The 2001 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 26th season with the National Football League, finishing the season at 9–7. The Seahawks were in the playoff hunt until the very last game of the season; Baltimore's win over Minnesota on the last Monday Night game of the year ended Seattle's post-season bid. The 2001 season was the final season for the Seahawks in the American Football Conference and the second and final season they played at Husky Stadium while Qwest Field was being built.
Before the season, the Seahawks signed free agent quarterbacks Trent Dilfer and Matt Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck eventually won the starting position over Dilfer. The Seahawks also signed future Hall of Fame defensive tackle John Randle, who spent the last 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and would make the Pro Bowl in his first season with the Seahawks.
The season saw the emergence of second year running back Shaun Alexander after Ricky Watters was injured for most of the season. Watters retired after the season ended.
It was also the final season the Seahawks wore their traditional blue and green uniforms.
Personnel
Staff
| 2001 Seattle Seahawks staff |
| Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
- Special Teams Coordinator – Pete Rodriguez
- Assistant Special Teams – Mark Michaels
Strength and Conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rod Springer
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Final roster
| 2001 Seattle Seahawks final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad |
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- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2002 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides [4][5]
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
| Week |
Date |
Kickoff |
Opponent |
Results |
Game Site |
Attendance |
TV |
Recap |
| Final score |
Team record |
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| 1 |
September 9 |
10:00am PDT |
at Cleveland Browns |
W 9–6 |
1–0 |
Cleveland Browns Stadium |
72,318 |
CBS |
Recap |
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September 16 |
1:15pm PDT |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Postponed to January 6 due to September 11 attacks |
| 2 |
September 23 |
1:15pm PDT |
Philadelphia Eagles |
L 3–27 |
1–1 |
Husky Stadium |
62,826 |
FOX |
Recap |
| 3 |
September 30 |
1:15pm PDT |
at Oakland Raiders |
L 14–38 |
1–2 |
Network Associates Coliseum |
54,629 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 4 |
October 7 |
1:05pm PDT |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
W 24–15 |
2–2 |
Husky Stadium |
54,524 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 5 |
October 14 |
1:15pm PDT |
Denver Broncos |
W 34–21 |
3–2 |
Husky Stadium |
61,837 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 6 |
Bye |
| 7 |
October 28 |
1:15pm PST |
Miami Dolphins |
L 20–24 |
3–3 |
Husky Stadium |
59,108 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 8 |
November 4 |
1:15pm PST |
at Washington Redskins |
L 14–27 |
3–4 |
FedExField |
82,352 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 9 |
November 11 |
5:30pm PST |
Oakland Raiders |
W 34–27 |
4–4 |
Husky Stadium |
67,231 |
ESPN |
Recap |
| 10 |
November 18 |
10:00am PST |
at Buffalo Bills |
W 23–20 |
5–4 |
Ralph Wilson Stadium |
60,836 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 11 |
November 25 |
10:00am PST |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
L 7–19 |
5–5 |
Arrowhead Stadium |
77,357 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 12 |
December 2 |
1:00pm PST |
San Diego Chargers |
W 13–10 (OT) |
6–5 |
Husky Stadium |
55,466 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 13 |
December 9 |
5:30pm PST |
at Denver Broncos |
L 7–20 |
6–6 |
Invesco Field at Mile High |
74,524 |
ESPN |
Recap |
| 14 |
December 16 |
1:15pm PST |
Dallas Cowboys |
W 29–3 |
7–6 |
Husky Stadium |
63,366 |
FOX |
Recap |
| 15 |
December 23 |
10:00am PST |
at New York Giants |
L 24–27 |
7–7 |
Giants Stadium |
78,119 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 16 |
December 30 |
1:15pm PST |
at San Diego Chargers |
W 25–22 |
8–7 |
Qualcomm Stadium |
51,412 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 17 |
January 6 |
1:15pm PST |
Kansas City Chiefs |
W 21–18 |
9–7 |
Husky Stadium |
58,460 |
CBS |
Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 2001 NFL season results [6]
Game Summaries
Preseason
Week P1: at Indianapolis Colts
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks |
7 |
7 |
7 | 0 | 21 |
| Colts |
3 |
8 |
14 | 3 | 28 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week P2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cardinals |
7 |
0 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Seahawks |
0 |
13 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: August 18
- Game time: 6:37pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 53% humidity, wind NW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 47,553
- Referee: Mark Baltz
- TV: KCPQ
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks |
21 |
0 |
0 | 7 | 28 |
| 49ers |
0 |
7 |
3 | 8 | 18 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco
- Date: August 25
- Game time: 6:05pm local
- Game weather: clear, 62 °F (17 °C), 69% humidity, wind W 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
- Game attendance: 63,887
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV: KCPQ
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P4: vs. New Orleans Saints
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints |
