1996 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL), the 21st playing their home games at the Kingdome and the second under head coach Dennis Erickson. They were unable to improve on their 8–8 record, finished the season 7–9, and missing the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

Owner Ken Behring unsuccessfully attempted to move the team to southern California.[1][2] The team was sold to Paul Allen in June 1997.[3][4]

After the season, the Seahawks would never finish at the bottom of the AFC West again. It would be the final season they finished at the bottom of their division for 25 years.

Draft

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

Undrafted free agents

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

Personnel

Staff

1996 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Owner – Ken Behring
  • President – David Behring
  • Executive vice president – Mickey Loomis
  • Vice president of football operations – Randy Mueller
  • Co-college scouting director – Mike Allman
  • Co-college scouting director – Phil Neri
  • Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Dennis Erickson
  • Assistant head coach/tight ends – Gregg Smith

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Dave Arnold

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc

Final roster

1996 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 48 Clarence Benford TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 89 Brian Blades WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 34 Reggie Brown FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 91 Keif Bryant DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 21 T.J. Cunningham S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 86 Christian Fauria TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 17 John Friesz QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 19 Eddie Goines WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 97 Glenn Montgomery DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 51 John Solomon LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 59 Tyronne Stowe LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 11 inactive, 4 practice squad

[5]

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

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 3 Atlanta Falcons W 19–17 1–0 Kingdome Recap
2 August 8 at Oakland Raiders W 24–19 2–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
3 August 17 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–15 2–1 RCA Dome Recap
4 August 23 San Francisco 49ers W 20–3 3–1 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[6][7]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

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

Standings

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

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 3 0717
Seahawks 0 10 9019

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 7:06 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 30,284
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P2: at Oakland Raiders

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 0324
Raiders 0 3 31319

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 5:05 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), 76% humidity, wind WNW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 38,219
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P3: at Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 01013
Colts 3 0 01215

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

  • Date: August 17
  • Game time: 7:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 38,930
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 3 0 003
Seahawks 3 0 10720

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 7:06 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 38,144
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 007
Chargers 7 6 31329

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 84 °F (29 °C), 73% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 58,780
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SD – Tony Martin 2-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 2:15 (SD 7–0)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Rick Mirer 5-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:01 (Tied 7–7)
  • SD – John Carney 35-yard field goal, 1:26 (SD 10–7)
  • SD – John Carney 53-yard field goal, 0:00 (SD 13–7)

Third quarter

  • SD – John Carney 22-yard field goal, 2:34 (SD 16–7)

Fourth quarter

  • SD – John Carney 50-yard field goal, 13:34 (SD 19–7)
  • SD – Leonard Russell 6-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:39 (SD 26–7)
  • SD – John Carney 31-yard field goal, 10:28 (SD 29–7)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Chris Warren: 13 car, 50 yds
  • SD – Aaron Hayden: 11 car, 59 yds

Top receivers

  • SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 89 yds
  • SD – Tony Martin: 7 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 251 – 106 – 357 – 4
  • SD – 191 – 186 – 377 – 0

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 10 71030
Seahawks 3 3 7720

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 1:04 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 43,671
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Jason Elam 18-yard field goal, 7:08 (DEN 3–0)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 0:30 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 8:16 (SEA 6–3)
  • DEN – Aaron Craver 39-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 5:29 (DEN 10–6)
  • DEN – Jason Elam 28-yard field goal, 0:10 (DEN 13–6)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Joey Galloway 88-yard punt return (Todd Peterson kick), 7:10 (Tied 13–13)
  • DEN – Anthony Miller 7-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 1:06 (DEN 20–13)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Jason Elam 33-yard field goal, 10:32 (DEN 23–13)
  • SEA – Christian Fauria 23-yard pass from John Friesz (Todd Peterson kick), 4:14 (DEN 23–20)
  • DEN – John Elway 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 2:00 (DEN 30–20)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • DEN – Terrell Davis: 28 car, 111 yds
  • SEA – Chris Warren: 14 car, 35 yds

Top receivers

  • DEN – Anthony Miller: 4 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Brian Blades: 4 rec, 57 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 194 – 180 – 374 – 1
  • SEA – 172 – 39 – 211 – 3

