# 2004 Seattle Seahawks season

The 2004 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League (NFL), the third season in Qwest Field and the 6th under head coach Mike Holmgren. Finishing the season at 9–7, the Seahawks were unable to replicate the year they had prior.
This was the first of four consecutive NFC West titles for the Seahawks. In the Wild Card round, they faced off against the divisional rival St. Louis Rams, who swept them 2–0 in the regular season. Seattle looked to avenge their two losses, but it was too late as Matt Hasselbeck's game-tying drive to Bobby Engram was incomplete, leading Hasselbeck to his knees and punch the turf in frustration. The Seahawks lost 27–20. The Rams, despite a mediocre 8–8 record, advanced to the Divisional round the following week, only to lose to Michael Vick's Atlanta Falcons in a 47–17 blowout.
On October 20, 2004, the Seahawks traded a conditional 2005 7th round pick (condition failed) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Jerry Rice.

## Draft

2004 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 23 | Marcus Tubbs | DT | Texas |
| 2 | 53 | Michael Boulware | LB | Florida St |
| 3 | 84 | Sean Locklear | OT | NC State |
| 4 | 116 | Niko Koutouvides | LB | Purdue |
| 5 | 157 | D.J. Hackett | WR | Colorado |
| 6 | 189 | Craig Terrill | DT | Purdue |
| 7 | 224 | Donnie Jones | P | LSU |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Final roster

* Starters in bold.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2005 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 16 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21–3 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 2 | August 21 | Denver Broncos | L 3–19 | 1–1 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 3 | August 27 | at San Diego Chargers | W 26–20 | 2–1 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 2 | Minnesota Vikings | W 23–21 | 3–1 | Qwest Field | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC South and the AFC East.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 12 | at New Orleans Saints | W 21–7 | 1–0 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
| 2 | September 19 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 10–6 | 2–0 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 26 | San Francisco 49ers | W 34–0 | 3–0 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | October 10 | St. Louis Rams | L 27–33 (OT) | 3–1 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 6 | October 17 | at New England Patriots | L 20–30 | 3–2 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 24 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 17–25 | 3–3 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 31 | Carolina Panthers | W 23–17 | 4–3 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 9 | November 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 42–27 | 5–3 | 3Com Park | Recap |
| 10 | November 14 | at St. Louis Rams | L 12–23 | 5–4 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
| 11 | November 21 | Miami Dolphins | W 24–17 | 6–4 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 12 | November 28 | Buffalo Bills | L 9–38 | 6–5 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 13 | December 6 | Dallas Cowboys | L 39–43 | 6–6 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 27–23 | 7–6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap |
| 15 | December 19 | at New York Jets | L 14–37 | 7–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 26 | Arizona Cardinals | W 24–21 | 8–7 | Qwest Field | Recap |
| 17 | January 2 | Atlanta Falcons | W 28–26 | 9–7 | Qwest Field | Recap |
    Source: 2004 NFL season results

### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| Wild Card | January 8, 2005 | St. Louis Rams (5) | L 20–27 | 0–1 | Qwest Field | Recap |

## Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(4)}$ Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 371 | 373 | W2 |
| $^{(5)}$ St. Louis Rams | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 319 | 392 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 284 | 322 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | 259 | 452 | L3 |
NFC
viewtalkedit :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 11–1 | .453 | .409 | L2 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .420 | .432 | L2 |
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .457 | .419 | W2 |
| 4 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .445 | .368 | W2 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Louis Rams | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .488 | .438 | W2 |
| 6 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .480 | .406 | L2 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | New Orleans Saints | South | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .465 | .427 | W4 |
| 8 | Carolina Panthers | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .496 | .366 | L1 |
| 9 | Detroit Lions | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .496 | .417 | L2 |
| 10 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .461 | .417 | W1 |
| 11 | New York Giants | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .516 | .417 | W1 |
| 12 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .516 | .375 | L1 |
| 13 | Washington Redskins | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 6–6 | .477 | .333 | W1 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .477 | .413 | L4 |
| 15 | Chicago Bears | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .465 | .388 | L4 |
| 16 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .488 | .375 | L3 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 3 St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6). 1 2 Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 3 4 5 Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington. 1 2 3 New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3). 1 2 Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep. 1 2 Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory. ↑ 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. ||||||||||||

