This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2008 Seattle SeahawksW2008 Seattle Seahawks↗

NFL · NFC West · 4–12 (.250) · 3rd in division · PF 294 · PA 392 · Coach Mike Holmgren

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Team leaders

Passing (yds)

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	924	1041
EPA per play	-0.06	+0.06
Pass EPA per play	-0.08	+0.14
Rush EPA per play	-0.04	-0.03
Success rate	37.3%	43.9%
Pass rate	55.2%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.01, success rate 42.7%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2008-09-07	1	@ Buffalo Bills	L 10–34	0–1	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2008-09-14	2	vs San Francisco 49ers	L 30–33 OT	0–2	Qwest Field
2008-09-21	3	vs St. Louis Rams	W 37–13	1–2	Qwest Field
2008-10-05	5	@ New York Giants	L 6–44	1–3	Giants Stadium
2008-10-12	6	vs Green Bay Packers	L 17–27	1–4	Qwest Field
2008-10-19	7	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 10–20	1–5	Raymond James Stadium
2008-10-26	8	@ San Francisco 49ers	W 34–13	2–5	Candlestick Park
2008-11-02	9	vs Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–26	2–6	Qwest Field
2008-11-09	10	@ Miami Dolphins	L 19–21	2–7	Dolphin Stadium
2008-11-16	11	vs Arizona Cardinals	L 20–26	2–8	Qwest Field
2008-11-23	12	vs Washington Redskins	L 17–20	2–9	Qwest Field
2008-11-27	13	@ Dallas Cowboys	L 9–34	2–10	Texas Stadium
2008-12-07	14	vs New England Patriots	L 21–24	2–11	Qwest Field
2008-12-14	15	@ St. Louis Rams	W 23–20	3–11	Edward Jones Dome
2008-12-21	16	vs New York Jets	W 13–3	4–11	Qwest Field
2008-12-28	17	@ Arizona Cardinals	L 21–34	4–12	University of Phoenix Stadium

Roster (67)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
3	Jeff Rowe	QB	6-5	221	Nevada	1	ACT
5	Charlie Frye	QB	6-4	220	Akron	3	ACT
8	Matt Hasselbeck	QB	6-4	235	Boston College	10	ACT
15	Seneca Wallace	QB	5-11	205	Iowa State; Sacramento City	5	ACT
35	Owen Schmitt	FB	6-2	250	West Virginia	0	ACT
43	Leonard Weaver	FB	6-0	250	Carson Newman	3	ACT
20	Maurice Morris	RB	5-11	216	Oregon; Fresno City College	6	ACT
22	Julius Jones	RB	5-10	208	Notre Dame	4	ACT
30	Justin Forsett	RB	5-8	195	California	0	ACT
42	T.J. Duckett	RB	6-0	254	Michigan State	6	ACT
13	Keary Colbert	WR	6-1	205	USC	4	ACT
16	Michael Bumpus	WR	5-11	194	Washington State	0	DEV
17	Billy McMullen	WR	6-4	215	Virginia	5	CUT
18	Koren Robinson	WR	6-1	205	N.C. State	7	ACT
19	Logan Payne	WR	6-2	205	Minnesota	1	RES
81	Nate Burleson	WR	6-0	198	Nevada	5	RES
82	Jordan Kent	WR	6-4	219	Oregon	1	ACT
83	Deion Branch	WR	5-9	195	Louisville; Jones County JC	6	ACT
84	Bobby Engram	WR	5-10	192	Penn State	12	ACT
86	Courtney Taylor	WR	6-1	205	Auburn	1	ACT
85	Will Heller	TE	6-6	275	Georgia Tech	5	ACT
88	Jeb Putzier	TE	6-4	251	Boise State	6	ACT
89	John Carlson	TE	6-5	248	Notre Dame	0	ACT
64	Steve McKinney	C	6-4	305	Texas A&M	10	ACT
65	Chris Spencer	C	6-3	308	Mississippi	3	RES
69	Steve Vallos	C	6-3	310	Wake Forest	1	ACT
21	Kelly Jennings	CB	5-11	180	Miami	2	ACT
23	Marcus Trufant	CB	5-11	197	Washington State	5	ACT
26	Josh Wilson	CB	5-9	187	Maryland	1	ACT
27	Jordan Babineaux	CB	6-0	210	Southern Arkansas	4	ACT
32	Kevin Hobbs	CB	6-0	188	Auburn; Texas Southern	2	ACT
36	Jamar Adams	DB	6-2	215	Michigan	0	ACT
52	Jason Babin	DE	6-3	267	Western Michigan	4	ACT
55	Darryl Tapp	DE	6-1	270	Virginia Tech	2	ACT
90	Brandon Miller	DE	6-4	259	Georgia	0	ACT
91	Baraka Atkins	DE	6-4	268	Miami	1	ACT
95	Lawrence Jackson	DE	6-4	271	USC	0	ACT
97	Patrick Kerney	DE	6-5	272	Virginia	9	RES
79	Red Bryant	DT	6-4	323	Texas A&M	0	ACT
92	Brandon Mebane	DT	6-1	311	California	1	ACT
93	Craig Terrill	DT	6-2	296	Purdue	4	ACT
94	Howard Green	DT	6-2	340	LSU; Southwest Mississippi JC	6	ACT
99	Rocky Bernard	DT	6-3	301	Texas A&M	6	ACT
25	Brian Russell	FS	6-2	210	San Diego State; Penn	7	ACT
39	C.J. Wallace	FS	6-0	205	Washington	1	ACT
66	Mansfield Wrotto	G	6-3	326	Georgia Tech	1	ACT
67	Rob Sims	G	6-3	312	Ohio State	2	RES
68	Mike Wahle	G	6-6	304	Navy	10	RES
7	Brandon Coutu	K	5-11	188	Georgia	0	ACT
10	Olindo Mare	K	5-11	185	Syracuse; MacMurray College; Valencia Community College	12	ACT
49	Jeff Robinson	LS	6-4	250	Idaho	15	ACT
51	Lofa Tatupu	MLB	6-0	250	USC; Maine	3	ACT
59	David Hawthorne	MLB	6-0	246	TCU	0	ACT
50	Lance Laury	OLB	6-2	242	South Carolina	2	ACT
54	Will Herring	OLB	6-3	241	Auburn	1	ACT
56	Leroy Hill	OLB	6-1	238	Clemson	3	ACT
58	D.D. Lewis	OLB	6-1	241	Texas	6	ACT
98	Julian Peterson	OLB	6-3	240	Michigan State; Valley Forge Christian College	8	ACT
1	Ryan Plackemeier	P	6-3	247	Wake Forest	2	ACT
9	Jon Ryan	P	6-0	217	Regina	2	ACT
24	Deon Grant	SS	6-2	215	Tennessee	8	ACT
70	Na'Shan Goddard	T	6-5	315	South Carolina	2	ACT
71	Walter Jones	T	6-5	325	Florida State; Holmes County JC	11	RES
74	Ray Willis	T	6-6	304	Florida State	3	ACT
75	Sean Locklear	T	6-4	310	N.C. State	4	RES
77	Floyd Womack	T	6-4	328	Mississippi State	7	ACT
78	Kyle Williams	T	6-6	295	USC	1	ACT