0 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks |
14 |
0 |
7 | 7 | 28 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: September 1
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C), 75% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 68,665
- Referee: James Sprenger
- TV: KCPQ
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Regular season
Week 1: at Cleveland Browns
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 23-yard field goal, 8:17 (SEA 6–3)
Fourth quarter
- CLE – Phil Dawson 22-yard field goal, 2:14 (Tied 6–6)
- SEA – Rian Lindell 52-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA 9–6)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 150 – 101 – 251 – 2
- CLE – 149 – 90 – 239 – 1
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Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles |
3 |
14 |
0 | 10 | 27 |
| Seahawks |
0 |
3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- PHI – James Thrash 64-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 14:06 (PHI 10–0)
- SEA – Rian Lindell 41-yard field goal, 6:09 (PHI 10–3)
- PHI – James Thrash 23-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 2:13 (PHI 17–3)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- PHI – David Akers 21-yard field goal, 9:31 (PHI 20–3)
- PHI – Donovan McNabb 3-yard run (David Akers kick), 4:22 (PHI 27–3)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- PHI – 242 – 102 – 344 – 1
- SEA – 21 – 126 – 147 – 1
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Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 20-yard field goal, 8:12 (OAK 10–0)
- OAK – Eric Allen 26-yard fumble return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:48 (OAK 17–0)
- OAK – Jerry Rice 14-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:57 (OAK 24–0)
Third quarter
- OAK – Rich Gannon 5-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:29 (OAK 31–0)
- OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 3-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:37 (OAK 38–0)
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 4-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 4:58 (OAK 38–7)
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 306 – 42 – 348 – 3
- OAK – 251 – 93 – 344 – 1
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Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars |
3 |
9 |
3 | 0 | 15 |
| Seahawks |
14 |
7 |
0 | 3 | 24 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 48-yard field goal, 8:41 (SEA 14–6)
- JAX – Elvis Joseph 18-yard pass from Mark Brunell (PAT failed), 8:19 (SEA 14–12)
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 5:06 (SEA 21–12)
Third quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 48-yard field goal, 9:26 (SEA 21–15)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 25-yard field goal, 7:39 (SEA 24–15)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- JAX – 199 – 57 – 256 – 2
- SEA – 210 – 185 – 395 – 2
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Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos |
0 |
14 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
| Seahawks |
10 |
14 |
7 | 3 | 34 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SEA – Alex Bannister 9-yard blocked punt return (Rian Lindell kick), 5:34 (SEA 31–14)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 23-yard field goal, 11:21 (SEA 34–14)
- DEN – Deltha O'Neal 86-yard punt return (Jason Elam kick), 1:40 (SEA 34–21)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- DEN – 189 – 92 – 281 – 3
- SEA – 93 – 161 – 254 – 1
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Week 7: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins |
0 |
10 |
7 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks |
0 |
14 |
3 | 3 | 20 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 19-yard field goal, 6:45 (SEA 17–10)
- MIA – Lamar Smith 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 0:07 (Tied 17–17)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 8:37 (SEA 20–17)
- MIA – James McKnight 39-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 6:16 (MIA 24–20)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- MIA – 213 – 76 – 289 – 4
- SEA – 206 – 96 – 302 – 2
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Week 8: at Washington Redskins
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks |
7 |
0 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
| Redskins |
10 |
10 |
7 | 0 | 27 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- WAS – Brett Conway 23-yard field goal, 14:51 (WAS 13–7)
- WAS – Stephen Davis 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 5:29 (WAS 20–7)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 215 – 60 – 275 – 4
- WAS – 139 – 226 – 365 – 1
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Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders |
3 |
7 |
10 | 7 | 27 |
| Seahawks |
6 |
7 |
14 | 7 | 34 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 33-yard field goal, 11:18 (SEA 3–0)
- OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 52-yard field goal, 8:19 (Tied 3–3)
- SEA – Rian Lindell 20-yard field goal, 0:52 (SEA 6–3)
Second quarter
Third quarter
- OAK – Terry Kirby 90-yard kickoff return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 14:44 (OAK 17–13)
- OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 37-yard field goal, 8:33 (OAK 20–13)
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 6-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 4:18 (Tied 20–20)
