2007 Seattle Seahawks season The 2007 Seattle Seahawks season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League . The team has improved upon its 9 - 7 record in 2006 and secured its fourth consecutive NFC West division title and its fifth consecutive playoff appearance . Also , the team set an NFL record for fewest number of penalties since the NFL expanded to a 16 game season , with 59 . 2007 NFL Draft . The 2007 NFL Draft took place on April 28 – 29 , with the Seahawks picking 55th overall ( 2nd round ) , selecting Cornerback Josh Wilson . Coaching staff . Head coach Mike Holmgren entered his ninth year with the Seahawks . It is the second to last year on his existing contract . The Seahawks hired former Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim L . Mora to be the new defensive backs coach and assistant coach to Mike Holmgren . A former player at the University of Washington , Mora is considered a hometown guy . The new special teams coach is Bruce DeHaven . His previous position was as the special teams coach for the Dallas Cowboys . DeHaven is regarded as the best special teams coach currently in the NFL . Team captains . For the 2007 season , the NFL has allowed permanent captains for each team to wear a " C " patch on their right shoulder . The patch is in team colors with four stars under the " C " . A gold star is placed on a bar below the " C " signaling how many years ( with a maximum of four years ) that player has been captain . For the Seahawks , the team captains are : Preseason . Schedule . Note : It was announced in September 2006 the New England Patriots and Seahawks would play a preseason game in China on August 8 ( preceded by a game in Seattle on August 3 ) , however on April 2 , 2007 it was announced the game would be rescheduled for 2009 . Regular season . Week 1 : vs . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . The Seahawks began the 2007 campaign at home against its 1976 expansion mate , the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . In the first quarter , Seattle trailed early as Bucs kicker Matt Bryant kicked 38 - yard and 32 - yard field goals . In the second quarter , Seahawks kicker Josh Brown nailed a 28 - yard field goal , then the Seahawks took the lead when RB Shaun Alexander powered in for a 1 - yard TD run . After a scoreless third quarter , Seattle sealed the victory with Brown ' s 46 - yard field goal and a 34 yard TD pass from QB Matt Hasselbeck to RB Maurice Morris . With the win , the Seahawks began a season at 1 - 0 for the 4th time in the past 5 years . Scoring summary : Q1 - TB - 8 : 56 - Matt Bryant 38 yard FG ( 6 - 55 , 3 : 35 ) [ TB 3 - 0 SEA ] Q1 - TB - 0 : 00 - Matt Bryant 32 yard FG ( 10 - 76 , 5 : 56 ) [ TB 6 - 0 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 2 : 39 - Josh Brown 28 yard FG ( 11 - 69 , 4 : 03 ) [ TB 6 - 3 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 0 : 50 - Shaun Alexander 1 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 3 - 14 , 0 : 45 ) [ TB 6 - 10 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 14 : 09 - Josh Brown 46 yard FG ( 9 - 52 , 4 : 21 ) [ TB 6 - 13 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 7 : 55 - Maurice Morris 34 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 7 - 70 , 4 : 13 ) [ TB 6 - 20 SEA ] Week 2 : at Arizona Cardinals . Hoping to build off of their home win over the Buccaneers , the Seahawks flew to the University of Phoenix Stadium for a Week 2 divisional duel with the Arizona Cardinals . RB Shaun Alexander sported a cast on his left wrist , the result of a reported sprain suffered in the opening week . In the first quarter , Seattle trailed early as kicker Neil Rackers booted a 28 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the ' Hawks continued to trail as Cardinals QB Matt Leinart threw a 30 - yard TD pass to TE Leonard Pope , along with RB Edgerrin James getting a 17 - yard TD run . Down 17 - 0 , the Seahawks would respond just before halftime with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 24 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson . Arizona quickly moved into field goal range after the Seahawk TD , but Rackers hit the upright from 53 yards as time expired . In the third quarter , Seattle would come all the way back to tie the game after RB Shaun Alexander finally broke loose for a 16 - yard TD run and kicker Josh Brown booted a 28 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the Seahawks took the lead with Brown kicking another 28 - yard field goal . However , Arizona rallied to tie the game on a Rackers 52 - yard field goal . The Seahawks appeared to be driving for the go ahead score when , inside field goal range in the final 2 minutes , an exchange from Hasselbeck to Alexander was fumbled and recovered by the Cardinals . Arizona then drove to the