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 7 7735
Seahawks 0 10 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 1:04 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 39,790
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 9:05 (KC 14–3)
  • SEA – Lamar Smith 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:51 (KC 14–10)
  • KC – Chris Penn 1-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:24 (KC 21–10)

Third quarter

  • KC – Marcus Allen 2-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:44 (KC 28–10)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Rick Mirer 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:28 (KC 28–17)
  • KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:19 (KC 34–17)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • KC – Greg Hill: 11 car, 57 yds
  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 8 car, 73 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • KC – 166 – 157 – 323 – 2
  • SEA – 141 – 97 – 238 – 1

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 01417
Buccaneers 3 7 0313

at Houlihan's Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 4:05 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 89% humidity, wind WSW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,212
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 14:13 (Tied 3–3)
  • TB – Reggie Brooks 2-yard run (Michael Husted kick), 1:12 (TB 10–3)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • TB – Michael Husted 28-yard field goal, 9:20 (TB 13–3)
  • SEA – Brian Blades 5-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 3:00 (TB 13–10)
  • SEA – Lamar Smith 14-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:31 (SEA 17–13)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Chris Warren: 12 car, 38 yds
  • TB – Reggie Brooks: 26 car, 65 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 198 – 124 – 322 – 1
  • TB – 106 – 111 – 217 – 1

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 10 7 7731
Seahawks 0 7 3010

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • GB – Dorsey Levens 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 3:54 (GB 17–0)
  • SEA – Chris Warren 37-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:56 (GB 17–7)

Third quarter

  • GB – Keith Jackson 10-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 8:24 (GB 24–7)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 44-yard field goal, 5:35 (GB 24–10)

Fourth quarter

  • GB – Antonio Freeman 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 9:50 (GB 31–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • GB – Edgar Bennett: 22 car, 94 yds
  • SEA – Chris Warren: 18 car, 103 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • GB – 202 – 142 – 344 – 0
  • SEA – 170 – 159 – 329 – 5

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 0822
Dolphins 3 6 6015

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C), 96% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 59,539
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Joey Galloway 51-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 12:05 (SEA 14–3)
  • MIA – Randal Hill 33-yard pass from Craig Erickson (PAT failed), 0:51 (SEA 14–9)

Third quarter

  • MIA – Irving Spikes 2-yard run (PAT failed), 0:55 (MIA 15–14)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 7 car, 35 yds
  • MIA – Irving Spikes: 19 car, 48 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 299 – 59 – 358 – 3
  • MIA – 214 – 85 – 299 – 3

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7616
Chiefs 10 10 7734

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 7:01 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C), 61% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 76,057
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV: TNT
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:47 (KC 17–0)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 19-yard field goal, 0:26 (KC 17–3)
  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 0:00 (KC 20–3)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Chris Warren 50-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 11:06 (KC 20–10)
  • KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:21 (KC 27–10)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Chris Warren: 14 car, 81 yds, 1 TD
  • KC – Marcus Allen: 14 car, 39 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • SEA – Joey Galloway: 3 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
  • KC – Chris Penn: 5 rec, 69 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 213 – 110 – 323 – 1
  • KC – 194 – 146 – 340 – 1

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 3 0713
Seahawks 3 17 3932

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:04 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 38,143
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 11:15 (SEA 3–0)
  • SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 7:00 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

  • SD – John Carney 43-yard field goal, 13:30 (SD 6–3)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 44-yard field goal, 11:00 (Tied 6–6)
  • SEA – Lamar Smith 10-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 6:42 (SEA 13–6)
  • SEA – Darryl Williams 79-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 2:39 (SEA 20–6)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 4:17 (SEA 23–6)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 13:45 (SEA 26–6)
  • SD – Charlie Jones 27-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (John Carney kick), 12:36 (SEA 26–13)
  • SEA – Chris Warren 37-yard run (PAT failed), 4:48 (SEA 32–13)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SD – Terrell Fletcher: 8 car, 36 yds
  • SEA – Chris Warren: 19 car, 146 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

  • SD – Charlie Jones: 7 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Brian Blades: 4 rec, 66 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SD – 253 – 69 – 322 – 5
  • SEA – 196 – 208 – 404 – 1

Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 3 0 31016
Seahawks 3 3 31423

