2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

in supplemental draft and select University of Oklahoma linebacker Brian Bos worth. 9/13
After first two regular season games, NFL Players Association calls a strike that will last
four weeks. Games for
Sunday, September 18,
are cancelled. 10/25
Seahawks defeat the Los
Angeles Raiders, 35-13,
in first game with regulars
following the strike.
Seattle builds up a 28-0
halftime lead and wins
in Los Angeles for the
first time since 1983.
12/13 Dave Krieg completes
23-of-33 passes
for 238 yards and Ray
Butler catches six passes
for 107 yards and two
touchdowns in leading
Seattle past Denver, 28-
21, at the Kingdome.
12/20 Seahawks clinch playoff berth with a 34-21 win over the Chicago Bears at Soldier
Field. John L. Williams sparks the offense with a 75-yard touchdown on a screen pass from
Dave Krieg and the defense contributes five takeaways. 12/27 Steve Largent catches six
passes in a 41-20 loss at Kansas City and becomes the NFL’s all-time leading receiver with
751. Largent breaks the previous record of 750 by Charlie Joiner.
1988 — 1/3 Seahawks close out the 1987 season with a 23-20 overtime loss to the Houston
Oilers at the Astrodome in the AFC First-Round Playoff Game. 4/24 Seahawks use their second-round
choice in the draft to select University of Miami wide receiver Brian Blades. The
Seahawks first-round pick had been exercised in the June 1987 supplemental draft. 8/30
Ken Behring and Ken Hofmann complete their purchase of the Seahawks from the
Nordstrom family. 9/4 Seahawks open 13th season with a 21-14 win at Denver over the
two-time defending AFC Champion Broncos. Curt Warner scores twice and John L.
Williams accounts for 161 yards from scrimmage. It is Seattle’s first win in Denver since
1984. 9/18 Steve Largent becomes the NFL’s all-time leader in pass receiving yards with
12,167 at San Diego, but the Seahawks lose to the Chargers, 17-6. Largent breaks Charlie
Joiner’s record of 12,146 yards. 10/2 Rookie quarterback Kelly Stouffer makes his first NFL
start for an injured Dave Krieg and leads the Seahawks to a 31-20 win over the Atlanta
Falcons in Atlanta. John L. Williams ties a team record with three rushing touchdowns.
11/13 Seahawks defeat the Houston Oilers, 27-24, as Dave Krieg returns after missing
seven games with a shoulder separation. Krieg engineers a 10-play drive to set up Norm
Johnson’s game-winning field goal with less than one second left. 11/28 Dave Krieg equals
his own team record with five touchdown passes as Seahawks defeat the Los Angeles
Raiders, 35-27, on Monday night in the Kingdome. Curt Warner (130) and John L. Williams
(105) become the first pair of Seahawks to each gain over 100 yards rushing in the same
game. 12/11 Seahawks score touchdowns on their first six possessions in a 42-17 win over
Denver. Curt Warner establishes a team record with four rushing touchdowns. Warner (126)
and John L. Williams (109) each top 100 yards rushing. 12/18 John L. Williams accounts for
239 yards of offense, including 180 receiving, and Dave Krieg throws for 410 yards and four
scores, as the Seahawks defeat the Los Angeles Raiders, 43-37, in Los Angeles to clinch the
first AFC Western Division title in franchise history. 12/31 Seahawks are eliminated from
the playoffs by the eventual AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals, 21-13, in Riverfront
Stadium.
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