Seahawks ' 25 yard line , where Rackers kicked a game - winning 42 - yard field goal with 11 seconds left . With the loss , the Seahawks fell to 1 - 1 on the young season , and had lost 4 straight divisional games . Scoring summary : Q1 - ARZ - 1 : 27 - Neil Rackers 28 yard FG ( 6 - 21 , 3 : 05 ) [ SEA 0 - 3 ARZ ] Q2 - ARZ - 14 : 07 - Leonard Pope 30 yard pass from Matt Leinart ( Neil Rackers kick ) ( 4 - 70 , 1 : 45 ) [ SEA 0 - 10 ARZ ] Q2 - ARZ - 5 : 43 - Edgerrin James 17 yard run ( Neil Rackers kick ) ( 5 - 38 , 3 : 31 ) [ SEA 0 - 17 ARZ ] Q2 - SEA - 1 : 16 - Nate Burleson 24 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 10 - 80 , 4 : 27 ) [ SEA 7 - 17 ARZ ] Q3 - SEA - 8 : 42 - Shaun Alexander 16 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 8 - 52 , 3 : 13 ) [ SEA 14 - 17 ARZ ] Q3 - SEA - 3 : 34 - Josh Brown 28 yard FG ( 8 - 51 , 2 : 41 ) [ SEA 17 - 17 ARZ ] Q4 - SEA - 9 : 52 - Josh Brown 28 yard FG ( 9 - 78 , 4 : 19 ) [ SEA 20 - 17 ARZ ] Q4 - ARZ - 4 : 44 - Neil Rackers 52 yard FG ( 9 - 46 , 5 : 08 ) [ SEA 20 - 20 ARZ ] Q4 - ARZ - 0 : 01 - Neil Rackers 42 yard FG ( 5 - 22 , 1 : 47 ) [ SEA 20 - 23 ARZ ] Week 3 : vs . Cincinnati Bengals . Things got off to a quick start for the Seahawks as rookie Josh Wilson returned the opening kickoff 72 yards to the Bengal 24 yard line . Three plays later , Matt Hasselbeck hit WR Bobby Engram for an 18 - yard TD and a 7 - 0 Seahawks lead . The Bengals were quick to respond , as Bengal QB Carson Palmer hit 6 of his first 7 pass attempts for 90 yards , culminating with an 18 - yard touchdown pass to WR T . J . Houshmandzadeh and evening the score at 7 - 7 . After turnovers by each team , Cincinnati K Shayne Graham converted a 43 - yard field goal attempt to give the Bengals a 10 - 7 lead 80 seconds into the second quarter . With 3 : 06 left in the first half , Seahawk defensive lineman Chartric Darby ' s heavy pressure on Palmer led to a Deon Grant interception at the Seattle 31 yard line . A few plays later , Hasselbeck hit Deion Branch with a 42 - yard touchdown pass and a 14 - 10 Seahawk lead at halftime . 3 : 51 into the third quarter , Cincinnati linebacker Lemar Marshall sacked Hasselbeck in the endzone for a safety , cutting the lead to 14 - 12 . Neither team scored again until there was 9 : 57 left in the game when Graham booted a 24 - yard field goal to give Cincinnati its first lead at 15 - 14 . On the next possession , Hasselbeck moved the Seahawks to the opposition ' s 6 - yard line . WR Nate Burleson was unable to hold on to a pass in the endzone , and the Seahawks settled for a K Josh Brown field goal , reclaiming the lead at 17 - 15 . Palmer then connected with Chad Johnson on two big pass plays late in the fourth quarter , followed by 2 runs by back - up RB Kenny Watson for a Bengal TD . Cincinnati opted to try a 2 - point conversion , but CB Jordan Babineaux stopped Watson after a pitch from Palmer . The Bengals led 21 - 17 when the Seahawks got the ball with 2 : 42 left in the game . The Seahawks sputtered near mid - field , and faced 4th and 1 . RB Shaun Alexander broke through for 22 yards , and Hasselbeck hit Nate Burleson with a 22 yard TD pass on the next play for a 24 - 21 lead with 1 : 00 left . Seahawks linebacker Lance Laury forced a fumble during the ensuing kickoff , with FS Deon Grant recovering for Seattle . Two plays later Alexander ran for a first down ( and 100 yards on the game ) , cementing the Seahawk victory and improving their record to 2 - 1 . Scoring summary : Q1 - SEA - 13 : 31 - Bobby Engram 18 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 3 - 24 , 1 : 29 ) [ CIN 0 - 7 SEA ] Q1 - CIN - 6 : 18 - T . J . Houshmandzadeh 35 yard pass from Carson Palmer ( Shayne Graham kick ) ( 14 - 83 , 7 : 13 ) [ CIN 7 - 7 SEA ] Q2 - CIN - 10 : 20 - Shayne Graham 43 yard FG ( 6 - 43 , 2 : 43 ) [ CIN 10 - 7 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 2 : 06 - Deion Branch 42 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 3 - 69 , 1 : 00 ) [ CIN 10 - 14 ] Q3 - CIN - 11 : 19 - Matt Hasselbeck sacked in end zone by Lemar Marshall for a Safety [ CIN 12 - 14 SEA ] Q4 - CIN - 9 : 57 - Shayne Graham 24 yard FG ( 11 - 38 , 4 : 50 ) [ CIN 15 - 14 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 6 : 00 - Josh Brown 23 yard FG ( 9 - 64 , 3 : 57 ) [ CIN 15 - 17 SEA ] Q4 - CIN - 2 : 42 - Kenny Watson 8 yard run ( 2pt conversion failed ) ( 7 - 68 , 3 : 18 ) [ CIN 21 - 17 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 1 : 00 - Nate Burleson 22 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 7 - 60 , 1 : 42 ) [ CIN 21 - 24 SEA ] Week 4 : at San Francisco 49ers . Coming off their home win over the Bengals , the Seahawks flew to Monster Park for an NFC West duel with the San Francisco 49ers . After a scoreless first quarter , the ' Hawks took flight in the second quarter