2003 Seattle Seahawks season

The 2003 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL), the second season in Seahawks Stadium and the 5th under head coach Mike Holmgren. After going 31–33 in his first four years as head coach, the Seahawks went undefeated at home for the first time in franchise history and improved to 10–6, thus making the NFC playoffs as a wild card team, the first of fifteen playoff appearances over the next twenty seasons, and their first playoff berth since 1999. However, the team fell 33–27 to the Green Bay Packers in the opening round due to an interception returned for a touchdown by Green Bay's Al Harris in overtime. Following the season, Hall of Fame defensive tackle John Randle retired after 14 seasons.

2003 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Paul Allen
General manager	Bob Ferguson
Head coach	Mike Holmgren
Home field	Seahawks Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 27–33 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	QB Matt Hasselbeck RB Shaun Alexander OT Walter Jones OG Steve Hutchinson ST Alex Bannister
AP All-Pros	OG Steve Hutchinson (1st team) ST Alex Bannister (1st team)
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2003 NFL Draft

2003 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11	Marcus Trufant *	CB	Washington State
2	42	Ken Hamlin *	FS	Arkansas
3	73	Wayne Hunter	OT	Hawaii
4	110	Seneca Wallace	QB	Iowa State
4	135	Solomon Bates	LB	Arizona State
5	165	Chris Davis	FB	Syracuse
6	183	Rashad Moore	DT	Tennessee
7	222	Josh Brown *	K	Nebraska
7	224	Taco Wallace	WR	Kansas State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Final roster

2003 Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  4 Trent Dilfer  8 Matt Hasselbeck * 15 Seneca Wallace Running backs (RB) 37 Shaun Alexander * 32 Kerry Carter KR 44 Heath Evans FB 20 Maurice Morris KR 38 Mack Strong FB Wide receivers (WR) 85 Alex Bannister * 84 Bobby Engram PR 82 Darrell Jackson 81 Koren Robinson 89 Jerheme Urban 87 Taco Wallace Tight ends (TE) 88 Itula Mili 86 Jerramy Stevens

Offensive linemen (OL) 62 Chris Gray G 74 Matt Hill T 73 Wayne Hunter T 76 Steve Hutchinson G * 71 Walter Jones T * 68 Dennis Norman C 72 Chris Terry T 61 Robbie Tobeck C 77 Floyd Womack T Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Rocky Bernard DT 78 Antonio Cochran DE 92 Lamar King DE 97 Brandon Mitchell DE 95 Rashad Moore DT 56 Chike Okeafor DE 91 Anton Palepoi DE 93 John Randle DT 98 Cedric Woodard DT

Linebackers (LB) 50 Solomon Bates OLB 94 Chad Brown OLB 53 Randall Godfrey MLB 57 Orlando Huff MLB 58 Isaiah Kacyvenski OLB 54 D.D. Lewis OLB 51 Anthony Simmons OLB 59 Tracy White OLB Defensive backs (DB) 26 Ken Hamlin FS 21 Ken Lucas CB 42 Kris Richard CB 22 Damien Robinson FS/SS 24 Shawn Springs CB 25 Reggie Tongue SS 23 Marcus Trufant CB 27 Willie Williams CB Special teams  3 Josh Brown K 52 J.P. Darche LS 16 Tom Rouen P

Practice squad 30 Walter Bernard CB 19 Antoine Burns WR 63 Dustin Kroeker T 47 Casey Poppinga TE Reserve 34 Terreal Bierria S (IR) 35 Chris Davis FB (IR) 90 Chad Eaton DT (IR) 60 Shane Hall G (IR) 96 Norman Hand DT (IR) 83 Ryan Hannam TE (IR) 14 Jason Willis WR (IR) 70 Jerry Wunsch T (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 reserve, 4 practice squad

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• Starters in bold.
• (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2004 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 9	San Diego Chargers	W 20–7	1–0	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
2	August 15	at Indianapolis Colts	L 7–21	1–1	RCA Dome	Recap
3	August 23	Kansas City Chiefs	W 42–31	2–1	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
4	August 29	at Denver Broncos	L 3–20	2–2	Mile High Stadium	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides^[3][4]

