The 2004 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 29th season in the

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(NFL), the third season in

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and the 6th under head coach

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. Finishing the season at 9–7, the Seahawks were unable to replicate the year they had prior. This was the first of four consecutive NFC West titles for the Seahawks. In the Wild Card round, they faced off against the divisional rival

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, who swept them 2–0 in the regular season. Seattle looked to avenge their two losses, but it was too late as

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's game-tying drive to Bobby Engram was incomplete, leading Hasselbeck to his knees and punch the turf in frustration. The Seahawks lost 27–20. The Rams, despite a mediocre 8–8 record, advanced to the Divisional round the following week, only to lose to

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in a 47–17 blowout. On October 20, 2004, the Seahawks traded a conditional 2005 7th round pick (condition failed) to the

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in exchange for

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Draft

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

Final roster

* Starters in bold. * (*) Denotes players that were selected for the

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Schedule

Preseason

:Source: Seahawks Media Guides

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC South and the AFC East. :Source: 2004 NFL season results

Postseason

Standings

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Green Bay Packers

Week P2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week P3: at San Diego Chargers

Week P4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Regular season

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

The Seahawks won for only the seventh time in their last eighteen road games, holding Aaron Brooks to one touchdown while forcing two New Orleans fumbles.

Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Seahawks defeated the

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10–6 despite recording only nine first downs and being shut out in the second half. The Seahawks intercepted Brad Johnson and Chris Simms and limited the Bucs to just 271 total yards.

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

The Seahawks home opener was a 34–0 shutout of the 49ers where they intercepted

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twice and limited the Niners to just 175 yards. It was San Francisco's first shutout loss since losing to the Atlanta Falcons 0-7 in 1977.

Week 5: vs. St. Louis Rams

The Seahawks suffered their first home loss since

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. The

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Week 6: at New England Patriots

A week after losing to one participant in

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the Seahawks fell to that game's winner as the

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reached a league-record 20th consecutive win (regular and postseason) 30–20.

, a former Patriots ball boy whose dad Don Hasselbeck played in Foxboro alongside

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, threw for 349 yards but was intercepted twice.

Week 7: at Arizona Cardinals

Playing in

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the Seahawks' previous road woes resumed with four interceptions thrown by

and the Seahawks limited to just 257 total yards in a 25–17 loss. Seattle erased a 16–3 gap (the go-ahead score came when Ken Lucas picked off

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and ran back a 21-yard score) but gave up a safety, then gave up a 23-yard touchdown by

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in the fourth quarter.

Week 8: vs. Carolina Panthers

Against the defending NFC champion Panthers the Seahawks erupted to 237 rushing yards and a 23–17 win.

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accounted for 195 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Despite seven penalties for 55 yards the Seahawks shot down the 49ers at

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42–27, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns alongside 285 yards and three scores from

. The Seahawks ended the game when they intercepted

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and ran back a 23-yard score in the fourth.

Week 10: at St. Louis Rams

At St. Louis the Rams won a battle of field goals 23–12, limiting Hasselbeck to just 172 yards. Hasselbeck was knocked out of the game.

Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins

The

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rallied from down 17–7 to tie the game, but in the fourth

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picked off A. J. Feeley and ran back a 63-yard touchdown.

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started instead of

and managed a touchdown to

in the 24–17 Seahawks win; the score was Rice’s first of the season after being traded to Seattle from the Raiders.

Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

The 6–4 Seahawks hosted the 4–6 Bills and

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exploded to four touchdowns in a 38–9 Buffalo rout.

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was intercepted three times but managed a touchdown to Lee Evans.

Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Hosting ''

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'' the Seahawks' roller-coaster of a season continued as they fell to 6–6 to the now-5-7

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. The Hawks led 14–3 after one quarter, but in the second and third the Cowboys scored 26 points (botching a two-point attempt after

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's touchdown to Terrance Copper). In the fourth

(414 total yards) erupted to three touchdown drives, two of them ending in

rushes, a 19-yard score to Jerheme Urban, and a two-point conversion to Darrell Jackson, but the Seahawks could not hold on to a 39–29 lead; Testaverde found

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for a 34-yard touchdown with 1:54 to go; the Cowboys kicked onsides and recovered, then four Julius Jones rushes ended in a 17-yard score with 37 seconds remaining. The Seahawks' final drive petered out and the Cowboys had the stunning 43–39 win.

Week 14: at Minnesota Vikings

The Seahawks rallied to beat the

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27–23 on 334 yards and three touchdowns by Hasselbeck and 112 more rushing yards from

. Darrell Jackson competed despite learning on game morning that his father had died; he caught ten passes for 135 yards and a go-ahead touchdown.

Week 15: at New York Jets

managed two touchdowns in the first half but the game collapsed as the NY Jets scored 24 points in the first half then shut out the Seahawks while adding two more

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touchdowns, marred by a missed PAT.

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rushed for 134 yards and two scores, outpacing the entire Seahawks backfield (88 rushing yards).

Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals

accounted for 154 yards and all three Seahawks touchdowns as Seattle returned to

and edged the five-win Cardinals 24–21.

subbed for Hasselbeck but managed only 128 passing yards.

Week 17: vs. Atlanta Falcons

The Seahawks clinched the

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by erasing a 17–7 Falcons lead to win 28–26. Pro-Football-Reference.com
/ref> It was the second time in three seasons the Falcons made the playoffs despite losing the regular-season finale.

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the NFC.

NFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #5 St. Louis Rams

Seahawks made an incomplete pass in the 1 yard line. Rams go to the top seed Falcons but lost 47-17 in the Divisional Round, In 2005 Seahawks finished 13-3, and all road to Super Bowl XL but lost to the Steelers 21-10.

References

External links

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