with kicker Josh Brown getting a 23 - yard field goal , along with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Bobby Engram . Seattle would end the half with Brown kicking a 31 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Seahawks went back to work with Hasselbeck completing a 14 - yard TD pass to TE Marcus Pollard . The 49ers would their only score of the game with kicker Joe Nedney getting a 43 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , Seattle wrapped up the game with Brown nailing a 25 - yard field goal . With their first divisional win in 5 games , the Seahawks improved to 3 - 1 . Fullback Mack Strong played in his 200th game as a Seahawk , becoming only the second player to do so . Scoring summary : Q2 - SEA - 12 : 55 - Josh Brown 23 yard FG ( 11 - 52 , 5 : 29 ) [ SEA 3 - 0 SF ] Q2 - SEA - 6 : 10 - Bobby Engram 17 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 2 - 82 , 0 : 51 ) [ SEA 10 - 0 SF ] Q2 - SEA - 0 : 57 - Josh Brown 31 yard FG ( 8 - 68 , 2 : 31 ) [ SEA 13 - 0 SF ] Q3 - SEA - 12 : 11 - Marcus Pollard 14 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 6 - 44 , 2 : 37 ) [ SEA 20 - 0 SF ] Q3 - SF - 4 : 36 - Joe Nedney 43 yard FG ( 6 - 26 , 1 : 44 ) [ SEA 20 - 3 SF ] Q4 - SEA - 14 : 49 - Josh Brown 25 yard FG ( 7 - 17 , 1 : 31 ) [ SEA 23 - 3 SF ] Week 5 : at Pittsburgh Steelers . Coming off their easy divisional road win over the 49ers , the Seahawks flew to Heinz Field for a Week 5 interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers , in the rematch of Super Bowl XL . However , Seattle was mostly unable to get any offensive rhythm going . Meanwhile , the Steelers ran up and down the field with QB Ben Roethlisberger ' s 13 - yard TD pass to TE Heath Miller and RB Najeh Davenport ' s 1 - yard and 5 - yard TD run . With the loss , the Seahawks fell to 3 - 2 . This would mark Seattle ' s first shut - out loss since Week 1 of the 2000 season , when the Seahawks lost to the Dolphins 23 - 0 . Head Coach Mike Holmgren would suffer only his second career shutout loss . Scoring summary : Q2 - PIT - 1 : 56 - Heath Miller 13 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger ( Jeff Reed kick ) ( 8 - 68 , 4 : 49 ) [ SEA 0 - 7 PIT ] Q3 - PIT - 4 : 43 - Najeh Davenport 1 yard run ( Jeff Reed kick ) ( 17 - 80 , 10 : 17 ) [ SEA 0 - 14 PIT ] Q4 - PIT - 10 : 06 - Najeh Davenport 5 yard run ( Jeff Reed kick ) ( 13 - 85 , 8 : 06 ) [ SEA 0 - 21 PIT ] Week 6 : vs . New Orleans Saints . Hoping to rebound from their embarrassing road loss to the Steelers , the Seahawks went home for Sunday Night football , as they hosted the winless New Orleans Saints . In the first quarter , Seattle trailed early as a blocked punt would result in New Orleans RB Pierre Thomas returning the loose ball 5 yards for a touchdown , along with the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the ' Hawks continued to trail as Saints QB Drew Brees completed a 3 - yard TD pass to TE Eric Johnson , while WR Lance Moore got a 7 - yard TD run . The Seahawks would respond with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Ben Obomanu . However , New Orleans went back to work with Brees completing a 2 - yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston . Seattle would end the half with kicker Josh Brown getting a 52 - yard field goal . After a scoreless third quarter , the ' Hawks tried to rally in the fourth quarter , but all they could get was Hasselbeck ' s 22 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson . With the loss , the Seahawks fell to 3 - 3 . Scoring summary : Q1 - NO - 12 : 38 - Pierre Thomas 5 yard fumble return ( Olindo Mare kick ) [ NO 7 - 0 SEA ] Q2 - NO - 14 : 28 - Eric Johnson 3 yard pass from Drew Brees ( Olindo Mare kick ) ( 13 - 86 , 7 : 04 ) [ NO 14 - 0 SEA ] Q2 - NO - 5 : 18 - Lance Moore 7 yard run ( Olindo Mare kick ) ( 6 - 66 , 2 : 48 ) [ NO 21 - 0 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 2 : 16 - Ben Obomanu 17 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 7 - 63 3 : 02 ) [ NO 21 - 7 SEA ] Q2 - NO - 0 : 30 - Marques Colston 2 yard pass from Drew Brees ( Olindo Mare kick ) ( 9 - 80 1 : 46 ) [ NO 28 - 7 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 0 : 02 - Josh Brown 52 yard FG ( 4 - 38 0 : 28 ) [ NO 28 - 10 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 6 : 39 - Nate Burleson 22 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 6 - 80 1 : 31 ) [ NO 28 - 17 SEA ] Week 7 : vs . St . Louis Rams . Trying to snap a two - game skid , the Seahawks stayed at home for a Week 7 divisional duel with the winless St . Louis Rams . In the first quarter , Seattle took flight early as QB Matt Hasselbeck completed a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Will Heller . The Rams replied with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 31 