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 7	New Orleans Saints	W 27–10	1–0	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
2	September 14	at Arizona Cardinals	W 38–0	2–0	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
3	September 21	St. Louis Rams	W 24–23	3–0	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 5	at Green Bay Packers	L 13–35	3–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
6	October 12	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–19	4–1	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
7	October 19	Chicago Bears	W 24–17	5–1	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
8	October 26	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–27	5–2	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
9	November 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–16	6–2	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
10	November 9	at Washington Redskins	L 20–27	6–3	FedExField	Recap
11	November 16	Detroit Lions	W 35–14	7–3	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
12	November 23	at Baltimore Ravens	L 41–44 (OT)	7–4	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
13	November 30	Cleveland Browns	W 34–7	8–4	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
14	December 7	at Minnesota Vikings	L 7–34	8–5	Metrodome	Recap
15	December 14	at St. Louis Rams	L 22–27	8–6	Edward Jones Dome	Recap
16	December 21	Arizona Cardinals	W 28–10	9–6	Seahawks Stadium	Recap
17	December 27	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–17	10–6	3Com Park	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 2003 NFL season results^[5]

Postseason

Further information: 2003–04 NFL playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
Wild Card	January 4, 2004	at Green Bay Packers (4)	L 27–33 (OT)	0–1	Lambeau Field	Recap

Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) St. Louis Rams	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	447	328	L1
(5) Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	404	327	W2
San Francisco 49ers	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	384	337	L1
Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	225	452	W1

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	7	7	0	6	20

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: August 9
• Game time: 7:05pm local
• Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 64% humidity, wind variable 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 37,763
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV: FSNW
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P2: at Indianapolis Colts

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	7	7
Colts	7	7	7	0	21

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

• Date: August 15
• Game time: 7:00pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 37,469
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV: FSNW
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	14	10	0	31
Seahawks	3	10	15	14	42

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: August 23
• Game time: 7:05pm local
• Game weather: overcast, 68 °F (20 °C), 39% humidity, wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 39,833
• Referee: Ron Blum
• TV: FSNW
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P4: at Denver Broncos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	0	0	3
Broncos	3	0	14	3	20

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver

• Date: August 29
• Game time: 7:05pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 53% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 73,038
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV: FSNW
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	3	0	0	7	10
Seahawks	0	21	3	3	27

Game information

First quarter NO – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 5:20 (NO 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 6:52 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Koren Robinson 35-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 5:43 (SEA 14–3) SEA – Shaun Alexander 10-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:17 (SEA 21–3) Third quarter SEA – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 6:41 (SEA 24–3) Fourth quarter NO – Joe Horn 2-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick), 8:47 (SEA 24–10) SEA – Josh Brown 25-yard field goal, 1:01 (SEA 27–10) Top passers NO – Aaron Brooks: 29/47, 274 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 12/23, 137 yds, 2 TD Top rushers NO – Deuce McAllister: 22 car, 99 yds, 0 TD SEA – Shaun Alexander: 24 car, 108 yds, 1 TD Top receivers NO – Donté Stallworth: 8 rec, 101 yds SEA – Koren Robinson: 3 rec, 56 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to NO – 263 – 96 – 359 – 4 SEA – 119 – 151 – 270 – 0

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 1:18pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), 68% humidity, wind N 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 52,250
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan & Darrell Greene
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Shaun Alexander bulled the Seahawks to a 27–10 win as he rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown while also catching a touchdown. The Saints fumbled away the ball three times and also committed eleven penalties.

Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	17	7	7	38
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Game information

First quarter SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:42 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Randall Godfrey 55-yard fumble return (Josh Brown kick), 14:11 (SEA 14–0) SEA – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 6:01 (SEA 17–0) SEA – Darrell Jackson 55-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:16 (SEA 24–0) Third quarter SEA – Darrell Jackson 66-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 13:59 (SEA 31–0) Fourth quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 10:26 (SEA 38–0) Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 8/19, 175 yds, 2 TD ARI – Josh McCown: 18/32, 150 yds, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Maurice Morris: 11 car, 67 yds ARI – Emmitt Smith: 14 car, 54 yds Top receivers SEA – Darrell Jackson: 3 rec, 133 yds, 2 TD ARI – Bryant Johnson: 7 rec, 68 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 193 – 130 – 323 – 0 ARI – 193 – 93 – 286 – 6

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 1:06pm local
• Game weather: 98 °F (37 °C), 14% humidity, wind E 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 23,127
• Referee: Ron Blum
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green & Kevin McCabe
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

After forcing four turnovers by the Saints, the Seahawks picked off Jeff Blake and Josh McCown four times while swallowing two fumbles en route to a 38–0 shutout win. Maurice Morris and Shaun Alexander split carries for 118 yards and a touchdown while Matt Hasselbeck ran in a touchdown and threw another.

Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	10	6	0	23
Seahawks	7	3	0	14	24

Game information

First quarter SEA – Orlando Huff recovered fumble in end zone (Josh Brown kick), 11:59 (SEA 7–0) STL – Marc Bulger 3-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:29 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter STL – Isaac Bruce 7-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:10 (STL 14–7) STL – Jeff Wilkins 28-yard field goal, 2:21 (STL 17–7) SEA – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 0:12 (STL 17–10) Third quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 33-yard field goal, 10:48 (STL 20–10) STL – Jeff Wilkins 33-yard field goal, 3:52 (STL 23–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Darrell Jackson 15-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 14:10 (STL 23–17) SEA – Koren Robinson 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:00 (SEA 24–23) Top passers STL – Marc Bulger: 21/34, 226 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 22/39, 256 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers STL – Lamar Gordon: 8 car, 41 yds SEA – Shaun Alexander: 14 car, 58 yds Top receivers STL – Isaac Bruce: 5 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD SEA – Koren Robinson: 7 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to STL – 226 – 82 – 308 – 3 SEA – 220 – 96 – 316 – 1

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 1:06pm local
• Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 60% humidity, wind variable 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 65,841
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Mass & Chris Myers
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

The Rams and Seahawks began to build a bitter rivalry as the two clubs met with the Rams at 1–1 and the Seahawks 2–0. A Rams goalline fumble led to a Seahawks touchdown before the Rams reeled off 23 points by the fourth quarter. Then Matt Hasselbeck erupted to two fourth-quarter touchdowns and the 24–23 Seahawks win.

Week 5: at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	6	0	0	13
Packers	7	14	14	0	35

Game information

First quarter GB – Donald Driver 34-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:54 (GB 7–0) SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 5:31 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 13:13 (GB 14–7) SEA – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 5:28 (GB 14–10) GB – Ahman Green 3-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:36 (GB 21–10) SEA – Josh Brown 58-yard field goal, 0:00 (GB 21–13) Third quarter GB – Tony Fisher 11-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:09 (GB 28–13) GB – William Henderson 2-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:39 (GB 35–13) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 23/39, 225 yds, 1 INT GB – Brett Favre: 19/25, 185 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 102 yds, 1 TD GB – Ahman Green: 27 car, 118 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Koren Robinson: 8 rec, 76 yds GB – Donald Driver: 7 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 215 – 128 – 343 – 2 GB – 177 – 159 – 336 – 0

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 12:02pm local
• Game weather: clear, 48 °F (9 °C), 49% humidity, wind N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 70,365
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Mike Holmgren returned to Lambeau Field and saw his Seahawks routed 35–13 by his old team, the Packers. Brett Favre threw two touchdowns while Ahman Green and Tony Fisher combined for 141 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Matt Hasselbeck was intercepted once while Shaun Alexander managed 102 yards and a score.

Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	3	13	3	19
Seahawks	7	10	0	3	20

Game information

First quarter SEA – Itula Mili 15-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 7:35 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 14:58 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Mack Strong 21-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 5:04 (SEA 17–0) SF – Owen Pochman 42-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter SF – Garrison Hearst 6-yard run (Owen Pochman kick), 10:38 (SEA 17–10) SF – Jeff Garcia 2-yard run (PAT failed), 0:56 (SEA 17–16) Fourth quarter SF – Owen Pochman 33-yard field goal, 8:09 (SF 19–17) SEA – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 3:04 (SEA 20–19) Top passers SF – Jeff Garcia: 16/27, 168 yds SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 17/27, 207 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SF – Garrison Hearst: 16 car, 62 yds, 1 TD SEA – Shaun Alexander: 22 car, 77 yds Top receivers SF – Tai Streets: 5 rec, 77 yds SEA – Darrell Jackson: 5 rec, 55 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SF – 150 – 111 – 261 – 1 SEA – 186 – 147 – 333 – 1

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 5:37pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C), 72% humidity, wind N 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
• Game attendance: 66,437
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Suzy Kolber
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Former Seahawks coach Dennis Erickson came to Seattle and saw his 49ers fall behind 17–0 in the second quarter. The Niners clawed back but a failed point after kick left them trailing 17–16 in the third; it proved fatal as the Seahawks won 20–19 on a late 37-yard field goal.

Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	3	0	11	17
Seahawks	0	14	3	7	24

Game information

First quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 50-yard field goal, 3:08 (CHI 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 12:41 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Bobby Engram 25-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 8:47 (SEA 14–3) CHI – Paul Edinger 35-yard field goal, 1:49 (SEA 14–6) Third quarter SEA – Josh Brown 45-yard field goal, 5:37 (SEA 17–6) Fourth quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 40-yard field goal, 13:28 (SEA 17–9) CHI – Stanley Pritchett 1-yard run (2-pt PAT: Chris Chandler run), 4:12 (Tied 17–17) SEA – Shaun Alexander 25-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 0:58 (SEA 24–17) Top passers CHI – Chris Chandler: 19/34, 149 yds, 2 INT SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 19/27, 215 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CHI – Adrian Peterson: 16 car, 55 yds SEA – Shaun Alexander: 21 car, 101 yds, 2 TD Top receivers CHI – Dez White: 6 rec, 35 yds SEA – Bobby Engram: 6 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to CHI – 124 – 87 – 211 – 2 SEA – 211 – 124 – 335 – 2

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 1:15pm local
• Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 84% humidity, wind SW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 65,671
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts & Tim Ryan
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

Despite two Chris Chandler interceptions and just 211 yards of offense, the Bears erased a 17–6 Seahawks lead and tied the game in the fourth quarter. The Seahawks then finished it off on Shaun Alexander's 25-yard score and a 24–17 win.

Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	7	0	24
Bengals	7	10	3	7	27

Game information

First quarter SEA – Itula Mili 46-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 10:39 (SEA 7–0) CIN – Rudi Johnson 18-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 5:33 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter CIN – Kelley Washington 8-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 10:39 (CIN 14–7) SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 6:34 (Tied 14–14) CIN – Shayne Graham 30-yard field goal, 0:59 (CIN 17–14) SEA – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 0:00 (Tied 17–17) Third quarter SEA – Itula Mili 6-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 9:16 (SEA 24–17) CIN – Shayne Graham 25-yard field goal, 0:06 (SEA 24–20) Fourth quarter CIN – Chad Johnson 53-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 8:03 (CIN 27–24) Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 26/43, 344 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT CIN – Jon Kitna: 18/30, 226 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 86 yds CIN – Rudi Johnson: 27 car, 101 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Darrell Jackson: 6 rec, 98 yds CIN – Chad Johnson: 3 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA –338 – 121 – 459 – 5 CIN – 218 – 194 – 412 – 0

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 1:02pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C), 86% humidity, wind NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 52,131
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Dale Hellestrae, Ari Wolfe
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

The Seahawks season began to take on a concerning problem of road performances. Their second straight road loss and sixth in their last two seasons came in a game where the lead tied or changed seven times; the Seahawks fumbled twice and Matt Hasselbeck was intercepted three times; Chad Johnson's 53-yard touchdown catch gave the Bengals the 27–24 win.

Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	3	10	16
Seahawks	3	3	3	14	23

Game information

First quarter SEA – Josh Brown 36-yard field goal, 11:22 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter PIT – Jeff Reed 49-yard field goal, 12:12 (Tied 3–3) SEA – Josh Brown 46-yard field goal, 7:05 (SEA 6–3) Third quarter SEA – Josh Brown 34-yard field goal, 10:39 (SEA 9–3) PIT – Jeff Reed 33-yard field goal, 3:54 (SEA 9–6) Fourth quarter SEA – Darrell Jackson 14-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 12:28 (SEA 16–6) PIT – Hines Ward 2-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 9:32 (SEA 16–13) SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 7:21 (SEA 23–13) PIT – Jeff Reed 21-yard field goal, 3:24 (SEA 23–16) Top passers PIT – Tommy Maddox: 21/35, 226 yds, 1 TD SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 18/31, 215 yds, 1 TD Top rushers PIT – Jerome Bettis: 17 car, 50 yds SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 48 yds, 1 TD Top receivers PIT – Plaxico Burress: 5 rec, 75 yds SEA – Darrell Jackson: 5 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to PIT – 215 – 105 – 320 – 0 SEA – 191 – 98 – 289 – 0

