2003 Seattle Seahawks season

2003 Seattle Seahawks season
2003 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Paul Allen
General manager	Bob Ferguson
Head coach	Mike Holmgren
Home field	Seahawks Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Packers) 27–33 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	QB Matt Hasselbeck; RB Shaun Alexander; OT Walter Jones; OG Steve Hutchinson; ST Alex Bannister
AP All-Pros	OG Steve Hutchinson (1st team); ST Alex Bannister (1st team)

The 2003 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL), the second season in Seahawks Stadium and the 5th under head coach Mike Holmgren. After going 31–33 in his first four years as head coach, the Seahawks went undefeated at home for the first time in franchise history and improved to 10–6, thus making the NFC playoffs as a wild card team, the first of nine playoff appearances in twelve seasons. However, the team fell 33–27 to the Green Bay Packers in the opening round due to an interception returned for a touchdown by Green Bay's Al Harris in overtime. Following the season, Hall of Fame defensive tackle John Randle retired after 14 seasons.

2003 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2003 Seattle Seahawks draft
1	11	Marcus Trufant *	CB	Washington State
2	42	Ken Hamlin *	FS	Arkansas
3	73	Wayne Hunter	OT	Hawaii
4	110	Seneca Wallace	QB	Iowa State
4	135	Solomon Bates	LB	Arizona State
5	165	Chris Davis	FB	Syracuse
6	183	Rashad Moore	DT	Tennessee
7	222	Josh Brown *	K	Nebraska
7	224	Taco Wallace	WR	Kansas State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Final roster

**2003 Seattle Seahawks final roster**

	Quarterbacks 4 Trent Dilfer 8 Matt Hasselbeck * 15 Seneca Wallace Running backs 37 Shaun Alexander * 32 Kerry Carter KR 44 Heath Evans FB 20 Maurice Morris KR 38 Mack Strong FB Wide receivers 85 Alex Bannister * 84 Bobby Engram PR 82 Darrell Jackson 81 Koren Robinson 89 Jerheme Urban 87 Taco Wallace Tight ends 88 Itula Mili 86 Jerramy Stevens		Offensive linemen 62 Chris Gray G 74 Matt Hill T 73 Wayne Hunter T 76 Steve Hutchinson G * 71 Walter Jones T * 68 Dennis Norman C 72 Chris Terry T 61 Robbie Tobeck C 77 Floyd Womack T Defensive linemen 99 Rocky Bernard DT 78 Antonio Cochran DE 92 Lamar King DE 97 Brandon Mitchell DE 95 Rashad Moore DT 56 Chike Okeafor DE 91 Anton Palepoi DE 93 John Randle DT 98 Cedric Woodard DT		Linebackers 50 Solomon Bates OLB 94 Chad Brown OLB 53 Randall Godfrey MLB 57 Orlando Huff MLB 58 Isaiah Kacyvenski OLB 54 D.D. Lewis OLB 51 Anthony Simmons OLB 59 Tracy White OLB Defensive backs 26 Ken Hamlin FS 21 Ken Lucas CB 42 Kris Richard CB 22 Damien Robinson FS/SS 24 Shawn Springs CB 25 Reggie Tongue SS 23 Marcus Trufant CB 27 Willie Williams CB Special teams 3 Josh Brown K 52 J.P. Darche LS 16 Tom Rouen P		Reserve lists 34 Terreal Bierria S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 35 Chris Davis FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 90 Chad Eaton DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 60 Shane Hall G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 96 Norman Hand DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 83 Ryan Hannam TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 14 Jason Willis WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 70 Jerry Wunsch T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 30 Walter Bernard CB 19 Antoine Burns WR 63 Dustin Kroeker T 47 Casey Poppinga TE Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 4 practice squad

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Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2004 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 9	San Diego Chargers	W 20–7	1–0	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
2	August 15	at Indianapolis Colts	L 7–21	1–1	RCA Dome	Recap
3	August 23	Kansas City Chiefs	W 42–31	2–1	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
4	August 29	at Denver Broncos	L 3–20	2–2	Mile High Stadium	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides^[3]^[4]