Depth chart, week 18

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
QB	Seneca Wallace	Charlie Frye	Jeff Rowe
RB	Maurice Morris	Julius Jones	Justin Forsett
C	Steve Vallos	Steve McKinney
FB	Leonard Weaver	Owen Schmitt
LG	Floyd Womack	Steve Vallos	Mansfield Wrotto
LT	Kyle Williams	Na'Shan Goddard
RG	Mansfield Wrotto	Ray Willis
RT	Ray Willis	Kyle Williams
TE	John Carlson	Will Heller
WR	Deion Branch	Koren Robinson	Bobby Engram

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Brian Russell	C.J. Wallace
LCB	Marcus Trufant	Kevin Hobbs
LDE	Darryl Tapp	Baraka Atkins
LDT	Brandon Mebane	Howard Green	Red Bryant
MLB	Lofa Tatupu	D.D. Lewis	David Hawthorne
OLB	Leroy Hill	Julian Peterson	D.D. Lewis
RCB	Josh Wilson	Kelly Jennings
RDE	Lawrence Jackson	Brandon Miller
RDT	Rocky Bernard	Craig Terrill
SS	Deon Grant	Jordan Babineaux	Jamar Adams

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Jon Ryan	Matt Hasselbeck
K	Olindo Mare	Brandon Coutu
KR	Josh Wilson	Justin Forsett	T.J. Duckett
LS	Jeff Robinson
P	Jon Ryan
PR	Justin Forsett	Bobby Engram

Biggest contracts on the books in 2008

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Matt Hasselbeck	QB	2005	6	$48.0M	$8.0M	$17.0M	9.4%
Shaun Alexander	RB	2006	8	$61.7M	$7.7M	$13.5M	7.6%
Walter Jones	LT	2005	7	$52.5M	$7.5M	$16.0M	8.8%
Nate Burleson	WR	2006	4	$14.5M	$3.6M	$4.0M	3.6%
John Carlson	TE	2008	4	$4.5M	$1.1M	$2.5M	1.0%
Brandon Mebane	IDL	2007	4	$2.3M	$586,500	$681,000	0.5%
Red Bryant	ED	2008	4	$2.1M	$536,625	$441,500	0.5%
Rob Sims	LG	2006	4	$2.0M	$500,000	$390,000	0.5%
Breno Giacomini	RT	2008	4	$1.9M	$471,041	$179,165	0.4%
Justin Forsett	RB	2008	4	$1.7M	$426,250	$0	0.4%
David Hawthorne	LB	2008	2	$683,000	$341,500	$3,000	0.3%
Justin Forsett	RB	2008	1	$88,400	$88,400	$0	0.1%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2008 (3)

Date	Trade
2008-04-26	DAL → SEA: 2008 round 1 pick 28, 2008 round 5 pick 163, 2008 round 7 pick 235 SEA → DAL: 2008 round 1 pick 25
2008-04-26	BLT → SEA: 2008 round 2 pick 38 SEA → BLT: 2008 round 2 pick 55, 2008 round 3 pick 86
2008-09-02	DEN → SEA: Keary Colbert SEA → DEN: 2008 round None

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