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 88-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 1:05 (SEA 27–20)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 10-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 7:03 (SEA 34–20)
- OAK – Roland Williams 5-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:40 (SEA 34–27)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- OAK – 250 – 88 – 338 – 1
- SEA – 178 – 319 – 497 – 0
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Week 10: at Buffalo Bills
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 10:41 (SEA 17–10)
- BUF – Jake Arians 26-yard field goal, 4:52 (SEA 17–13)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 38-yard field goal, 5:22 (SEA 20–13)
- SEA – Rian Lindell 51-yard field goal, 3:12 (SEA 23–13)
- BUF – Jay Riemersma 6-yard pass from Alex Van Pelt (Jake Arians kick), 1:23 (SEA 23–20)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 134 – 112 – 246 – 0
- BUF – 303 – 60 – 372 – 2
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Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- KC – Todd Peterson 26-yard field goal, 11:47 (KC 13–7)
- KC – Mike Cloud 15-yard run (PAT failed), 5:45 (KC 19–7)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
- SEA – Shaun Alexander: 6 rec, 62 yds, 1 TD
- KC – Tony Gonzalez: 6 rec, 71 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 139 – 65 – 204 – 0
- KC – 245 – 188 – 433 – 0
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Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chargers |
0 |
3 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks |
7 |
0 |
3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 6:18 (SD 10–7)
- SEA – Rian Lindell 43-yard field goal, 2:40 (Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
Overtime
- SEA – Rian Lindell 24-yard field goal, 8:37 (SEA 13–10)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SD – 185 – 107 – 292 – 3
- SEA – 192 – 117 – 309 – 0
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Week 13 at Denver Broncos
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- DEN – Patrick Hape 11-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Jason Elam kick), 7:39 (DEN 17–7)
- DEN – Jason Elam 20-yard field goal, 0:43 (DEN 20–7)
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 207 – 70 – 277 – 2
- DEN – 144 – 165 – 309 – 2
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Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys |
0 |
3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seahawks |
10 |
0 |
2 | 17 | 29 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 37-yard field goal, 13:10 (SEA 15–3)
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 7-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 6:37 (SEA 22–3)
- SEA – Ike Charlton 38-yard interception return (Rian Lindell kick), 6:19 (SEA 29–3)
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Top passers
Top rushers
- DAL – Quincy Carter: 6 car, 40 yds
- SEA – Ricky Watters: 28 car, 104 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- DAL – 116 – 102 – 218 – 1
- SEA – 139 – 173 – 312 – 0
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Week 15: at New York Giants
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 20-yard field goal, 11:31 (SEA 10–7)
- NYG – Michael Strahan 13-yard fumble return (Morten Andersen kick), 5:52 (NYG 14–10)
- SEA – John Randle recovered fumble in end zone (Rian Lindell kick), 3:24 (SEA 17–14)
- NYG – Morten Andersen 32-yard field goal, 0:15 (Tied 17–17)
Third quarter
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 16-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 12:53 (SEA 24–17)
Fourth quarter
- NYG – Morten Andersen 33-yard field goal, 12:41 (SEA 24–20)
- NYG – Ike Hilliard 7-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick), 0:20 (NYG 27–24)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 161 – 98 – 259 – 2
- NYG – 332 – 88 – 420 – 2
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Week 16: at San Diego Chargers
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- SD – Steve Christie 25-yard field goal, 13:31 (SD 13–0)
- SEA – Darrell Jackson 43-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 12:01 (SD 13–7)
- SEA – Darrell Jackson 48-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 7:19 (SEA 14–13)
Third quarter
- SD – Steve Christie 40-yard field goal, 9:33 (SD 16–14)
- SEA – James Williams 37-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (2-pt PAT: Christian Fauria pass from Trent Dilfer), 6:21 (SEA 22–16)
Fourth quarter
- SD – Steve Christie 41-yard field goal, 10:11 (SEA 22–19)
- SD – Steve Christie 36-yard field goal, 0:16 (Tied 22–22)
- SEA – Rian Lindell 54-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 25–22)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 246 – 61 – 307 – 0
- SD – 346 – 52 – 398 – 2
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Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs |
0 |
0 |
10 | 8 | 18 |
| Seahawks |
0 |
14 |
7 | 0 | 21 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- KC – 182 – 126 – 308 – 1
- SEA – 239 – 150 – 389 – 2
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References
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY,
ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 85
- ↑ 2009 Seattle Seahawks Media Guide. pp. 236–238. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com
- ↑ 2001 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ↑ 2002 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ↑ 2001 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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