1997 Seattle Seahawks season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Seahawks 1997 8–8 3rd AFC West Dennis Erickson Paul Allen Kingdome Did not qualify QB Warren MoonDE Michael SinclairLB Chad BrownFS Darryl Williams FS Darryl Williams (2nd team) Seahawks seasons The 1997 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League (NFL). This season would mark a new era for the Seahawks as they drafted two first round picks (Shawn Springs and Walter Jones) and traded quarterback Rick Mirer and signed Minnesota Vikings/Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon to be John Friesz's backup. Moon and Jones would go on to be selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and 2014, respectively. They also signed rookie quarterback Jon Kitna. After a Week 1 injury to Friesz, Moon led the Seahawks improvement from 1996's 7–9 record to finish 8–8. This would be Moon's last season making the Pro Bowl in his career, he went on to win Pro Bowl MVP. This season is notable for being the first under new owner Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Allen helped keep the team from relocating and made sure it remained in Seattle. NFL draft 1997 NFL draft 1997 Seattle Seahawks 1 3 Shawn Springs Cornerback Ohio State yes yes 1 6 Walter Jones Offensive tackle Florida State from St. Louis via NY Jets and Tampa Bay yes yes yes 5 142 Eric Stokes Free safety Nebraska yes 6 174 Itula Mili Tight end Brigham Young yes 7 211 Carlos Jones Cornerback Miami (FL) no Undrafted free agents + 1997 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJim ArellanesQuarterbackFresno StatePaul BurtonPunterNorthwesternAndre CooperWide receiverFlorida StatePete DiMarioTackleAlabamaNick GianacakosDefensive endBoston CollegeJ InaGuardMiami (FL)David KempfertCenterMontanaLeVance McQueenLinebackerDuke Personnel Staff 1997 Seattle Seahawks Chairman – Paul Allen President – Bob Whitsitt Vice president of finance – Mickey Loomis Vice president of football operations – Randy Mueller Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson Head coach – Dennis Erickson Assistant head coach/offensive line – Gregg Smith Offensive coordinator/wide receivers – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Rich Olson Running backs – Clarence Shelmon Tight ends – Keith Gilbertson Offensive line – Howard Mudd Offensive assistant – Jim Zorn Defensive coordinator – Greg McMackin Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Mike Murphy Defensive backs – Willy Robinson Defensive – Dave Brown Defensive staff assistant – Ned James Special teams – Dave Arnold Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc Assistant strength and conditioning – Darren Krein Final roster 1997 Seattle Seahawks 53 10 4 17 John Friesz  7 Jon Kitna  1 Warren Moon 31 Steve Broussard 25 Lamar Smith American football 38 Mack Strong FB 42 Chris Warren American football 83 Tyree Davis PR 84 Joey Galloway 81 Ronnie Harris American football 18 Daryl Hobbs 82 James McKnight American football 85 Mike Pritchard 19 Robert Wilson wide receiver y 87 Carlester Crumpler 86 Christian Fauria 88 Deems May 74 James Atkins offensive tackle G/T 75 Howard Ballard T 63 Frank Beede G 60 Greg Bloedorn C 77 Derrick Graham American football G 71 Walter Jones American football y T 66 Pete Kendall G 52 Kevin Mawae C 79 Grant Williams American football T 98 Sam Adams American football DT 93 Phillip Daniels DE 91 Martin Harrison American football DE 99 Matt LaBounty DE 76 Riddick Parker DT 97 Dan Saleaumua DT 70 Michael Sinclair American football DE 54 Mike Barber linebacker OLB 94 Chad Brown linebacker OLB 59 Joe Cain American football OLB 58 Darryl Hardy MLB 56 James Logan American football OLB 53 Eric Unverzagt MLB 95 Dean Wells American football MLB 20 Jay Bellamy SS 26 Tim Hauck SS 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 29 C. J. Richardson American football SS 21 Reggie Rusk CB 23 Dexter Seigler CB 24 Shawn Springs y CB 37 Eric Stokes American football executive y FS 22 Fred Thomas cornerback CB 33 Darryl Williams safety FS 27 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1970 CB  2 Todd Peterson K  3 Rohn Stark P 36 Bennie Blades S IR 89 Brian Blades WR IR 34 Reggie Brown fullback FB IR 96 Cortez Kennedy DT IR 57 Jason Kyle LS IR 92 Henry McMillian DT PUP 49 Itula Mili y TE IR 55 Winston Moss LB IR 16 Grayson Shillingford wide receiver WR IR 14 Rick Tuten P IR 10 Jim Arellanes y QB 65 Larry Moore American football y G -- Brett Williams defensive end y DE -- Tashe Williams y Thttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Home pro-football-reference.com Starters in bold. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1998 Pro Bowl. Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap HOF July 26, 1997 Minnesota Vikings L 26–28 0–1 Fawcett Stadium (Canton) Recap 1 August 2, 1997 Arizona Cardinals W 34–6 1–1 Kingdome Recap 2 August 9, 1997 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–21 1–2 3Com Park Recap 3 August 16, 1997 Indianapolis Colts W 45–3 2–2 Kingdome Recap 4 August 22, 1997 at Cincinnati Bengals W 31–28 3–2 Cinergy Field Recap Source: Seahawks Media Guides1997 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1998 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015. Regular season Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West. Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 August 31 New York Jets L 3–41 0–1 Kingdome Recap 2 September 7 Denver Broncos L 14–35 0–2 Kingdome Recap 3 September 14 at Indianapolis Colts W 31–3 1–2 RCA Dome Recap 4 September 21 San Diego Chargers W 26–22 2–2 Kingdome Recap 5 September 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–20 (OT) 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 6 October 5 Tennessee Oilers W 16–13 3–3 Kingdome Recap 7Bye 8 October 19 at St. Louis Rams W 17–9 4–3 TWA Dome Recap 9 October 26 Oakland Raiders W 45–34 5–3 Kingdome Recap 10 November 2 at Denver Broncos L 27–30 5–4 Mile High Stadium Recap 11 November 9 at San Diego Chargers W 37–31 6–4 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 12 November 16 at New Orleans Saints L 17–20 (OT) 6–5 Louisiana Superdome Recap 13 November 23 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–19 6–6 Kingdome Recap 14 November 30 Atlanta Falcons L 17–24 6–7 Kingdome Recap 15 December 7 at Baltimore Ravens L 24–31 6–8 Memorial Stadium Recap 16 December 14 at Oakland Raiders W 22–21 7–8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 17 December 21 San Francisco 49ers W 38–9 8–8 Kingdome Recap Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1997 NFL season results1997 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015. Standings Game summaries Preseason Week P1: vs. Minnesota Vikings background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary July 26 Saturday 2:36 pm local Vikings 7 7 7 7 Seahawks 0 3 9 14 Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio 23,846 hazy, 77 °F °C, 87% humidity, wind SW 12 mph km/h Larry Nemmers ABC Gamebook Week P2: vs. Arizona Cardinals background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary August 2 Saturday 7:06 pm local Cardinals 0 6 0 0 Seahawks 0 17 10 7 Kingdome, Seattle 49,445 indoors Jerry Markbreit KING Gamebook Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 9 Saturday 6:05 pm local Seahawks 0 7 10 0 49ers 14 0 0 7 3Com Park, San Francisco 50,153 clear, 71 °F °C, 66% humidity, wind SW 16 mph km/h Mike Carey KING Gamebook Week P4: vs. Indianapolis Colts background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary August 16 Saturday 7:06 pm local Colts 0 3 0 0 Seahawks 10 21 7 7 Kingdome, Seattle 52,844 indoors Ed Hochuli KING Gamebook Week P5: at Cincinnati Bengals background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary August 22 Friday 7:30 pm local Seahawks 7 7 10 7 Bengals 0 7 0 21 Cinergy Field, Cincinnati 43,637 clear, 60 °F °C, wind NW 15 mph km/h Gerry Austin KING Gamebook Regular season Week 1: vs. New York Jets Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary August 31 1:04 pm local Jets 17 10 14 0 Seahawks 0 3 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 53,893 indoors Ron Blum NBC Mike Breen, James Lofton and Len Berman Gamebook First quarter NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 35-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 9:07 (NYJ 7–0) NYJ – John Hall 55-yard field goal, 7:25 (NYJ 10–0) NYJ – Jeff Graham 26-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 4:26 (NYJ 17–0) Second quarter NYJ – Kyle Brady 1-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 13:42 (NYJ 24–0) NYJ – John Hall 28-yard field goal, 8:31 (NYJ 27–0) SEA – Todd Peterson 31-yard field goal, 0:11 (NYJ 27–3) Third quarter NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 31-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 12:25 (NYJ 34–3) NYJ – Jeff Graham 47-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick), 8:40 (NYJ 41–3) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers NYJ – Neil O'Donnell: 18 completions/25 attempts, 270 yds, 5 TD touchdowns SEA – Warren Moon: 7/21, 89 yds, 1 INT interceptions Top rushers NYJ – Adrian Murrell: 24 car carries, 131 yds SEA – Chris Warren: 15 car, 64 yds Top receivers NYJ – Jeff Graham: 3 rec receptions, 100 yds, 2 TD SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 42 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers NYJ – 270 – 164 – 434 – 0 SEA – 163 – 84 – 247 – 2This is the Seahawk's worst home loss in franchise history. Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary September 7 1:00 pm local Broncos 10 3 15 7 Seahawks 0 14 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 55,859 indoors Phil Luckett NBC Dick Enberg, Phil Simms, Paul Maguire and Jim Gray Gamebook First quarter DEN – Jason Elam 53-yard field goal, 10:37 (DEN 3–0) DEN – Ed McCaffrey 14-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 4:22 (DEN 10–0) Second quarter SEA – Carlester Crumpler 12-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:11 (DEN 10–7) SEA – Chad Brown 26-yard fumble return (Todd Peterson kick), 0:55 (SEA 14–10) DEN – Jason Elam 51-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 14–13) Third quarter DEN – Ed McCaffrey 32-yard pass from John Elway (2-pt PAT: Shannon Sharpe pass from John Elway), 0:59 (DEN 21–14) DEN – Darrien Gordon 32-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 0:00 (DEN 28–14) Fourth quarter DEN – Terrell Davis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 7:22 (DEN 35–14) Top passers DEN – John Elway: 18/26, 197 yds, 2 TD SEA – Warren Moon: 20/33, 222 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers DEN – Terrell Davis: 21 car, 107 yds, 1 TD SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 54 yds Top receivers DEN – Ed McCaffrey: 8 rec, 93 yds, 2 TD SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 84 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 188 – 143 – 331 – 1 SEA – 220 – 69 – 289 – 1 Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary September 14 3:01 pm local Seahawks 7 10 0 14 Colts 3 0 0 0 RCA Dome, Indianapolis 49,194 indoors Bernie Kukar NBC Charlie Jones, Bob Trumpy, and Jim Mora Gamebook First quarter IND – Cary Blanchard 46-yard field goal, 9:08 (IND 3–0) SEA – Lamar Smith 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 5:40 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Warren Moon 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:43 (SEA 14–3) SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 0:49 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Mike Pritchard 35-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 13:41 (SEA 24–3) SEA – Chris Warren 35-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:59 (SEA 31–3) Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 24/38, 270 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT IND – Jim Harbaugh: 11/17, 77 yds Top rushers SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 76 yds, 1 TD IND – Marshall Faulk: 17 car, 58 yds Top receivers SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD IND – Marvin Harrison: 4 rec, 38 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 270 – 153 – 423 – 1 IND – 23 – 95 – 118 – 0 Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 21 1:05 pm local Chargers 0 16 0 6 Seahawks 3 10 0 13 Kingdome, Seattle 51,110 indoors Gary Lane NBC Mike Breen and James Lofton Gamebook First quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 10:19 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SD – John Carney 22-yard field goal, 14:55 (Tied 3–3) SD – Rodney Harrison 75-yard interception return (John Carney kick), 13:37 (SD 10–3) SD – John Carney 29-yard field goal, 7:13 (SD 13–3) SEA – Mack Strong 5-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 3:34 (SD 13–10) SEA – Todd Peterson 37-yard field goal, 1:50 (Tied 13–13) SD – John Carney 26-yard field goal, 0:11 (SD 16–13) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 13:42 (SD 19–13) SEA – Joey Galloway 53-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 13:01 (SEA 20–19) SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 5:21 (SD 22–20) SEA – Steve Broussard 1-yard run (PAT failed), 1:22 (SEA 26–22) Top passers SD – Stan Humphries: 25/46, 239 yds, 3 INT SEA – Warren Moon: 17/34, 253 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Gary Brown: 16 car, 46 yds SEA – Steve Broussard: 11 car, 72 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SD – Tony Martin: 5 rec, 62 yds SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SD – 230 – 79 – 309 – 3 SEA – 251 – 92 – 343 – 3 Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 28 3:01 pm local Seahawks 7 3 7 0 0 Chiefs 0 7 7 3 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 77,877 clear, 79 °F °C, 28% humidity, wind NW 22 mph km/h Walt Coleman NBC Don Criqui, Jim Mora Gamebook First quarter SEA – Joey Galloway 41-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:33 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 44-yard field goal, 9:34 (SEA 10–0) KC – Marcus Allen 8-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:11 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:03 (KC 14–10) SEA – James McKnight 54-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 5:24 (SEA 17–14) Fourth quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 29-yard field goal, 13:14 (Tied 17–17) Overtime KC – Pete Stoyanovich 41-yard field goal, 1:56 (KC 20–17) Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 19/26, 252 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT KC – Elvis Grbac: 24/38, 274 yds, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 78 yds KC – Marcus Allen: 19 car, 78 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 88 yds KC – Andre Rison: 7 rec, 78 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 220 – 156 – 376 – 1 KC – 263 – 203 – 263 – 3 Week 6: vs. Tennessee Oilers Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Oilers – Game summary October 5 1:05 pm local Oilers 3 7 0 3 Seahawks 0 0 10 6 Kingdome, Seattle 49,897 indoors Dick Hantak NBC Don Criqui and Jim Mora Gamebook First quarter TEN – Al Del Greco 42-yard field goal, 5:33 (TEN 3–0) Second quarter TEN – Eddie George 11-yard pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick), 6:32 (TEN 10–0) Third quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 10:06 (TEN 10–3) SEA – Steve Broussard 77-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 6:45 (Tied 10–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Broussard 43-yard run (PAT failed), 14:12 (SEA 16–10) TEN – Al Del Greco 43-yard field goal, 3:41 (SEA 16–13) Top passers TEN – Steve McNair: 12/28, 101 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Warren Moon: 27/40, 260 yds Top rushers TEN – Eddie George: 26 car, 116 yds SEA – Steve Broussard: 6 car, 138 yds, 2 TD Top receivers TEN – Frank Wycheck: 4 rec, 41 yds SEA – Mike Pritchard: 7 rec, 75 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers TEN – 156 – 97 – 253 – 2 SEA – 238 – 167 – 405 – 2 Week 8: at St. Louis Rams Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary October 19 12:01 pm local Seahawks 0 3 7 7 Rams 0 3 3 3 TWA Dome, St. Louis 64,819 indoors Bill Carollo NBC Joel Meyers and Beasley Reece Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 10:07 (SEA 3–0) STL – Jeff Wilkins 51-yard field goal, 1:12 (Tied 3–3) Third quarter SEA – Chris Warren 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 11:00 (SEA 10–3) STL – Jeff Wilkins 29-yard field goal, 5:46 (SEA 10–6) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Broussard 9-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:28 (SEA 17–6) STL – Jeff Wilkins 46-yard field goal, 4:20 (SEA 17–9) Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 24/36, 261 yds, 2 INT STL – Tony Banks: 17/31, 164 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Steve Broussard: 8 car, 41 yds, 1 TD STL – Lawrence Phillips: 9 car, 18 yds Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 8 rec, 75 yds STL – Isaac Bruce: 6 rec, 68 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 251 – 106 – 357 – 2 STL – 155 – 37 – 192 – 1 Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary October 26 1:04 pm local Raiders 14 11 9 0 Seahawks 3 15 14 13 Kingdome, Seattle 66,264 indoors Ed Hochuli NBC Don Criqui, Jim Mora Gamebook First quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 21-yard field goal, 7:22 (SEA 3–0) OAK – Napoleon Kaufman 55-yard run (Cole Ford kick), 6:39 (OAK 7–3) OAK – James Jett 13-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 3:13 (OAK 14–3) Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 14:08 (OAK 14–6) SEA – Brian Blades 7-yard pass from Warren Moon (PAT failed), 6:34 (OAK 14–12) SEA – James McKnight 42-yard pass from Warren Moon (PAT failed), 4:16 (SEA 18–14) OAK – Cole Ford 