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 36,320
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks & Bob Golic
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 6:01 (SEA 6–3)

Third quarter

  • HOU – Al Del Greco 36-yard field goal, 5:03 (Tied 6–6)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 44-yard field goal, 2:31 (SEA 9–6)

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Al Del Greco 45-yard field goal, 14:55 (Tied 9–9)
  • HOU – Chris Sanders 65-yard pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick), 8:12 (HOU 16–9)
  • SEA – Joey Galloway 14-yard pass from Rick Mirer (John Friesz kick), 3:30 (Tied 16–16)
  • SEA – Robert Blackmon 61-yard blocked field goal return (Todd Peterson kick), 0:04 (SEA 23–16)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • HOU – Eddie George: 25 car, 91 yds
  • SEA – Chris Warren: 16 car, 34 yds

Top receivers

  • HOU – Chris Sanders: 1 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Joey Galloway: 8 rec, 94 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • HOU – 225 – 128 – 353 – 1
  • SEA – 310 – 32 – 342 – 1

Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 7 01623
Seahawks 10 18 7742

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 50,794
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: Fox
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 54-yard field goal, 10:36 (SEA 3–0)
  • SEA – Lamar Smith 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 4:47 (SEA 10–0)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 9:34 (SEA 13–0)
  • MIN – Jake Reed 38-yard pass from Warren Moon (Scott Sisson kick), 3:48 (SEA 13–7)
  • SEA – Joey Galloway 7-yard pass from John Friesz (2-pt PAT: Lamar Smith run), 0:55 (SEA 21–7)
  • SEA – Steve Broussard 26-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:11 (SEA 28–7)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Chris Warren 216-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 9:38 (SEA 35–7)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Ricky Proehl 22-yard pass from John Friesz (Todd Peterson kick), 12:45 (SEA 42–7)
  • MIN – Brad Johnson 1-yard run (2-pt PAT: Andrew Jordan pass from Brad Johnson), 2:40 (SEA 42–15)
  • MIN – Jake Reed 14-yard pass from Brad Johnson (2-pt PAT: Chris Walsh pass from Brad Johnson), 1:34 (SEA 42–23)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIN – Scottie Graham: 6 car, 9 yds
  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 15 car, 90 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • MIN – 300 – 15 – 315 – 4
  • SEA – 253 – 199 – 452 – 1

Week 12: at Detroit Lions

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 3316
Lions 0 7 7317

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 51,194
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Lamar Smith 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 6:40 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 9:56 (SEA 10–0)
  • DET – Barry Sanders 11-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 2:46 (SEA 10–7)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 25-yard field goal, 12:38 (SEA 13–7)
  • DET – Herman Moore 6-yard pass from Don Majkowski (Jason Hanson kick), 1:52 (DET 14–13)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 21-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 16–14)
  • DET – Jason Hanson 43-yard field goal, 4:32 (DET 17–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 33 car, 148 yds, 1 TD
  • DET – Barry Sanders: 16 car, 134 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

  • SEA – James McKnight: 1 rec, 73 yds
  • DET – Herman Moore: 6 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 194 – 184 – 378 – 1
  • DET – 141 – 144 – 285 – 1

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 14 31027
Seahawks 3 7 3821

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 47,506
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • OAK – James Jett 17-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 11:51 (OAK 7–3)
  • SEA – Ronnie Williams 2-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 9:13 (SEA 10–7)
  • OAK – Rick Cunningham 3-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 4:01 (OAK 14–10)

Third quarter

  • OAK – Cole Ford 47-yard field goal, 10:23 (OAK 17–10)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 4:55 (OAK 17–13)

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Derrick Fenner 1-yard run (Cole Ford kick), 13:33 (OAK 24–13)
  • SEA – Chris Warren 2-yard run (2-pt PAT: Chris Warren run), 11:10 (OAK 24–21)
  • OAK – Cole Ford 26-yard field goal, 1:56 (OAK 27–21)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 15 car, 104 yds
  • SEA – Chris Warren: 18 car, 88 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

  • OAK – Tim Brown: 6 rec, 77 yds
  • SEA – Joey Galloway: 3 rec, 99 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • OAK – 149 – 200 – 349 – 1
  • SEA – 166 – 130 – 296 – 1

Week 14 at Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 007
Broncos 14 13 7034