## Game summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: August 16
* Game time: 7:05pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 68 °F (20 °C), 60% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 69,718
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV: ABC
* Gamecenter, Gamebook

#### Week P2: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: August 21
* Game time: 7:05pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), 88% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 48,090
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV: KONG
* Gamecenter, Gamebook

#### Week P3: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: August 16
* Game time: 7:05pm local
* Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 61% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 35,536
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV: KONG
* Gamecenter, Gamebook

#### Week P4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 6:07pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), 52% humidity, wind variabl 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,198
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV: KONG
* Gamecenter, Gamebook

### Regular season
#### Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Saints | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
* Date: September 12
* Game time: 12:06pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 64,900
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan and Eric Clemons
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 14-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 14:52 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 6-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 6:38 (SEA 14–0)
NO – Ernie Conwell 6-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick), 2:54 (SEA 14–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 9-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 3:06 (SEA 21–7)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 19/29, 246 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
NO – Aaron Brooks: 18/37, 223 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 28 car, 135 yds, 2 TD
NO – Deuce McAllister: 16 car, 57 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 7 rec, 98 yds
NO – Joe Horn: 6 rec, 110 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 246 – 169 – 415 – 2
NO – 207 – 74 – 281 – 3 :
The Seahawks won for only the seventh time in their last eighteen road games, holding Aaron Brooks to one touchdown while forcing two New Orleans fumbles.

#### Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 4:05pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C), 46% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 65,089
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Chip Carter
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 44-yard field goal, 2:24 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Koren Robinson 27-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 14:25 (SEA 10–0)
TB – Martin Gramatica 24-yard field goal, 0:49 (SEA 10–3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
TB – Martin Gramatica 27-yard field goal, 4:35 (SEA 10–6)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 12/26, 147 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
TB – Chris Simms: 21/32, 175 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 17 car, 45 yds
TB – Charlie Garner: 13 car, 75 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Koren Robinson: 4 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD
TB – Michael Clayton: 6 rec, 61 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 124 – 58 – 182 – 1
TB – 179 – 92 – 271 – 3 :
The Seahawks defeated the Buccaneers 10–6 despite recording only nine first downs and being shut out in the second half. The Seahawks intercepted Brad Johnson and Chris Simms and limited the Bucs to just 271 total yards.

#### Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seahawks | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 1:16pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 57 °F (14 °C), 87% humidity, wind variable 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 66,709
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan and Amy Van Dyken
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 8:24 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 4:37 (SEA 10–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 2:28 (SEA 17–0)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 1:02 (SEA 24–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 10:41 (SEA 31–0)
SEA – Josh Brown 28-yard field goal, 2:09 (SEA 34–0)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
SF – Ken Dorsey: 19/32, 153 yds, 2 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 21/30, 254 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SF – Jamal Robertson: 5 car, 24 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 19 car, 52 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SF – Cedrick Wilson: 6 rec, 57 yds
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 7 rec, 97 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SF – 127 – 48 – 175 – 4
SEA – 257 – 117 – 374 – 0 :
The Seahawks home opener was a 34–0 shutout of the 49ers where they intercepted Ken Dorsey twice and limited the Niners to just 175 yards. It was San Francisco's first shutout loss since losing to the Atlanta Falcons 0-7 in 1977.