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 7	New Orleans Saints	W 27–10	1–0	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
2	September 14	at Arizona Cardinals	W 38–0	2–0	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
3	September 21	St. Louis Rams	W 24–23	3–0	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 5	at Green Bay Packers	L 13–35	3–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
6	October 12	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–19	4–1	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
7	October 19	Chicago Bears	W 24–17	5–1	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
8	October 26	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–27	5–2	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
9	November 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–16	6–2	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
10	November 9	at Washington Redskins	L 20–27	6–3	FedExField	Recap
11	November 16	Detroit Lions	W 35–14	7–3	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
12	November 23	at Baltimore Ravens	L 41–44 (OT)	7–4	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
13	November 30	Cleveland Browns	W 34–7	8–4	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
14	December 7	at Minnesota Vikings	L 7–34	8–5	Metrodome	Recap
15	December 14	at St. Louis Rams	L 22–27	8–6	Edward Jones Dome	Recap
16	December 21	Arizona Cardinals	W 28–10	9–6	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
17	December 27	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–17	10–6	3Com Park	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 2003 NFL season results^[5]

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
Wild Card	January 4, 2004	at Green Bay Packers (4)	L 27–33 (OT)	0–1	Lambeau Field	Recap

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ St. Louis Rams	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	447	328	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	404	327	W2
San Francisco 49ers	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	384	337	L1
Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	225	452	W1

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	7	7	0	6	20

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: August 9
Game time: 7:05pm local
Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 64% humidity, wind variable 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 37,763
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV: FSNW
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Week P2: at Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

Date: August 15
Game time: 7:00pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 37,469
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV: FSNW
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Week P3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	14	10	0	31
Seahawks	3	10	15	14	42

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: August 23
Game time: 7:05pm local
Game weather: overcast, 68 °F (20 °C), 39% humidity, wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 39,833
Referee: Ron Blum
TV: FSNW
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Week P4: at Denver Broncos

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	0	0	3
Broncos	3	0	14	3	20

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver

Date: August 29
Game time: 7:05pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 53% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 73,038
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV: FSNW
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Regular season

Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	3	0	0	7	10
Seahawks	0	21	3	3	27

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: September 7
Game time: 1:18pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), 68% humidity, wind N 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 52,250
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan & Darrell Greene
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Game information

First quarter

NO – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 5:20 (NO 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 6:52 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Koren Robinson 35-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 5:43 (SEA 14–3)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 10-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:17 (SEA 21–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 6:41 (SEA 24–3)

Fourth quarter

NO – Joe Horn 2-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick), 8:47 (SEA 24–10)
SEA – Josh Brown 25-yard field goal, 1:01 (SEA 27–10)

Top passers

NO – Aaron Brooks: 29/47, 274 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 12/23, 137 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

NO – Deuce McAllister: 22 car, 99 yds, 0 TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 24 car, 108 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

NO – Donté Stallworth: 8 rec, 101 yds
SEA – Koren Robinson: 3 rec, 56 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

NO – 263 – 96 – 359 – 4
SEA – 119 – 151 – 270 – 0

Shaun Alexander bulled the Seahawks to a 27–10 win as he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown while also catching a touchdown. The Saints fumbled away the ball three times and also committed eleven penalties.

Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	17	7	7	38
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: September 14
Game time: 1:06pm local
Game weather: 98 °F (37 °C), 14% humidity, wind E 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 23,127
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green & Kevin McCabe
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:42 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Randall Godfrey 55-yard fumble return (Josh Brown kick), 14:11 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 6:01 (SEA 17–0)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 55-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:16 (SEA 24–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Darrell Jackson 66-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 13:59 (SEA 31–0)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 10:26 (SEA 38–0)

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 8/19, 175 yds, 2 TD
ARI – Josh McCown: 18/32, 150 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Maurice Morris: 11 car, 67 yds
ARI – Emmitt Smith: 14 car, 54 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Darrell Jackson: 3 rec, 133 yds, 2 TD
ARI – Bryant Johnson: 7 rec, 68 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 193 – 130 – 323 – 0
ARI – 193 – 93 – 286 – 6

After forcing four turnovers by the Saints, the Seahawks picked off Jeff Blake and Josh McCown four times while swallowing two fumbles en route to a 38–0 shutout win. Maurice Morris and Shaun Alexander split carries for 118 yards and a touchdown while Matt Hasselbeck ran in a touchdown and threw another.

Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	10	6	0	23
Seahawks	7	3	0	14	24

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: September 21
Game time: 1:06pm local
Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 60% humidity, wind variable 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 65,841
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Mass & Chris Myers
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Orlando Huff recovered fumble in end zone (Josh Brown kick), 11:59 (SEA 7–0)
STL – Marc Bulger 3-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:29 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

STL – Isaac Bruce 7-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:10 (STL 14–7)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 28-yard field goal, 2:21 (STL 17–7)
SEA – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 0:12 (STL 17–10)

Third quarter

STL – Jeff Wilkins 33-yard field goal, 10:48 (STL 20–10)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 33-yard field goal, 3:52 (STL 23–10)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Darrell Jackson 15-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 14:10 (STL 23–17)
SEA – Koren Robinson 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:00 (SEA 24–23)

Top passers

STL – Marc Bulger: 21/34, 226 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 22/39, 256 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

STL – Lamar Gordon: 8 car, 41 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 14 car, 58 yds

Top receivers

STL – Isaac Bruce: 5 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Koren Robinson: 7 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

STL – 226 – 82 – 308 – 3
SEA – 220 – 96 – 316 – 1

The Rams and Seahawks began to build a bitter rivalry as the two clubs met with the Rams at 1–1 and the Seahawks 2–0. A Rams goalline fumble led to a Seahawks touchdown before the Rams reeled off 23 points by the fourth quarter. Then Matt Hasselbeck erupted to two fourth-quarter touchdowns and the 24–23 Seahawks win.

Week 5: at Green Bay Packers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	6	0	0	13
Packers	7	14	14	0	35

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: October 5
Game time: 12:02pm local
Game weather: clear, 48 °F (9 °C), 49% humidity, wind N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 70,365
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa
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Game information

First quarter

GB – Donald Driver 34-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:54 (GB 7–0)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 5:31 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:13 (GB 14–7)
SEA – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 5:28 (GB 14–10)
GB – Ahman Green 3-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:36 (GB 21–10)
SEA – Josh Brown 58-yard field goal, 0:00 (GB 21–13)

Third quarter

GB – Tony Fisher 11-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:09 (GB 28–13)
GB – William Henderson 2-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:39 (GB 35–13)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 23/39, 225 yds, 1 INT
GB – Brett Favre: 19/25, 185 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 102 yds, 1 TD
GB – Ahman Green: 27 car, 118 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Koren Robinson: 8 rec, 76 yds
GB – Donald Driver: 7 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 215 – 128 – 343 – 2
GB – 177 – 159 – 336 – 0

Mike Holmgren returned to Lambeau Field and saw his Seahawks routed 35–13 by his old team, the Packers. Brett Favre threw two touchdowns while Ahman Green and Tony Fisher combined for 141 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Matt Hasselbeck was intercepted once while Shaun Alexander managed 102 yards and a score.

Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	3	13	3	19
Seahawks	7	10	0	3	20

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: October 12
Game time: 5:37pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C), 72% humidity, wind N 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
Game attendance: 66,437
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Suzy Kolber
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Itula Mili 15-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 7:35 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 14:58 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Mack Strong 21-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 5:04 (SEA 17–0)
SF – Owen Pochman 42-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA 17–3)

Third quarter

SF – Garrison Hearst 6-yard run (Owen Pochman kick), 10:38 (SEA 17–10)
SF – Jeff Garcia 2-yard run (PAT failed), 0:56 (SEA 17–16)

Fourth quarter

SF – Owen Pochman 33-yard field goal, 8:09 (SF 19–17)
SEA – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 3:04 (SEA 20–19)

Top passers

SF – Jeff Garcia: 16/27, 168 yds
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 17/27, 207 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SF – Garrison Hearst: 16 car, 62 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 22 car, 77 yds

Top receivers

SF – Tai Streets: 5 rec, 77 yds
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 5 rec, 55 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SF – 150 – 111 – 261 – 1
SEA – 186 – 147 – 333 – 1

Former Seahawks coach Dennis Erickson came to Seattle and saw his 49ers fall behind 17–0 in the second quarter. The Niners clawed back but a failed point after kick left them trailing 17–16 in the third; it proved fatal as the Seahawks won 20–19 on a late 37-yard field goal.

Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	3	0	11	17
Seahawks	0	14	3	7	24

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: October 19
Game time: 1:15pm local
Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 84% humidity, wind SW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 65,671
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts & Tim Ryan
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Game information

First quarter

CHI – Paul Edinger 50-yard field goal, 3:08 (CHI 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 12:41 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Bobby Engram 25-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 8:47 (SEA 14–3)
CHI – Paul Edinger 35-yard field goal, 1:49 (SEA 14–6)

Third quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 45-yard field goal, 5:37 (SEA 17–6)

Fourth quarter

CHI – Paul Edinger 40-yard field goal, 13:28 (SEA 17–9)
CHI – Stanley Pritchett 1-yard run (2-pt PAT: Chris Chandler run), 4:12 (Tied 17–17)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 25-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 0:58 (SEA 24–17)

Top passers

CHI – Chris Chandler: 19/34, 149 yds, 2 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 19/27, 215 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

CHI – Adrian Peterson: 16 car, 55 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 21 car, 101 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

CHI – Dez White: 6 rec, 35 yds
SEA – Bobby Engram: 6 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

CHI – 124 – 87 – 211 – 2
SEA – 211 – 124 – 335 – 2

Despite two Chris Chandler interceptions and just 211 yards of offense, the Bears erased a 17–6 Seahawks lead and tied the game in the fourth quarter. The Seahawks then finished it off on Shaun Alexander's 25-yard score and a 24–17 win.

Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	7	0	24
Bengals	7	10	3	7	27

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: October 26
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C), 86% humidity, wind NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 52,131
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Dale Hellestrae, Ari Wolfe
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Itula Mili 46-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 10:39 (SEA 7–0)
CIN – Rudi Johnson 18-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 5:33 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

CIN – Kelley Washington 8-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 10:39 (CIN 14–7)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 6:34 (Tied 14–14)
CIN – Shayne Graham 30-yard field goal, 0:59 (CIN 17–14)
SEA – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 0:00 (Tied 17–17)

Third quarter

SEA – Itula Mili 6-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 9:16 (SEA 24–17)
CIN – Shayne Graham 25-yard field goal, 0:06 (SEA 24–20)

Fourth quarter

CIN – Chad Johnson 53-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 8:03 (CIN 27–24)

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 26/43, 344 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
CIN – Jon Kitna: 18/30, 226 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 86 yds
CIN – Rudi Johnson: 27 car, 101 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Darrell Jackson: 6 rec, 98 yds
CIN – Chad Johnson: 3 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA –338 – 121 – 459 – 5
CIN – 218 – 194 – 412 – 0

The Seahawks season began to take on a concerning problem of road performances. Their second straight road loss and sixth in their last two seasons came in a game where the lead tied or changed seven times; the Seahawks fumbled twice and Matt Hasselbeck was intercepted three times; Chad Johnson's 53-yard touchdown catch gave the Bengals the 27–24 win.

Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	3	10	16
Seahawks	3	3	3	14	23

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: November 2
Game time: 1:06pm local
Game weather: clear, 44 °F (7 °C), 68% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 66,507
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf & Bonnie Bernstein
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 36-yard field goal, 11:22 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

PIT – Jeff Reed 49-yard field goal, 12:12 (Tied 3–3)
SEA – Josh Brown 46-yard field goal, 7:05 (SEA 6–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 34-yard field goal, 10:39 (SEA 9–3)
PIT – Jeff Reed 33-yard field goal, 3:54 (SEA 9–6)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Darrell Jackson 14-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 12:28 (SEA 16–6)
PIT – Hines Ward 2-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 9:32 (SEA 16–13)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 7:21 (SEA 23–13)
PIT – Jeff Reed 21-yard field goal, 3:24 (SEA 23–16)

