1997 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

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 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Shawn Springs *  Cornerback Ohio State
1 6 Walter Jones * †  Offensive tackle Florida State from St. Louis via NY Jets and Tampa Bay
5 142 Eric Stokes  Free safety Nebraska
6 174 Itula Mili  Tight end Brigham Young
7 211 Carlos Jones  Cornerback Miami (FL)
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1997 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Jim Arellanes Quarterback Fresno State
Paul Burton Punter Northwestern
Andre Cooper Wide receiver Florida State
Pete DiMario Tackle Alabama
Nick Gianacakos Defensive end Boston College
J Ina Guard Miami (FL)
David Kempfert Center Montana
LeVance McQueen Linebacker Duke

Personnel

Staff

1997 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Dennis Erickson
  • Assistant head coach/offensive line – Gregg Smith

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • 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 coaches

  • Special teams – Dave Arnold

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Darren Krein

Final roster

1997 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 54 Mike Barber OLB
  • 94 Chad Brown OLB
  • 59 Joe Cain OLB
  • 58 Darryl Hardy MLB
  • 56 James Logan OLB
  • 53 Eric Unverzagt MLB
  • 95 Dean Wells MLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 36 Bennie Blades S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 89 Brian Blades WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 34 Reggie Brown FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 96 Cortez Kennedy DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 57 Jason Kyle LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 92 Henry McMillian DT (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)
  • 49 Itula Mili TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 55 Winston Moss LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 16 Grayson Shillingford WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 14 Rick Tuten P (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 10 Jim Arellanes QB
  • 65 Larry Moore G
  • -- Brett Williams DE
  • -- Tashe Williams T


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 10 inactive, 4 practice squad

[1]

  • 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 Minnesota Vikings L 26–28 0–1 Fawcett Stadium (Canton) Recap
1 August 2 Arizona Cardinals W 34–6 1–1 Kingdome Recap
2 August 9 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–21 1–2 3Com Park Recap
3 August 16 Indianapolis Colts W 45–3 2–2 Kingdome Recap
4 August 22 at Cincinnati Bengals W 31–28 3–2 Cinergy Field Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

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
7 Bye
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 results[4]

Standings

AFC West
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 W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Kansas City Chiefs 13 3 0 .813 375 232 W6
(4) Denver Broncos 12 4 0 .750 472 287 W1
Seattle Seahawks 8 8 0 .500 365 362 W2
Oakland Raiders 4 12 0 .250 324 419 L5
San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 266 425 L8

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 7 7728
Seahawks 0 3 91426

at Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio

  • Date: July 26
  • Game time: 2:36 pm local
  • Game weather: hazy, 77 °F (25 °C), 87% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,846
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV: ABC
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 6 006
Seahawks 0 17 10734

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 2
  • Game time: 7:06 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 49,445
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 10017
49ers 14 0 0721

at 3Com Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 9
  • Game time: 6:05 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 66% humidity, wind SW 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,153
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P4: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 3 003
Seahawks 10 21 7745

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 16
  • Game time: 7:06 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 52,844
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P5: at Cincinnati Bengals

Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 10731
Bengals 0 7 02128

at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati

  • Date: August 22
  • Game time: 7:30 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 60 °F (16 °C), wind NW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 43,637
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. New York Jets

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 17 10 14041
Seahawks 0 3 003

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 1:04 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 53,893
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

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

Top rushers

  • NYJ – Adrian Murrell: 24 car, 131 yds
  • SEA – Chris Warren: 15 car, 64 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NYJ – 270 – 164 – 434 – 0
  • SEA – 163 – 84 – 247 – 2

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 10 3 15735
Seahawks 0 14 0014

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 55,859
  • Referee: Phil Luckett
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Top rushers

  • DEN – Terrell Davis: 21 car, 107 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 54 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 188 – 143 – 331 – 1
  • SEA – 220 – 69 – 289 – 1

Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 01431
Colts 3 0 003

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

Game information

First quarter

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

Top rushers

  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 76 yds, 1 TD
  • IND – Marshall Faulk: 17 car, 58 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 270 – 153 – 423 – 1
  • IND – 23 – 95 – 118 – 0

Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 16 0622
Seahawks 3 10 01326

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 51,110
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

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

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 – rush – total – to

  • SD – 230 – 79 – 309 – 3
  • SEA – 251 – 92 – 343 – 3

Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 7 3 70017
Chiefs 0 7 73320

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 3:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 79 °F (26 °C), 28% humidity, wind NW 22 miles per hour (35 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 77,877
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Top rushers

  • SEA – Lamar Smith: 12 car, 78 yds
  • KC – Marcus Allen: 19 car, 78 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 220 – 156 – 376 – 1
  • KC – 263 – 203 – 263 – 3

Week 6: vs. Tennessee Oilers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 3 7 0313
Seahawks 0 0 10616

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 49,897
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • TEN – 156 – 97 – 253 – 2
  • SEA – 238 – 167 – 405 – 2

Week 8: at St. Louis Rams

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7717
Rams 0 3 339

at TWA Dome, St. Louis

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 12:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 64,819
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

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

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 251 – 106 – 357 – 2
  • STL – 155 – 37 – 192 – 1

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 14 11 9034
Seahawks 3 15 141345

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 1:04 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 66,264
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

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

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 – rush – total – to

  • OAK – 235 – 119 – 354 – 1
  • SEA – 409 – 145 – 554 – 2

Week 10 at Denver Broncos

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 10727
Broncos 3 10 14330

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 2:04 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 46 °F (8 °C), 32% humidity, wind N 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,212
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

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

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 – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 245 – 104– 349 – 2
  • DEN – 245 – 140 – 385 – 2

Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 141337
Chargers 14 3 7731

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 62% humidity, wind WSW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 64,616
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

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

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 – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 281 – 92 – 373 – 2
  • SD – 179 – 81 – 260 – 2

Week 12: at New Orleans Saints

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 0 10 07017
Saints 0 7 010320

at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 12:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 50,493
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

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

Top rushers

  • SEA – Chris Warren: 22 car, 87 yds
  • NO – Ray Zellars: 14 car, 49 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 229 – 111 – 340 – 4
  • NO – 102 – 75 – 177 – 5

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 3 7219
Seahawks 7 7 0014

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 1:04 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 66,264
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Andre Rison: 6 rec, 90 yds
  • SEA – James McKnight: 4 rec, 66 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • KC – 204 – 120 – 324 – 2
  • SEA – 223 – 68 – 291 – 3

Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 10 7024
Seahawks 0 7 7317

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 52,584
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV: Fox
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • ATL – 201 – 72 – 273 – 0
  • SEA – 228 – 123 – 351 – 1

Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 7024
Ravens 3 14 7731

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 46 °F (7.8 °C), 40% humidity, wind W 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)
  • Game attendance: 54,395
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

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

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 – rush – total – to

  • 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.[5]

Week 16: at Oakland Raiders

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 91022
Raiders 14 7 0021

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: showers, 55 °F (13 °C), 82% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 40,124
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

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

Top rushers

  • SEA – Chris Warren: 19 car, 70 yds, 1 TD
  • OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 16 car, 36 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 278 – 103 – 381 – 2
  • OAK – 241 – 34 – 275 – 2

Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 6 0 309
Seahawks 7 14 71038

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 5:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 66,253
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: ESPN
  • Gamebook
Game information

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

Top rushers

  • SF – Chuck Levy: 8 car, 61 yds
  • SEA – Chris Warren: 17 car, 99 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SF – 199 – 125 – 324 – 2
  • SEA – 283 – 124 – 407 – 0

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. ^ 1997 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ 1998 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ 1997 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
  5. ^ Urena, Ivan; Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present, p. 17 ISBN 0786473517
  6. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202

External links

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1997 draft at HickokSports.com
  • 1997 NFL season results at NFL.com
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