#### Week 5: vs. St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 1:15pm local
* Game weather: clear, 57 °F (14 °C), 82% humidity, wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 58,513
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger and Amy Van Dyken
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:52 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 14:17 (SEA 10–0)
STL – Marc Bulger 9-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:29 (SEA 10–7)
SEA – Jerramy Stevens 4-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 8:54 (SEA 17–7)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 56-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:50 (SEA 24–7)
Third quarter
STL – Jeff Wilkins 39-yard field goal, 0:56 (SEA 24–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 34-yard field goal, 8:42 (SEA 27–10)
STL – Brandon Manumaleuna 8-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:34 (SEA 27–17)
STL – Kevin Curtis 41-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:30 (SEA 27–24)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 36-yard field goal, 0:08 (Tied 27–27)
Overtime
STL – Shaun McDonald 52-yard pass from Marc Bulger, 11:58 (STL 33–27)
Top passers
STL – Marc Bulger: 24/42, 325 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 20/35, 216 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
STL – Steven Jackson: 5 car, 64 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 23 car, 150 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
STL – Isaac Bruce: 6 rec, 78 yds
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 5 rec, 91 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
STL – 317 – 124 – 441 – 3
SEA – 204 – 187 – 391 – 0 :
The Seahawks suffered their first home loss since 2002. The Rams were bullied in the first half and fell behind 24–7, but in the second half Marc Bulger threw two touchdowns as the Rams outscored Seattle 20–3; tied 27–27 the game went to overtime and Bulger threw three passes – the last a 52-yard score to Shaun McDonald and the 33–27 Rams win.

#### Week 6: at New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| Patriots | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 1:02pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 65% humidity, wind SSW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 68,756
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NE – Corey Dillon 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:44 (NE 7–0)
NE – Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal, 2:14 (NE 10–0)
Second quarter
NE – David Patten 6-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:32 (NE 17–0)
SEA – Josh Brown 33-yard field goal, 9:35 (NE 17–3)
NE – Adam Vinatieri 39-yard field goal, 3:07 (NE 20–3)
SEA – Josh Brown 40-yard field goal, 0:34 (NE 20–6)
Third quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 28-yard field goal, 9:01 (NE 20–9)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 9-yard run (2-pt PAT: Jerramy Stevens pass from Matt Hasselbeck), 11:05 (NE 20–17)
NE – Adam Vinatieri 30-yard field goal, 6:43 (NE 23–17)
SEA – Josh Brown 31-yard field goal, 3:01 (NE 23–20)
NE – Corey Dillon 9-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:55 (NE 30–20)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 27/50, 349 yds, 2 INT
NE – Tom Brady: 19/30, 231 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 16 car, 77 yds, 1 TD
NE – Corey Dillon: 23 car, 105 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Koren Robinson: 9 rec, 150 yds
NE – David Patten: 5 rec, 58 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 341 – 102 – 443 – 2
NE – 224 – 138 – 362 – 2 :
A week after losing to one participant in Super Bowl XXXVI the Seahawks fell to that game's winner as the Patriots reached a league-record 20th consecutive win (regular and postseason) 30–20. Matt Hasselbeck, a former Patriots ball boy whose dad Don Hasselbeck played in Foxboro alongside Steve Grogan, threw for 349 yards but was intercepted twice.

#### Week 7: at Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 1:16pm local
* Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 30% humidity, wind calm
* Game attendance: 35,695
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (Fox): Spero Dedes, Erik Kramer and Kevin McCabe
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 25-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 8:23 (ARI 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 54-yard field goal, 6:28 (ARI 7–3)
ARI – Neil Rackers 55-yard field goal, 3:01 (ARI 10–3)
ARI – Neil Rackers 55-yard field goal, 1:01 (ARI 13–3)
Third quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 50-yard field goal, 2:50 (ARI 16–3)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:05 (ARI 16–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Ken Lucas 21-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick), 13:07 (SEA 17–16)
ARI – Safety, Donnie Jones blocked punt out of end zone, 8:50 (ARI 18–17)
ARI – Emmitt Smith 23-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:53 (ARI 25–17)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 14/41, 187 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
ARI – Josh McCown: 22/36, 212 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 12 car, 65 yds
ARI – Emmitt Smith: 26 car, 106 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 8 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald: 4 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 180 – 77 – 257 – 4
ARI – 189 – 127 – 316 – 2 :
Playing in Sun Devil Stadium the Seahawks' previous road woes resumed with four interceptions thrown by Matt Hasselbeck and the Seahawks limited to just 257 total yards in a 25–17 loss. Seattle erased a 16–3 gap (the go-ahead score came when Ken Lucas picked off Josh McCown and ran back a 21-yard score) but gave up a safety, then gave up a 23-yard touchdown by Emmitt Smith in the fourth quarter.