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the ' Hawks increased their lead with kicker Josh Brown getting a 38 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the third quarter , the Seahawks continued to pound away as WR Nate Burleson the half ' s opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown . Afterwards , St . Louis got its final score of the game with Wilkins getting a 29 - yard field goal . Afterwards , Seattle took control with Brown kicking a 45 - yard and a 43 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the ' Hawks sealed their victory with Brown nailing a 43 - yard field goal , while Hasselbeck and Heller hooked up with each other again on an 11 - yard TD pass . Despite offensive problems , Seattle defense recovered two St Louis fumbles , forced 3 Interceptions and 7 sacks ( four by second year Darryl Tapp ) With the win , the Seahawks entered its bye week at 4 - 3 . Scoring summary : Q1 - SEA - 7 : 40 - Will Heller 1 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 11 - 71 , 5 : 45 ) [ STL 0 - 7 SEA ] Q1 - STL - 1 : 02 - Jeff Wilkins 31 yard FG ( 8 - 35 , 3 : 30 ) [ STL 3 - 7 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 10 : 15 - Josh Brown 38 yard FG ( 12 - 52 , 5 : 47 ) [ STL 3 - 10 SEA ] Q3 - SEA - 14 : 47 - Nate Burleson 91 yard kickoff return ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 0 - 0 , 0 : 13 ) [ STL 3 - 17 SEA ] Q3 - STL - 10 : 33 - Jeff Wilkins 29 yard FG ( 9 - 62 , 4 : 14 ) [ STL 6 - 17 SEA ] Q3 - SEA - 6 : 29 - Josh Brown 48 yard FG ( 9 - 38 , 4 : 04 ) [ STL 6 - 20 SEA ] Q3 - SEA - 4 : 00 - Josh Brown 45 yard FG ( 4 - −6 , 1 : 34 ) [ STL 6 - 23 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 7 : 02 - Josh Brown 43 yard FG ( 5 - 19 , 2 : 04 ) [ STL 6 - 26 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 6 : 08 - Will Heller 11 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 2 - 14 , 0 : 42 ) [ STL 6 - 33 SEA ] Week 9 : at Cleveland Browns . Coming off of their bye week , the Seahawks flew to Cleveland Browns Stadium for a Week 9 interconference duel with the Cleveland Browns . In the first quarter , Seattle took flight as QB Matt Hasselbeck completed a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Bobby Engram for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the Browns responded with RB Jamal Lewis getting a 2 - yard TD run ( with a failed PAT ) . The Seahawks would reply with Hasselbeck completing a 6 - yard TD pass to WR D . J . Hackett , along with WR / PR Nate Burleson returning a punt 94 yards for a touchdown . Cleveland would end the half with kicker Phil Dawson getting a 19 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Browns began to fight back with Lewis getting a 1 - yard TD run . Seattle ' s response came from kicker Josh Brown who managed to get a 39 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , Cleveland continued to fight hard as Lewis got another 2 - yard TD run ( followed by a failed 2 - point conversion ) . The Seahawks would then increase its lead with Brown kicking a 26 - yard field goal . However , the Browns finally took the lead as Lewis got another 1 - yard TD run ( followed by QB Derek Anderson ' s 2 - point conversion pass to former Seahawk WR Joe Jurevicius ) . Afterwards , Seattle would force overtime as Brown kicked a 22 - yard field goal . In overtime , the Seahawks got the ball to begin the period . However , the drive stalled when Seattle couldn ' t convert on a 4th & 1 . Afterwards , Cleveland responded and ended the game with Dawson ' s game - winning 25 - yard field goal . With the disappointing loss , the Seahawks fell to 4 - 4 . Scoring summary : Q1 - SEA - 5 : 13 - Bobby Engram 5 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 7 - 80 , 4 : 12 ) [ SEA 7 - 0 CLE ] Q2 - CLE - 12 : 49 - Jamal Lewis 2 yard run ( kick failed , wide left ) ( 9 - 57 , 4 : 58 ) [ SEA 7 - 6 CLE ] Q2 - SEA - 6 : 23 - D . J . Hackett 6 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 12 - 78 , 6 : 26 ) [ SEA 14 - 6 CLE ] Q2 - SEA - 3 : 49 - Nate Burleson 94 yard punt return ( Josh Brown kick ) [ SEA 21 - 6 CLE ] Q2 - CLE - 0 : 21 - Phil Dawson 19 yard FG ( 9 - 54 , 1 : 24 ) [ SEA 21 - 9 CLE ] Q3 - CLE - 8 : 57 - Jamal Lewis 1 yard run ( Phil Dawson kick ) ( 11 - 69 , 6 : 03 ) [ SEA 21 - 16 CLE ] Q3 - SEA - 5 : 06 - Josh Brown 39 yard FG ( 10 - 39 , 3 : 51 ) [ SEA 24 - 16 CLE ] Q4 - CLE - 12 : 42 - Jamal Lewis 2 yard run ( pass failed ) ( 10 - 54 , 5 : 06 ) [ SEA 24 - 22 CLE ] Q4 - SEA - 7 : 55 - Josh Brown 26 yard FG ( 9 - 65 , 4 : 47 ) [ SEA 27 - 22 CLE ] Q4 - CLE - 2 : 17 - Jamal Lewis 1 yard run ( Derek Anderson – - Joe Jurevicius pass ) ( 14 - 89 , 5 : 38 ) [ SEA 27 - 30 CLE ] Q4 - SEA - 0 : 00 - Josh Brown 22 yard FG ( 13 - 67 , 2 : 17 ) [ SEA 30 - 30 CLE ] Q5 - CLE - 0 : 00 - Phil Dawson 25 yard FG ( 6 - 49 , 12 : 45 ) [ SEA 30 - 33 CLE ] Week 