1996 Seattle Seahawks season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Seahawks 1996 7–9 5th AFC West Dennis Erickson Bob Bratkowski Greg McMackin Ken Behring Kingdome Did not qualify DE Michael Sinclair DT Cortez Kennedy (2nd team) Seahawks seasons The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL), the 21st playing their home games at the Kingdome and the second under head coach Dennis Erickson. They were unable to improve on their 8–8 record, finished the season 7–9, and missing the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. For the first time since 1984, safety Eugene Robinson was not on the opening day roster. Owner Ken Behring unsuccessfully attempted to move the team to southern California.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s21XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c_EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1415%2C1542452 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington (Orange County Register) Smith Elliot Blair Behring vows never to play in Seattle again February 4, 1996 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DIokAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jNAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2813%2C483322 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Boren Rebecca Penhale Ed Bruscas Angelo Behring sets up bidding war for team in transit February 6, 1996 1C The team was sold to Paul Allen in June 1997.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u-4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_esDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2623%2C150112 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Klass Tim Allen seals the deal to buy Seahawks from Behring July 1, 1997 1Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=58ReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4jEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4106%2C113195 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Boren Rebecca Allen completes purchase July 1, 1997 1B After the season, the Seahawks would never finish at the bottom of the AFC West again. It would be the final season they finished at the bottom of their division for 25 years. NFL draft 1996 NFL draft 1996 Seattle Seahawks draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 21 Pete Kendall OG Boston College 2 46 Fred Thomas DB Tennessee-Martin 3 77 Robert Barr OT Rutgers 91 Reggie Brown RB Fresno State4 99 Phillip Daniels DE Georgia 131 Eric Unverzagt LB Wisconsin6 184 Reggie Green OG Florida 209 T. J. Cunningham DB Colorado 7 225 Johnie Church DE Florida Undrafted free agents + 1996 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeWillie BrownLinebackerTempleMarc CollinsPunterEastern KentuckyJimmy GaryRunning backWest Virginia Personnel Staff 1996 Seattle Seahawks 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 coach – Dennis Erickson Assistant head coach/tight ends – Gregg Smith Offensive coordinator/wide receivers – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Rich Olson Running backs – Clarence Shelmon Offensive line – Howard Mudd Offensive staff assistant – Ned James Defensive coordinator – Greg McMackin Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Mike Murphy Defensive backs – Willy Robinson Defensive – Dave Brown Quality assistant – Keith Gilbertson Special teams – Dave Arnold Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc Final roster 1996 Seattle Seahawks 53 11 4  8 Stan Gelbaugh  3 Rick Mirer 13 Gino Torretta 31 Steve Broussard 32 Oscar Gray American football no 28 Dou Innocent y 36 Lamar Smith American football 38 Mack Strong FB 42 Chris Warren American football 84 Joey Galloway 81 Ronnie Harris American football 82 James McKnight American football 85 Mike Pritchard 88 Ricky Proehl 45 Coleman Bell 87 Carlester Crumpler 83 Ronnie Williams American football 74 James Atkins offensive tackle T 75 Howard Ballard T 64 Robert Barr no y T 63 Frank Beede y G 79 Ed Cunningham C/G 77 Derrick Graham American football G 66 Pete Kendall y G 52 Kevin Mawae C 69 Grant Williams American football y T 98 Sam Adams American football DT 93 Phillip Daniels y DE 94 Antonio Edwards DE 96 Cortez Kennedy DT 67 Matt LaBounty DE 99 Michael McCrary DE 92 Henry McMillian DT 72 Joe Nash DT 78 Pat Riley American football DE 70 Michael Sinclair American football DE 54 Mike Barber linebacker OLB 56 James Logan American football OLB 55 Winston Moss OLB 53 Eric Unverzagt y MLB 