# 1996 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL), the 21st playing their home games at the Kingdome and the second under head coach Dennis Erickson. They were unable to improve on their 8–8 record, finished the season 7–9, and missing the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
Owner Ken Behring unsuccessfully attempted to move the team to southern California. The team was sold to Paul Allen in June 1997.
After the season, the Seahawks would never finish at the bottom of the AFC West again. It would be the final season they finished at the bottom of their division for 25 years.

## NFL draft

1996 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 21 | Pete Kendall | OG | Boston College |
| 2 | 46 | Fred Thomas | DB | Tennessee-Martin |
| 3 | 77 | Robert Barr | OT | Rutgers |
| 3 | 91 | Reggie Brown | RB | Fresno State |
| 4 | 99 | Phillip Daniels | DE | Georgia |
| 4 | 131 | Eric Unverzagt | LB | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 184 | Reggie Green | OG | Florida |
| 6 | 209 | T. J. Cunningham | DB | Colorado |
| 7 | 225 | Johnie Church | DE | Florida |

### Undrafted free agents

1996 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Willie Brown | Linebacker | Temple |
| Marc Collins | Punter | Eastern Kentucky |
| Jimmy Gary | Running back | West Virginia |

## Personnel
### Final roster

* Starters in bold.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1997 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 3 | Atlanta Falcons | W 19–17 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | August 8 | at Oakland Raiders | W 24–19 | 2–0 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 3 | August 17 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 13–15 | 2–1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
| 4 | August 23 | San Francisco 49ers | W 20–3 | 3–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 1 | at San Diego Chargers | L 7–29 | 0–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 8 | Denver Broncos | L 20–30 | 0–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | September 15 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–35 | 0–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 22 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–13 | 1–3 | Houlihan's Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | September 29 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–31 | 1–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 6 | October 6 | at Miami Dolphins | W 22–15 | 2–4 | Pro Player Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | October 17 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–34 | 2–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | October 27 | San Diego Chargers | W 32–13 | 3–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 10 | November 3 | Houston Oilers | W 23–16 | 4–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 10 | Minnesota Vikings | W 42–23 | 5–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 12 | November 17 | at Detroit Lions | L 16–17 | 5–6 | Silverdome | Recap |
| 13 | November 24 | Oakland Raiders | L 21–27 | 5–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 1 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–34 | 5–8 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 8 | Buffalo Bills | W 26–18 | 6–8 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 16 | December 15 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 13–20 | 6–9 | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 22 | at Oakland Raiders | W 28–21 | 7–9 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1996 NFL season results

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Denver Broncos | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 391 | 275 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 297 | 300 | L3 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 310 | 376 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 340 | 293 | L2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 317 | 376 | W1 |

## Game summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 3
* Game time: 7:06 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 30,284
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV: KING
* Gamebook

#### Week P2: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Raiders | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: August 3
* Game time: 5:05 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), 76% humidity, wind WNW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 38,219
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV: KING
* Gamebook

#### Week P3: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
* Date: August 17
* Game time: 7:01 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 38,930
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV: KING
* Gamebook

#### Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 23
* Game time: 7:06 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 38,144
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV: KING
* Gamebook

### Regular season
#### Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chargers | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 1:05 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 84 °F (29 °C), 73% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 58,780
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Lampley, Bob Golic
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Tony Martin 2-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 2:15 (SD 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Rick Mirer 5-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:01 (Tied 7–7)
SD – John Carney 35-yard field goal, 1:26 (SD 10–7)
SD – John Carney 53-yard field goal, 0:00 (SD 13–7)
Third quarter
SD – John Carney 22-yard field goal, 2:34 (SD 16–7)
Fourth quarter
SD – John Carney 50-yard field goal, 13:34 (SD 19–7)
SD – Leonard Russell 6-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:39 (SD 26–7)
SD – John Carney 31-yard field goal, 10:28 (SD 29–7)
Top passers
SEA – Rick Mirer: 24/41, 251 yds, 2 INT
SD – Stan Humphries: 20/38, 195 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Chris Warren: 13 car, 50 yds
SD – Aaron Hayden: 11 car, 59 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 89 yds
SD – Tony Martin: 7 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 251 – 106 – 357 – 4
SD – 191 – 186 – 377 – 0 :

#### Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 1:04 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 43,671
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Randy Cross
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 18-yard field goal, 7:08 (DEN 3–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 0:30 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 8:16 (SEA 6–3)
DEN – Aaron Craver 39-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 5:29 (DEN 10–6)
DEN – Jason Elam 28-yard field goal, 0:10 (DEN 13–6)
Third quarter
SEA – Joey Galloway 88-yard punt return (Todd Peterson kick), 7:10 (Tied 13–13)
DEN – Anthony Miller 7-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 1:06 (DEN 20–13)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 33-yard field goal, 10:32 (DEN 23–13)
SEA – Christian Fauria 23-yard pass from John Friesz (Todd Peterson kick), 4:14 (DEN 23–20)
DEN – John Elway 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 2:00 (DEN 30–20)
Top passers
DEN – John Elway: 18/28, 209 yds, 2 TD
SEA – John Friesz: 11/19, 137 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
DEN – Terrell Davis: 28 car, 111 yds
SEA – Chris Warren: 14 car, 35 yds
Top receivers
DEN – Anthony Miller: 4 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Brian Blades: 4 rec, 57 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 194 – 180 – 374 – 1
SEA – 172 – 39 – 211 – 3 :

#### Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 1:04 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 39,790
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Chris Penn 9-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:07 (KC 7–0)
KC – Dale Carter 46-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:51 (KC 14–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 9:05 (KC 14–3)
SEA – Lamar Smith 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:51 (KC 14–10)
KC – Chris Penn 1-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:24 (KC 21–10)
Third quarter
KC – Marcus Allen 2-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:44 (KC 28–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Rick Mirer 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:28 (KC 28–17)
KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:19 (KC 34–17)
Top passers
KC – Steve Bono: 18/27, 185 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Rick Mirer: 15/31, 159 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
KC – Greg Hill: 11 car, 57 yds
SEA – Lamar Smith: 8 car, 73 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
KC – Dale Carter: 3 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 57 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
KC – 166 – 157 – 323 – 2
SEA – 141 – 97 – 238 – 1 :

#### Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Houlihan's Stadium, Tampa, Florida
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 4:05 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 89% humidity, wind WSW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 30,212
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TB – Michael Husted 33-yard field goal, 5:54 (TB 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 14:13 (Tied 3–3)
TB – Reggie Brooks 2-yard run (Michael Husted kick), 1:12 (TB 10–3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
TB – Michael Husted 28-yard field goal, 9:20 (TB 13–3)
SEA – Brian Blades 5-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 3:00 (TB 13–10)
SEA – Lamar Smith 14-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:31 (SEA 17–13)
Top passers
SEA – Rick Mirer: 20/37, 209 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
TB – Trent Dilfer: 15/26, 118 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Chris Warren: 12 car, 38 yds
TB – Reggie Brooks: 26 car, 65 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Brian Blades: 9 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD
TB – Alvin Harper: 3 rec, 48 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 198 – 124 – 322 – 1
TB – 106 – 111 – 217 – 1 :

#### Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 1:04 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 59,973
* Referee: Ron Blum
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Antonio Freeman 13-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 4:36 (GB 7–0)
GB – Chris Jacke 36-yard field goal, 0:34 (GB 10–0)
Second quarter
GB – Dorsey Levens 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 3:54 (GB 17–0)
SEA – Chris Warren 37-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:56 (GB 17–7)
Third quarter
GB – Keith Jackson 10-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 8:24 (GB 24–7)
SEA – Todd Peterson 44-yard field goal, 5:35 (GB 24–10)
Fourth quarter
GB – Antonio Freeman 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 9:50 (GB 31–10)
Top passers
GB – Brett Favre: 20/34, 209 yds, 4 TD
SEA – Rick Mirer: 10/30, 156 yds, 4 INT
Top rushers
GB – Edgar Bennett: 22 car, 94 yds
SEA – Chris Warren: 18 car, 103 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
GB – Antonio Freeman: 7 rec, 108 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Mike Pritchard: 2 rec, 54 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
GB – 202 – 142 – 344 – 0
SEA – 170 – 159 – 329 – 5 :

#### Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Dolphins | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
at Pro Player Stadium, Miami
* Date: October 6
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C), 96% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 59,539
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert, Sam Wyche
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
MIA – Joe Nedney 53-yard field goal, 7:30 (MIA 3–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 65-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 0:00 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Joey Galloway 51-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 12:05 (SEA 14–3)
MIA – Randal Hill 33-yard pass from Craig Erickson (PAT failed), 0:51 (SEA 14–9)
Third quarter
MIA – Irving Spikes 2-yard run (PAT failed), 0:55 (MIA 15–14)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Brian Blades 80-yard pass from John Friesz (2pt-PAT: Lamar Smith run), 2:03 (SEA 22–15)
Top passers
SEA – John Friesz: 18/32, 299 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
MIA – Craig Erickson: 16/28, 243 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Lamar Smith: 7 car, 35 yds
MIA – Irving Spikes: 19 car, 48 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 137 yds, 2 TD
MIA – Jerris McPhail: 6 rec, 86 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 299 – 59 – 358 – 3
MIA – 214 – 85 – 299 – 3 :

#### Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 7:01 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C), 61% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 76,057
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (TNT): Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 42-yard field goal, 10:28 (KC 3–0)
KC – Kimble Anders 15-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:41 (KC 10–0)
Second quarter
KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:47 (KC 17–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 19-yard field goal, 0:26 (KC 17–3)
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 0:00 (KC 20–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Chris Warren 50-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 11:06 (KC 20–10)
KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:21 (KC 27–10)
Fourth quarter
KC – Sean LaChapelle 4-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:40 (KC 34–10)
SEA – Joey Galloway 16-yard pass from John Friesz (PAT failed), 1:01 (KC 34–16)
Top passers
SEA – John Friesz: 20/34, 238 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
KC – Steve Bono: 17/26, 194 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Chris Warren: 14 car, 81 yds, 1 TD
KC – Marcus Allen: 14 car, 39 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Joey Galloway: 3 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
KC – Chris Penn: 5 rec, 69 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 213 – 110 – 323 – 1
KC – 194 – 146 – 340 – 1 :

#### Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 1:04 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 38,143
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Lampley & Bob Golic
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 11:15 (SEA 3–0)
SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 7:00 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
SD – John Carney 43-yard field goal, 13:30 (SD 6–3)
SEA – Todd Peterson 44-yard field goal, 11:00 (Tied 6–6)
SEA – Lamar Smith 10-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 6:42 (SEA 13–6)
SEA – Darryl Williams 79-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 2:39 (SEA 20–6)
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 4:17 (SEA 23–6)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 13:45 (SEA 26–6)
SD – Charlie Jones 27-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (John Carney kick), 12:36 (SEA 26–13)
SEA – Chris Warren 37-yard run (PAT failed), 4:48 (SEA 32–13)
Top passers
SD – Sean Salisbury: 21/43, 291 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
SEA – John Friesz: 16/33, 206 yds
Top rushers
SD – Terrell Fletcher: 8 car, 36 yds
SEA – Chris Warren: 19 car, 146 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SD – Charlie Jones: 7 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Brian Blades: 4 rec, 66 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 253 – 69 – 322 – 5
SEA – 196 – 208 – 404 – 1 :

#### Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 36,320
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks & Bob Golic
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Al Del Greco 35-yard field goal, 8:43 (HOU 3–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 25-yard field goal, 2:53 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 6:01 (SEA 6–3)
Third quarter
HOU – Al Del Greco 36-yard field goal, 5:03 (Tied 6–6)
SEA – Todd Peterson 44-yard field goal, 2:31 (SEA 9–6)
Fourth quarter
HOU – Al Del Greco 45-yard field goal, 14:55 (Tied 9–9)
HOU – Chris Sanders 65-yard pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick), 8:12 (HOU 16–9)
SEA – Joey Galloway 14-yard pass from Rick Mirer (John Friesz kick), 3:30 (Tied 16–16)
SEA – Robert Blackmon 61-yard blocked field goal return (Todd Peterson kick), 0:04 (SEA 23–16)
Top passers
HOU – Steve McNair: 12/18, 225 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – John Friesz: 24/38, 323 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
HOU – Eddie George: 25 car, 91 yds
SEA – Chris Warren: 16 car, 34 yds
Top receivers
HOU – Chris Sanders: 1 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Joey Galloway: 8 rec, 94 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
HOU – 225 – 128 – 353 – 1
SEA – 310 – 32 – 342 – 1 :

#### Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 1:05 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 50,794
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 54-yard field goal, 10:36 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Lamar Smith 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 4:47 (SEA 10–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 9:34 (SEA 13–0)
MIN – Jake Reed 38-yard pass from Warren Moon (Scott Sisson kick), 3:48 (SEA 13–7)
SEA – Joey Galloway 7-yard pass from John Friesz (2-pt PAT: Lamar Smith run), 0:55 (SEA 21–7)
SEA – Steve Broussard 26-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:11 (SEA 28–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Chris Warren 216-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 9:38 (SEA 35–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Ricky Proehl 22-yard pass from John Friesz (Todd Peterson kick), 12:45 (SEA 42–7)
MIN – Brad Johnson 1-yard run (2-pt PAT: Andrew Jordan pass from Brad Johnson), 2:40 (SEA 42–15)
MIN – Jake Reed 14-yard pass from Brad Johnson (2-pt PAT: Chris Walsh pass from Brad Johnson), 1:34 (SEA 42–23)
Top passers
MIN – Warren Moon: 14/30, 187 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – John Friesz: 22/33, 263 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
MIN – Scottie Graham: 6 car, 9 yds
SEA – Lamar Smith: 15 car, 90 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
MIN – Cris Carter: 7 rec, 142 yds
SEA – Ricky Proehl: 6 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
MIN – 300 – 15 – 315 – 4
SEA – 253 – 199 – 452 – 1 :

#### Week 12: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 51,194
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Bart Oates
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Lamar Smith 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 6:40 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 9:56 (SEA 10–0)
DET – Barry Sanders 11-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 2:46 (SEA 10–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 25-yard field goal, 12:38 (SEA 13–7)
DET – Herman Moore 6-yard pass from Don Majkowski (Jason Hanson kick), 1:52 (DET 14–13)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 21-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 16–14)
DET – Jason Hanson 43-yard field goal, 4:32 (DET 17–14)
Top passers
SEA – John Friesz: 8/18, 148 yds, 1 INT
DET – Don Majkowski: 18/23, 157 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Lamar Smith: 33 car, 148 yds, 1 TD
DET – Barry Sanders: 16 car, 134 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – James McKnight: 1 rec, 73 yds
DET – Herman Moore: 6 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 194 – 184 – 378 – 1
DET – 141 – 144 – 285 – 1 :

#### Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 1:05 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 47,506
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Sam Wyche
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 21-yard field goal, 7:11 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
OAK – James Jett 17-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 11:51 (OAK 7–3)
SEA – Ronnie Williams 2-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 9:13 (SEA 10–7)
OAK – Rick Cunningham 3-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 4:01 (OAK 14–10)
Third quarter
OAK – Cole Ford 47-yard field goal, 10:23 (OAK 17–10)
SEA – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 4:55 (OAK 17–13)
Fourth quarter
OAK – Derrick Fenner 1-yard run (Cole Ford kick), 13:33 (OAK 24–13)
SEA – Chris Warren 2-yard run (2-pt PAT: Chris Warren run), 11:10 (OAK 24–21)
OAK – Cole Ford 26-yard field goal, 1:56 (OAK 27–21)
Top passers
OAK – Jeff Hostetler: 13/23, 178 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Rick Mirer: 16/25, 181 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 15 car, 104 yds
SEA – Chris Warren: 18 car, 88 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
OAK – Tim Brown: 6 rec, 77 yds
SEA – Joey Galloway: 3 rec, 99 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
OAK – 149 – 200 – 349 – 1
SEA – 166 – 130 – 296 – 1 :

#### Week 14 at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: December 1
* Game time: 2:04 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 21% humidity, wind S 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 74,982
* Referee: Ron Blum
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond, Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Shannon Sharpe 1-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 11:36 (DEN 7–0)
SEA – Mike Pritchard 8-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 5:25 (Tied 7–7)
DEN – John Elway 2-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 1:51 (DEN 14–7)
Second quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 44-yard field goal, 9:16 (DEN 17–7)
DEN – Jason Elam 18-yard field goal, 1:47 (DEN 20–7)
DEN – Ed McCaffrey 4-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 0:30 (DEN 27–7)
Third quarter
DEN – Terrell Davis 5-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 6:53 (DEN 34–7)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
SEA – Rick Mirer: 13/28, 177 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
DEN – John Elway: 17/27, 189 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Lamar Smith: 8 car, 42 yds
DEN – Terrell Davis: 26 car, 106 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 108 yds
DEN – Aaron Craver: 3 rec, 66 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 172 – 105 – 277 – 3
DEN – 236 – 205 – 441 – 0 :

#### Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 8
* Game time: 1:05 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 41,373
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Randy Cross
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Joey Galloway 27-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 11:57 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 3:45 (SEA 10–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 13:59 (SEA 13–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 8:12 (SEA 16–0)
BUF – Eric Moulds 37-yard pass from Jim Kelly (2-pt PAT: Quinn Early pass from Jim Kelly), 1:05 (SEA 16–8)
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 30-yard field goal, 8:33 (SEA 19–8)
Fourth quarter
BUF – Steve Christie 22-yard field goal, 11:36 (SEA 19–11)
SEA – Lamar Smith 12-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 8:41 (SEA 26–11)
BUF – Chris Brantley 22-yard pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick), 3:41 (SEA 26–18)
Top passers
BUF – Jim Kelly: 24/41, 324 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Rick Mirer: 9/23, 147 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
BUF – Thurman Thomas: 17 car, 65 yds
SEA – Chris Warren: 21 car, 116 yds
Top receivers
BUF – Eric Moulds: 5 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Proehl: 4 rec, 91 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
BUF – 312 – 79 – 391 – 5
SEA – 132 – 170 – 302 – 0 :

#### Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: December 15
* Game time: 8:03 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 47 °F (8 °C), 76% humidity, wind NE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 66,134
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, and Mark Malone
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Jimmy Smith 12-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 2:05 (JAX 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 10:29 (JAX 7–3)
SEA – Ricky Proehl 10-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 0:36 (SEA 10–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 1:54 (SEA 13–7)
Fourth quarter
JAX – Jimmy Smith 39-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 14:53 (JAX 14–13)
JAX – Mike Hollis 19-yard field goal, 9:55 (JAX 17–13)
JAX – Mike Hollis 39-yard field goal, 2:48 (JAX 20–13)
Top passers
SEA – Rick Mirer: 16/31, 156 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
JAX – Mark Brunell: 19/26, 231 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Lamar Smith: 16 car, 59 yds
JAX – Natrone Means: 23 car, 92 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Carlester Crumpler: 6 rec, 58 yds
JAX – Jimmy Smith: 8 rec, 124 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 147 – 159 – 306 – 1
JAX – 218 – 133 – 351 – 0 :

#### Week 17: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| Raiders | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: December 22
* Game time: 1:05 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 28 miles per hour (45 km/h)
* Game attendance: 33,455
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Randy Cross
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Cole Ford 47-yard field goal, 9:35 (OAK 3–0)
OAK – Safety, Dan Land tackled Jay Bellamy in end zone, 8:08 (OAK 5–0)
OAK – Cole Ford 23-yard field goal, 5:42 (OAK 8–0)
Second quarter
OAK – Cole Ford 28-yard field goal, 13:05 (OAK 11–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 19-yard field goal, 10:57 (OAK 11–3)
OAK – Cole Ford 24-yard field goal, 1:12 (OAK 14–3)
SEA – Lamar Smith 27-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:55 (OAK 14–10)
SEA – Todd Peterson 52-yard field goal, 0:00 (OAK 14–13)
Third quarter
SEA – Joey Galloway 32-yard pass from Gino Torretta (2-pt PAT: Lamar Smith run), 13:52 (SEA 21–14)
SEA – Lamar Smith 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 7:57 (SEA 28–14)
OAK – Derrick Fenner 2-yard run (Cole Ford kick), 0:00 (SEA 28–21)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
SEA – Gino Torretta: 5/16, 41 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
OAK – Billy Joe Hobert: 12/23, 175 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Lamar Smith: 25 car, 87 yds, 2 TD
OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 15 car, 66 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Joey Galloway: 3 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD
OAK – Tim Brown: 5 rec, 65 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 13 – 116 – 129 – 2
OAK – 238 – 118 – 356 – 7 :