1996 Seattle Seahawks season

1996 Seattle Seahawks season
1996 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Ken Behring
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	5th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Michael Sinclair
AP All-Pros	DT Cortez Kennedy; (2nd team)
	← 1995; Seahawks seasons; 1997 →;

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.

NFL draft

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

Undrafted free agents

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

Personnel

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 Offensive coordinator/wide receivers – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Rich Olson Running backs – Clarence Shelmon Offensive line – Howard Mudd Offensive staff assistant – Ned James			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Greg McMackin Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Mike Murphy Defensive backs – Willy Robinson Defensive – Dave Brown Quality assistant – Keith Gilbertson Special teams coaches Special teams – Dave Arnold Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc

Final roster

**1996 Seattle Seahawks roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 8 Stan Gelbaugh 3 Rick Mirer 13 Gino Torretta Running backs (RB) 31 Steve Broussard KR 32 Oscar Gray 28 Dou Innocent 36 Lamar Smith 38 Mack Strong FB 42 Chris Warren Wide receivers (WR) 84 Joey Galloway PR 81 Ronnie Harris 82 James McKnight 85 Mike Pritchard 88 Ricky Proehl Tight ends (TE) 45 Coleman Bell 87 Carlester Crumpler 83 Ronnie Williams		Offensive linemen (OL) 74 James Atkins T 75 Howard Ballard T 64 Robert Barr T 63 Frank Beede G 79 Ed Cunningham C/G 77 Derrick Graham G 66 Pete Kendall G 52 Kevin Mawae C 69 Grant Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 98 Sam Adams DT 93 Phillip Daniels DE 94 Antonio Edwards DE 96 Cortez Kennedy DT 67 Matt LaBounty DE 99 Michael McCrary DE 92 Henry McMillian DT 72 Joe Nash DT 78 Pat Riley DE 70 Michael Sinclair DE		Linebackers (LB) 54 Mike Barber OLB 57 Jason Kyle LS 56 James Logan OLB 55 Winston Moss OLB 53 Eric Unverzagt MLB 95 Dean Wells MLB 90 Terry Wooden OLB Defensive backs (DB) 20 Jay Bellamy FS 25 Robert Blackmon SS 26 Carlton Gray CB 30 Corey Harris CB 24 Selwyn Jones CB 23 Dexter Seigler CB 22 Fred Thomas CB 33 Darryl Williams FS Special teams 2 Todd Peterson K 14 Rick Tuten P				Practice squad 60 Greg Bloedorn C 7 Jon Kitna QB 76 Riddick Parker DT 16 Grayson Shillingford WR Reserve 48 Clarence Benford TE (IR) 89 Brian Blades WR (IR) 34 Reggie Brown FB (IR) 91 Keif Bryant DT (IR) 21 T.J. Cunningham S (IR) 86 Christian Fauria TE (IR) 17 John Friesz QB (IR) 19 Eddie Goines WR (IR) 97 Glenn Montgomery DT (IR) 51 John Solomon LB (IR) 59 Tyronne Stowe LB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 11 reserve, 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
view talk edit	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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	0	7	17
Seahawks	0	10	9	0	19

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Week P2: at Oakland Raiders

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	14	0	3	24
Raiders	0	3	3	13	19

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

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

Week P3: at Indianapolis Colts

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	0	10	13
Colts	3	0	0	12	15

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

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

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	0	0	0	3
Seahawks	3	0	10	7	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Regular season

Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	0	7
Chargers	7	6	3	13	29

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

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

Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

SEA – Rick Mirer: 24/41, 251 yds, 2 INT
SD – Stan Humphries: 20/38, 195 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	10	7	10	30
Seahawks	3	3	7	7	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 8
Game time: 1:04 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 43,671
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Randy Cross
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

DEN – John Elway: 18/28, 209 yds, 2 TD
SEA – John Friesz: 11/19, 137 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	14	7	7	7	35
Seahawks	0	10	0	7	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Game information

First quarter

KC – Chris Penn 9-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:07 (KC 7–0)
KC – Dale Carter 46-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:51 (KC 14–0)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

KC – Steve Bono: 18/27, 185 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Rick Mirer: 15/31, 159 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

KC – Dale Carter: 3 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 57 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	0	14	17
Buccaneers	3	7	0	3	13

at Houlihan's Stadium, Tampa, Florida

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

Game information

First quarter

TB – Michael Husted 33-yard field goal, 5:54 (TB 3–0)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

SEA – Rick Mirer: 20/37, 209 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
TB – Trent Dilfer: 15/26, 118 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

SEA – Brian Blades: 9 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD
TB – Alvin Harper: 3 rec, 48 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	10	7	7	7	31
Seahawks	0	7	3	0	10

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 29
Game time: 1:04 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 59,973
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

GB – Antonio Freeman 13-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 4:36 (GB 7–0)
GB – Chris Jacke 36-yard field goal, 0:34 (GB 10–0)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