#### Week 8: vs. Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 1:06pm local
* Game weather: clear, 49 °F (9 °C), 64% humidity, wind SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 66,214
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Amy Van Dyken
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 35-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 9:12 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 5-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:07 (SEA 14–0)
CAR – Muhsin Muhammad 20-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 5:14 (SEA 14–7)
Third quarter
CAR – John Kasay 22-yard field goal, 12:04 (SEA 14–10)
SEA – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 6:44 (SEA 17–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 13:27 (SEA 20–10)
SEA – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 5:42 (SEA 23–10)
CAR – Muhsin Muhammad 20-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 1:39 (SEA 23–17)
Top passers
CAR – Jake Delhomme: 19/36, 248 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 21/30, 201 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
CAR – Joey Harris: 9 car, 45 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 32 car, 195 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
CAR – Muhsin Muhammad: 8 rec, 106 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 6 rec, 71 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
CAR – 248 – 94 – 342 – 1
SEA – 196 – 237 – 433 – 2 :
Against the defending NFC champion Panthers the Seahawks erupted to 237 rushing yards and a 23–17 win. Shaun Alexander accounted for 195 rushing yards and a touchdown.

#### Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| 49ers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Monster Park, San Francisco
* Date: November 7
* Game time: 1:05pm local
* Game weather: clear, 57 °F (14 °C), 77% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 64,423
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Tony Ventrella
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SF – Kevan Barlow 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:08 (SF 7–0)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 33-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 5:15 (Tied 7–7)
SF – Curtis Conway 28-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Todd Peterson kick), 1:22 (SF 14–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 6:37 (Tied 14–14)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 4-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 1:57 (SEA 21–14)
SF – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA 21–17)
Third quarter
SF – Brandon Lloyd 39-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Todd Peterson kick), 12:41 (SF 24–21)
SEA – Koren Robinson 25-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 11:16 (SEA 28–24)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 39-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:32 (SEA 35–24)
Fourth quarter
SF – Todd Peterson 30-yard field goal, 11:09 (SEA 35–27)
SEA – Anthony Simmons 23-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick), 8:27 (SEA 42–27)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 17/28, 285 yds, 3 TD
SF – Tim Rattay: 23/35, 259 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 26 car, 160 yds, 2 TD
SF – Kevan Barlow: 18 car, 61 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 5 rec, 114 yds, 2 TD
SF – Brandon Lloyd: 4 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 269 – 184 – 453 – 0
SF – 243 – 74 – 317 – 1 :
Despite seven penalties for 55 yards the Seahawks shot down the 49ers at Candlestick Park 42–27, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns alongside 285 yards and three scores from Matt Hasselbeck. The Seahawks ended the game when they intercepted Tim Rattay and ran back a 23-yard score in the fourth.

#### Week 10: at St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Rams | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: November 14
* Game time: 12:02pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 66,044
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
STL – Kevin Curtis 15-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 12:23 (STL 7–0)
STL – Steven Jackson 4-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:51 (STL 14–0)
Second quarter
STL – Jeff Wilkins 36-yard field goal, 12:18 (STL 17–0)
SEA – Josh Brown 28-yard field goal, 6:50 (STL 17–3)
SEA – Josh Brown 30-yard field goal, 5:03 (STL 17–6)
Third quarter
STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 9:32 (STL 20–6)
SEA – Josh Brown 45-yard field goal, 5:54 (STL 20–9)
SEA – Josh Brown 41-yard field goal, 3:54 (STL 20–12)
Fourth quarter
STL – Jeff Wilkins 23-yard field goal, 0:26 (STL 23–12)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 15/36, 172 yds, 1 INT
STL – Marc Bulger: 23/34, 262 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 22 car, 176 yds
STL – Marshall Faulk: 18 car, 139 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Koren Robinson: 2 rec, 50 yds
STL – Isaac Bruce: 7 rec, 104 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 172 – 200 – 372 – 2
STL – 260 – 202 – 462 – 2 :
At St. Louis the Rams won a battle of field goals 23–12, limiting Hasselbeck to just 172 yards. Hasselbeck was knocked out of the game.

#### Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 1:06pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 73% humidity, wind SE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 66,644
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Jerry Rice 21-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Josh Brown kick), 9:19 (SEA 7–0)
MIA – A. J. Feeley 7-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 4:25 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Josh Brown 33-yard field goal, 1:13 (SEA 10–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 4-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 4:38 (SEA 17–7)
Third quarter
MIA – Chris Chambers 16-yard pass from A. J. Feeley (Olindo Mare kick), 10:33 (SEA 17–14)
Fourth quarter
MIA – Olindo Mare 39-yard field goal, 2:20 (Tied 17–17)
SEA – Michael Boulware 63-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick), 0:56 (SEA 24–17)
Top passers
MIA – A. J. Feeley: 23/45, 229 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Trent Dilfer: 14/28, 196 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
MIA – Travis Minor: 13 car, 37 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 29 car, 96 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
MIA – Chris Chambers: 9 rec, 103 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jerry Rice: 3 rec, 86 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
MIA – 177 – 116 – 293 – 3
SEA – 219 – 69 – 288 – 4 :
The Dolphins rallied from down 17–7 to tie the game, but in the fourth Michael Boulware picked off A. J. Feeley and ran back a 63-yard touchdown. Trent Dilfer started instead of Matt Hasselbeck and managed a touchdown to Jerry Rice in the 24–17 Seahawks win; the score was Rice’s first of the season after being traded to Seattle from the Raiders.

#### Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 1:16pm local
* Game weather: clear, 41 °F (5 °C), 82% humidity, wind SE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 66,271
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Willis McGahee 2-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 10:38 (BUF 7–0)
Second quarter
BUF – Rian Lindell 53-yard field goal, 13:30 (BUF 10–7)
SEA – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 7:51 (BUF 10–3)
BUF – Lee Evans 3-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Rian Lindell kick), 0:06 (BUF 17–3)
Third quarter
BUF – Willis McGahee 2-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 6:44 (BUF 24–3)
Fourth quarter
BUF – Willis McGahee 30-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 10:38 (BUF 31–3)
BUF – Willis McGahee 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 7:14 (BUF 38–3)
SEA – Bobby Engram 8-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (PAT failed), 3:41 (BUF 38–9)
Top passers
BUF – Drew Bledsoe: 25/37, 275 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 19/38, 185 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
BUF – Willis McGahee: 28 car, 116 yds, 4 TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 13 car, 39 yds
Top receivers
BUF – Eric Moulds: 8 rec, 93 yds
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 4 rec, 45 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
BUF – 286 – 148 – 434 – 3
SEA – 175 – 55 – 230 – 2 :
The 6–4 Seahawks hosted the 4–6 Bills and Willis McGahee exploded to four touchdowns in a 38–9 Buffalo rout. Drew Bledsoe was intercepted three times but managed a touchdown to Lee Evans.

#### Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 43 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 39 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: December 6
* Game time: 6:09pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 45 °F (7 °C), 76% humidity, wind calm
* Game attendance: 68,093
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Michele Tafoya
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Jerry Rice 27-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 10:42 (SEA 7–0)
DAL – Billy Cundiff 39-yard field goal, 8:49 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 3:47 (SEA 14–3)
Second quarter
DAL – Billy Cundiff 49-yard field goal, 12:12 (SEA 14–6)
DAL – Terrance Copper 9-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (PAT failed), 6:08 (SEA 14–12)
DAL – Julius Jones 8-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:32 (DAL 19–14)
Third quarter
DAL – Julius Jones 10-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 13:45 (DAL 26–14)
DAL – Billy Cundiff 47-yard field goal, 10:10 (DAL 29–14)
SEA – Josh Brown 21-yard field goal, 3:01 (DAL 29–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:30 (DAL 29–24)
SEA – Jerheme Urban 19-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (2-pt PAT: Darrell Jackson pass from Matt Hasselbeck), 5:29 (SEA 32–29)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 32-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 2:46 (SEA 39–29)
DAL – Keyshawn Johnson 34-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Billy Cundiff kick), 1:45 (SEA 39–36)
DAL – Julius Jones 17-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:32 (DAL 43–39)
Top passers
DAL – Vinny Testaverde: 18/34, 225 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 28/40, 414 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
DAL – Julius Jones: 30 car, 198 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 21 car, 83 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
DAL – Keyshawn Johnson: 6 rec, 116 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jerry Rice: 8 rec, 145 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DAL – 207 – 198 – 405 – 2
SEA – 398 – 109 – 507 – 2 :
Hosting Monday Night Football the Seahawks' roller-coaster of a season continued as they fell to 6–6 to the now-5-7 Cowboys. The Hawks led 14–3 after one quarter, but in the second and third the Cowboys scored 26 points (botching a two-point attempt after Vinny Testaverde's touchdown to Terrance Copper). In the fourth Matt Hasselbeck (414 total yards) erupted to three touchdown drives, two of them ending in Shaun Alexander rushes, a 19-yard score to Jerheme Urban, and a two-point conversion to Darrell Jackson, but the Seahawks could not hold on to a 39–29 lead; Testaverde found Keyshawn Johnson for a 34-yard touchdown with 1:54 to go; the Cowboys kicked onsides and recovered, then four Julius Jones rushes ended in a 17-yard score with 37 seconds remaining. The Seahawks' final drive petered out and the Cowboys had the stunning 43–39 win.

#### Week 14: at Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Vikings | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
at Metrodome, Minneapolis
* Date: December 12
* Game time: 12:00pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 64,110
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
MIN – Morten Andersen 48-yard field goal, 10:42 (MIN 3–0)
MIN – Onterrio Smith 5-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 3:42 (MIN 10–0)
SEA – Bobby Engram 35-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:12 (MIN 10–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 12-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 12:13 (SEA 14–10)
MIN – Morten Andersen 32-yard field goal, 9:48 (SEA 14–13)
MIN – Randy Moss 3-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Morten Andersen kick), 5:06 (MIN 20–14)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 19-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 3:05 (SEA 21–20)
Third quarter
MIN – Morten Andersen 31-yard field goal, 11:58 (MIN 23–21)
SEA – Josh Brown 33-yard field goal, 6:42 (SEA 24–23)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 28-yard field goal, 3:40 (SEA 27–23)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 23/34, 334 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
MIN – Daunte Culpepper: 21/33, 270 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 27 car, 112 yds
MIN – Onterrio Smith: 14 car, 56 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 10 rec, 135 yds, 1 TD
MIN – Randy Moss: 4 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 317 – 138 – 455 – 2
MIN – 261 – 113 – 374 – 2 :
The Seahawks rallied to beat the Vikings 27–23 on 334 yards and three touchdowns by Hasselbeck and 112 more rushing yards from Shaun Alexander. Darrell Jackson competed despite learning on game morning that his father had died; he caught ten passes for 135 yards and a go-ahead touchdown.

#### Week 15: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jets | 3 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 19
* Game time: 1:02pm local
* Game weather: hazy, 45 °F (7 °C), 82% humidity, wind variable 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 77,894
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Pam Oliver
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – Doug Brien 21-yard field goal, 9:54 (NYJ 3–0)
SEA – Jerry Rice 12-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 5:27 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 14:57 (NYJ 10–7)
NYJ – Curtis Martin 3-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 7:44 (NYJ 17–7)
NYJ – Santana Moss 32-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Doug Brien kick), 1:48 (NYJ 24–7)
SEA – Jerramy Stevens 6-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:03 (NYJ 24–14)
Third quarter
NYJ – Santana Moss 7-yard pass from Chad Pennington (PAT failed), 9:22 (NYJ 30–14)
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Justin McCareins 5-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Doug Brien kick), 8:14 (NYJ 37–14)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 22/30, 201 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
NYJ – Chad Pennington: 18/24, 253 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 19 car, 77 yds
NYJ – Curtis Martin: 24 car, 134 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 4 rec, 45 yds
NYJ – Jerald Sowell: 5 rec, 83 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 187 – 88 – 275 – 3
NYJ – 253 – 229 – 482 – 0 :
Matt Hasselbeck managed two touchdowns in the first half but the game collapsed as the NY Jets scored 24 points in the first half then shut out the Seahawks while adding two more Chad Pennington touchdowns, marred by a missed PAT. Curtis Martin rushed for 134 yards and two scores, outpacing the entire Seahawks backfield (88 rushing yards).

#### Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: December 26
* Game time: 1:16pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 46 °F (8 °C), 89% humidity, wind variable 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 65,825
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Tony Ventrella
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Anquan Boldin 31-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 4:23 (ARI 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 4:44 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Josh Brown 34-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 10–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 17-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 3:06 (SEA 17–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 23-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 14:50 (SEA 24–7)
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 29-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 11:32 (SEA 24–14)
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 29-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 2:30 (SEA 24–21)
Top passers
ARI – Josh McCown: 21/33, 248 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Trent Dilfer: 10/26, 128 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Emmitt Smith: 23 car, 65 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 30 car, 154 yds, 3 TD
Top receivers
ARI – Anquan Boldin: 7 rec, 107 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 6 rec, 101 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
ARI – 220 – 97 – 317 – 2
SEA – 126 – 175 – 301 – 1 :
Shaun Alexander accounted for 154 yards and all three Seahawks touchdowns as Seattle returned to Qwest Field and edged the five-win Cardinals 24–21. Trent Dilfer subbed for Hasselbeck but managed only 128 passing yards.

#### Week 17: vs. Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: January 2
* Game time: 1:06pm local
* Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 58% humidity, wind variable 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 66,740
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Peerless Price 2-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 6:19 (ATL 7–0)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 3:06 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
ATL – Jay Feely 33-yard field goal, 8:32 (ATL 10–7)
ATL – DeAngelo Hall 48-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), 6:56 (ATL 17–6)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 3:25 (ATL 17–14)
Third quarter
SEA – Jerramy Stevens 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 7:35 (SEA 21–17)
Fourth quarter
ATL – Jay Feely 40-yard field goal, 10:12 (SEA 21–20)
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 4:28 (SEA 28–20)
ATL – Brian Finneran 3-yard pass from Matt Schaub (PAT failed), 0:00 (SEA 28–26)
Top passers
ATL – Matt Schaub: 14/22, 133 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 21/27, 191 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
ATL – Warrick Dunn: 25 car, 132 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 19 car, 80 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
ATL – Peerless Price: 7 rec, 46 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Bobby Engram: 6 rec, 79 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
ATL – 150 – 204 – 353 – 1
SEA – 170 – 83 – 253 – 1 :
The Seahawks clinched the NFC West by erasing a 17–7 Falcons lead to win 28–26. It was the second time in three seasons the Falcons made the playoffs despite losing the regular-season finale.

### Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the NFC.

#### NFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #5 St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle
* Date: January 8
* Game time: 1:37pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C), 49% humidity, wind SE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 58,513
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Suzy Kolber
* Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
STL – Torry Holt 15-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:33 (STL 7–0)
SEA – Josh Brown 47-yard field goal, 2:05 (STL 7–3)
Second quarter
STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:32 (STL 14–3)
SEA – Bobby Engram 19-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 8:18 (STL 14–10)
Third quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 30-yard field goal, 8:52 (STL 14–13)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 38-yard field goal, 2:35 (STL 17–13)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Darrell Jackson 23-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 13:43 (SEA 20–17)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 27-yard field goal, 8:07 (Tied 20–20)
STL – Cam Cleeland 17-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:11 (STL 27–20)
Top passers
STL – Marc Bulger: 18/32, 313 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 27/43, 341 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
STL – Marshall Faulk: 13 car, 55 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 15 car, 40 yds
Top receivers
STL – Torry Holt: 6 rec, 108 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 12 rec, 128 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
STL – 294 – 102 – 396 – 1
SEA – 332 – 81 – 413 – 1 :
Seahawks made an incomplete pass in the 1 yard line. Rams go to the top seed Falcons but lost 47-17 in the Divisional Round, In 2005 Seahawks finished 13-3, and all road to Super Bowl XL but lost to the Steelers 21-10.