2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

1988 — 1/3 Seahawks close out the 1987 season with a 23-20 overtime loss to the HoustonOilers at the Astrodome in the AFC First-Round Playoff Game. 4/24 Seahawks use theirsecond-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 theNordstrom family. 9/4 Seahawks open 13th season with a 21-14 win at Denver over thetwo-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 since1984. 9/18 Steve Largent becomes the NFL’s all-time leader in pass receiving yards with12,167 at San Diego, but the Seahawks lose to the Chargers, 17-6. Largent breaks CharlieJoiner’s record of 12,146 yards. 10/2 Rookie quarterback Kelly Stouffer makes his first NFLstart for an injured Dave Krieg and leads the Seahawks to a 31-20 win over the AtlantaFalcons 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 missingseven games with a shoulder separation. Krieg engineers a 10-play drive to set up NormJohnson’s game-winning field goal with less than one second left. 11/28 Dave Kriegequals his own team record with five touchdown passes as Seahawks defeat the LosAngeles 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 thesame game. 12/11 Seahawks score touchdowns on their first six possessions in a 42-17win 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 throwsfor 410 yards and four scores, as the Seahawks defeat the Los Angeles Raiders, 43-37, inLos Angeles to clinch the first AFC Western Division title in franchise history. 12/31Seahawks are eliminated from the playoffs by the eventual AFC Champion CincinnatiBengals, 21-13, in Riverfront Stadium.1989 — 2/22 Tom Flores named President/General Manager, replacing Mike McCormack.Flores guided the Los Angeles Raiders to an 83-53 regular season record and two SuperBowl titles in nine seasons, 1979-87, as their head coach. 4/23 Seahawks select NotreDame tackle Andy Heck with the fifteenth pick of the first round of the draft. 9/10 Seahawkslose regular season opener in Philadelphia, 31-7, and also lose wide receiver Steve Largentfor six weeks with a broken elbow. Largent, however, scores Seattle’s only touchdown.10/29 Dave Krieg and Brian Blades combine on a 21-yard touchdown pass with 40 secondsleft in a 10-7 win over the San Diego Chargers. The win is the 100th in regular season playfor the Seahawks. Blades catches a career high 10 passes for 117 yards. 11/26 SteveLargent ties Don Hutson’s NFL record of 99 career receiving touchdowns in the Seahawks41-14 loss at Denver. 12/4 Dave Krieg ignites a three-game winning streak with 298 yardspassing and the game-winning touchdown pass in a 17-16 Monday night win over Buffalo.12/10 Seahawks win 24-17 at Cincinnati as Dave Krieg throws three touchdown passes.One goes to Steve Largent, the NFL record 100th of his career. 12/17 John L. Williamscatches a career high 12 passes for 129 yards as the Seahawks defeat the Los AngelesRaiders, 23-17. 12/23 Seahawks close out the season with a 29-0 loss to the WashingtonRedskins. In pregame ceremonies, retiring wide receiver Steve Largent is honored and hisis the first name inducted in the Seahawks Ring of Honor.1990 — 4/22 Seahawks trade four draft choices to the New England Patriots, including twofirst-round choices, to move up and select University of Miami defensive tackle CortezKennedy with the third overall choice. Seahawks also receive a second-round choice fromthe Patriots which they use to select Syracuse University linebacker Terry Wooden. 8/4Seahawks play their first-ever international game as they drop a 10-7 preseason decisionto the Denver Broncos in Tokyo, Japan. 10/1 Seahawks defeat the Cincinnati Bengals, 31-16, for their first win after opening the season with three consecutive losses. Derrick Fennerscores three touchdowns for the second straight week. 11/11 Seahawks score their firstwin in Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium since 1980 as Dave Krieg throws a 25-yard touchdownpass to Paul Skansi as time expires. The PAT gives Seattle a 17-16 win and starts afour-game streak of games decided on the last play. The win is the 159th of Chuck Knox’scareer, moving him into seventh place all-time. 11/25 Norm Johnson’s 40-yard field goal3:01 into overtime gives the Seahawks a 13-10 win at San Diego. Seattle forces and recoversa pair of fumbles, the first with 48 seconds left in regulation and the second with 1:34gone in overtime. 12/2 In almost a replay from the week before, Seattle defeats theHouston Oilers 13-10 in overtime after recovering a fumble. Norm Johnson connects fromFRANCHISE HISTORY 351