 29–10. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:47. GB – Randall Cobb 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (pass failed), 9:31. Seahawks 29–16. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:24. SEA – Derrick Coleman 15-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 2:31. Seahawks 36–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:00. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers: /, 189 yds, 1 , 1 SEA – Russell Wilson: 19/28, 191 yds, 2 TD Top rushers GB – James Starks: 7 , 37 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 20 car, 110 yds, 2 TD Top receivers GB – Jordy Nelson: 9 , 83 yds SEA – Percy Harvin: 7 rec, 59 yds Top tacklers GB – Morgan Burnett: 5 , 3 SEA – Bobby Wagner: 6 solo, 8 asst, Team – – – – GB – 175 – 80 – 255 – 1 SEA – 191 – 207 – 398 – 1

The Seahawks started their 2014 season at home against the Packers, the first meeting since the controversial 'Fail Mary' game in 2012. With the win, they became the first defending Super Bowl champion team since 2011 (also Packers) to win their regular season opening game for a 1–0 start.

This is the first game in NFL history to end in a score of 36–16. In all five years that Pete Carroll was head coach of the Seahawks, so far, he has had at least one game end in a score never before achieved.[9]

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

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Game information
First quarter SD – Nick Novak 50-yard field goal, 2:52. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 48 yards, 8:01. SEA – Percy Harvin 51-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 1:27. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:25. Second quarter SD – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:05. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:22. SD – Nick Novak 43-yard field goal, 4:40. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 5:08. SD – Antonio Gates 8-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 1:04. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 3:30. SEA – Robert Turbin 3-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:12. Chargers 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 0:52. Third quarter SD – Antonio Gates 21-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 3:01. Chargers 27–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:24. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 14-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:03. Chargers 27–21. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:58. Fourth quarter SD – Nick Novak 28-yard field goal, 0:16. Chargers 30–21. Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 1:30. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 17/25, 202 yds, 2 TD SD – Philip Rivers: 28/37, 284 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Percy Harvin: 2 car, 45 yds, 1 TD SD – Danny Woodhead: 8 car, 32 yds Top receivers SEA – Jermaine Kearse: 4 rec, 61 yds SD – Antonio Gates: 7 rec, 96 yds, 3 TD Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 9 solo, 1 asst SD – Shareece Wright: 5 solo, 2 asst, , Team – – – – SEA – 180 – 108 – 288 – 1 SD – 276 – 101 – 377 – 0

This would be their largest margin of defeat since their 23–13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in 2011.

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

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Game information
First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 20-yard field goal, 10:33. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:50. DEN – Brandon McManus 24-yard field goal, 3:27. Tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:06. Second quarter SEA – Ricardo Lockette 39-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 3:05. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:22. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 5-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:12. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:26. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter DEN – Safety, Nate Irving and T. J. Ward tackled Marshawn Lynch in end zone, 13:07. Seahawks 17–5. DEN – Julius Thomas 3-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 9:20. Seahawks 17–12. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:42. SEA – Steven Hauschka 28-yard field goal, 0:59. Seahawks 20–12. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:13. DEN – Jacob Tamme 26-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Demaryius Thomas pass from Peyton Manning), 0:18. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:41. Overtime SEA – Marshawn Lynch 6-yard run, 9:14. Seahawks 26–20. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:46. Top passers DEN – Peyton Manning: 31/49, 303 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 24/34, 258 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers DEN – Montee Ball: 14 car, 38 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 26 car, 88 yds, 1 TD Top receivers DEN – Emmanuel Sanders: 11 rec, 149 yds SEA – Doug Baldwin: 4 rec, 56 yds Top tacklers DEN – Nate Irving: 2 solo, 11 asst, SEA – Byron Maxwell: 9 solo, 2 asst, Team – – – – DEN – 296 – 36 – 332 – 2 SEA – 255 – 129 – 384 – 1

This would be the first Super Bowl rematch (Super Bowl opponents in the previous year who face each other again in the current year) since 1997.[10] Although the Broncos would rally in the 4th quarter to send the game into overtime, the Seahawks scored a touchdown in overtime to win. They entered their bye week at 2–1.

