2000 Seattle Seahawks season

2000 Seattle Seahawks season
2000 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Paul Allen
General manager	Mike Holmgren
Head coach	Mike Holmgren
Home field	Husky Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
AP All-Pros	None
	← 1999; Seahawks seasons; 2001 →;

The 2000 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 25th season in the

Qwest Field was being built and the second under head coach Mike Holmgren. The 2000 Seahawks' pass defense surrendered 7.63 yards-per-attempt (including quarterback sacks), one of the ten-worst totals in the history of the NFL. They failed to improve on their 9–7 record or defend their AFC West title from 1999.^[1]

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2000 Seattle Seahawks draft
1	19	Shaun Alexander *	Running back	Alabama	from Dallas^{[R1 - 1]}
1	22	Chris McIntosh	Offensive tackle	Wisconsin
2	52	Ike Charlton	Cornerback	Virginia Tech
3	80	Darrell Jackson	Wide receiver	Florida	from Dallas
4	116	Marcus Bell	Linebacker	Arizona
4	119	Isaiah Kacyvenski	Linebacker	Harvard	from San Francisco
6	175	James Williams	Wide receiver	Marshall	from Denver
6	185	Tim Watson	Defensive tackle	Rowan	from Green Bay
6	190	John Hillard	Defensive tackle	Mississippi State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Tim Conley	Tackle	Sacramento State
Dwan Epps	Linebacker	Texas Southern
Kevin Fetenk	Quarterback	BYU
Rickey Garrett	Wide receiver	Illinois State
Anthony Green	Fullback	West Virginia
Donta Kendrick	Guard	USC
Scot Osborne	Long Snapper	William & Mary
Rodnick Phillips	Running back	SMU
Carlos Timmons	Linebacker	Eastern Kentucky

Personnel

Staff

2000 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

Chairman – Paul Allen
President – Bob Whitsitt
Executive vice president of football operations/general manager – Mike Holmgren
Senior vice president – Mike Reinfeldt
Vice president of football operations – Ted Thompson
Director of player personnel – John Schneider
Director of pro personnel – Will Lewis
Director of college scouting – Scot McCloughan

Head coaches

Head coach – Mike Holmgren
Assistant head coach/offensive line – Tom Lovat

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Gil Haskell
Quarterbacks – Mike Sheppard
Running backs – Stump Mitchell
Wide receivers – Nolan Cromwell
Tight ends – Jim Lind
Offensive quality control – Jerry Colquitt

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Steve Sidwell
Defensive line – Larry Brooks
Linebackers – Ken Flajole
Defensive backs – Dick Roach
Defensive quality control – Clayton Lopez

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Pete Rodriguez
Assistant special teams – Johnny Holland

Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning – Kent Johnston
Assistant strength and conditioning – Johnny Holland
Assistant strength and conditioning – Rod Springer

^[2]

Final roster

**2000 Seattle Seahawks final roster**

	Quarterbacks 5 Travis Brown 11 Brock Huard 7 Jon Kitna Running backs 37 Shaun Alexander 34 Reggie Brown FB 31 Charlie Rogers 38 Mack Strong FB 32 Ricky Watters Wide receivers 83 Karsten Bailey 19 Fabien Bownes KR 81 Sean Dawkins 82 Darrell Jackson 87 Derrick Mayes 88 James Williams Tight ends 86 Christian Fauria 85 James Hill 89 Itula Mili		Offensive linemen 63 Frank Beede G 62 Chris Gray C 71 Walter Jones T 66 Pete Kendall G 75 Chris McIntosh T 79 Chad Overhauser G 61 Robbie Tobeck C 69 Floyd Wedderburn G 74 Todd Weiner T Defensive linemen 90 Antonio Cochran DE 95 John Hilliard DT 96 Cortez Kennedy DT 92 Lamar King DE 99 Matt LaBounty DE 97 Riddick Parker DT 70 Michael Sinclair DE 93 Rahmaan Streater DE 98 Cedric Woodard DT		Linebackers 55 Marcus Bell OLB 94 Chad Brown OLB 58 Isaiah Kacyvenski MLB 53 George Koonce MLB 56 James Logan OLB 51 Anthony Simmons OLB 59 Tim Terry OLB Defensive backs 20 Jay Bellamy FS 23 Ike Charlton CB 28 Kerry Joseph SS 33 Maurice Kelly FS 22 Paul Miranda CB 24 Shawn Springs CB 25 Reggie Tongue SS 27 Willie Williams CB Special teams 52 J. P. Darche LS 10 Jeff Feagles P 9 Rian Lindell K		Reserve lists 46 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 84 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 50 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 21 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 91 IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 16 Dwaune Jones WR 65 Eric King G 48 Scot Osborne TE 30 Jermaine Smith CB Rookies in italics 53 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad

^[3]^[4]

Starters in bold.