53-yard field goal, 1:09 (SEA 18–17) OAK – Lionel Washington 44-yard interception return (2-pt PAT: Tim Brown pass from Jeff George), 0:39 (OAK 25–18) Third quarter OAK – James Jett 49-yard pass from Jeff George (PAT failed), 13:11 (OAK 31–18) SEA – Joey Galloway 17-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 10:17 (OAK 31–25) OAK – Cole Ford 32-yard field goal, 4:19 (OAK 34–25) SEA – Joey Galloway 28-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:12 (OAK 34–32) Fourth quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 12:55 (SEA 35–34) SEA – Todd Peterson 25-yard field goal, 7:24 (SEA 38–34) SEA – Joey Galloway 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 2:26 (SEA 45–34) Top passers OAK – Jeff George: 18/29, 260 yds, 2 TD SEA – Warren Moon: 28/44, 409 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 17 car, 112 yds, 1 TD SEA – Chris Warren: 13 car, 76 yds Top receivers OAK – Tim Brown: 7 rec, 107 yds SEA – Joey Galloway: 7 rec, 117 yds, 3 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers OAK – 235 – 119 – 354 – 1 SEA – 409 – 145 – 554 – 2 Week 10 at Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 2 2:04 pm local Seahawks 3 7 10 7 Broncos 3 10 14 3 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,212 clear, 46 °F °C, 32% humidity, wind N 14 mph km/h Tom White NBC Tom Hammond, Randy Cross Gamebook First quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 52-yard field goal, 9:13 (SEA 3–0) DEN – Jason Elam 23-yard field goal, 1:52 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter DEN – Willie Green 10-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 11:10 (DEN 10–3) DEN – Jason Elam 48-yard field goal, 5:09 (DEN 13–3) SEA – James McKnight 20-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 3:12 (DEN 13–10) Third quarter DEN – Darrius Johnson 6-yard fumble return (Jason Elam kick), 14:49 (Den 20–10) SEA – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 5:18 (DEN 20–13) SEA – Mack Strong 4-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 3:51 (Tied 20–20) DEN – Rod Smith 59-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 1:46 (DEN 27–20) Fourth quarter SEA – Brian Blades 8-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 12:02 (Tied 27–27) DEN – Jason Elam 22-yard field goal, 7:28 (DEN 30–27) Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 28/46, 256 yds, 3 TD DEN – John Elway: 19/30, 252 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Chris Warren: 12 car, 55 yds DEN – Terrell Davis: 21 car, 101 yds Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 8 rec, 98 yds DEN – Rod Smith: 5 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 245 – 104– 349 – 2 DEN – 245 – 140 – 385 – 2 Week 11: at San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 9 1:05 pm local Seahawks 0 10 14 13 Chargers 14 3 7 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 64,616 clear, 73 °F °C, 62% humidity, wind WSW 9 mph km/h Bernie Kukar NBC Don Criqui and Jim Mora Gamebook First quarter SD – Greg Jackson 41-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick), 13:30 (SD 7–0) SD – Tony Martin 19-yard pass from Craig Whelihan (Greg Davis kick), 2:17 (SD 14–0) Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 6:58 (SD 14–3) SD – Greg Davis 33-yard field goal, 1:16 (SD 17–3) SEA – Joey Galloway 30-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 0:22 (SD 17–10) Third quarter SEA – Chris Warren 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 9:00 (Tied 17–17) SEA – Michael Sinclair recovered fumble in end zone (Todd Peterson kick), 8:44 (SEA 24–17) SD – Paul Bradford 56-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick), 0:30 (Tied 24–24) Fourth quarter SD – Tony Martin 61-yard pass from Craig Whelihan (Greg Davis kick), 11:20 (SD 31–24) SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 6:02 (SD 31–27) SEA – Joey Galloway 40-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 2:20 (SEA 34–31) SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 1:18 (SEA 37–31) Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 24/45, 295 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SD – Craig Whelihan: 17/29, 206 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Chris Warren: 16 car, 59 yds, 1 TD SD – Gary Brown: 18 car, 59 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 3 rec, 84 yds, 2 TD SD – Tony Martin: 5 rec, 100 yds, 2 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 281 – 92 – 373 – 2 SD – 179 – 81 – 260 – 2 Week 12: at New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints  – Game summary November 16 12:00 pm local Seahawks 0 10 0 7 0 Saints 0 7 0 10 3 Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 50,493 indoors Mike Carey NBC Mike Breen and James Lofton Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 36-yard field goal, 12:44 (SEA 3–0) SEA – Darryl Williams 44-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 11:31 (SEA 10–0) NO – Ray Zellars 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 0:37 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter NO – Ray Zellars 2-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 13:36 (NO 14–10) NO – Doug Brien 19-yard field goal, 9:27 (NO 17–10) SEA – James McKnight 34-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:40 (Tied 17–17) Overtime NO – Doug Brien 38-yard field goal, 14:43 (NO 20–17) Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 23/46, 251 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT NO – Heath Shuler: 6/14, 64 yds, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Chris Warren: 22 car, 87 yds NO – Ray Zellars: 14 car, 49 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 68 yds NO – Andre Hastings: 3 rec, 35 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 229 – 111 – 340 – 4 NO – 102 – 75 – 177 – 5 Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 23 1:04 pm local Chiefs 7 3 7 2 Seahawks 7 7 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 66,264 indoors Larry Nemmers NBC Mike Breen and James Lofton Gamebook First quarter KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:52 (KC 7–0) SEA – Joey Galloway 20-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 2:46 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 12:15 (KC 10–7) SEA – Steve Broussard 22-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:06 (SEA 14–10) Third quarter KC – Rich Gannon 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:26 (KC 17–10) Fourth quarter KC – Safety, Joe Horn blocked punt out of end zone, 11:25 (KC 19–10) Top passers KC – Rich Gannon: 15/28, 175 yds SEA – Warren Moon: 20/37, 248 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers KC – Donnell Bennett: 7 car, 35 yds SEA – Steve Broussard: 7 car, 33 yds, 1 TD Top receivers KC – Andre Rison: 6 rec, 90 yds SEA – James McKnight: 4 rec, 66 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers KC – 204 – 120 – 324 – 2 SEA – 223 – 68 – 291 – 3 Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary November 30 1:05 pm local Falcons 7 10 7 0 Seahawks 0 7 7 3 Kingdome, Seattle 52,584 indoors Ron Blum Fox Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville Gamebook First quarter ATL– Jamal Anderson 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 7:12 (ATL 7–0) Second quarter ATL – Jamal Anderson 13-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick), 10:28 (ATL 14–0) ATL – Morten Andersen 18-yard field goal, 5:30 (ATL 17–0) SEA – Joey Galloway 16-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:02 (ATL 17–7) Third quarter SEA – Steve Broussard 20-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:07 (ATL 17–14) ATL – Byron Hanspard 93-yard kickoff return (Morten Andersen kick), 7:50 (ATL 24–14) Fourth quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 8:57 (ATL 24–17) Top passers ATL – Chris Chandler: 15/23, 204 yds, 1 TD SEA – Warren Moon: 24/38, 240 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers ATL – Jamal Anderson: 16 car, 41 yds, 1 TD SEA – Chris Warren: 15 car, 87 yds Top receivers SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 71 yds ATL – Bert Emanuel: 6 rec, 66 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers ATL – 201 – 72 – 273 – 0 SEA – 228 – 123 – 351 – 1 Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary December 7 1:01 pm local Seahawks 7 10 7 0 Ravens 3 14 7 7 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 54,395 partly cloudy, 46 °F °C 1, 40% humidity, wind W 18 mph km/h knots Dick Hantak NBC Joel Meyers, Jim Kelly Gamebook First quarter SEA – Lamar Smith 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 8:02 (SEA 7–0) BAL – Matt Stover 24-yard field goal, 5:04 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Safety, Dan Saleaumua tackled Eric Zeier in end zone, 11:31 (SEA 9–3) BAL – Jermaine Lewis 89-yard punt return (Matt Stover kick), 9:38 (BAL 10–9) SEA – Chad Brown 42-yard fumble return (2-pt PAT: Lamar