Week 5: at Washington Redskins

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Game information
First quarter SEA – Jermaine Kearse 15-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 12:44. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:16. Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 40-yard field goal, 9:04. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:49. SEA – Russell Wilson 9-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:37. Seahawks 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:44. WAS – DeSean Jackson 60-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 2:32. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:05. Third quarter WAS – Kai Forbath 27-yard field goal, 10:41. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 4:19. Fourth quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 9-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 6:31. Seahawks 24–10. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 7:33. WAS – Andre Roberts 6-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 3:35. Seahawks 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:56. SEA – Steven Hauschka 43-yard field goal, 0:21. Seahawks 27–17. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:14. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 18/24, 201 yds, 2 TD WAS – Kirk Cousins: 21/36, 283 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Russell Wilson: 11 car, 122 yds, 1 TD WAS – Alfred Morris: 13 car, 29 yds Top receivers SEA – Doug Baldwin: 4 rec, 50 yds WAS – DeSean Jackson: 5 rec, 157 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 5 solo, 3 asst, sack, 3 , 2 WAS – Perry Riley: 7 solo, 3 asst Team – – – – SEA – 178 – 225 – 403 – 0 WAS – 275 – 32 – 307 – 0

Percy Harvin had three touchdowns in this game negated by penalties. This was his penultimate game with the Seahawks.[11]

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Game information
First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 33-yard field goal, 10:06. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:54. SEA – Mike Morgan 25-yard blocked punt return (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:13. Seahawks 10–0. DAL – Gavin Escobar 2-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 2:34. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:39. Second quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 42-yard field goal, 5:15. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 9:45. DAL – Jason Witten 3-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 0:16. Cowboys 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:48. Third quarter SEA – Russell Wilson 9-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 6:19. Tied 17–17. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:38. SEA – Steven Hauschka 33-yard field goal, 3:20. Seahawks 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:26. DAL – Dan Bailey 56-yard field goal, 1:04. Tied 20–20. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:16. Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 48-yard field goal, 8:16. Seahawks 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:28. DAL – DeMarco Murray 15-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 3:16. Cowboys 27–23. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:00. DAL – Dan Bailey 31-yard field goal, 1:09. Cowboys 30–23. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 1:26. Top passers DAL – Tony Romo: 21/32, 250 yds, 2 TD SEA – Russell Wilson: 14/28, 126 yds, 1 INT Top rushers DAL – DeMarco Murray: 28 car, 115 yds, 1 TD SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 10 car, 61 yds Top receivers DAL – Terrance Williams: 2 rec, 70 yds SEA – Jermaine Kearse: 3 rec, 62 yds Top tacklers DAL – Justin Durant: 3 solo, 6 asst, SEA – Marcus Burley: 6 solo, 2 asst Team – – – – DAL – 239 – 162 – 401 – 2 SEA – 126 – 80 – 206 – 1

The Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 30–23. The Seahawks suffered only their second home loss since Russell Wilson became the starting quarterback at the start of the 2012 season (the other loss was to the Cardinals in Week 16 of the 2013 season). Wilson struggled mightily, going 14/28 for only 126 yards with 1 rushing touchdown, 0 touchdown passes, and a game sealing interception. The defense also gave up several big plays, including a 3rd and 20 first down conversion in the 4th quarter. The conversion eventually led to a touchdown that put the Cowboys up 27–23. The 30 points that were allowed by the Seahawks were the most they allowed in any home game in the Wilson era. With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 3–2 on the season.

Week 7: at St. Louis Rams

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Game information
First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 24-yard field goal, 9:01. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:06. STL – Tre Mason 6-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:19. Rams 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:42. Second quarter STL – Benny Cunningham 5-yard pass from Austin Davis (Greg Zuerlein kick), 13:12. Rams 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 5:09. STL – Stedman Bailey 90-yard punt return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 7:05. Rams 21–3. SEA – Steven Hauschka 35-yard field goal, 0:07. Rams 21–6. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 1:48. Third quarter SEA – Russell Wilson 19-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:22. Rams 21–13. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:06. Fourth quarter SEA – Cooper Helfet 19-yard pass from Russell Wilson (pass failed), 9:44. Rams 21–19. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 5:10. STL – Lance Kendricks 4-yard pass from Austin Davis (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:36. Rams 28–19. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:08. SEA – Doug Baldwin 9-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 3:18. Rams 28–26. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:18. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 23/36, 313 yds, 2 TD STL – Austin Davis: 17/20, 155 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Russell Wilson: 7 car, 106 yds, 1 TD STL – Tre Mason: 18 car, 85 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Doug Baldwin: 7 rec, 123 yds, 1 TD STL – Benny Cunningham: 5 rec, 46 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers SEA – Malcolm Smith: 10 solo STL – Janoris Jenkins: 7 solo, 2 asst, Team – – – – SEA – 292 – 171 – 463 – 0 STL – 170 – 102 – 272 – 0

