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1980 New England Patriots season

Trailing 27–14 after three quarters the Seahawks behind Zorn touchdowns to Steve Largent and Sam McCullum took a 31–30 lead before Grogan found tight end Don Hasselbeck (whose son Matt would quarterback the Seahawks over two decades later) for the game-winning touchdown of a 37–31 final.

1990 Seattle Seahawks season

Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, their most memorable moment during the season was in the final seconds against the Kansas City Chiefs when Dave Krieg threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Paul Skansi.

2003 Seattle Seahawks season

Still angry over the Ravens loss the Seahawks finished the AFC North portion of their schedule by crushing the Browns 34–7; Andre King scored on a blocked Seahawks punt in the fourth quarter but by then Matt Hasselbeck had thrown three touchdowns and the Seahawks had forced three Browns turnovers.

2005 Carolina Panthers season

Midway through the first quarter, the Seahawks drove 57 yards in five plays, featuring a 28-yard reception by Seneca Wallace, and scored with quarterback Matt Hasselbeck's 17-yard touchdown pass to Jerramy Stevens.

SEA – Jerramy Stevens 17-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), Seahawks 7–0. Drive: Five plays, 57 yards, 2:16.

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Alvin Bailey, current offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks

Bryan Walters

Walters was re-signed to the Seahawks practice squad, and was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2013, after the suspension of cornerback Brandon Browner.

Carl Eller

After being traded with an eighth round pick to Seattle Seahawks for defensive tackle Steve Niehaus, Eller played his final season in 1979 with the Seattle Seahawks, where he ran his career total to 225 games.

Chuck Knox

After a 4-5 strike-shortened season in 1982, Knox failed to come to terms on a new contract with team owner Ralph Wilson, and left to accept the head coaching position with the Seahawks on January 26, 1983.

Cortez Kennedy

Since his retirement, Kennedy has worked as an advisor for the New Orleans Saints, whose general manager, Mickey Loomis, had previously worked for the Seahawks.

Dennis Erickson

1997 saw an ownership change in Seattle, in which Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen purchased the team from then owner Ken Behring and helped pass a referendum for a new stadium to be built, that season, the Seahawks had one of the best passing offenses in the league, only to finish 8–8 after an 0–2 start in which they were outscored 76–17 in two home losses.

Dori Monson

Monson also anchors the pre-game, post-game and halftime shows during Seahawks broadcasts, when he is joined by Sam Adkins, Paul Moyer, and Dave Wyman.

Endwell, New York

Mike Dunham (longtime NHL goalie, now Goalie coach for the NY Islanders), Isaiah Kacyvenski (Starter for the Seahawks for 5 years-and was Special Teams captain for Seattle during their most recent Super Bowl appearance).

Humberside Seahawks

With both sets of fans on the edge of their seats (and the overtime period causing the live snooker coverage to be delayed on BBC1) a Panthers turnover fell to Seahawks' Dan Dorion (and ex-Panther himself) who was cruising the blue line.

J. T. O'Sullivan

After a poor performance against the Seattle Seahawks (2 interceptions, 4 fumbles) on October 26, O'Sullivan was benched and replaced by Shaun Hill by new coach Mike Singletary.

Jen Mueller

In 2009, she joined the Seattle Seahawks football broadcast team, where she works alongside Steve Raible and Warren Moon.

Jim Zorn

He would become a star starting QB for the Seahawks in their early days from 1976–83, before his position was taken by Dave Krieg and he was demoted to second-string quarterback midway through the 1983 season.

He was succeeded by Dave Krieg midway through the 1983 season, the year the Seahawks first made the NFL playoffs.

Josh Portis

He made the Seahawks roster on September 3 behind starter Tarvaris Jackson.

Keith Shevlin

His performances for the Seahawks gained international recognition when he was drafted into the Irish Squad for the Universiade tournament in Izmir, Turkey.

Kenny Easley

Easley filed a lawsuit against the Seahawks, their team trainer, and the team doctors stating that an overdose of Advil (ibuprofen) for an ankle injury a few years before was the cause of his kidney failure.

KZJO

KZJO aired Monday Night Football from 2006 (the MNF broadcast switch from ABC to ESPN) to 2012 when Belo outbid Tribune for rights to the MNF and NFL Network Thursday Night Football Seahawks games, which aired on sister station KONG that year.

Leslie Gabriel

Gabriel is the daughter of former NFL defensive lineman, Manu Tuiasosopo, who played collegiately for UCLA, then professionally from 1979 to 1986 for the Seahawks and 49ers, being a starter at nose tackle and winning Super Bowl XIX.

Paul Skansi

He is widely known for catching the tying 25-yard touchdown pass (Norm Johnson's extra point on the last play won the game) from Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg in the final second of a November 11, 1990 game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

Sir Purr

On his page at the Panthers' web site, he describes his favorites snacks as "birds like falcons and eagles and seahawks.

Tom Sinclair

Tom Sinclair set the Washington state javelin record in 1975, competing for the Peninsula High School Seahawks, in a dual meet against Curtis High School.

Virginia Mason Athletic Center

Following plans for the new headquarters, the Seahawks announced an expanded partnership with Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Warsaw Eagles

KFA Wielkopolska, Pomorze Seahawks (currently Seahawks Gdynia) and The Crew Wrocław (currently Giants Wrocław), the Eagles debuted in the very first edition of the Polish American Football League and having dominated each game, won the first Championship title.


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