GB – Brett Favre: 20/34, 209 yds, 4 TD
SEA – Rick Mirer: 10/30, 156 yds, 4 INT

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

GB – Antonio Freeman: 7 rec, 108 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Mike Pritchard: 2 rec, 54 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	0	8	22
Dolphins	3	6	6	0	15

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami

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

Game information

First quarter

MIA – Joe Nedney 53-yard field goal, 7:30 (MIA 3–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 65-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 0:00 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

SEA – Brian Blades 80-yard pass from John Friesz (2pt-PAT: Lamar Smith run), 2:03 (SEA 22–15)

Top passers

SEA – John Friesz: 18/32, 299 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
MIA – Craig Erickson: 16/28, 243 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 137 yds, 2 TD
MIA – Jerris McPhail: 6 rec, 86 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	6	16
Chiefs	10	10	7	7	34

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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

Game information

First quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 42-yard field goal, 10:28 (KC 3–0)
KC – Kimble Anders 15-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:41 (KC 10–0)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

KC – Sean LaChapelle 4-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:40 (KC 34–10)
SEA – Joey Galloway 16-yard pass from John Friesz (PAT failed), 1:01 (KC 34–16)

Top passers

SEA – John Friesz: 20/34, 238 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
KC – Steve Bono: 17/26, 194 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	3	0	7	13
Seahawks	3	17	3	9	32

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 27
Game time: 1:04 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 38,143
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Lampley & Bob Golic
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

SD – Sean Salisbury: 21/43, 291 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
SEA – John Friesz: 16/33, 206 yds

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	3	0	3	10	16
Seahawks	3	3	3	14	23

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Al Del Greco 35-yard field goal, 8:43 (HOU 3–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 25-yard field goal, 2:53 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

HOU – Steve McNair: 12/18, 225 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – John Friesz: 24/38, 323 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	16	23
Seahawks	10	18	7	7	42

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 10
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 50,794
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

MIN – Warren Moon: 14/30, 187 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – John Friesz: 22/33, 263 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

MIN – Cris Carter: 7 rec, 142 yds
SEA – Ricky Proehl: 6 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 12: at Detroit Lions

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	3	3	16
Lions	0	7	7	3	17

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Date: November 17
Game time: 1:01 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 51,194
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Bart Oates
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

SEA – John Friesz: 8/18, 148 yds, 1 INT
DET – Don Majkowski: 18/23, 157 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	14	3	10	27
Seahawks	3	7	3	8	21

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 24
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 47,506
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Sam Wyche
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 21-yard field goal, 7:11 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

OAK – Jeff Hostetler: 13/23, 178 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Rick Mirer: 16/25, 181 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 14 at Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7
Broncos	14	13	7	0	34

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

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

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Shannon Sharpe 1-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 11:36 (DEN 7–0)
SEA – Mike Pritchard 8-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 5:25 (Tied 7–7)
DEN – John Elway 2-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 1:51 (DEN 14–7)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Rick Mirer: 13/28, 177 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
DEN – John Elway: 17/27, 189 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 108 yds
DEN – Aaron Craver: 3 rec, 66 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	8	0	10	18
Seahawks	10	6	3	7	26

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 8
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 41,373
Referee: Howard Roe
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Randy Cross
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Joey Galloway 27-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 11:57 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 3:45 (SEA 10–0)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

BUF – Jim Kelly: 24/41, 324 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Rick Mirer: 9/23, 147 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

BUF – Eric Moulds: 5 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Proehl: 4 rec, 91 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	10	3	0	13
Jaguars	7	0	0	13	20

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Jimmy Smith 12-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 2:05 (JAX 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 10:29 (JAX 7–3)
SEA – Ricky Proehl 10-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 0:36 (SEA 10–7)

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

SEA – Rick Mirer: 16/31, 156 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
JAX – Mark Brunell: 19/26, 231 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

SEA – Carlester Crumpler: 6 rec, 58 yds
JAX – Jimmy Smith: 8 rec, 124 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 17: at Oakland Raiders

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	13	15	0	28
Raiders	8	6	7	0	21

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

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

Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Gino Torretta: 5/16, 41 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
OAK – Billy Joe Hobert: 12/23, 175 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

References

^ Smith, Elliot Blair (February 4, 1996). "Behring vows never to play in Seattle again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Orange County Register). p. C1.
^ 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.
^ Klass, Tim (July 1, 1997). "Allen seals the deal to buy Seahawks from Behring". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
^ Boren, Rebecca (July 1, 1997). "Allen completes purchase". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1B.
^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
^ 1996 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1997 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1996 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

[bvows-1] Smith, Elliot Blair (February 4, 1996). "Behring vows never to play in Seattle again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Orange County Register). p. C1.

[bdwart-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.

[astdl-3] Klass, Tim (July 1, 1997). "Allen seals the deal to buy Seahawks from Behring". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.

[comsspu-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.

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Retired numbers	12 45 71 80 96
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v t e Seattle Seahawks seasons
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1996 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL draft

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Personnel

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Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week P2: at Oakland Raiders

Week P3: at Indianapolis Colts

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Regular season

Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 12: at Detroit Lions

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 14 at Denver Broncos

Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 17: at Oakland Raiders

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