1996 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League, the 21st playing their home games at the Kingdome and the second under head coach 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 8th consecutive season.

1996 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	T-4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Michael Sinclair
AP All-Pros	DT Cortez Kennedy (2nd team)

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]

1996 NFL Draft

1996 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/21	Pete Kendall	Offensive Guard	Boston College
2/46	Fred Thomas	Defensive Back	Tennessee-Martin
3/77	Robert Barr	Offensive Tackle	Rutgers
3/91	Reggie Brown	Running Back	Fresno State
4/99	Phillip Daniels	Defensive End	Georgia
4/131	Eric Unverzagt	Linebacker	Wisconsin
6/184	Reggie Green	Offensive Guard	Florida
6/209	T. J. Cunningham	Defensive Back	Colorado
7/225	Johnie Church	Defensive End	Florida

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 final roster

	Quarterbacks 17 John Friesz  8 Stan Gelbaugh  3 Rick Mirer 13 Gino Torretta Running backs 34 Reggie Brown 32 Oscar Gray 28 Dou Innocent 36 Lamar Smith 38 Mack Strong FB 42 Chris Warren Wide receivers 89 Brian Blades 84 Joey Galloway 82 James McKnight 85 Mike Pritchard 88 Ricky Proehl Tight ends 87 Carlester Crumpler 86 Christian Fauria 83 Ronnie Williams		Offensive linemen 74 James Atkins T 75 Howard Ballard T 64 Robert Barr T 63 Frank Beede G 79 Ed Cunningham C 77 Derrick Graham G 66 Pete Kendall G 52 Kevin Mawae C 69 Grant Williams T Defensive linemen 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 70 Michael Sinclair DE *		Linebackers 54 Mike Barber 57 Jason Kyle 56 James Logan 55 Winston Moss 53 Eric Unverzagt 95 Dean Wells 90 Terry Wooden Defensive backs 20 Jay Bellamy 25 Robert Blackmon S 21 T.J. Cunningham 26 Carlton Gray CB 30 Corey Harris CB 24 Selwyn Jones 23 Dexter Seigler 22 Fred Thomas 33 Darryl Williams S Special teams 31 Steve Broussard KR 81 Ronnie Harris PR  2 Todd Peterson K 14 Rick Tuten P		Reserve lists 19 Eddie Goines WR (IR) 48 Clarence Benford IR 51 John Solomon LB (IR) 59 Tyrone Stowe LB (IR) 91 Keif Bryant DT (IR) 97 Glenn Montgomery DT (IR) Practice squad 60 Greg Bloedorn C  7 Jon Kitna QB Rookies in italics 56 active, 6 inactive, 2 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	NFL.com 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	NFL.com 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
	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

	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: 7:06pm 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

	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: 5:05pm 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

	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: 7:01pm 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

	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: 7:06pm 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

	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: 1:05pm 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 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

	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: 1:04pm 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 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

	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: 1:04pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 39,790
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV: NBC
• 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

	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: 4:05pm 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: Fox
• 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

	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: 1:04pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 59,973
• Referee: Ron Blum
• TV: NBC
• 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

	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: 1:01pm 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 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

	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: 7:01pm 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 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

	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: 1:04pm 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 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

	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: 1:03pm 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

	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: 1:05pm 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 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

	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: 1:01pm 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 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

	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: 1:05pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 47,506
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV: NBC
• 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

	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: 2:04pm 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
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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

	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: 1:05pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 41,373
• Referee: Howard Roe
• TV: NBC
• 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

	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: 8:03pm 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
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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

	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: 1:05pm 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 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

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. https://www.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