10 : vs . San Francisco 49ers . Hoping to rebound from their overtime road loss to the Browns , the Seahawks went home for an NFC West rematch on Monday Night Football with the San Francisco 49ers . In the first quarter , Seattle took flight as QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Will Heller , along with kicker Josh Brown nailing a 20 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Seahawks increased their lead with RB Maurice Morris getting a 6 - yard TD run for the only score of the period . After a scoreless third quarter , Seattle sealed the victory and the season - sweep in the fourth quarter with Hasselbeck completing a 10 - yard TD pass . This would mark the third straight time that the Seahawks have shut out their opponent on Monday Night Football ( 5 overall ) . With the win , the Seahawks improved to 5 - 4 . Since 2001 , Seattle has won 17 out of 21 contests at home against NFC West opponents . Scoring summary : Q1 - SEA - 8 : 17 - Will Heller 1 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 13 - 84 , 5 : 33 ) [ SF 0 - 7 SEA ] Q1 - SEA - 4 : 07 - Josh Brown 20 yard FG ( 7 - 19 , 2 : 38 ) [ SF 0 - 10 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 5 : 17 - Maurice Morris 6 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 3 - 52 , 0 : 44 ) [ SF 0 - 17 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 14 : 55 - D . J . Hackett 10 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 12 - 77 , 6 : 12 ) [ SF 0 - 24 SEA ] Week 11 : vs . Chicago Bears . Coming off their season - sweeping home win over the 49ers , the Seahawks stayed at home for a Week 11 duel against the Chicago Bears , in the rematch of last year ' s NFC Divisional game ( previously in Chicago ) . In the first quarter , Seattle trailed early as Bears RB Cedric Benson got a 43 - yard TD run , along with kicker Robbie Gould getting a 31 - yard field goal . The Seahawks would get on the board with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 19 - yard TD pass to WR D . J . Hackett . In the second quarter , the Seahawks took the lead with RB Maurice Morris getting a 19 - yard TD run . However , Chicago regained the lead with RB Adrian Peterson getting a 5 - yard TD run . Seattle would tie the game kicker Josh Brown getting a 40 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Seahwaks retook the lead as Hasselbeck completed a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , the Bears tried to retaliate as Gould kicked a 47 - yard field goal . Afterwards , Seattle pulled away with Brown kicking a 23 - yard and a 46 - yard field goal . Chicago ' s final response would be Gould nailing a 48 - yard field goal . With the win , the Seahawks improved to 6 - 4 . Scoring summary : Q1 - CHI - 14 : 05 - Cedric Benson 43 yard run ( Robbie Gould kick ) ( 2 - 50 , 0 : 55 ) [ CHI 7 - 0 SEA ] Q1 - CHI - 8 : 51 - Robbie Gould 31 yard FG ( 6 - 53 , 2 : 35 ) [ CHI 10 - 0 SEA ] Q1 - SEA - 3 : 45 - D . J . Hackett 19 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 10 - 76 , 5 : 06 ) [ CHI 10 - 7 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 6 : 31 - Maurice Morris 19 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 4 - 32 , 1 : 12 ) [ CHI 10 - 14 SEA ] Q2 - CHI - 1 : 16 - Adrian Peterson 5 yard run ( Robbie Gould kick ) ( 10 - 60 , 5 : 15 ) [ CHI 17 - 14 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 0 : 17 - Josh Brown 40 yard FG ( 6 - 38 , 0 : 59 ) [ CHI 17 - 17 SEA ] Q3 - SEA - 11 : 05 - Nate Burleson 4 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 8 - 49 , 3 : 55 ) [ CHI 17 - 24 SEA ] Q4 - CHI - 14 : 15 - Robbie Gould 47 yard FG ( 10 - 57 , 3 : 55 ) [ CHI 20 - 24 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 12 : 10 - Josh Brown 23 yard FG ( 5 - 68 , 2 : 05 ) [ CHI 20 - 27 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 3 : 31 - Josh Brown 46 yard FG ( 5 - 19 , 2 : 12 ) [ CHI 20 - 30 SEA ] Q4 - CHI - 0 : 13 - Robbie Gould 48 yard FG ( 7 - 41 , 1 : 29 ) [ CHI 23 - 30 SEA ] Week 12 : at St . Louis Rams . Coming off their home win over the Bears , the Seahawks flew to the Edward Jones Dome for a Week 12 NFC West rematch with the St . Louis Rams . In the first quarter , Seattle trailed as RB Maurice Morris was tackled in his own endzone by Rams NT Adam Carriker for a safety , while RB Steven Jackson got a 53 - yard TD run . Afterwards , the Seahawks started to take flight as CB Josh Wilson returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown . Later , St . Louis increased their lead with QB Gus Frerotte completing a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bruce . In the second quarter , the Rams increased their lead with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 23 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Seattle gathered steam as kicker Josh Brown nailed a 33 - yard field goal , while QB Matt Hasselbeck 9 - yard TD pass to WR Deion Branch . In the fourth quarter , the Seahawks took the lead with RB Leonard Weaver getting a 5 - yard TD run . Later in the game , St . Louis threatened to retake their lead . However , Seattle managed to the Rams out on four - straight downs from inside their own 5 - yard line . With the win , not only did the Seahawks improve to 7 - 4 , but also won their 6th straight game against St . Louis . Seattle even took the lead in the all - time divisional series 10 - 9 . Scoring summary : Q1 - STL - 8 : 46 - Maurice Morris tackled in end zone by Adam Carriker for a Safety [ SEA 0 - 2 STL ] Q1 - STL - 8 : 30 - Steven Jackson 53 yard run ( Jeff Wilkins kick ) ( 1 - 53 , 0 : 16 ) [ SEA 0 - 9 STL ] Q1 - SEA - 8 : 14 - Josh Wilson 89 yard kickoff return ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 0 - 0 , 0 : 16 ) [ SEA 7 - 9 STL ] Q1 - STL - 0 : 28 - Isaac Bruce 15 yard pass from Gus Frerotte ( Jeff Wilkins kick ) ( 6 - 30 , 3 : 33 ) [ SEA 7 - 16 STL ] Q2 - STL - 8 : 07 - Jeff Wilkins 23 yard FG ( 12 - 60 , 6 : 07 ) [ SEA 7 - 19 STL ] Q3 - SEA - 9 : 36 - Josh Brown 33 yard FG ( 9 - 51 , 4 : 03 ) [ SEA 10 - 19 STL ] Q3 - SEA - 3 : 22 - Deion Branch 9 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 5 - 67 , 1 : 51 ) [ SEA 17 - 19 STL ] Q4 - SEA - 5 : 57 - Leonard Weaver 5 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 10 - 80 , 4 : 50 ) [ SEA 24 - 19 STL ] Week 13 : at Philadelphia Eagles . Coming off their road win over the Rams , the Seahawks flew to Lincoln Financial Field for a Week 13 duel with the Philadelphia Eagles . In the first quarter , Seattle took flight after LB Lofa Tatupu intercepted Eagles QB A . J . Feeley on the first play of the game , returning it to the 18 yard line . RB Shaun Alexander cashed in a few plays later with a 2 - yard TD run . The Eagles responded with RB Correll Buckhalter breaking free on a 30 - yard TD run . Following another Tatupu interception of Feeley , QB Matt Hasselbeck completed a 12 - yard TD pass to WR Bobby Engram . Philadelphia would end the period with kicker David Akers nailing a 31 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , Seattle drove to the Eagles ' 22 yard line , but K Josh Brown missed the field goal attempt . After holding the Eagles to a 3 and out , Nate Burleson returned a punt 36 yards to the Eagles ' 43 yard line . On the next play , Hasselbeck completing a short pass to Burleson , who took it 43 yards down the left sideline for a TD . The Eagles would cut the lead to 4 on on a Feeley 24 - yard TD pass to WR Kevin Curtis , and then they drove to the Seahawks ' 1 yard line just before the half . The Seahawks stopped the Eagles 4 times to keep the lead at the half . In the third quarter , following a Bobby Engram fumble , Philadelphia took the lead as RB Brian Westbrook galloped away on a 29 - yard TD run . Later , the Seahawks responded with RB Maurice Morris getting a 45 - yard TD run and a 28 - 24 lead . The teams drove back and forth the rest the game , and the Eagles looked to be on the verge of victory after Westbrook returned a Seattle punt 64 yards to the Seahawks 14 yard line with 1 : 37 left in the game . However , LB Lofa Tatupu cemented the victory a minute later with his third interception at the 4 yard line . With the win , the Seahawks improved to 8 - 4 and held a two game lead over Arizona in the NFC West . Tatupu was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his 3 interceptions . Scoring summary : Q1 - SEA - 13 : 48 - Shaun Alexander 2 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 4 - 18 , 0 : 51 ) [ SEA 7 - 0 PHI ] Q1 - PHI - 11 : 56 - Correll Buckhalter 30 yard run ( David Akers kick ) ( 5 - 65 , 1 : 52 ) [ SEA 7 - 7 PHI ] Q1 - SEA - 7 : 21 - Bobby Engram 12 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 3 - 8 , 1 : 23 ) [ SEA 14 - 7 PHI ] Q1 - PHI - 5 : 14 - David Akers 31 yard FG ( 7 - 53 , 2 : 07 ) [ SEA 14 - 10 PHI ] Q2 - SEA - 11 : 16 - Nate Burleson 43 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 1 - 43 , 0 : 10 ) [ SEA 21 - 10 PHI ] Q2 - PHI - 9 : 06 - Kevin Curtis 24 yard pass from A . J . Feeley ( David Akers kick ) ( 4 - 60 , 2 : 10 ) [ SEA 21 - 17 PHI ] Q3 - PHI - 12 : 42 - Brian Westbrook 29 yard run ( David Akers kick ) ( 4 - 40 , 1 : 23 ) [ SEA 21 - 24 PHI ] Q3 - SEA - 9 : 13 - Maurice Morris 45 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 3 - 53 , 1 : 26 ) [ SEA 28 - 24 PHI ] Week 14 : vs . Arizona Cardinals . Coming off their road win over the Eagles , the Seahawks went home for a Week 14 NFC West rematch with the Arizona Cardinals . In the first quarter , Seattle took flight early with kicker Josh Brown getting a 23 - yard field goal , while QB Matt Hasselbeck completed a 7 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson . In the second quarter , the