2012 Seattle Seahawks season

The 2012 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 37th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks had a three-way quarterback competition with Tarvaris Jackson, Matt Flynn and rookie Russell Wilson. Jackson was traded to the Bills, and Wilson won the job.

2012 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Paul Allen
General manager	John Schneider
Head coach	Pete Carroll
Home stadium	Lumen Field
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoffs	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Redskins) 24–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Falcons) 28–30
All-Pros	4 RB Marshawn Lynch (1st team) C Max Unger (1st team) CB Richard Sherman (1st team) S Earl Thomas (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	6 QB Russell Wilson RB Marshawn Lynch T Russell Okung C Max Unger FS Earl Thomas RS Leon Washington
Uniform
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The Seahawks finished 11–5, an improvement from a 7–9 record in 2011, and it marked the Seahawks' first winning season since 2007. The team was 4–0 during the preseason. Their 11 victories was the third best in franchise history. The Seahawks went undefeated at home for the third time in franchise history, after 2003 and 2005. Additionally, with their victory over the Washington Redskins at FedExField in the wild-card round, the Seahawks won their first road playoff game since 1983. However, despite holding a lead with just 30 seconds left in regulation, the Seahawks lost to the Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional round by a score of 30–28.

New logo and uniform

On April 3, 2012, Nike unveiled the new design for the uniforms and logo for the Seahawks. The new designs incorporate a new accent color, "Wolf Grey", and the main colors are "College Navy" and "Action Green". The uniforms incorporate "feather trims", twelve feathers printed on the neckline and down each pant leg to represent the "12th Man", referring to the team's fans.^[1]

2012 draft class

Main article: 2012 NFL draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	15[a]	Bruce Irvin	DE	West Virginia
2	47[b]	Bobby Wagner	LB	Utah State
3	75	Russell Wilson	QB	Wisconsin
4	106	Robert Turbin	RB	Utah State
	114[a]	Jaye Howard	DT	Florida
5[c]	154[b]	Korey Toomer	LB	Idaho
6	172[a]	Jeremy Lane	CB	Northwestern State
	181	Winston Guy	S	Kentucky
7	225[d][e]	J. R. Sweezy	G	N.C. State
	232[b]	Greg Scruggs	DE	Louisville

Notes

^{^[a]} The team traded its original first-round selection (#12 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' first- (#15 overall), fourth- (#114 overall) and sixth- (#172 overall) selections.

^{^[b]} The team traded its original second-round selection (#43 overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' second- (#47 overall), fifth- (#154 overall) and seventh- (#232 overall) round selections.

^{^[c]} The team traded its original fifth-round selection (#147 overall) and a 2011 fourth-round selection to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for running back Marshawn Lynch.

^{^[d]} The team traded its original seventh-round selection (#219 overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus.

^{^[e]} The team acquired this seventh-round selection (#225 overall) as part of a trade that sent linebacker Aaron Curry to the Oakland Raiders.

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

2012 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office Chairman – Paul Allen President – Peter McLoughlin Executive vice president/general manager – John Schneider Vice president of football administration – John Idzik Senior personnel executive – Scot McCloughan Director of pro personnel – Tag Ribary Director of college scouting – Scott Fitterer Assistant director of pro personnel – Trent Kirchner Head coaches Executive vice president of football operations/head coach – Pete Carroll Assistant head coach/offensive line – Tom Cable Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Darrell Bevell Quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running backs – Sherman Smith Wide receivers – Kippy Brown Tight ends – Pat McPherson Assistant offensive line – Pat Ruel Offensive quality control – Dave Canales Offensive quality control – Keith Carter

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gus Bradley Pass game coordinator – Rocky Seto Defensive line – Todd Wash Linebackers – Ken Norton Jr. Defensive backs – Kris Richard Defensive assistant – Nate Carroll Defensive quality control – Robert Saleh Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Brian Schneider Assistant special teams – Marquand Manuel Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Chris Carlisle Assistant strength and conditioning – Mondray Gee Assistant strength and conditioning – Jamie Yancher

Final roster

2012 Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Matt Flynn  3 Russell Wilson Running backs (RB) 24 Marshawn Lynch 26 Michael Robinson FB 22 Robert Turbin 33 Leon Washington RS Wide receivers (WR) 89 Doug Baldwin 10 Deon Butler 11 Jermaine Kearse 18 Sidney Rice 81 Golden Tate Tight ends (TE) 85 Anthony McCoy 84 Sean McGrath 86 Zach Miller

Offensive linemen (OL) 68 Breno Giacomini T 61 Lemuel Jeanpierre C 63 Rishaw Johnson G 67 Paul McQuistan G 74 John Moffitt G 76 Russell Okung T 65 Frank Omiyale T 75 Mike Person G 64 J. R. Sweezy G 60 Max Unger C Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Alan Branch DT 79 Red Bryant DE 91 Chris Clemons DE 94 Jaye Howard DT 69 Clinton McDonald DT 92 Brandon Mebane DT 98 Greg Scruggs DE

