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2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

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FRANCHISE HISTORY 350including two by Dave Brown, in a 45-0 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Kenny Easley andKeith Simpson had the other two interception returns for touchdowns. 11/25 Dave Kriegthrows for 406 yards and three touchdowns, including an 80-yarder to Daryl Turner on thefirst play of the game, to lead the <strong>Seahawks</strong> past Denver, 27-24. Steve Largent catches 12passes for 191 yards and one score. 12/2 <strong>Seahawks</strong> clinch playoff berth with a 38-17 winover Detroit as Dave Krieg throws a team record five touchdown passes. 12/15 <strong>Seahawks</strong>officially retire jersey #12 in honor of their fans, the 12th Man. Seattle becomes the firstprofessional sports franchise to retire a jersey in honor of their fans. 12/22 Seattle eliminatesthe defending Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Raiders, 13-7, from the playoffs inthe AFC Wild Card Game at the Kingdome. <strong>Seahawks</strong> rush for 205 yards and force threeturnovers, along with registering six sacks, in the victory. 12/29 Miami defeats the<strong>Seahawks</strong>, 31-10, in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game at the Orange Bowl.1985 — 6/18 <strong>Seahawks</strong> and Northwest College agree to a long-term lease for a new practiceand office complex for the club in Kirkland. The facility will be built on 12 acres adjacent toNorthwest College. A 36,000-square foot building will house the club’s administrativeoffices, locker room and training facilities. 7/20 <strong>Seahawks</strong> open their tenth and final trainingcamp at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. 9/8 Curt Warner returns to theSeattle lineup after missing all but the 1984 opener as the <strong>Seahawks</strong> defeat Cincinnati, 28-24, at Riverfront Stadium. Warner gains 66 yards on 17 carries and scores the game-winningtouchdown on an 11-yard run with 7:07 remaining. 9/15 Daryl Turner sets a clubrecord with four touchdown catches and Dave Krieg equals another with five touchdownpasses in Seattle’s 49-35 victory over the San Diego Chargers at Jack Murphy Stadium.10/13 Dave Krieg passes for 405 yards and four touchdowns, including a 12-yarder to PaulSkansi for the winning touchdown with 35 seconds remaining, as <strong>Seahawks</strong> defeat Atlanta,30-26. Krieg directs the <strong>Seahawks</strong> 86 yards in 16 plays on the winning drive. 10/21Ceremonial ground-breaking is held for team’s new headquarters. 11/3Terry Taylor returnsan interception 75 yards for a touchdown and blocks a field goal attempt that is recoveredby Byron Walker and returned 56 yards for a touchdown in Seattle’s 33-3 win over the LosAngeles Raiders at the Kingdome.1986 — 4/29 <strong>Seahawks</strong> select Florida fullback John L. Williams as their first-round draftchoice. Williams is the 15th player picked overall. 6/18 <strong>Seahawks</strong> move into new headquarterson a 12-acre site adjacent to Northwest College in Kirkland. 7/16 <strong>Seahawks</strong> opentheir 11th training camp and first in Kirkland. 9/7 <strong>Seahawks</strong> kickoff their 1986 regular seasonschedule with a 30-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Kingdome. 10/6<strong>Seahawks</strong> defeat San Diego Chargers, 33-7, on Monday Night Football as Steve Largentbreaks NFL record for most consecutive games with a pass reception. Largent catches apass in the 128th straight game in which he participated. 10/19 Jacob Green registers foursacks and Dave Brown intercepts two passes in leading Seattle to a 17-12 win over theeventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants. 11/27 <strong>Seahawks</strong> defeat the DallasCowboys, 31-14, on Thanksgiving Day as Curt Warner runs for 122 yards and Dave Kriegcompletes 16-of-24 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns. 12/8 Seattle hands the LosAngeles Raiders their biggest defeat since 1962, 37-0, as Curt Warner gains 116 yards andDave Krieg passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns. Seattle gains 407 yards in totaloffense, while the defense holds the Raiders to 138 yards. 12/20 <strong>Seahawks</strong> close out fivegamewinning streak and a 10-6 season by defeating eventual AFC Champion Denver, 41-16. The <strong>Seahawks</strong> gain a season high 536 yards, including a club record 298 yards rushing,led by Curt Warner’s 192 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries.1987 — 4/28 <strong>Seahawks</strong> select University of Pittsburgh linebacker Tony Woods in the firstround of the NFL draft. Woods is the 18th player picked. 6/12 <strong>Seahawks</strong> win lottery for firstchoice in supplemental draft and select University of Oklahoma linebacker Brian Bosworth.9/13 After first two regular season games, NFL Players Association calls a strike that willlast four weeks. Games for Sunday, September 18, are cancelled. 10/25 <strong>Seahawks</strong> defeatthe Los Angeles Raiders, 35-13, in first game with regulars following the strike. Seattlebuilds up a 28-0 halftime lead and wins in Los Angeles for the first time since 1983. 12/13Dave Krieg completes 23-of-33 passes for 238 yards and Ray Butler catches six passes for107 yards and two touchdowns in leading Seattle past Denver, 28-21, at the Kingdome.12/20 <strong>Seahawks</strong> clinch playoff berth with a 34-21 win over the Chicago Bears at SoldierField. John L. Williams sparks the offense with a 75-yard touchdown on a screen pass fromDave Krieg and the defense contributes five takeaways. 12/27 Steve Largent catches sixpasses in a 41-20 loss at Kansas City and becomes the NFL’s all-time leading receiver with751. Largent breaks the previous record of 750 by Charlie Joiner.

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