95 Dean Wells American football MLB 90 Terry Wooden OLB 20 Jay Bellamy FS 25 Robert Blackmon SS 26 Carlton Gray CB 30 Corey Harris American football, born 1969 CB 24 Selwyn Jones CB 23 Dexter Seigler CB 22 Fred Thomas cornerback y CB 33 Darryl Williams safety FS 57 Jason Kyle LS  2 Todd Peterson K 14 Rick Tuten P 48 Clarence Benford y no TE IR 89 Brian Blades WR IR 34 Reggie Brown fullback y FB IR 91 Keif Bryant DT no IR 21 T. J. Cunningham y S IR 86 Christian Fauria TE IR 17 John Friesz QB IR 19 Eddie Goines no WR IR 97 Glenn Montgomery DT IR 51 John Solomon American football no LB IR 59 Tyronne Stowe LB IR 60 Greg Bloedorn y C  7 Jon Kitna y QB 76 Riddick Parker DT 16 Grayson Shillingford wide receiver y no WRhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Home pro-football-reference.com Starters in bold. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1997 Pro Bowl. Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 August 3, 1996 Atlanta Falcons W 19–17 1–0 Kingdome Recap 2 August 8, 1996 at Oakland Raiders W 24–19 2–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 3 August 17, 1996 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–15 2–1 RCA Dome Recap 4 August 23, 1996 San Francisco 49ers W 20–3 3–1 Kingdome Recap Source: Seahawks Media Guides1996 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1997 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015. Regular season Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central. Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 1 at San Diego Chargers L 7–29 0–1 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap 2 September 8 Denver Broncos L 20–30 0–2 Kingdome Recap 3 September 15 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–35 0–3 Kingdome Recap 4 September 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–13 1–3 Houlihan's Stadium Recap 5 September 29 Green Bay Packers L 10–31 1–4 Kingdome Recap 6 October 6 at Miami Dolphins W 22–15 2–4 Pro Player Stadium Recap 7Bye 8 October 17, 1996 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 results1996 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015. Standings Game summaries Preseason Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary August 3 Saturday 7:06 pm local Falcons 7 3 0 7 Seahawks 0 10 9 0 Kingdome, Seattle 30,284 indoors Howard Roe KING Gamebook Week P2: at Oakland Raiders background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary August 3 Thursday 5:05 pm local Seahawks 7 14 0 3 Raiders 0 3 3 13 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 38,219 partly cloudy, 63 °F °C, 76% humidity, wind WNW 10 mph km/h Ed Hochuli KING Gamebook Week P3: at Indianapolis Colts background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary August 17 Saturday 7:01 pm local Seahawks 3 0 0 10 Colts 3 0 0 12 RCA Dome, Indianapolis 38,930 indoors Red Cashion KING Gamebook Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 23 Friday 7:06 pm local 49ers 3 0 0 0 Seahawks 3 0 10 7 Kingdome, Seattle 38,144 indoors Dick Hantak KING Gamebook Regular season Week 1: at San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 1 1:05 pm local Seahawks 0 7 0 0 Chargers 7 6 3 13 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 58,780 clear, 84 °F °C, 73% humidity, wind WSW 8 mph km/h Jerry Markbreit NBC Jim Lampley, Bob Golic Gamebook 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 completions/41 attempts, 251 yds, 2 INT interceptions SD – Stan Humphries: 20/38, 195 yds, 1 TD touchdowns Top rushers SEA – Chris Warren: 13 car carries, 50 yds SD – Aaron Hayden: 11 car, 59 yds Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec receptions, 89 yds SD – Tony Martin: 7 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 251 – 106 – 357 – 4 SD – 191 – 186 – 377 – 0 Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary September 8 1:04 pm local Broncos 3 10 7 10 Seahawks 3 3 7 7 Kingdome, Seattle 43,671 indoors Ed Hochuli NBC Charlie Jones, Randy Cross Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 194 – 180 – 374 – 1 SEA – 172 – 39 – 211 – 3 Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 15 1:04 pm local Chiefs 14 7 7 7 Seahawks 0 10 0 7 Kingdome, Seattle 39,790 indoors Mike Carey NBC Don Criqui & Beasley Reece Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers KC – 166 – 157 – 323 – 2 SEA – 141 – 97 – 238 – 1 Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary September 22 4:05 pm local Seahawks 0 3 0 14 Buccaneers 