Linebackers (LB) 52 Allen Bradford OLB 55 Heath Farwell MLB 56 Leroy Hill OLB 51 Bruce Irvin OLB 57 Mike Morgan OLB 53 Malcolm Smith OLB 54 Bobby Wagner MLB 50 K. J. Wright OLB Defensive backs (DB) 31 Kam Chancellor SS 27 Winston Guy SS 32 Jeron Johnson SS 20 Jeremy Lane CB 42 Chris Maragos FS 41 Byron Maxwell CB 35 DeShawn Shead CB 25 Richard Sherman CB 29 Earl Thomas FS 28 Walter Thurmond CB 23 Marcus Trufant CB Special teams (ST) 49 Clint Gresham LS  4 Stephen Hauschka K  9 Jon Ryan P

Practice squad 13 Phil Bates WR 40 Derrick Coleman RB 30 Chandler Fenner CB 48 Cooper Helfet TE 43 Kyle Knox LB 16 Corbin Louks WR 59 Korey Toomer LB (IR) 19 Bryan Walters WR Reserve 39 Brandon Browner CB (Susp.) 77 James Carpenter G (NF-Ill.) 58 Dexter Davis DE (IR) 90 Jason Jones DT (IR) 14 Charly Martin WR (IR) 88 Cameron Morrah TE (IR) 87 Ben Obomanu WR (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 reserve, 7 practice squad

• Starters in bold.
• (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2013 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 11	Tennessee Titans	W 27–17	1–0	CenturyLink Field	65,589	Recap
2	August 18	at Denver Broncos	W 30–10	2–0	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	74,012	Recap
3	August 24	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 44–14	3–0	Arrowhead Stadium	63,870	Recap
4	August 30	Oakland Raiders	W 21–3	4–0	CenturyLink Field	66,157	Recap

Regular season

Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC North and the AFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 9	at Arizona Cardinals	L 16–20	0–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	60,032	Recap
2	September 16	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–7	1–1	CenturyLink Field	68,008	Recap
3	September 24	Green Bay Packers	W 14–12	2–1	CenturyLink Field	68,218	Recap
4	September 30	at St. Louis Rams	L 13–19	2–2	Edward Jones Dome	53,193	Recap
5	October 7	at Carolina Panthers	W 16–12	3–2	Bank of America Stadium	72,676	Recap
6	October 14	New England Patriots	W 24–23	4–2	CenturyLink Field	68,137	Recap
7	October 18	at San Francisco 49ers	L 6–13	4–3	Candlestick Park	69,732	Recap
8	October 28	at Detroit Lions	L 24–28	4–4	Ford Field	63,497	Recap
9	November 4	Minnesota Vikings	W 30–20	5–4	CenturyLink Field	67,584	Recap
10	November 11	New York Jets	W 28–7	6–4	CenturyLink Field	67,841	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 25	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–24	6–5	Sun Life Stadium	51,295	Recap
13	December 2	at Chicago Bears	W 23–17 (OT)	7–5	Soldier Field	62,264	Recap
14	December 9	Arizona Cardinals	W 58–0	8–5	CenturyLink Field	67,685	Recap
15	December 16	at Buffalo Bills	W 50–17	9–5	Rogers Centre (Toronto)	40,770	Recap
16	December 23	San Francisco 49ers	W 42–13	10–5	CenturyLink Field	68,161	Recap
17	December 30	St. Louis Rams	W 20–13	11–5	CenturyLink Field	67,936	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 2012 NFL season results^[2]

 #  Indicates that the Seahawks were the visiting team in the Bills Toronto Series.

Postseason

Further information: 2012–13 NFL playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Wild Card	January 6, 2013	at Washington Redskins (4)	W 24–14	1–0	FedExField	84,325	Recap
Divisional	January 13, 2013	at Atlanta Falcons (1)	L 28–30	1–1	Georgia Dome	70,366	Recap

Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) San Francisco 49ers	11	4	1	.719	3–2–1	7–4–1	397	273	W1
(5) Seattle Seahawks	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	412	245	W5
St. Louis Rams	7	8	1	.469	4–1–1	6–5–1	299	348	L1
Arizona Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	250	357	L2

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Tennessee Titans

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	3	14	0	17
Seahawks	10	0	7	10	27

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: August 11
• Game time: 7:06 p.m. local
• Game weather: clear, 79 °F (26 °C), 39% humidity, wind WNW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 65,589
• Referee: Bruce Hermansen
• TV: NFLN, KCPQ
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P2: at Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	6	7	14	30
Broncos	7	3	0	0	10

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: August 18
• Game time: 7:05 p.m. local
• Game weather: cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C), 21% humidity, wind N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 74,012
• Referee: Gerald Wright
• TV: KCPQ
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P3: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	6	17	21	0	44
Chiefs	0	7	0	7	14

