2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

FRANCHISE HISTORY 360Sunday Night Football. Alexander rushed for four scores for the second time of the season.10/17 Seahawks S Ken Hamlin was victimized outside of a Seattle club following thegame sustaining head injuries that ended his season. 10/23 The Seahawks defeated theDallas Cowboys 13-10 on a 50-yard Josh Brown field goal as time expired. The winning kickwas set up when Jordan Babineaux intercepted Drew Bledsoe and returned it to theCowboys’ 32-yard line with :05 remaining. 11/6 Shaun Alexander rushed for 173 yards andtwo touchdowns, which included an 88-yard touchdown run tying his own franchiserecord. 11/27 The Seahawks defeated the N.Y. Giants 24-21 in overtime after Giants’ kickerJay Feely missed three game-winning field goal attempts. The Giants committed 16penalties, including 11 false start penalties. 11/28 Mike Holmgren presented the Seahawks12th Man with the game ball following the win over the Giants. 12/5 Seattle trouncedPhiladelphia 42-0 on a snowy Monday Night Football game. 12/11 The Seahawksoutscored the 49ers 41-3 marking a perfect 6-0 division record, first in team history. 12/17Seattle secured a first-round bye in the playoffs with a 28-24 come-from-behind win atTennessee. 12/24 Seattle clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs with a28-13 win over the 13-1 Indianapolis Colts.2006 — 1/14 The Seahawks ended their 21-year streak without a playoff win by defeatingthe Washington Redskins 20-10 in a Divisional Playoff Game at Qwest Field. 1/22 Hostingtheir first-ever Championship Game, Seattle routed the Carolina Panthers 34-14 earningtheir first trip to the Super Bowl in the club’s 30-year history. 2/5 The Seahawks lost to thePittsburgh Steelers 21-10 in Super Bowl XL. 2/16 The Seahawks named John Marshalldefensive coordinator and Ray Rhodes took on the title of special projects/defense. TheSeahawks also named Zerick Rollins linebackers coach and promoted Tom Headlee to qualitycontrol/defense. Larry Marmie was also hired as a defensive assistant/secondary. 2/23Placed transition tag on G Steve Hutchinson. 3/6 Re-signed RB Shaun Alexander to amulti-year contract. 3/27 Signed LB Julian Peterson. 3/31 Seahawks acquired restrictedfree agent WR Nate Burleson from the Vikings in exchange for a third-round draft choice.4/30 Drafted Miami cornerback Kelly Jennings with the 31st pick in the NFL Draft. 5/9Seahawks announce plans to move practice facility to Renton waterfront. 9/10 Opened theseason at Detroit’s Ford Field, site of Super Bowl XL, and won 9-6 on Josh Brown’s 42-yardgame-winning field goal as time expired. 9/11 Seattle acquired WR Deion Branch from theNew England Patriots in exchange for the Seahawks first-round selection in the 2007 NFLDraft. 9/17 Former Seahawks DT Cortez Kennedy was inducted into the Seahawks Ring ofHonor. 9/24 Seattle led the New York Giants 35-3 at halftime and won the game 42-30behind Matt Hasselbeck’s club-record tying five touchdown passes. 10/1 Seahawks ShaunAlexander missed the first of six games (at Chicago) with a broken foot he suffered in theseason opener. 10/15 Josh Brown connected on his second game-winner of the season,a 54-yard field goal at St. Louis as time expired. 10/22 Seattle’s Matt Hasselbeck injuredhis right knee on the first series of the second half versus the Vikings. He would miss thenext four ballgames. Seneca Wallace went 2-2 in Hasselbeck’s absence. 11/6 Seattlerecorded nine sacks at Qwest Field versus Oakland on Monday Night Football on the wayto a 16-0 shutout of the Raiders. 11/12 Josh Brown connected on a 38-yard field goal with:09 remaining versus the Rams for his third game-winner of the season. 11/27 Snow coveredQwest Field as Seattle defeated Green Bay 34-24 on Monday Night Football. ShaunAlexander rushed for 201 yards on a franchise-record 40 carries. 12/3 Josh Brown tied anNFL record with his fourth game-winning field goal (inside the final minute or overtime)with a 50-yard field goal at Denver with :05 left in the game. The win was the Seahawks firstin Denver since December 10, 1995.2007 — 1/6 The Seahawks won their third-consecutive home playoff game upending theDallas Cowboys 21-20 in an NFC Wild Card thriller. 1/14 Seattle’s hopes of returning toNFC Championship Game were dashed in an overtime loss at Chicago. Seattle battled intoovertime, but a Robbie Gould 49-yard field goal allowed the Bears to prevail. 1/21 TheSeahawks added Jim Mora to the coaching staff as assistant head coach/defensive backscoach. 1/22 Seattle hired former Cowboys special teams coach Bruce DeHaven to thesame position. 3/20 In partnership with Virginia Mason Medical Center, the Seahawksannounced naming rights for their new training facility in Renton: Virginia Mason AthleticCenter (VMAC).