Top passers

PIT – Tommy Maddox: 21/35, 226 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 18/31, 215 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

PIT – Jerome Bettis: 17 car, 50 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 48 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

PIT – Plaxico Burress: 5 rec, 75 yds
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 5 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

PIT – 215 – 105 – 320 – 0
SEA – 191 – 98 – 289 – 0

The first three quarters were a battle of field goals, then in the fourth up 9–6 the Seahawks scored twice while Tommy Maddox had a touchdown. The 23–16 Seahawks win left them at 6–2 with the Steelers 2–6.

Week 10: at Washington Redskins

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	3	0	3	20
Redskins	3	14	3	7	27

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: November 9
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: clear, 42 °F (6 °C), 44% humidity, wind NE 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 80,728
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa
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Game information

First quarter

WAS – John Hall 20-yard field goal, 12:26 (WAS 3–0)
SEA – Bobby Engram 5-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 10:35 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 1:36 (SEA 14–3)

Second quarter

WAS – Laveranues Coles 15-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 5:54 (SEA 14–10)
SEA – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 2:07 (SEA 17–10)
WAS – Rod Gardner 14-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 0:06 (SEA 17–17)

Third quarter

WAS – John Hall 34-yard field goal, 8:35 (WAS 20–17)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 9:59 (Tied 20–20)
WAS – Trung Canidate 10-yard pass from Rod Gardner (John Hall kick), 1:57 (WAS 27–20)

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 19/29, 241 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
WAS – Patrick Ramsey: 17/32, 232 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander: 22 car, 94 yds, 1 TD
WAS – Rock Cartwright: 13 car, 81 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Koren Robinson: 5 rec, 88 yds
WAS – Laveranues Coles: 5 rec, 125 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 221 – 125 – 346 – 3
WAS – 242 – 137 – 379 – 2

For the third straight road game the Seahawks fell short, blowing a 14–3 lead as Patrick Ramsey and Rod Gardner combined for three touchdowns. The Seahawks lost two fumbles while Matt Hasselbeck was intercepted once.

Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	7	0	0	14
Seahawks	14	21	0	0	35

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: November 16
Game time: 1:16pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 93% humidity, wind SE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 65,865
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts & Tim Ryan
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 4-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 11:33 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:52 (SEA 14–0)
DET – Scotty Anderson 72-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 0:38 (SEA 14–7)

Second quarter

SEA – Koren Robinson recovered fumble in end zone (Josh Brown kick), 11:05 (SEA 21–7)
SEA – Bobby Engram 34-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 6:38 (SEA 28–7)
SEA – Bobby Engram 83-yard punt return (Josh Brown kick), 3:51 (SEA 35–7)
DET – Az-Zahir Hakim 15-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 0:41 (SEA 35–14)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

DET – Joey Harrington: 26/48, 285 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 21/28, 207 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

DET – Olandis Gary: 6 car, 43 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 110 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

DET – Scotty Anderson: 2 rec, 87 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Bobby Engram: 3 rec, 59 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DET – 276 – 81 – 357 – 2
SEA – 207 – 159 – 366 – 0

Bobby Engram scored twice, on a 34-yard catch from Matt Hasselbeck and an 83-yard punt return. The Seahawks and Lions combined for 49 points in the first half before being shut out in the second as Seattle won 35–14.

Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	17	17	7	0	41
Ravens	0	3	21	17	3	44

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: November 23
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C), 80% humidity, wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 69,477
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green, Brent Harris
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 45-yard field goal, 11:49 (SEA 3–0)
BAL – Matt Stover 21-yard field goal, 3:32 (Tied 3–3)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:23 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Bobby Engram 10-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:01 (SEA 17–3)