Seahawks increased their lead with Hasselbeck completing a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Bobby Engram and a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Deion Branch . The Cardinals would get on the board as QB Kurt Warner completed a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Bryant Johnson . Seattle would end the half with Brown kicking a 41 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Arizona was starting to make a comeback as Warner completed a 2 - yard TD pass to WR Jerheme Urban for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , the ' Hawks pulled away as Hasselbeck completed a 3 - yard TD pass to TE Marcus Pollard , RB Josh Scobey tackled Cardinals punter Mitch Berger in his endzone for a safety , and CB Marcus Trufant returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown ( with a failed PAT ) . Arizona tried to mount a comeback as Warner completed an 11 - yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald . Fortunately , Seattle ' s defense prevented any hopes of a Cardinal comeback from happening . With the win , not only did the Seahawks improve to 9 - 4 , but they also cliched their 4th - straight NFC West title . Scoring summary : Q1 - SEA - 8 : 51 - Josh Brown 23 yard FG ( 7 - 28 , 3 : 09 ) [ ARZ 0 - 3 SEA ] Q1 - SEA - 0 : 46 - Nate Burleson 7 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 9 - 79 , 5 : 04 ) [ ARZ 0 - 10 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 11 : 47 - Bobby Engram 15 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 4 - 59 , 1 : 39 ) [ ARZ 0 - 17 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 7 : 44 - Deion Branch 17 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 4 - 58 , 2 : 01 ) [ ARZ 0 - 24 SEA ] Q2 - ARZ - 1 : 04 - Bryant Johnson 5 yard pass from Kurt Warner ( Neil Rackers kick ) ( 5 - 26 , 1 : 46 ) [ ARZ 7 - 24 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 0 : 02 - Josh Brown 41 yard FG ( 7 - 36 , 1 : 02 ) [ ARZ 7 - 27 SEA ] Q3 - ARZ - 0 : 57 - Jerheme Urban 2 yard pass from Kurt Warner ( Neil Rackers kick ) ( 13 - 83 , 6 : 43 ) [ ARZ 14 - 27 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 10 : 42 - Marcus Pollard 3 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 11 - 62 , 5 : 07 ) [ ARZ 14 - 34 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 9 : 25 - Mitch Berger out of bounds in end zone , forced by Josh Scobey , for a Safety [ ARZ 14 - 36 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 5 : 29 - Marcus Trufant 84 yard interception return ( kick aborted ) [ ARZ 14 - 42 SEA ] Q4 - ARZ - 2 : 27 - Larry Fitzgerald 11 yard pass from Kurt Warner ( Neil Rackers kick ) ( 6 - 70 , 3 : 02 ) [ ARZ 21 - 42 SEA ] Week 15 : at Carolina Panthers . Coming off their division - clinching home win over the Cardinals , the Seahawks flew to Bank of America Stadium for a Week 15 intraconference duel with the Carolina Panthers . The game was scoreless until the fourth quarter when Seattle trailed on the foot of Panthers kicker John Kasay ' s 53 - yard field goal . The Seahawks would respond with kicker Josh Brown getting a 23 - yard field goal . However , Carolina began to pull away as Kasay nailed a 37 - yard field goal and RB DeAngelo Williams managed to get a 35 - yard TD run . Seattle tried to rally as QB Matt Hasselbeck completed a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Deion Branch . However , the Panthers ' defense held on for the win . With the surprising loss , the Seahawks fell to 9 - 5 . Scoring summary : Q4 - CAR - 12 : 18 - John Kasay 53 yard FG ( 10 - 44 , 5 : 25 ) [ SEA 0 - 3 CAR ] Q4 - SEA - 8 : 23 - Josh Brown 23 yard FG ( 8 - 76 , 3 : 55 ) [ SEA 3 - 3 CAR ] Q4 - CAR - 2 : 59 - John Kasay 37 yard FG ( 10 - 41 , 5 : 24 ) [ SEA 3 - 6 CAR ] Q4 - CAR - 1 : 17 - DeAngelo Williams 35 yard run ( John Kasay kick ) ( 3 - 40 , 0 : 21 ) [ SEA 3 - 13 CAR ] Q4 - SEA - 0 : 01 - Deion Branch 15 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 6 - 65 , 1 : 16 ) [ SEA 10 - 13 CAR ] Week 16 : vs . Baltimore Ravens . Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Panthers , the Seahawks went home for a Week 16 interconference duel with the Baltimore Ravens . After a scoreless first quarter , the Seahawks took flight in the second quarter with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 21 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson , along with LB Leroy Hill returning a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown , and Hasselbeck completing a 14 - yard TD pass to RB Shaun Alexander . In the third quarter , Seattle increased its lead with kicker Josh Brown nailing a 42 - yard and a 39 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the Ravens would get their only score of the period as QB Troy Smith completed a 79 - yard TD pass to WR Derrick Mason . With the win , the Seahawks improved to 10 - 5 . Scoring summary : Q2 - SEA - 11 : 34 - Nate Burleson 21 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 12 - 89 , 6 : 12 ) [ BAL 0 - 7 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 5 : 57 - Leroy Hill 20 yard fumble return ( Josh Brown kick ) [ BAL 0 - 14 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 1 : 53 - Shaun Alexander 14 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 6 - 70 , 2 : 22 ) [ BAL 0 - 21 SEA ] Q3 - SEA - 5 : 40 - Josh Brown 42 yard FG ( 9 - 56 , 4 : 54 ) [ BAL 0 - 24 SEA ] Q3 - SEA - 3 : 07 - Josh Brown 39 yard FG ( 4 - −1 , 1 : 44 ) [ BAL 0 - 27 SEA ] Q4 - BAL - 4 : 41 - Derrick Mason 79 yard pass from Troy Smith ( pass failed ) ( 3 - 92 , 1 : 22 ) [ BAL 6 - 27 SEA ] Week 17 : at Atlanta Falcons . Scoring summary : Q1 - SEA - 10 : 32 - Shaun Alexander 2 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 10 - 77 , 4 : 28 ) [ SEA 7 - 0 ATL ] Q2 - SEA - 13 : 09 - Josh Brown 54 yard FG ( 6 - 18 , 1 : 55 ) [ SEA 10 - 0 ATL ] Q2 - ATL - 9 : 34 - Joe Horn 4 yard pass from Chris Redman ( Morten Andersen kick ) ( 7 - 71 , 3 : 35 ) [ SEA 10 - 7 ATL ] Q2 - ATL - 5 : 10 - Warrick Dunn 5 yard run ( Morten Andersen kick ) ( 2 - 32 , 0 : 42 ) [ SEA 10 - 14 ATL ] Q2 - SEA - 1 : 10 - Bobby Engram 30 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 9 - 83 , 4 : 00 ) [ SEA 17 - 14 ATL ] Q2 - ATL - 0 : 00 - Morten Andersen 30 yard FG ( 8 - 42 , 1 : 10 ) [ SEA 17 - 17 ATL ] Q3 - SEA - 6 : 41 - Josh Brown 51 yard FG ( 12 - 51 , 6 : 13 ) [ SEA 20 - 17 ATL ] Q3 - ATL - 4 : 07 - Morten Andersen 37 yard FG ( 7 - 18 , 2 : 34 ) [ SEA 20 - 20 ATL ] Q3 - SEA - 1 : 19 - Maurice Morris 29 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 7 - 77 , 2 : 48 ) [ SEA 27 - 20 ATL ] Q4 - ATL - 14 : 52 - Alge Crumpler 55 yard pass from Chris Redman ( Morten Andersen kick ) ( 4 - 68 , 1 : 27 ) [ SEA 27 - 27 ATL ] Q4 - ATL - 13 : 30 - Alge Crumpler 7 yard pass from Chris Redman ( Morten Andersen kick ) ( 3 - 19 , 1 : 07 ) [ SEA 27 - 34 ATL ] Q4 - ATL - 13 : 15 - Roddy White 10 yard pass from Chris Redman ( Morten Andersen kick ) ( 1 - 10 , 0 : 05 ) [ SEA 27 - 41 ATL ] Q4 - SEA - 7 : 49 - Nate Burleson 45 yard pass from Seneca Wallace ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 11 - 80 , 5 : 26 ) [ SEA 34 - 41 ATL ] Q4 - ATL - 3 : 23 - Morten Andersen 32 yard FG ( 8 - 53 , 4 : 26 ) [ SEA 34 - 44 ATL ] Q4 - SEA - 0 : 54 - Nate Burleson 13 yard pass from Seneca Wallace ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 10 - 81 , 2 : 29 ) [ SEA 41 - 44 ATL ] Playoffs . NFC Wild Card : vs . Washington Redskins . Scoring summary : Q1 - SEA - 3 : 45 - Leonard Weaver 17 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 6 - 45 , 3 : 21 ) [ WAS 0 - 7 SEA ] Q2 - SEA - 8 : 58 - Josh Brown 50 yard FG ( 5 - 33 , 1 : 42 ) [ WAS 0 - 10 SEA ] Q3 - SEA - 4 : 30 - Josh Brown 33 yard FG ( 8 - 52 , 4 : 24 ) [ WAS 0 - 13 SEA ] Q4 - WAS - 14 : 53 - Antwaan Randle El 7 yard pass from Todd Collins ( Shaun Suisham kick ) ( 12 - 84 , 4 : 37 ) [ WAS 7 - 13 SEA ] Q4 - WAS - 12 : 38 - Santana Moss 30 yard pass from Todd Collins ( Shaun Suisham kick ) ( 3 - 42 , 1 : 19 ) [ WAS 14 - 13 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 6 : 06 - D . J . Hackett 20 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Matt Hasselbeck – - Marcus Pollard pass ) ( 5 - 42 , 1 : 57 ) [ WAS 14 - 21 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 5 : 38 - Marcus Trufant 78 yard interception return ( Josh Brown kick ) [ WAS 14 - 28 SEA ] Q4 - SEA - 0 : 27 - Jordan Babineaux 57 yard interception return ( Josh Brown kick ) [ WAS 14 - 35 SEA ] NFC Divisional : at Green Bay Packers . Scoring summary : Q1 - SEA - 14 : 40 - Shaun Alexander 1 yard run ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 1 - 1 , 0 : 03 ) [ SEA 7 - 0 GB ] Q1 - SEA - 10 : 59 - Bobby Engram 11 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick ) ( 6 - 49 , 2 : 52 ) [ SEA 14 - 0 GB ] Q1 - GB - 7 : 08 - Greg Jennings 15 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Mason Crosby kick ) ( 6 - 69 , 3 : 51 ) [ SEA 14 - 7 GB ] Q1 - GB - 1 : 02 - Ryan Grant 1 yard run ( Mason Crosby kick ) ( 9 - 64 , 4 : 50 ) [ SEA 14 - 14 GB ] Q2 - GB - 13 : 22 - Greg Jennings 2 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Mason Crosby kick ) ( 3 - 18 , 1 : 32 ) [ SEA 14 - 21 GB ] Q2 - SEA - 7 : 18 - Josh Brown 29 yard FG ( 11 - 63 , 6 : 04 ) [ SEA 17 - 21 GB ] Q2 - GB - 0 : 26 - Ryan Grant 3 yard run ( Mason Crosby kick ) ( 14 - 70 , 6 : 52 ) [ SEA 17 - 28 GB ] Q3 - GB - 10 : 25 - Brandon Jackson 13 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Mason Crosby kick ) ( 6 - 66 , 3 : 29 ) [ SEA 17 - 35 GB ] Q3 - SEA - 2 : 46 - Josh Brown 27 yard FG ( 14 - 70 , 7 : 39 ) [ SEA 20 - 35 GB ] Q4 - GB - 13 : 26 - Ryan Grant 1 yard run ( Mason Crosby kick ) [ SEA 20 - 42 GB ]