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 1:06pm local
• Game weather: clear, 44 °F (7 °C), 68% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 66,507
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf & Bonnie Bernstein
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

The first three quarters were a battle of field goals, then in the fourth up 9–6 the Seahawks scored twice while Tommy Maddox had a touchdown. The 23–16 Seahawks win left them at 6–2 with the Steelers 2–6.

Week 10: at Washington Redskins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	3	0	3	20
Redskins	3	14	3	7	27

Game information

First quarter WAS – John Hall 20-yard field goal, 12:26 (WAS 3–0) SEA – Bobby Engram 5-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 10:35 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 1:36 (SEA 14–3) Second quarter WAS – Laveranues Coles 15-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 5:54 (SEA 14–10) SEA – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 2:07 (SEA 17–10) WAS – Rod Gardner 14-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 0:06 (SEA 17–17) Third quarter WAS – John Hall 34-yard field goal, 8:35 (WAS 20–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 9:59 (Tied 20–20) WAS – Trung Canidate 10-yard pass from Rod Gardner (John Hall kick), 1:57 (WAS 27–20) Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 19/29, 241 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT WAS – Patrick Ramsey: 17/32, 232 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander: 22 car, 94 yds, 1 TD WAS – Rock Cartwright: 13 car, 81 yds Top receivers SEA – Koren Robinson: 5 rec, 88 yds WAS – Laveranues Coles: 5 rec, 125 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 221 – 125 – 346 – 3 WAS – 242 – 137 – 379 – 2

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 1:02pm local
• Game weather: clear, 42 °F (6 °C), 44% humidity, wind NE 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 80,728
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

For the third straight road game the Seahawks fell short, blowing a 14–3 lead as Patrick Ramsey and Rod Gardner combined for three touchdowns. The Seahawks lost two fumbles while Matt Hasselbeck was intercepted once.

Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	7	0	0	14
Seahawks	14	21	0	0	35

Game information

First quarter SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 4-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 11:33 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:52 (SEA 14–0) DET – Scotty Anderson 72-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 0:38 (SEA 14–7) Second quarter SEA – Koren Robinson recovered fumble in end zone (Josh Brown kick), 11:05 (SEA 21–7) SEA – Bobby Engram 34-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 6:38 (SEA 28–7) SEA – Bobby Engram 83-yard punt return (Josh Brown kick), 3:51 (SEA 35–7) DET – Az-Zahir Hakim 15-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 0:41 (SEA 35–14) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers DET – Joey Harrington: 26/48, 285 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 21/28, 207 yds, 1 TD Top rushers DET – Olandis Gary: 6 car, 43 yds SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 110 yds, 1 TD Top receivers DET – Scotty Anderson: 2 rec, 87 yds, 1 TD SEA – Bobby Engram: 3 rec, 59 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to DET – 276 – 81 – 357 – 2 SEA – 207 – 159 – 366 – 0

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 1:16pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 93% humidity, wind SE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 65,865
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts & Tim Ryan
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Bobby Engram scored twice, on a 34-yard catch from Matt Hasselbeck and an 83-yard punt return. The Seahawks and Lions combined for 49 points in the first half before being shut out in the second as Seattle won 35–14.

Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	17	17	7	0	41
Ravens	0	3	21	17	3	44

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Josh Brown 45-yard field goal, 11:49 (SEA 3–0) BAL – Matt Stover 21-yard field goal, 3:32 (Tied 3–3) SEA – Darrell Jackson 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:23 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Bobby Engram 10-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:01 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter BAL – Marcus Robinson 13-yard pass from Anthony Wright (Matt Stover kick), 12:07 (SEA 17–10) SEA – Koren Robinson 10-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 10:38 (SEA 24–10) SEA – Josh Brown 46-yard field goal, 7:59 (SEA 27–10) BAL – Marcus Robinson 50-yard pass from Anthony Wright (Matt Stover kick), 5:26 (SEA 27–17) SEA – Darrell Jackson 80-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 5:06 (SEA 34–17) BAL – Marcus Robinson 25-yard pass from Anthony Wright (Matt Stover kick), 3:18 (SEA 34–24) Fourth quarter SEA – Bobby Engram 5-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 14:16 (SEA 41–24) BAL – Ed Reed 16-yard blocked punt return (Matt Stover kick), 6:41 (SEA 41–31) BAL – Marcus Robinson 9-yard pass from Anthony Wright (Matt Stover kick), 1:12 (SEA 41–38) BAL – Matt Stover 40-yard field goal, 0:00 (Tied 41–41) Overtime BAL – Matt Stover 42-yard field goal, 6:32 (BAL 44–41) Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 23/41, 333 yds, 5 TD BAL – Anthony Wright: 20/37, 319 yds, 4 TD Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander: 22 car, 72 yds BAL – Jamal Lewis: 26 car, 117 yds Top receivers SEA – Darrell Jackson: 7 rec, 146 yds, 2 TD BAL – Marcus Robinson: 7 rec, 131 yds, 4 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 293 – 133 – 426 – 3 BAL – 276 – 150 – 426 – 2

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 1:02pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C), 80% humidity, wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 69,477
• Referee: Tom White
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green, Brent Harris
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Former Seahawks beat writer Clare Farnsworth called this game "one of the monumental collapses in Seahawks history." After going 29 minutes with just a pair of field goals and resultant 3–3 tie, the Seahawks scored 14 points to end the first half, then built a 41–24 lead in the fourth quarter. Ed Reed scored on a blocked punt, then Anthony Wright erupted with huge throws to Frank Sanders and Marcus Robinson and the score was now 41–38 Seahawks. In the final 33 seconds an administrative mistake on a Seahawks run and a withdrawn ineligible player penalty by referee Tom White stopped the clock and saved the Ravens from using their final timeout; they stopped a Matt Hasselbeck sneak on fourth down, then a pass interference penalty set up Matt Stover's tying field goal. In overtime ex-Raven Trent Dilfer had to come in for one play but the Seahawks had to punt and the Ravens won on another Stover field goal. It was Seattle's fourth straight road loss.

Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	7	10	10	7	34

Game information

First quarter SEA – Itula Mili 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 11:41 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Josh Brown 36-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Darrell Jackson 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 4:41 (SEA 17–0) Third quarter SEA – Darrell Jackson 26-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 8:49 (SEA 24–0) SEA – Josh Brown 41-yard field goal, 2:36 (SEA 27–0) Fourth quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 7:15 (SEA 34–0) CLE – Andre King 28-yard blocked punt return (Phil Dawson kick), 3:23 (SEA 34–7) Top passers CLE – Kelly Holcomb: 22/31, 186 yds, 1 INT SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 26/35, 328 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CLE – James Jackson: 12 car, 32 yds SEA – Shaun Alexander: 27 car, 127 yds, 1 TD Top receivers CLE – Dennis Northcutt: 5 rec, 61 yds SEA – Koren Robinson: 6 rec, 122 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to CLE – 167 – 47 – 214 – 3 SEA – 306 – 157 – 463 – 1

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 1:05pm local
• Game weather: clear, 42 °F (6 °C), 85% humidity, wind NE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 64,680
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
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Still angry over the loss to the Ravens, 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.

Week 14: at Minnesota Vikings

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7
Vikings	0	13	7	14	34

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter MIN – Randy Moss 47-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 13:17 (MIN 7–0) MIN – Aaron Elling 36-yard field goal, 3:27 (MIN 10–0) MIN – Aaron Elling 35-yard field goal, 0:00 (MIN 13–0) Third quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 12:42 (MIN 13–7) MIN – Randy Moss 45-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 9:24 (MIN 20–7) Fourth quarter MIN – Kelly Campbell 43-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 14:53 (MIN 27–7) MIN – Mike Nattiel 80-yard interception return (Aaron Elling kick), 1:34 (MIN 34–7) Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 17/34, 218 yds, 2 INT MIN – Daunte Culpepper: 21/33, 274 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander: 14 car, 56 yds, 1 TD MIN – Michael Bennett: 25 car, 103 yds Top receivers SEA – Bobby Engram: 4 rec, 93 yds MIN – Randy Moss: 8 rec, 133 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 202 – 56 – 258 – 3 MIN – 272 – 193 – 465 – 0