Third quarter

BAL – Marcus Robinson 13-yard pass from Anthony Wright (Matt Stover kick), 12:07 (SEA 17–10)
SEA – Koren Robinson 10-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 10:38 (SEA 24–10)
SEA – Josh Brown 46-yard field goal, 7:59 (SEA 27–10)
BAL – Marcus Robinson 50-yard pass from Anthony Wright (Matt Stover kick), 5:26 (SEA 27–17)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 80-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 5:06 (SEA 34–17)
BAL – Marcus Robinson 25-yard pass from Anthony Wright (Matt Stover kick), 3:18 (SEA 34–24)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Bobby Engram 5-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 14:16 (SEA 41–24)
BAL – Ed Reed 16-yard blocked punt return (Matt Stover kick), 6:41 (SEA 41–31)
BAL – Marcus Robinson 9-yard pass from Anthony Wright (Matt Stover kick), 1:12 (SEA 41–38)
BAL – Matt Stover 40-yard field goal, 0:00 (Tied 41–41)

Overtime

BAL – Matt Stover 42-yard field goal, 6:32 (BAL 44–41)

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 23/41, 333 yds, 5 TD
BAL – Anthony Wright: 20/37, 319 yds, 4 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander: 22 car, 72 yds
BAL – Jamal Lewis: 26 car, 117 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Darrell Jackson: 7 rec, 146 yds, 2 TD
BAL – Marcus Robinson: 7 rec, 131 yds, 4 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 293 – 133 – 426 – 3
BAL – 276 – 150 – 426 – 2

Former Seahawks beat writer Clare Farnsworth called this game "one of the monumental collapses in Seahawks history." After going 29 minutes with just a pair of field goals and resultant 3–3 tie, the Seahawks scored 14 points to end the first half, then built a 41–24 lead in the fourth quarter. Ed Reed scored on a blocked punt, then Anthony Wright erupted with huge throws to Frank Sanders and Marcus Robinson and the score was now 41–38 Seahawks. In the final 33 seconds an administrative mistake on a Seahawks run and a withdrawn ineligible player penalty by referee Tom White stopped the clock and saved the Ravens from using their final timeout; they stopped a Matt Hasselbeck sneak on fourth down, then a pass interference penalty set up Matt Stover's tying field goal. In overtime ex-Raven Trent Dilfer had to come in for one play but the Seahawks had to punt and the Ravens won on another Stover field goal. It was Seattle's fourth straight road loss.

Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	7	10	10	7	34

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: November 30
Game time: 1:05pm local
Game weather: clear, 42 °F (6 °C), 85% humidity, wind NE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 64,680
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Itula Mili 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 11:41 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 36-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 4:41 (SEA 17–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Darrell Jackson 26-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 8:49 (SEA 24–0)
SEA – Josh Brown 41-yard field goal, 2:36 (SEA 27–0)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 7:15 (SEA 34–0)
CLE – Andre King 28-yard blocked punt return (Phil Dawson kick), 3:23 (SEA 34–7)

Top passers

CLE – Kelly Holcomb: 22/31, 186 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 26/35, 328 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

CLE – James Jackson: 12 car, 32 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 27 car, 127 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

CLE – Dennis Northcutt: 5 rec, 61 yds
SEA – Koren Robinson: 6 rec, 122 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

CLE – 167 – 47 – 214 – 3
SEA – 306 – 157 – 463 – 1

Still angry over the loss to the Ravens, the Seahawks finished the AFC North portion of their schedule by crushing the Browns 34–7; Andre King scored on a blocked Seahawks punt in the fourth quarter but by then Matt Hasselbeck had thrown three touchdowns and the Seahawks had forced three Browns turnovers.

Week 14: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7
Vikings	0	13	7	14	34

at Metrodome, Minneapolis

Date: December 7
Game time: 12:00pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 63,968
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas & Chris Myers
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

MIN – Randy Moss 47-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 13:17 (MIN 7–0)
MIN – Aaron Elling 36-yard field goal, 3:27 (MIN 10–0)
MIN – Aaron Elling 35-yard field goal, 0:00 (MIN 13–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 12:42 (MIN 13–7)
MIN – Randy Moss 45-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 9:24 (MIN 20–7)

Fourth quarter

MIN – Kelly Campbell 43-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 14:53 (MIN 27–7)
MIN – Mike Nattiel 80-yard interception return (Aaron Elling kick), 1:34 (MIN 34–7)