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: August 24
• Game time: 7:07 p.m. local
• Game weather: cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C), 50% humidity, wind S 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 63,870
• Referee: Craig Ochoa
• TV: KCPQ
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P4: vs. Oakland Raiders

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	3	3
Seahawks	3	10	6	2	21

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 7:06 p.m. local
• Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 45% humidity, wind NW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 66,157
• Referee: Jerry Frump
• TV: KCPQ
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Arizona Cardinals

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	10	3	16
Cardinals	3	7	3	7	20

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 60,032
• Referee: Bruce Hermansen
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans & Heidi Androl
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 27-yard field goal, 7:26 (SEA 3–0) ARI – Jay Feely 21-yard field goal, 0:34 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter ARI – LaRod Stephens-Howling 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 5:58 (ARI 10–3) Third quarter ARI – Jay Feely 31-yard field goal, 9:59 (ARI 13–3) SEA – Sidney Rice 10-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:51 (ARI 13–10) SEA – Steven Hauschka 47-yard field goal, 5:13 (Tied 13–13) Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 39-yard field goal, 9:20 (SEA (16–13) ARI – Andre Roberts 6 yards pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 4:59 (ARI 20–16) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 18/34, 153 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT ARI – John Skelton: 14/28, 149 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 21 car, 85 yds ARI – Andre Roberts: 1 car, 15 yds Top receivers SEA – Braylon Edwards: 5 rec, 43 yds ARI – Larry Fitzgerald: 4 rec, 63 yds Top tacklers SEA – K. J. Wright: 5 solo, 4 asst, ff ARI – Daryl Washington: 10 solo, sack, tfl Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 139 – 115 – 254 – 2 ARI – 210 – 43 – 253 – 2

With the loss, the Seahawks started their season 0–1. This would be the last time the seahawks lost a regular season game in Arizona until 2020.

Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	0	0	7
Seahawks	10	3	7	7	27

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 1:06 p.m. local
• Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 56% humidity, wind NNW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 68,008
• Referee: Donovan Briggans
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 21-yard field goal, 11:43 (SEA 3–0) SEA – Jeron Johnson 3-yard blocked punt return (Steven Hauschka kick), 10:23 (SEA 10–0) Second quarter DAL – Miles Austin 22-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 12:09 (SEA 10–7) SEA – Steven Hauschka 25-yard field goal, 1:57 (SEA 13–7) Third quarter SEA – Anthony McCoy 22-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 5:05 (SEA 20–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:57 (SEA 27–7) Top passers DAL – Tony Romo: 23/40, 251 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 15/20, 151 yds, 1 TD Top rushers DAL – DeMarco Murray: 12 car, 44 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 23 car, 122 yds, 1 TD Top receivers DAL – Miles Austin: 5 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD SEA – Anthony McCoy: 5 rec, 41 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers DAL – Sean Lee: 4 solo, 10 asst SEA – Kam Chancellor: 7 solo, 2 asst Team – pass – rush – total – to DAL – 247 – 49 – 296 – 2 SEA – 133 – 182 – 315 – 0

After facing the Cardinals on the road, the Seahawks returned home for a home game against the Cowboys. The game went very well for the Seahawks as the team improved to 1–1. This is also the first win for rookie QB Russell Wilson.

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

Main article: Fail Mary

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	0	6	6	12
Seahawks	0	7	0	7	14

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 5:41 p.m. local
• Game weather: clear, 67 °F (19 °C), 49% humidity, wind NW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 68,218
• Referee: Wayne Elliott
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden & Lisa Salters
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Golden Tate 41-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 6:22. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 3:02. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 29-yard field goal, 8:07. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:53. GB – Mason Crosby 40-yard field goal, 1:14. Seahawks 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:36. Fourth quarter GB – Cedric Benson 1-yard run (pass failed), 8:44. Packers 12–7. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 6:02. SEA – Golden Tate 24-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:00. Seahawks 14–12. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 0:46. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 26/39, 223 yards SEA – Russell Wilson – 10/21, 130 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB – Cedric Benson – 17 rushes, 45 yards, TD SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 25 rushes, 98 yards Top receivers GB – Jermichael Finley – 4 receptions, 60 yards SEA – Golden Tate – 3 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

Greg Scruggs and Bruce Irvin during the Green Bay game

The game had a controversial ending when Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson threw a Hail Mary pass to the endzone on the final play that appeared to have been intercepted by Green Bay. However, while one official signaled the interception, the other official signaled a touchdown for Seattle by receiver Golden Tate, based on the rule that a catch with simultaneous possession is ruled a completion for the offense. The play was reviewed and the officials awarded the touchdown to Seattle. The call by the officials, who were replacements for the customary and more experienced officials, was met with outrage by other NFL players and fans around the country who believed Green Bay should have been awarded the interception and thus the game. Many also claimed the officials had missed an offensive pass interference call committed by Tate on Packers cornerback Sam Shields that also would have won the game for Green Bay. The NFL released an official statement the next day that, while acknowledging that pass interference should have been called on Tate, supported the decision to uphold the play as simultaneous possession.^[3]

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 2–1. With the 49ers' loss to the Vikings the previous day, Seattle and San Francisco were now tied for 2nd in the NFC West behind the 3-0 Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks' defense accomplished a noteworthy achievement, sacking Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers 8 times, a career-high; this was even more impressive because all eight sacks occurred in the first half of the game.