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 2:04 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 21% humidity, wind S 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,982
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DEN – Jason Elam 44-yard field goal, 9:16 (DEN 17–7)
  • DEN – Jason Elam 18-yard field goal, 1:47 (DEN 20–7)
  • DEN – Ed McCaffrey 4-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 0:30 (DEN 27–7)

Third quarter

  • DEN – Terrell Davis 5-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 6:53 (DEN 34–7)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 8 car, 42 yds
  • DEN – Terrell Davis: 26 car, 106 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 172 – 105 – 277 – 3
  • DEN – 236 – 205 – 441 – 0

Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 8 01018
Seahawks 10 6 3726

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 41,373
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 13:59 (SEA 13–0)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 8:12 (SEA 16–0)
  • BUF – Eric Moulds 37-yard pass from Jim Kelly (2-pt PAT: Quinn Early pass from Jim Kelly), 1:05 (SEA 16–8)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 30-yard field goal, 8:33 (SEA 19–8)

Fourth quarter

  • BUF – Steve Christie 22-yard field goal, 11:36 (SEA 19–11)
  • SEA – Lamar Smith 12-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 8:41 (SEA 26–11)
  • BUF – Chris Brantley 22-yard pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick), 3:41 (SEA 26–18)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • BUF – Thurman Thomas: 17 car, 65 yds
  • SEA – Chris Warren: 21 car, 116 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • BUF – 312 – 79 – 391 – 5
  • SEA – 132 – 170 – 302 – 0

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 3013
Jaguars 7 0 01320

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 8:03 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 47 °F (8 °C), 76% humidity, wind NE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,134
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV: ESPN
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 1:54 (SEA 13–7)

Fourth quarter

  • JAX – Jimmy Smith 39-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 14:53 (JAX 14–13)
  • JAX – Mike Hollis 19-yard field goal, 9:55 (JAX 17–13)
  • JAX – Mike Hollis 39-yard field goal, 2:48 (JAX 20–13)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 16 car, 59 yds
  • JAX – Natrone Means: 23 car, 92 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 147 – 159 – 306 – 1
  • JAX – 218 – 133 – 351 – 0

Week 17: at Oakland Raiders

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 13 15028
Raiders 8 6 7021

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 28 miles per hour (45 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,455
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • OAK – Cole Ford 47-yard field goal, 9:35 (OAK 3–0)
  • OAK – Safety, Dan Land tackled Jay Bellamy in end zone, 8:08 (OAK 5–0)
  • OAK – Cole Ford 23-yard field goal, 5:42 (OAK 8–0)

Second quarter

  • OAK – Cole Ford 28-yard field goal, 13:05 (OAK 11–0)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 19-yard field goal, 10:57 (OAK 11–3)
  • OAK – Cole Ford 24-yard field goal, 1:12 (OAK 14–3)
  • SEA – Lamar Smith 27-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:55 (OAK 14–10)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 52-yard field goal, 0:00 (OAK 14–13)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Joey Galloway 32-yard pass from Gino Torretta (2-pt PAT: Lamar Smith run), 13:52 (SEA 21–14)
  • SEA – Lamar Smith 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 7:57 (SEA 28–14)
  • OAK – Derrick Fenner 2-yard run (Cole Ford kick), 0:00 (SEA 28–21)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 25 car, 87 yds, 2 TD
  • OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 15 car, 66 yds

Top receivers

  • SEA – Joey Galloway: 3 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD
  • OAK – Tim Brown: 5 rec, 65 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 13 – 116 – 129 – 2
  • OAK – 238 – 118 – 356 – 7

References

  1. ^ Smith, Elliot Blair (February 4, 1996). "Behring vows never to play in Seattle again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Orange County Register). p. C1.
  2. ^ Boren, Rebecca; Penhale, Ed; Bruscas, Angelo (February 6, 1996). "Behring sets up bidding war for team in transit". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1C.
  3. ^ Klass, Tim (July 1, 1997). "Allen seals the deal to buy Seahawks from Behring". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  4. ^ Boren, Rebecca (July 1, 1997). "Allen completes purchase". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  6. ^ 1996 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  7. ^ 1997 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  8. ^ 1996 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1996 NFL season results at NFL.com
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