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 17/34, 218 yds, 2 INT
MIN – Daunte Culpepper: 21/33, 274 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander: 14 car, 56 yds, 1 TD
MIN – Michael Bennett: 25 car, 103 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Bobby Engram: 4 rec, 93 yds
MIN – Randy Moss: 8 rec, 133 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 202 – 56 – 258 – 3
MIN – 272 – 193 – 465 – 0

The Seahawks' road struggles continued as Randy Moss and Kelly Campbell caught touchdowns from Daunte Culpepper while Matt Hasselbeck was picked off by Mike Nattiel and Nattiel scored from 80 yards out. The Vikings won 34–7 by outgaining the Seahawks 463 total yards to 258, leaving both teams at 8–5.

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	2	10	3	7	22
Rams	14	7	0	6	27

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: December 14
Game time: 12:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 66,152
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth & Pam Oliver
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Safety, Orlando Huff tackled Marc Bulger in end zone, 11:37 (SEA 2–0)
STL – Marshall Faulk 5-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:05 (STL 7–2)
STL – Isaac Bruce 18-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:10 (STL 14–2)

Second quarter

SEA – Darrell Jackson 9-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 7:53 (STL 14–9)
STL – Torry Holt 40-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:06 (STL 21–9)
SEA – Josh Brown 31-yard field goal, 0:18 (STL 21–12)

Third quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 38-yard field goal, 5:18 (STL 21–15)

Fourth quarter

STL – Jeff Wilkins 33-yard field goal, 14:18 (STL 24–15)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 10:18 (STL 24–22)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 46-yard field goal, 1:37 (STL 27–22)

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 21/37, 246 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
STL – Marc Bulger: 20/32, 236 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander: 25 car, 126 yds, 1 TD
STL – Marshall Faulk: 28 car, 85 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Darrell Jackson: 6 rec, 99 yds, 1 TD
STL – Torry Holt: 6 rec, 100 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 231 – 135 – 366 – 1
STL – 230 – 86 – 316 – 1

The Seahawks fell out of contention for the NFC West as the Rams won 27–22 to go to 11–3 with the Seahawks clawing for a wildcard spot at 8–6 with their sixth straight road loss. The deciding play came in the final seconds when Hasselbeck launched a Hail Mary pass from the 50; a referee stumbled and Bobby Engram tripped over him short of the goalline as the pass was nearly intercepted.

Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	7	10
Seahawks	14	7	0	7	28

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Date: December 21
Game time: 1:15pm local
Game weather: overcast, 49 °F (9 °C), 97% humidity, wind SE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 64,899
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (Fox): Dan Miller & Bill Romanowski
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Shaun Alexander 9-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:58 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Maurice Morris 4-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:59 (SEA 14–0)

Second quarter

ARI – Neil Rackers 49-yard field goal, 12:42 (SEA 14–3)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 44-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 11:06 (SEA 21–3)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

ARI – Anquan Boldin 60-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 12:49 (SEA 21–10)
SEA – Bobby Engram 3-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Josh Brown kick), 3:12 (SEA 28–10)

Top passers

ARI – Josh McCown: 25/40, 274 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 17/24, 179 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

ARI – Josh McCown: 8 car, 38 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 21 car, 135 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

ARI – Anquan Boldin: 10 rec, 122 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Itula Mili: 6 rec, 70 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

ARI – 220 – 79 – 299 – 1
SEA – 180 – 160 – 340 – 4

The Seahawks climbed back into wildcard contention as they sacked Josh McCown eight times, Shaun Alexander rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns, Matt Hasselbeck and Trent Dilfer combined for a touchdown and an interception apiece, and Seattle won 28–10. Seattle stood tied with the Vikings (45–20 winners over Kansas City) and Green Bay (who would blast the Oakland Raiders 41–7 on Monday Night Football the next night) all at 9–6 with the Cowboys holding the first wildcard at 10–5.

Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	7	3	24
49ers	0	14	3	0	17

at 3Com Park, San Francisco

Date: December 27
Game time: 2:15pm local
Game weather: clear, 49 °F (9 °C), 80% humidity, wind NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 67,840
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SF – Jed Weaver 18-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 10:59 (SF 7–0)
SF – Cedrick Wilson 14-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 8:47 (SF 14–0)
SEA – Alex Bannister 31-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 5:51 (SF 14–7)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 0:54 (Tied 14–14)

Third quarter

SF – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 9:36 (SF 17–14)
SEA – Koren Robinson 30-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 3:28 (SEA 21–17)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 33-yard field goal, 1:56 (SEA 24–17)

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 24/37, 315 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
SF – Jeff Garcia: 22/38, 248 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander: 21 car, 84 yds, 1 TD
SF – Kevan Barlow: 14 car, 40 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Koren Robinson: 6 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD
SF – Brandon Lloyd: 3 rec, 63 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 305 – 89 – 394 – 3
SF – 231 – 59 – 290 – 1

Seattle finally won a second road game as they clawed from down 17–14 with a Matt Hasselbeck touchdown and a field goal; Jeff Garcia's 4th down incompletion sealed a 24–17 Seahawks win. The game was the second of a pre-New Year's Saturday triple header; the Seahawks thus had to wait until Sunday before a win by Green Bay, a loss by Dallas, and a last-second loss by Minnesota sorted out the NFC playoff picture, putting Seattle as the conference's fifth seed.

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #5 seed in the NFC.

NFC Wild Card Playoff: at #4 Green Bay Packers

NFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	3	3	14	7	0	27
Packers	0	13	0	14	6	33

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: January 4
Game time: 1:04pm local
Game weather: 20 °F (−7 °C), 74% humidity, wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 71,457
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, Pam Oliver & Chris Myers
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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Josh Brown 30-yard field goal, 7:01 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

GB – Ryan Longwell 31-yard field goal, 9:13 (Tied 3–3)
SEA – Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 6:50 (SEA 6–3)
GB – Bubba Franks 23-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 4:37 (GB 10–6)
GB – Ryan Longwell 27-yard field goal, 0:46 (GB 13–6)

Third quarter

SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:28 (Tied 13–13)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 1:57 (SEA 20–13)

Fourth quarter

GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:01 (Tied 20–20)
GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:44 (GB 27–20)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 0:51 (Tied 27–27)

Overtime

GB – Al Harris 52-yard interception return, 10:35 (GB 33–27)

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 25/45, 305 yds, 1 INT
GB – Brett Favre: 26/38, 319 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 45 yds, 3 TD
GB – Ahman Green: 23 car, 66 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Koren Robinson: 7 rec, 88 yds
GB – Javon Walker: 5 rec, 111 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 291 – 49 – 340 – 1
GB – 319 – 78 – 397 – 0

With Nate Poole of the Cardinals in attendance (a result of knocking the Vikings out of the playoffs the week before) in a mild snowstorm, the Packers hosted the upstart Seahawks. Green Bay clawed to a 13–6 halftime lead, but in the third quarter Shawn Alexander touchdowns put the Seahawks up 20–13. Two Ahman Green touchdown rushes in the fourth quarter put the Packers back up 27–20. After the Seahawks tied the game, Brett Favre completed three straight passes for 41 yards in Green Bay's final drive, but Ryan Longwell misfired on the ensuing 47-yard field goal attempt. The Seahawks won the overtime coin toss; Matt Hasselbeck brashly stated to referee Bernie Kukar "We want the ball and we're gonna score!" The boast was picked up on stadium and FOX Sports television microphones and became a source of infamy; after completing two passes for twelve yards Hasselbeck targeted Alex Bannister but the ball was intercepted by Packers cornerback Al Harris at the Packers' 48-yard-line and he ran it back for a touchdown, ending the game with a 33–27 Packers victory and ending Seattle's season.

References

↑ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
↑ Seattle Seahawks 2003 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.
↑ 2003 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
↑ 2004 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
↑ 2003 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 1, 2015.

External links

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[1] "Home". pro-football-reference.com.

[2] Seattle Seahawks 2003 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.

[3] 2003 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.

[4] 2004 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.

[5] 2003 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 1, 2015.

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