Week 8: at Carolina Panthers

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Game information
First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 31-yard field goal, 6:21. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:26. Second quarter CAR – Graham Gano 26-yard field goal, 13:23. Panthers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 6:21. SEA – Steven Hauschka 58-yard field goal, 11:00. Panthers 6–3. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:23. Third quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 29-yard field goal, 7:13. Tied 6–6. Drive: 12 plays, 29 yards, 6:00. Fourth quarter CAR – Graham Gano 46-yard field goal, 4:37. Panthers 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:56. SEA – Luke Willson 23-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:47. Seahawks 13–9. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:50. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 20/32, 199 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT CAR – Cam Newton: 12/22, 171 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 14 car, 62 yds CAR – Jonathan Stewart: 16 car, 79 yds Top receivers SEA – Doug Baldwin: 6 rec, 61 yds CAR – Kelvin Benjamin: 4 rec, 94 yds Top tacklers SEA – Earl Thomas: 4 solo, 5 asst, CAR – Thomas Davis: 4 solo, 6 asst Team – – – – SEA – 191 – 119 – 310 – 2 CAR – 152 – 114 – 266 – 2

This was the first Seahawks road game to be televised by CBS since 2001, their last year in the AFC West.

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information
First quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 48-yard field goal, 9:10. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:50. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:07. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 5:03. SEA – Bruce Irvin 35-yard interception return (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:00. Seahawks 14–3. Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 34-yard field goal, 12:24. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:59. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 5-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:54. Seahawks 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 2:56. Third quarter OAK – Brice Butler recovered blocked punt in end zone (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 13:52. Seahawks 24–10. OAK – Mychal Rivera 1-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:58. Seahawks 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:16. Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 30-yard field goal, 14:50. Seahawks 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:08. SEA – Steven Hauschka 40-yard field goal, 9:19. Seahawks 30–17. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:52. OAK – Mychal Rivera 1-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:52. Seahawks 30–24. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:22. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr: 24/41, 194 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 17/35, 179 yds Top rushers OAK – Darren McFadden: 13 car, 20 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 21 car, 67 yds, 2 TD Top receivers OAK – Darren McFadden: 4 rec, 47 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 5 rec, 76 yds Top tacklers OAK – Sio Moore: 8 solo, 3 asst, sack, SEA – K. J. Wright: 10 solo, 3 asst, Team – – – – OAK – 189 – 37 – 226 – 3 SEA – 177 – 149 – 326 – 0

Week 10: vs. New York Giants

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Game information
First quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 1-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 10:23. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:19. NYG – Preston Parker 6-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 4:32. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:37. Second quarter NYG – Andre Williams 3-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:38. Giants 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:23. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 2-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 1:57. Tied 14–14. Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 8:25. NYG – Josh Brown 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 1:57. Third quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 28-yard field goal, 4:13. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:55. Fourth quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 12:47. Seahawks 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:52. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 16-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:47. Seahawks 31–17. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:28. SEA – Russell Wilson 1-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 5:19. Seahawks 38–17. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:27. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning: 29/44, 283 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 10/17, 172 yds, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Andre Williams: 13 car, 33 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 21 car, 140 yds, 4 TD Top receivers NYG – Odell Beckham Jr.: 7 rec, 108 yds SEA – Jermaine Kearse: 3 rec, 70 yds Top tacklers NYG – Jameel McClain: 5 solo, 7 asst, , SEA – Jeron Johnson: 5 solo, 3 asst, Team – – – – NYG – 270 – 54 – 324 – 2 SEA – 160 – 350 – 510 – 3

Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Game information
First quarter KC – Jamaal Charles 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:22 (KC 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Doug Baldwin 7-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 10:22 (Tied 7–7) KC – Jamaal Charles 16-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 8:09 (KC 14–7) SEA – Steven Hauschka 24-yard field goal, 1:39 (KC 14–10) SEA – Steven Hauschka 27-yard field goal, 0:00 (KC 14–13) Third quarter KC – Cairo Santos 23-yard field goal, 7:39 (KC 17–13) SEA – Tony Moeaki 1-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:23 (SEA 20–17) Fourth quarter KC – Knile Davis 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 13:41 (KC 24–20) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 24/32, 178 yds, 2 TD KC – Alex Smith: 11/16, 108 yds Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 24 car, 124 yds KC – Jamaal Charles: 20 car, 159 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Jermaine Kearse: 5 rec, 54 yds KC – Travis Kelce: 3 rec, 37 yds Top tacklers SEA – Earl Thomas: 10 solo, 1 asst, , 2 KC – Ron Parker: 11 solo Team – – – – SEA – 168 – 204 – 372 – 0 KC – 108 – 190 – 298 – 2

Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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Game information
First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 27-yard field goal, 8:45 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 32-yard field goal, 12:52 (SEA 6–0) SEA – Steven Hauschka 52-yard field goal, 10:09 (SEA 9–0) ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 23-yard field goal, 0:14 (SEA 9–3) Third quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 40-yard field goal, 8:34 (SEA 12–3) SEA – Cooper Helfet 20-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:52 (SEA 19–3) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARI – Drew Stanton: 14/26, 149 yds, 1 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 17/22, 211 yds, 1 TD Top rushers ARI – Andre Ellington: 10 car, 24 yds SEA – Russell Wilson: 10 car, 73 yds Top receivers ARI – John Brown: 3 rec, 61 yds SEA – Ricardo Lockette: 1 rec, 48 yds Top tacklers ARI – Rashad Johnson: 6 solo, 3 asst SEA – Kam Chancellor: 7 solo, 1 asst Team – – – – ARI – 140 – 64 – 204 – 1 SEA – 169 – 124 – 293 – 0

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

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Thanksgiving Day game

Game information
First quarter SEA – Robert Turbin 13-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 1:29 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 21-yard field goal, 11:07 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Steven Hauschka 36-yard field goal, 5:40 (SEA 13–0) Third quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 35-yard field goal, 8:05 (SEA 16–0) SF – Phil Dawson 40-yard field goal, 1:06 (SEA 16–3) Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 46-yard field goal, 10:11 (SEA 19–3) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 15/22, 236 yds, 1 TD SF – Colin Kaepernick: 16/29, 121 yds, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 20 car, 104 yds SF – Frank Gore: 10 car, 28 yds Top receivers SEA – Tony Moeaki: 1 rec, 63 yds SF – Carlos Hyde: 3 rec, 38 yds Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 9 solo, 1 asst, 2 SF – Chris Borland: 15 solo, Team – – – – SEA – 222 – 157 – 379 – 0 SF – 100 – 64 – 164 – 3

Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Game information
First quarter PHI – Jeremy Maclin 1-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Cody Parkey kick), 3:37 (PHI 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Russell Wilson 26-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 14:17 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Steven Hauschka 44-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 15-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 14:03 (SEA 17–7) PHI – Zach Ertz 35-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Cody Parkey kick), 12:09 (SEA 17–14) SEA – Doug Baldwin 23-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 9:01 (SEA 24–14) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 22/37, 263 yds, 2 TD PHI – Mark Sanchez: 10/20, 96 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 23 car, 86 yds PHI – LeSean McCoy: 17 car, 50 yds Top receivers SEA – Doug Baldwin: 5 rec, 97 yds, 1 TD PHI – Zach Ertz: 2 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 7 solo PHI – Fletcher Cox: 8 solo, 3 asst, Team – – – – SEA – 252 – 188 – 440 – 2 PHI – 82 – 57 – 139 – 2

Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Game information
First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 38-yard field goal, 3:40 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SF – Frank Gore 10-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 13:22 (SF 7–3) Third quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 4-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 2:19 (SEA 10–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Paul Richardson 10-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 13:20 (SEA 17–7) Top passers SF – Colin Kaepernick: 11/19, 141 yds SEA – Russell Wilson: 12/24, 168 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SF – Carlos Hyde: 6 car, 55 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 21 car, 91 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SF – Bruce Miller: 4 rec, 56 yds SEA – Jermaine Kearse: 5 rec, 78 yds Top tacklers SF – Chris Borland: 3 solo, 3 asst SEA – Bobby Wagner: 9 solo, 1 asst, sack, 2 , Team – – – – SF – 105 – 140 – 245 – 0 SEA – 138 – 152 – 290 – 1

With the win, not only did the Seahawks knock the 49ers out of the playoffs, but they also swept the 49ers for the first time since 2007.

Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals

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Game information
First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 27-yard field goal, 7:55 (ARI 3–0) SEA – Luke Willson 80-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:03 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Marshawn Lynch 6-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 3:41 (SEA 14–3) Third quarter ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 32-yard field goal, 0:59 (SEA 14–6) Fourth quarter SEA – Luke Willson 20-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 11:59 (SEA 21–6) SEA – Marshawn Lynch 79-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 10:14 (SEA 28–6) SEA – Russell Wilson 5-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:40 (SEA 35–6) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 20/31, 339 yds, 2 TD ARI – Ryan Lindley: 18/44, 216 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 10 car, 113 yds, 2 TD ARI – Stepfan Taylor: 11 car, 19 yds Top receivers SEA – Luke Willson: 3 rec, 139 yds, 2 TD ARI – John Brown: 3 rec, 54 yds Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 8 solo, 1 asst ARI – Rashad Johnson: 7 solo, 1 asst Team – – – – SEA – 329 – 267 – 596 – 0 ARI – 187 – 29 – 216 – 1

With this win, the Seahawks completed a comeback against the Cardinals they started in week 12 from 3 games back in the division with 6 to play. They also swept the Cardinals for the first time since 2010.

Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams

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Game information
First quarter STL – Greg Zuerlein 33-yard field goal, 6:25 (STL 3–0) Second quarter STL – Greg Zuerlein 52-yard field goal, 4:18 (STL 6–0) Third quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 42-yard field goal, 11:13 (STL 6–3) SEA – Steven Hauschka 45-yard field goal, 4:45 (Tied 6–6) Fourth quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 5-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 12:07 (SEA 13–6) SEA – Bruce Irvin 49-yard interception return (Steven Hauschka kick), 9:50 (SEA 20–6) Top passers STL – Shaun Hill: 26/37, 243 yds, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 17/25, 239 yds, 1 INT Top rushers STL – Tre Mason: 11 car, 28 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 14 car, 60 yds, 1 TD Top receivers STL – Benny Cunningham: 7 rec, 57 yds SEA – Paul Richardson: 5 rec, 60 yds Top tacklers STL – James Laurinaitis: 4 solo, 5 asst SEA – Earl Thomas: 11 solo, 1 asst, Team – – – – STL – 203 – 42 – 245 – 3 SEA – 222 – 132 – 354 – 2

With this win, Seattle clinched the NFC West, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs for the second consecutive season.[12]

Seattle entered the postseason as the #1 seed in the NFC.

NFC Divisional Playoff: vs. #4 Carolina Panthers

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Game information
First quarter SEA – Doug Baldwin 16-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:56 (SEA 7–0) Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:26 Second quarter CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 7-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 7:44 (Tied 7–7) Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 8:12 SEA – Jermaine Kearse 63-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:54 (SEA 14–7) Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:50 CAR – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 14–10) Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:54 Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 37-yard field goal, 14:55 (SEA 17–10) Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:32 SEA – Luke Willson 25-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 10:26 (SEA 24–10) Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:27 SEA – Kam Chancellor 90-yard interception return (Steven Hauschka kick), 5:55 (SEA 31–10) CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 15-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 2:34 (SEA 31–17) Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:21 Top passers CAR – Cam Newton: 23/36, 246 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 15/22, 268 yds, 3 TD Top rushers CAR – Jonathan Stewart: 13 car, 70 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 14 car, 59 yds Top receivers CAR – Kelvin Benjamin: 7 rec, 75 yds, 2 TD SEA – Jermaine Kearse: 3 rec, 129 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers CAR – Thomas Davis: 6 solo, 3 asst, sack, SEA – Earl Thomas: 5 solo, 6 asst, 2 , Team – – – – CAR – 230 – 132 – 362 – 3 SEA – 248 – 100 – 348 – 0

The Seahawks defeated the Panthers 31–17, becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to win a playoff game since the 2005 Patriots, and advanced to their second consecutive NFC Championship game. They hosted the Green Bay Packers, who defeated the Dallas Cowboys 26–21.