The game's final play, dubbed the "Fail Mary" or the "Inaccurate Reception", is still viewed as the catalyst for the return of the NFL's customary officials due to the ineptitude of the replacement officials.

^[4][5]

Week 4: at St. Louis Rams

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	3	3	13
Rams	3	10	3	3	19

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 53,193
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Mike Martz & Kristina Pink
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 17-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick) 10:45 (SEA 7–0) STL – Greg Zuerlein 58-yard field goal 4:59 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter STL – Danny Amendola 2-yard pass from John Hekker (Greg Zuerlein kick), 1:11 (STL 10–7) STL – Greg Zuerlein 48-yard field goal, 0:00 (STL 13–7) Third quarter STL – Greg Zuerlein 60-yard field goal, 13:46 (STL 16–7) SEA – Steven Hauschka 31-yard field goal, 4:10 (STL 16–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 30-yard field goal, 13:03 (STL 16–13) STL – Greg Zuerlein 24-yard field goal, 6:07 (STL 19–13) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 17/25, 160 yds, 3 INT STL – Sam Bradford: 16/30, 221 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 20 car, 118 yds, 1 TD STL – Steven Jackson: 18 car, 55 yds Top receivers SEA – Sidney Rice: 4 rec, 41 yds STL – Danny Amendola: 6 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 7 solo, 3 tfl STL – James Laurinaitis: 8 solo, 1 asst Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 140 – 179 – 319 – 3 STL – 211 – 75 – 286 – 1

With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–2. QB Russell Wilson also had his first career game with no passing touchdown.

Week 5: at Carolina Panthers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	3	7	3	16
Panthers	0	3	7	2	12

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 4:04 p.m. local
• Game weather: cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), 69% humidity, wind N 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 72,676
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Kristina Pink
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 22-yard field goal, 10:29 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 36-yard field goal, 8:29 (SEA 6–0) CAR – Justin Medlock 32-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 6–3) Third quarter CAR – Captain Munnerlyn 33-yard interception return (Justin Medlock kick), 12:26 (CAR 10–6) SEA – Golden Tate 13-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:35 (SEA 13–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 44-yard field goal, 10:27 (SEA 16–10) CAR – Safety, Kenny Onatolu tackled Jon Ryan in end zone, 0:59 (SEA 16–12) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 19/25, 221 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT CAR – Cam Newton: 12/29, 141 yds Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 21 car, 85 yds CAR – Cam Newton: 7 car, 42 yds Top receivers SEA – Sidney Rice: 5 rec, 67 yds CAR – Brandon LaFell: 3 rec, 44 yds Top tacklers SEA – Brandon Browner: 4 solo, 2 asst, ff, fr SEA – Bobby Wagner: 3 solo, 3 asst, 1.5 sacks, tfl SEA – Chris Clemons: 2 solo, 4 asst, 0.5 sack, pd CAR – Luke Kuechly: 7 solo, 4 asst, tfl, pd, INT Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 212 – 98 – 310 – 3 CAR – 108 – 82 – 190 – 2

With the win, Seattle's first of three road wins during the regular season, the Seahawks improved to 3–2.

Week 6: vs. New England Patriots

Week Six: New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	10	3	3	23
Seahawks	10	0	0	14	24

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. local
• Game weather: cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), 80% humidity, wind SSE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 68,137
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Dan Fouts
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 34-yard field goal, 7:35 (SEA 3–0) NE – Wes Welker 46-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 5:49 (NE 7–3) SEA – Doug Baldwin 24-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 1:50 (SEA 10–7) Second quarter NE – Aaron Hernandez 1-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:33 (NE 14–10) NE – Stephen Gostkowski 25-yard field goal, 2:12 (NE 17–10) Third quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 9:21 (NE 20–10) Fourth quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 9:21 (NE 23–10) SEA – Braylon Edwards 10-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:21 (NE 23–17) SEA – Sidney Rice 46-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 1:18 (SEA 24–23) Top passers NE – Tom Brady: 36/58, 395 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 16/27, 293 yds, 3 TD Top rushers NE – Stevan Ridley: 16 car, 34 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 15 car, 41 yds Top receivers NE – Wes Welker: 10 car, 138 yds, 1 TD SEA – Sidney Rice: 3 car, 81 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers NE – Chandler Jones: 4 solo, 5 asst, 2 sacks, tfl, ff SEA – Bobby Wagner: 7 solo, 7 asst, tfl Team – pass – rush – total – to NE – 388 – 87 – 475 – 2 SEA – 283 – 85 – 368 – 2

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 4–2, and with losses by the 49ers and Cardinals, the team moved into a tie for first in the NFC West. This was head coach Pete Carroll's first meeting with the Patriots since he was fired by the organization following the 1999 season. Carroll served as their head coach from 1997–99, the last one before Bill Belichick's hiring in 2000. This game is also infamous among Patriots fans as the genesis of the Richard Sherman/Tom Brady "You Mad, Bro" meme.

Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	3	0	0	6
49ers	3	0	7	3	13

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 5:29 p.m. local
• Game weather: clear, 80 °F (27 °C), 30% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
• Game attendance: 69,732
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (NFL Network): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock & Alex Flanagan
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 52-yard field goal, 5:29 (SEA 3–0) SF – David Akers 38-yard field goal, 0:26 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 35-yard field goal, 12:07 (SEA 6–3) Third quarter SF – Delanie Walker 12-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 4:29 (SF 10–6) Fourth quarter SF – David Akers 28-yard field goal, 5:24 (SF 13–6) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 9/23, 122 yds, 1 INT SF – Alex Smith: 14/23, 140 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 19 car, 103 yds SF – Frank Gore: 16 car, 131 yds Top receivers SEA – Ben Obomanu: 3 rec, 50 yds SF – Frank Gore: 5 rec, 51 yds Top tacklers SEA – K. J. Wright: 8 solo, 1 asst, tfl SEA – Leroy Hill: 7 solo, 2 asst SF – Justin Smith: 7 solo, 2 asst, tfl Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 115 – 136 – 251 – 1 SF – 138 – 175 – 313 – 1

With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 4–3 moving into a 2nd-place tie with the Cardinals in the NFC West.

Week 8: at Detroit Lions

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	14	0	7	24
Lions	7	7	0	14	28

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 1:03 p.m. local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 63,497
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Jaime Maggio
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 23-yard field goal, 5:30 (SEA 3–0) DET – Ryan Broyles 6-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 0:00 (DET 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 77-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 14:43 (SEA 10–7) SEA – Sidney Rice 9-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 11:39 (SEA 17–7) DET – Titus Young 46-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 8:49 (SEA 17–14) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter DET – Matthew Stafford 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 11:35 (DET 21–17) SEA – Zach Miller 16-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 5:27 (SEA 24–21) DET – Titus Young 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 0:20 (DET 28–24) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 25/35, 236 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT DET – Matthew Stafford: 34/49, 352 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 12 car, 105 yds, 1 TD DET – Mikel Leshoure: 10 car, 46 yds Top receivers SEA – Golden Tate: 7 rec, 64 yds DET – Titus Young: 9 rec, 100 yds, 2 TD Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 6 solo, 6 asst, tfl DET – Chris Houston: 6 solo, 2 asst, tfl Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 236 – 133 – 369 – 2 DET – 331 – 84 – 415 – 1

With the loss, the Seahawks dropped to 4–4.

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Nine: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	10	3	0	20
Seahawks	14	6	7	3	30

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. local
• Game weather: cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C), 89% humidity, wind SSE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 67,584
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Jaime Maggio
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Game information

First quarter MIN – Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 13:15 (MIN 7–0) SEA – Golden Tate 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 8:52 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Sidney Rice 11-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 3:15 (SEA 14–7) Second quarter MIN – Adrian Peterson 4-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 11:46 (Tied 14–14) MIN – Blair Walsh 36-yard field goal, 5:25 (MIN 17–14) SEA – Golden Tate 11-yard pass from Russell Wilson (PAT failed), 0:44 (SEA 20–17) Third quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:09 (SEA 27–17) MIN – Blair Walsh 55-yard field goal, 1:47 (SEA 27–20) Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 30-yard field goal, 6:23 (SEA 30–20) Top passers MIN – Christian Ponder: 11/22, 63 yds, 1 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 16/24, 173 yds, 3 TD Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson: 17 car, 182 yds, 2 TD SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 26 car, 124 yds, 1 TD Top receivers MIN – Jerome Simpson: 1 rec, 14 yds SEA – Sidney Rice: 4 rec, 54 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers MIN – Jasper Brinkley: 6 solo, 7 asst MIN – Chad Greenway: 4 solo, 9 asst SEA – Bobby Wagner: 5 solo, 5 asst, sack, tfl Team – pass – rush – total – to MIN – 44 – 243 – 287 – 2 SEA – 190 – 195 – 385 – 0

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–4.