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

at Metrodome, Minneapolis

• Date: December 7
• Game time: 12:00pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 63,968
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas & Chris Myers
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The Seahawks' road struggles continued as Randy Moss and Kelly Campbell caught touchdowns from Daunte Culpepper while Matt Hasselbeck was picked off by Mike Nattiel and Nattiel scored from 80 yards out. The Vikings won 34–7 by outgaining the Seahawks 463 total yards to 258, leaving both teams at 8–5.

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	2	10	3	7	22
Rams	14	7	0	6	27

Game information

First quarter SEA – Safety, Orlando Huff tackled Marc Bulger in end zone, 11:37 (SEA 2–0) STL – Marshall Faulk 5-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:05 (STL 7–2) STL – Isaac Bruce 18-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:10 (STL 14–2) Second quarter SEA – Darrell Jackson 9-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 7:53 (STL 14–9) STL – Torry Holt 40-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:06 (STL 21–9) SEA – Josh Brown 31-yard field goal, 0:18 (STL 21–12) Third quarter SEA – Josh Brown 38-yard field goal, 5:18 (STL 21–15) Fourth quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 33-yard field goal, 14:18 (STL 24–15) SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 10:18 (STL 24–22) STL – Jeff Wilkins 46-yard field goal, 1:37 (STL 27–22) Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 21/37, 246 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT STL – Marc Bulger: 20/32, 236 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander: 25 car, 126 yds, 1 TD STL – Marshall Faulk: 28 car, 85 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Darrell Jackson: 6 rec, 99 yds, 1 TD STL – Torry Holt: 6 rec, 100 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 231 – 135 – 366 – 1 STL – 230 – 86 – 316 – 1

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: December 14
• Game time: 12:02pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 66,152
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth & Pam Oliver
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The Seahawks fell out of contention for the NFC West as the Rams won 27–22 to go to 11–3 with the Seahawks clawing for a wildcard spot at 8–6 with their sixth straight road loss. The deciding play came in the final seconds when Hasselbeck launched a Hail Mary pass from the 50; a referee stumbled and Bobby Engram tripped over him short of the goalline as the pass was nearly intercepted.

Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	7	10
Seahawks	14	7	0	7	28

Game information

First quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 9-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:58 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Maurice Morris 4-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:59 (SEA 14–0) Second quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 49-yard field goal, 12:42 (SEA 14–3) SEA – Shaun Alexander 44-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 11:06 (SEA 21–3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter ARI – Anquan Boldin 60-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 12:49 (SEA 21–10) SEA – Bobby Engram 3-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Josh Brown kick), 3:12 (SEA 28–10) Top passers ARI – Josh McCown: 25/40, 274 yds, 1 TD SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 17/24, 179 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers ARI – Josh McCown: 8 car, 38 yds SEA – Shaun Alexander: 21 car, 135 yds, 2 TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin: 10 rec, 122 yds, 1 TD SEA – Itula Mili: 6 rec, 70 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to ARI – 220 – 79 – 299 – 1 SEA – 180 – 160 – 340 – 4

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

• Date: December 21
• Game time: 1:15pm local
• Game weather: overcast, 49 °F (9 °C), 97% humidity, wind SE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 64,899
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (Fox): Dan Miller & Bill Romanowski
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The Seahawks climbed back into wildcard contention as they sacked Josh McCown eight times, Shaun Alexander rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns, Matt Hasselbeck and Trent Dilfer combined for a touchdown and an interception apiece, and Seattle won 28–10. Seattle stood tied with the Vikings (45–20 winners over Kansas City) and Green Bay (who would blast the Oakland Raiders 41–7 on Monday Night Football the next night) all at 9–6 with the Cowboys holding the first wildcard at 10–5.

Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	7	3	24
49ers	0	14	3	0	17

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SF – Jed Weaver 18-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 10:59 (SF 7–0) SF – Cedrick Wilson 14-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 8:47 (SF 14–0) SEA – Alex Bannister 31-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 5:51 (SF 14–7) SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 0:54 (Tied 14–14) Third quarter SF – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 9:36 (SF  17–14) SEA – Koren Robinson 30-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 3:28 (SEA 21–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Josh Brown 33-yard field goal, 1:56 (SEA 24–17) Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 24/37, 315 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SF – Jeff Garcia: 22/38, 248 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander: 21 car, 84 yds, 1 TD SF – Kevan Barlow: 14 car, 40 yds Top receivers SEA – Koren Robinson: 6 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD SF – Brandon Lloyd: 3 rec, 63 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 305 – 89 – 394 – 3 SF – 231 – 59 – 290 – 1

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at 3Com Park, San Francisco

• Date: December 27
• Game time: 2:15pm local
• Game weather: clear, 49 °F (9 °C), 80% humidity, wind NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 67,840
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa
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Seattle finally won a second road game as they clawed from down 17–14 with a Matt Hasselbeck touchdown and a field goal; Jeff Garcia's 4th down incompletion sealed a 24–17 Seahawks win. The game was the second of a pre-New Year's Saturday triple header; the Seahawks thus had to wait until Sunday before a win by Green Bay, a loss by Dallas, and a last-second loss by Minnesota sorted out the NFC playoff picture, putting Seattle as the conference's fifth seed.

Postseason

Main article: 2003–04 NFL playoffs

Seattle entered the postseason as the #5 seed in the NFC.

NFC Wild Card Playoff: at #4 Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	3	3	14	7	0	27
Packers	0	13	0	14	6	33

Game information

First quarter SEA – Josh Brown 30-yard field goal, 7:01 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 31-yard field goal, 9:13 (Tied 3–3) SEA – Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 6:50 (SEA 6–3) GB – Bubba Franks 23-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 4:37 (GB 10–6) GB – Ryan Longwell 27-yard field goal, 0:46 (GB 13–6) Third quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:28 (Tied 13–13) SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 1:57 (SEA 20–13) Fourth quarter GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:01 (Tied 20–20) GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:44 (GB 27–20) SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 0:51 (Tied 27–27) Overtime GB – Al Harris 52-yard interception return, 10:35 (GB 33–27) Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 25/45, 305 yds, 1 INT GB – Brett Favre: 26/38, 319 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander: 20 car, 45 yds, 3 TD GB – Ahman Green: 23 car, 66 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Koren Robinson: 7 rec, 88 yds GB – Javon Walker: 5 rec, 111 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 291 – 49 – 340 – 1 GB – 319 – 78 – 397 – 0

NFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Green Bay Packers – Game summary

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: January 4
• Game time: 1:04pm local
• Game weather: 20 °F (−7 °C), 74% humidity, wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
• Game attendance: 71,457
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, Pam Oliver & Chris Myers
• Gamecenter, Gamebook

With Nate Poole of the Cardinals in attendance (a result of knocking the Vikings out of the playoffs the week before) in a mild snowstorm, the Packers hosted the upstart Seahawks. Green Bay clawed to a 13–6 halftime lead, but in the third quarter Shawn Alexander touchdowns put the Seahawks up 20–13. Two Ahman Green touchdown rushes in the fourth quarter put the Packers back up 27–20. After the Seahawks tied the game, Brett Favre completed three straight passes for 41 yards in Green Bay's final drive, but Ryan Longwell misfired on the ensuing 47-yard field goal attempt. The Seahawks won the overtime coin toss; Matt Hasselbeck brashly stated to referee Bernie Kukar "We want the ball and we're gonna score!" The boast was picked up on stadium and FOX Sports television microphones and became a source of infamy; after completing two passes for twelve yards Hasselbeck targeted Alex Bannister but the ball was intercepted by Packers cornerback Al Harris at the Packers' 48-yard-line and he ran it back for a touchdown, ending the game with a 33–27 Packers victory and ending Seattle's season.

References

1. "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
2. Seattle Seahawks 2003 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.
3. 2003 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
4. 2004 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
5. 2003 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 1, 2015.

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 2003 NFL season results at NFL.com