NFC Championship Game: vs. #2 Green Bay Packers

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NFC Championship Game: #2 Green Bay Packers at #1 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information
First quarter GB – Mason Crosby 18-yard field goal, 8:07 (GB 3–0) GB – Mason Crosby 19-yard field goal, 5:07 (GB 6–0) GB – Randall Cobb 13-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, Mason Crosby kick, 0:00 (GB 13–0) Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 40-yard field goal, 9:37 (GB 16–0) Third quarter SEA – Garry Gilliam 19-yard pass from Jon Ryan, Steven Hauschka kick, 4:44 (GB 16–7) Fourth quarter GB – Mason Crosby 48-yard field goal, 10:53 (GB 19–7) SEA – Russell Wilson 1-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 2:09 (GB 19–14) SEA – Marshawn Lynch 24-yard run (2pt-PAT: Luke Willson pass from Russell Wilson), 1:25 (SEA 22–19) GB – Mason Crosby 48-yard field goal, 0:14 (Tied 22–22) Overtime SEA – Jermaine Kearse 35-yard pass from Russell Wilson, 11:41 (SEA 28–22) Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers: 19/34, 178 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 14/29, 209 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT Top rushers GB – Eddie Lacy: 21 car, 73 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 25 car, 157 yds, 1 TD Top receivers GB – Jordy Nelson: 5 rec, 71 yds SEA – Doug Baldwin: 6 rec, 106 yds Top tacklers GB – Morgan Burnett: 8 solo, 2 asst, 2 sacks, 3 , , SEA – Bobby Wagner: 2 solo, 8 asst Team – – – – GB – 171 – 135 – 306 – 2 SEA – 203 – 194 – 397 – 5

After trailing 16–0 in the 3rd quarter and 19–7 with just over 2 minutes remaining, Russell Wilson, who threw 4 interceptions in the game, rallied Seattle to a much needed touchdown to bring the score to 19–14 with 2:09 left in regulation. The Seahawks then recovered an onside kick to re-gain possession of the football. After a relatively quick drive, Marshawn Lynch scored on a 24-yard touchdown run, making the score 22–19 after a successful 2-point conversion with 1:25 left. Aaron Rodgers then drove the Packers to the Seattle 30 yard line, where Mason Crosby kicked a 48-yard field goal to tie and send the game into overtime. Seattle then won the coin toss and drove 87 yards in 6 plays, capped by consecutive 35 yard completions, the first on 3rd-and-6 from the Seahawks own 30 yard line to Doug Baldwin, and the second a touchdown pass from Wilson to Jermaine Kearse to win the game 28–22.[13] With the win, the Seahawks became the first defending champion to return to the Super Bowl since the 2004 Patriots.[14] Additionally, they ended the Packers' season the same way it began, as they lost to the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in the Kickoff Game.

Super Bowl XLIX: vs. #A1 New England Patriots

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Game information
First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE – Brandon LaFell 11-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 9:47 (NE 7–0) Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:10 SEA – Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 2:16 (Tied 7–7) Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:51 NE – Rob Gronkowski 22-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:31 (NE 14–7) Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:45 SEA – Chris Matthews 11-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:02 (Tied 14–14) Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:29 Third quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 27-yard field goal, 11:09 (SEA 17–14) Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:51 SEA – Doug Baldwin 3-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:54 (SEA 24–14) Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:13 Fourth quarter NE – Danny Amendola 4-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:55 (SEA 24–21) Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:15 NE – Julian Edelman 3-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:02 (NE 28–24) Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:50 Top passers NE – Tom Brady: 37/50, 328 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 12/21, 247 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers NE – LeGarrette Blount: 14 car, 40 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 24 car, 102 yds, 1 TD Top receivers NE – Julian Edelman: 9 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD SEA – Chris Matthews: 4 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers NE – Jamie Collins: 6 solo, 2 asst SEA – Bobby Wagner: 10 solo, 2 asst, , Team – – – –

The game was a back and forth battle, but best remembered for Seattle throwing a game-sealing interception at the one-yard line on 2nd and 1 instead of going for a Marshawn Lynch rushing touchdown. The decision was highly scrutinized; Carroll stated "You've trained your players to do the right thing, and I trust them to do right."[15]

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