Week 10: vs. New York Jets

Week Ten: New York Jets at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	0	0	0	7
Seahawks	7	7	0	14	28

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. local
• Game weather: cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C), 66% humidity, wind SW 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Game attendance: 67,841
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert & Rich Gannon
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Golden Tate 38-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 8:01 (SEA 7–0) NYJ – Muhammad Wilkerson 21-yard fumble return (Nick Folk kick), 2:50 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 1-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 2:04 (SEA 14–7) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Sidney Rice 31-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 13:33 (SEA 21–7) SEA – Sidney Rice 23-yard pass from Golden Tate (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:59 (SEA 28–7) Top passers NYJ – Mark Sanchez: 9/22, 124 yds, 1 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 12/19, 188 yds, 2 TD Top rushers NYJ – Shonn Greene: 15 car, 58 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 27 car, 124 yds, 1 TD Top receivers NYJ – Jeremy Kerley: 5 rec, 57 yds SEA – Sidney Rice: 2 rec, 54 yds, 2 TD Top tacklers NYJ – Bryan Thomas: 4 solo, 3 asst, 0.5 sack NYJ – Muhammad Wilkerson: 4 solo, 3 asst, ff, fr SEA – Bobby Wagner: 2 solo, 7 asst Team – pass – rush – total – to NYJ – 101 – 84 – 185 – 3 SEA – 189 – 174 – 363 – 2

The Seahawks improved to 6–4.

Week 12: at Miami Dolphins

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	7	7	21
Dolphins	0	7	0	17	24

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 1:03 p.m. local
• Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 51% humidity, wind WNW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 51,295
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Jaime Maggio
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Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter MIA – Reggie Bush 21-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:13 (MIA 7–0) SEA – Anthony McCoy 3-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:29 (Tied 7–7) Third quarter SEA – Michael Robinson 4-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:00 (SEA 14–7) Fourth quarter MIA – Daniel Thomas 3-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 8:08 (Tied 14–14) SEA – Leon Washington 98-yard kick return (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:54 (SEA 21–14) MIA – Charles Clay 29-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:13 (Tied 21–21) MIA – Dan Carpenter 43-yard field goal, 0:00 (MIA 24–21) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 21/27, 224 yds, 2 TD MIA – Ryan Tannehill: 18/26, 253 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 19 car, 46 yds MIA – Reggie Bush: 14 car, 87 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Golden Tate: 4 rec, 56 yds MIA – Davone Bess: 7 rec, 129 yds Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 7 solo, 2 asst, 2 pd, INT MIA – Karlos Dansby: 6 solo, 1 asst, tfl Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 216 – 96 – 312 – 0 MIA – 246 – 189 – 435 – 1

The Seahawks engaged in a back-and-forth affair, with six lead changes or ties. Russell Wilson touchdowns to Anthony McCoy and Golden Tate and a 98-yard Leon Washington kick return for a touchdown were answered by rushing scores from Reggie Bush and Daniel Thomas. With the Seahawks up 21–14, rookie Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill found Charles Clay from 29 yards out. Tied 21–21, the Seahawks had to punt with 1:39 to go, and Tannehill drove the Dolphins in range for the winning Dan Carpenter field goal.

The game was interrupted briefly with 1:40 to go in the third quarter following a 19-yard Tannehill run; the sprinklers at Sun Life Stadium suddenly switched on, soaking the field for roughly one minute.

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	10	0	7	6	23
Bears	7	0	7	3	0	17

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: December 2
• Game time: 12:03 p.m. local
• Game weather: cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 76% humidity, wind W 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 62,264
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Jaime Maggio
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First quarter CHI – Earl Bennett 12-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 8:33 (CHI 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 4-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 2:15 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Steven Hauschka 31-yard field goal, 0:05 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter CHI – Matt Forte 12-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 3:10 (CHI 14–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Golden Tate 14-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 0:24 (SEA 17–14) CHI – Robbie Gould 46-yard field goal, 0:00 (Tied 17–17) Overtime SEA – Sidney Rice 13-yard pass from Russell Wilson, 7:33 (SEA 23–17) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 23/37, 293 yds, 2 TD CHI – Jay Cutler: 17/26, 233 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 19 car, 87 yds, 1 TD CHI – Matt Forte: 21 car, 66 yds Top receivers SEA – Sidney Rice: 6 rec, 99 yds, 1 TD CHI – Brandon Marshall: 10 rec, 165 yds Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 9 solo, 2 asst, sack, tfl CHI – Charles Tillman: 8 solo, 1 asst, 2 pd, ff Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 283 – 176 – 459 – 1 CHI – 226 – 132 – 358 – 0

With their second road win, the Seahawks improved to 7–5.

Week 14: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Fourteen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	10	28	13	7	58

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 9
• Game time: 1:26 p.m. local
• Game weather: rain, 48 °F (9 °C), 82% humidity, wind SE8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 67,685
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Jaime Maggio
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Stephen Hauschka 31-yard field goal, 10:04. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:01. SEA – Marshawn Lynch 20-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 2:04. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:14. Second quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 4-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 14:53. Seahawks 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:11. SEA – Richard Sherman 19-yard interception return (Stephen Hauschka kick), 10:12. Seahawks 24–0. SEA – Malcolm Smith fumble recovery (Stephen Hauschka kick), 6:31. Seahawks 31–0. SEA – Zach Miller 24-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 0:06. Seahawks 38–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 0:13. Third quarter SEA – Marshanw Lynch 33-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 11:08. Seahawks 45–0. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:52. SEA – Stephen Hauschka 28-yard field goal, 7:47. Seahawks 48–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:36. SEA – Stephen Hauschka 32-yard field goal, 2:10. Seahawks 51–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:43. Fourth quarter SEA – Leon Washington 3-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 2:32. Seahawks 58–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:51. Top passers ARI – John Skelton – 11/24, 74 yards, 4 INT SEA – Russell Wilson – 7/13, 148 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARI – William Powell – 5 rushes, 20 yards SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 11 rushes, 128 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ARI – Andre Roberts – 3 receptions, 36 yards SEA – Anthony McCoy – 3 receptions, 105 yards