3 7 0 3 Houlihan's Stadium, Tampa, Florida 30,212 clear, 77 °F °C, 89% humidity, wind WSW 3 mph km/h Bob McElwee NBC Don Criqui & Beasley Reece Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 198 – 124 – 322 – 1 TB – 106 – 111 – 217 – 1 Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary September 29 1:04 pm local Packers 10 7 7 7 Seahawks 0 7 3 0 Kingdome, Seattle 59,973 indoors Ron Blum Fox Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers GB – 202 – 142 – 344 – 0 SEA – 170 – 159 – 329 – 5 Week 6: at Miami Dolphins Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 6 1:01 pm local Seahawks 7 7 0 8 Dolphins 3 6 6 0 Pro Player Stadium, Miami 59,539 cloudy, 76 °F °C, 96% humidity, wind W 5 mph km/h Tom White NBC Marv Albert, Sam Wyche Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 299 – 59 – 358 – 3 MIA – 214 – 85 – 299 – 3 Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 17 Thursday 7:01 pm local Seahawks 0 3 7 6 Chiefs 10 10 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,057 partly cloudy, 49 °F °C, 61% humidity, wind NW 12 mph km/h Bernie Kukar TNT Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 213 – 110 – 323 – 1 KC – 194 – 146 – 340 – 1 Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 27 1:04 pm local Chargers 3 3 0 7 Seahawks 3 17 3 9 Kingdome, Seattle 38,143 indoors Walt Coleman NBC Jim Lampley & Bob Golic Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SD – 253 – 69 – 322 – 5 SEA – 196 – 208 – 404 – 1 Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary November 3 1:03 pm local Oilers 3 0 3 10 Seahawks 3 3 3 14 Kingdome, Seattle 36,320 indoors Johnny Grier NBC Dan Hicks & Bob Golic Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers HOU – 225 – 128 – 353 – 1 SEA – 310 – 32 – 342 – 1 Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary November 10 1:05 pm local Vikings 0 7 0 16 Seahawks 10 18 7 7 Kingdome, Seattle 50,794 indoors Ed Hochuli Fox Kenny Albert, Tim Green Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers MIN – 300 – 15 – 315 – 4 SEA – 253 – 199 – 452 – 1 Week 12: at Detroit Lions Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary November 17 1:01 pm local Seahawks 7 3 3 3 Lions 0 7 7 3 Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 51,194 indoors Larry Nemmers NBC Dan Hicks, Bart Oates Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 194 – 184 – 378 – 1 DET – 141 – 144 – 285 – 1 Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 24 1:05 pm local Raiders 0 14 3 10 Seahawks 3 7 3 8 Kingdome, Seattle 47,506 indoors Jerry Markbreit NBC Dan Hicks, Sam Wyche Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers OAK – 149 – 200 – 349 – 1 SEA – 166 – 130 – 296 – 1 Week 14 at Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 1 2:04 pm local Seahawks 7 0 0 0 Broncos 14 13 7 0 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,982 partly cloudy, 50 °F °C, 21% humidity, wind S 6 mph km/h Ron Blum NBC Tom Hammond, Bob Trumpy Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 172 – 105 – 277 – 3 DEN – 236 – 205 – 441 – 0 Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary December 8 1:05 pm local Bills 0 8 0 10 Seahawks 10 6 3 7 Kingdome, Seattle 41,373 indoors Howard Roe NBC Charlie Jones, Randy Cross Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers BUF – 312 – 79 – 391 – 5 SEA – 132 – 170 – 302 – 0 Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary December 15 8:03 pm local Seahawks 0 10 3 0 Jaguars 7 0 0 13 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 66,134 clear, 47 °F °C, 76% humidity, wind NE 10 mph km/h Red Cashion ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, and Mark Malone Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 147 – 159 – 306 – 1 JAX – 218 – 133 – 351 – 0 Week 17: at Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 22 1:05 pm local Seahawks 0 13 15 0 Raiders 8 6 7 0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 33,455 cloudy, 57 °F °C, 69% humidity, wind SW 28 mph km/h Mike Carey NBC Charlie Jones, Randy Cross Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 13 – 116 – 129 – 2 OAK – 238 – 118 – 356 – 7 References 2 External links https://www.seahawks.com/ 1996 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1996 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1996 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1996 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com Seattle Category:Seattle Seahawks seasons Seattle