Smith run), 2:35 (SEA 17–10) BAL – Jermaine Lewis 66-yard punt return (Matt Stover kick), 0:35 (Tied 17–17) Third quarter SEA – James McKnight 60-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 11:54 (SEA 24–17) BAL – Jermaine Lewis 29-yard pass from Eric Zeier (Matt Stover kick), 4:42 (Tied 24–24) Fourth quarter BAL– Bam Morris 1-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 10:42 (BAL 31–24) Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 12/19, 140 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT BAL – Eric Zeier: 17/28, 302 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 47 yds, 1 TD BAL – Bam Morris: 24 car, 86 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – James McKnight: 2 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD BAL – Derrick Alexander: 6 rec, 150 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 170 – 103 – 273 – 4 BAL – 286 – 88 – 374 – 3 This was the first time the Seahawks had ever played a regular season game in Baltimore against either the Colts or the Ravens.Urena, Ivan; Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present, p. 17 0786473517 Week 16: at Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 14 1:05 pm local Seahawks 0 3 9 10 Raiders 14 7 0 0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 40,124 showers, 55 °F °C, 82% humidity, wind S 15 mph km/h Walt Coleman NBC Don Criqui and Jim Mora Gamebook First quarter OAK – Olanda Truitt 19-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 5:38 (OAK 7–0) OAK – James Jett 37-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 2:38 (OAK 14–0) Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 9:30 (OAK 14–3) OAK – Rickey Dudley 5-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 1:56 (OAK 21–3) Third quarter SEA – Joey Galloway 8-yard pass from Jon Kitna PAT failed, 12:45 (OAK 21–9) SEA – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 5:21 (OAK 21–12) Fourth quarter SEA – Chris Warren 9-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:58 (OAK 21–19) SEA – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 2:20 (SEA 22–21) Top passers SEA – Jon Kitna: 23/37, 283 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT OAK – Jeff George: 21/31, 274 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Chris Warren: 19 car, 70 yds, 1 TD OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 16 car, 36 yds Top receivers SEA – Mike Pritchard: 5 rec, 98 yds OAK – James Jett: 4 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 278 – 103 – 381 – 2 OAK – 241 – 34 – 275 – 2 Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks 1997 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary December 21 5:03 pm local 49ers 6 0 3 0 Seahawks 7 14 7 10 Kingdome, Seattle 66,253 indoors Ed Hochuli ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Ron Jaworski Gamebook First quarter SF – Gary Anderson 33-yard field goal, 10:25 (SF 3–0) SF – Gary Anderson 40-yard field goal, 2:26 (SF 6–0) SEA – Joey Galloway 37-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 0:06 (SEA 7–6) Second quarter SEA – James McKnight 21-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 11:05 (SEA 14–6) SEA – Mike Pritchard 21-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:02 (SEA 21–6) Third quarter SF – Gary Anderson 23-yard field goal, 7:10 (SEA 21–9) SEA – Joey Galloway 35-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 3:25 (SEA 28–9) Fourth quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 39-yard field goal, 13:13 (SEA 31–9) SEA – Jon Kitna 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:54 (SEA 38–9) Top passers SF – Steve Young: 7/12, 87 yds SEA – Warren Moon: 16/25, 232 yds, 4 TD Top rushers SF – Chuck Levy: 8 car, 61 yds SEA – Chris Warren: 17 car, 99 yds Top receivers SF – J.J. Stokes: 4 rec, 50 yds SF – Chad Fann: 3 rec, 50 yds SEA – Joey Galloway: 6 rec, 101 yds, 2 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SF – 199 – 125 – 324 – 2 SEA – 283 – 124 – 407 – 0 Awards and records Warren Moon, Pro Bowl MVP AwardNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202 References External links https://www.seahawks.com/ 1997 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1997 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1997 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1997 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com 1997 NFL draft at HickokSports.com Seattle Category:Seattle Seahawks seasons Seattle