With the win the Seahawks secured their largest win in franchise history while handing the Cardinals their worst loss in franchise history and eliminating them from playoff contention. Netting 8 turnovers to boot as well as outgaining Arizona 493-154. Russell Wilson became the first QB since 1970 to start & win his first 6 games at home.

Week 15: at Buffalo Bills

Bills Toronto Series

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	17	16	3	50
Bills	7	10	0	0	17

at Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Date: December 16
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 40,770
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch & Jennifer Hale
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Russell Wilson 14-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 10:00 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Russell Wilson 25-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 5:46 (SEA 14–0) BUF – C. J. Spiller 14-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 0:34 (SEA 14–7) Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 19-yard field goal, 12:03 (SEA 17–7) SEA – Zach Miller 4-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 10:10 (SEA 24–7) SEA – Russell Wilson 13-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 5:31 (SEA 31–7) BUF – Stevie Johnson 20-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 1:10 (SEA 31–14) BUF – Rian Lindell 41-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 31–17) Third quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 13-yard run (PAT failed), 12:18 (SEA 37–17) SEA – Steven Hauschka 33-yard field goal, 7:29 (SEA 40–17) SEA – Earl Thomas 57-yard interception return (Steven Hauschka kick), 6:13 (SEA 47–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 23-yard field goal, 9:17 (SEA 50–17) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 14/23, 205 yds, 1 TD BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick: 21/38, 217 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 10 car, 113 yds, 1 TD BUF – C. J. Spiller: 17 car, 103 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Sidney Rice: 4 rec, 76 yds BUF – Stevie Johnson: 8 rec, 115 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 10 solo, 2 asst BUF – George Wilson: 8 solo, 2 asst Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 196 – 270 – 466 – 0 BUF – 215 – 118 – 333 – 3

With its third and final regular season road victory, Seattle rose to 9–5.

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	6	0	7	13
Seahawks	14	14	7	7	42

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 23
• Game time: 5:31 p.m. local
• Game weather: rain, 45 °F (7 °C), 76% humidity, wind N 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 68,161
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth & Michele Tafoya
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 24-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 13:48 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Marshawn Lynch 9-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:26 (SEA 14–0) Second quarter SEA – Richard Sherman 90-yard blocked field goal return (Steven Hauschka kick), 14:05 (SEA 21–0) SF – David Akers 33-yard field goal, 10:19 (SEA 21–3) SEA – Anthony McCoy 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 1:58 (SEA 28–3) SF – David Akers 54-yard field goal, 0:31 (SEA 28–6) Third quarter SEA – Doug Baldwin 4-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 3:22 (SEA 35–6) Fourth quarter SEA – Doug Baldwin 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:02 (SEA 42–6) SF – Delanie Walker 18-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (David Akers kick), 1:40 (SEA 42–13) Top passers SF – Colin Kaepernick: 19/36, 244 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 15/21, 171 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SF – Colin Kaepernick: 7 car, 31 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 26 car, 111 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SF – Michael Crabtree: 4 rec, 65 yds SEA – Doug Baldwin: 4 rec, 53 yds, 2 TD Top tacklers SF – NaVorro Bowman: 4 solo, 12 asst, tfl SEA – Bobby Wagner: 4 solo, 5 asst Team – pass – rush – total – to SF – 231 – 82 – 313 – 2 SEA – 170 – 176 – 346 – 1

The Seahawks won and clinched at least a playoff spot. In order to win the NFC West, the Seahawks needed to beat the St. Louis Rams at home the following week, have the 49ers lose to the Arizona Cardinals. A Packers loss to the Vikings would give Seattle a first round bye as well. However, a loss or a 49ers win would result in the Seahawks being the #5 seed heading on the road for the wild-card round in January.

Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams

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

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

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 30
• Game time: 1:26 p.m. local
• Game weather: clear, 41 °F (5 °C), 77% humidity, wind WNW 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
• Game attendance: 67,936
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Jaime Maggio
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Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 43-yard field goal, 10:40 (SEA 3–0) STL – Austin Pettis 2-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Greg Zuerlein kick), 6:03 (STL 7–3) Third quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 40-yard field goal, 10:41 (STL 7–6) STL – Greg Zuerlein 39-yard field goal, 5:31 (STL 10–6) SEA – Michael Robinson 10-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 2:09 (SEA 13–10) Fourth quarter STL – Greg Zuerlein 25-yard field goal, 11:23 (Tied 13–13) SEA – Russell Wilson 1-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 1:39 (SEA 20–13) Top passers STL – Sam Bradford: 25/42, 252 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Russell Wilson: 15/19, 250 yds, 1 TD Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson: 11 car, 52 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 18 car, 100 yds Top receivers STL – Chris Givens: 2 rec, 54 yds SEA – Golden Tate: 3 rec, 105 yds Top tacklers STL – Jo-Lonn Dunbar: 4 solo, 7 asst, sack, tfl, ff SEA – Bobby Wagner: 5 solo, 5 asst Team – pass – rush – total – to STL – 252 – 79 – 331 – 1 SEA – 209 – 153 – 362 – 0

With the NFC West title still up for grabs, the Seahawks finished their season at home against the Rams. Avoiding being swept by their foes, they finished the season with a record of 11–5, and a perfect 8–0 at home. However, with the Niners' win over the Cardinals, the team would end up 2nd in the division and the NFC's #5 seed.

Postseason

See also: 2012–13 NFL playoffs

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

NFC Wild Card Playoff: at #4 Washington Redskins

NFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	13	0	11	24
Redskins	14	0	0	0	14

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: January 6, 2013
• Game time: 4:40 p.m. local
• Game weather: cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C), 44% humidity, wind SW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 84,325
• Referee: Pete Morelli^[6]
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman & Pam Oliver
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Game information

First quarter WAS – Evan Royster 4-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Kai Forbath kick), 9:57 (WAS 7–0) WAS – Logan Paulsen 4-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Kai Forbath kick), 2:26 (WAS 14–0) Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 32-yard field goal, 12:05 (WAS 14–3) SEA – Michael Robinson 4-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:38 (WAS 14–10) SEA – Steven Hauschka 29-yard field goal, 0:00 (WAS 14–13) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Marshawn Lynch 27-yard run (Russell Wilson completes pass to Zach Miller for 2-point conversion), 7:08 (SEA 21–14) SEA – Steven Hauschka 22-yard field goal, 5:32 (SEA 24–14) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 15/26, 187 yds, 1 TD WAS – Robert Griffin III: 10/19, 84 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 20 car, 132 yds, 1 TD WAS – Alfred Morris: 16 car, 80 yds Top receivers SEA – Zach Miller: 4 rec, 48 yds WAS – Pierre Garçon: 4 rec, 50 yds Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 5 solo, 4 asst, tfl WAS – London Fletcher: 5 solo, 10 asst, 0.5 sack, pd Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 156 – 224 – 380 – 1 WAS – 99 – 104 – 203 – 2

After Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III went down with a knee injury in the second half, Seattle outscored Washington 3-0 to win 24-14. Seattle would move on to take on the #1 seed Atlanta Falcons.

NFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Atlanta Falcons

NFC Divisional Playoff: #5 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	21	28
Falcons	10	10	7	3	30

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: January 13, 2013
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. local
• Game weather: indoors
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin & Chris Myers
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Game information

First quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 39-yard field goal, 9:40 (ATL 3–0) ATL – Tony Gonzalez 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 3:10 (ATL 10–0) Second quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 37-yard field goal, 9:13 (ATL 13–0) ATL – Roddy White 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:16 (ATL 20–0) Third quarter SEA – Golden Tate 29-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:47 (ATL 20–7) ATL – Jason Snelling 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 2:11 (ATL 27–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Russell Wilson 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:01 (ATL 27–14) SEA – Zach Miller 3-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:13 (ATL 27–21) SEA – Marshawn Lynch 2-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:31 (SEA 28–27) ATL – Matt Bryant 49-yard field goal, 0:08 (ATL 30–28) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson: 24/36, 385 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT ATL – Matt Ryan: 24/35, 250 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Russell Wilson: 7 car, 60 yds, 1 TD ATL – Michael Turner: 17 car, 98 yds Top receivers SEA – Zach Miller: 8 rec, 142 yds, 1 TD ATL – Roddy White: 5 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner: 7 solo, 1 asst, INT, pd SEA – K. J. Wright: 5 solo, 3 asst, 2 tfl, pd ATL – Sean Weatherspoon: 5 solo, 3 asst, pd, ff ATL – Akeem Dent: 4 solo, 4 asst Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 368 – 123 – 491 – 2 ATL – 250 – 167 – 417 – 2

The Seahawks fell behind, trailing Atlanta 20–0 at halftime and 27–7 with just over 17 minutes remaining. Seattle scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take the lead 28–27 with 31 seconds left to play. But Matt Ryan quickly completed two long passes. A mystery time out, credited to Seattle, was blown by officials just as Matt Bryant kicked and missed a 49-yard field goal try, allowing Atlanta to kick again and giving them the victory. Russell Wilson's Hail Mary pass on the final play was intercepted by Julio Jones in the end zone (Wilson's only interception in the game), ending Seattle's season.^[7]