Schedule

Preseason

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 5	Indianapolis Colts	W 28–16	1–0	Husky Stadium	Recap
2	August 12	at Arizona Cardinals	L 3–21	1–1	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
3	August 19	San Francisco 49ers	W 25–21	2–1	Husky Stadium	Recap
4	August 24	at Oakland Raiders	L 0–20	2–2	Network Associates Coliseum	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides^[5]^[6]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 3	at Miami Dolphins	L 0–23	0–1	Pro Player Stadium	Recap
2	September 10	St. Louis Rams	L 34–37	0–2	Husky Stadium	Recap
3	September 17	New Orleans Saints	W 20–10	1–2	Husky Stadium	Recap
4	September 24	at San Diego Chargers	W 20–12	2–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
5	October 2	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–24	2–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
6	October 8	at Carolina Panthers	L 3–26	2–4	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
7	October 15	Indianapolis Colts	L 24–37	2–5	Husky Stadium	Recap
8	October 22	at Oakland Raiders	L 3–31	2–6	Network Associates Coliseum	Recap
9	October 29	Kansas City Chiefs	L 19–24	2–7	Husky Stadium	Recap
10	November 5	San Diego Chargers	W 27–15	3–7	Husky Stadium	Recap
11	November 12	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–21	4–7	Alltel Stadium	Recap
12	Bye
13	November 26	Denver Broncos	L 31–38	4–8	Husky Stadium	Recap
14	December 3	at Atlanta Falcons	W 30–13	5–8	Georgia Dome	Recap
15	December 10	at Denver Broncos	L 24–31	5–9	Mile High Stadium	Recap
16	December 16	Oakland Raiders	W 27–24	6–9	Husky Stadium	Recap
17	December 23	Buffalo Bills	L 23–42	6–10	Husky Stadium	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 2000 NFL season results^[7]

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Oakland Raiders	12	4	0	.750	479	299	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Denver Broncos	11	5	0	.688	485	369	W1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	355	354	L1
Seattle Seahawks	6	10	0	.375	320	405	L1
San Diego Chargers	1	15	0	.063	269	440	L4

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	7	3	6	16
Seahawks	0	7	14	7	28

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: August 5
Game time: 5:06 pm local
Game weather: clear, 80 °F (27 °C), 50% humidity, wind SE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 68,578
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P2: at Arizona Cardinals

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	3	3
Cardinals	7	7	7	0	21

at

Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date:

Game time: 7:06 pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 97 °F (36 °C), 33% humidity, wind NW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 34,774
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	14	0	0	21
Seahawks	10	8	0	7	25

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: August 19
Game time: 8:00 pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), 50% humidity, wind SW 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Game attendance: 68,579
Referee: Mike Carey
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P4: at Oakland Raiders

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0
Raiders	3	14	3	0	20

at

Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date:

Game time: 6:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 49% humidity, wind W 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 32,012
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV: KING
Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Miami Dolphins

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0
Dolphins	10	13	0	0	23

at

Pro Player Stadium, Miami

Date: September 3

Game time: 4:16 pm local
Game weather: clear, 89 °F (32 °C), 59% humidity, wind E 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Game attendance: 72,949
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Todd Blackledge
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

MIA – Lamar Smith 4-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 7:43 (MIA 7–0)
MIA – Olindo Mare 48-yard field goal, 1:22 (MIA 10–0)

Second quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 25-yard field goal, 13:54 (MIA 13–0)
MIA – Olindo Mare 30-yard field goal, 10:51 (MIA 16–0)
MIA – Oronde Gadsden 16-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 0:43 (MIA 23–0)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 6/15, 54 yds, 4 INT
MIA – Jay Fiedler: 15/24, 134 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 11 car, 59 yds
MIA – Lamar Smith: 27 car, 145 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 3 rec, 32 yds
MIA – Leslie Shepherd: 3 rec, 30 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 72 – 71 – 143 – 6
MIA – 127 – 181 – 308 – 1

Week 2: vs. St. Louis Rams

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	10	7	17	37
Seahawks	3	7	10	14	34

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: September 10
Game time: 1:15 pm local
Game weather: overcast, 55 °F (13 °C), 100% humidity, wind W 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 64,869
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden, and D.J. Johnson
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Kris Heppner 19-yard field goal, 6:00 (SEA 3–0)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 48-yard field goal, 0:32 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Jay Bellamy 84-yard interception return (Kris Heppner kick), 6:58 (SEA 10–3)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 48-yard field goal, 3:11 (SEA 10–6)
STL – Robert Holcombe 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:17 (STL 13–10)

Third quarter

SEA – Ricky Watters 3-yard run (Kris Heppner kick), 9:56 (SEA 17–13)
STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:41 (STL 20–17)
SEA – Kris Heppner 43-yard field goal, 0:20 (Tied 20–20)

Fourth quarter

STL – Roland Williams 4-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:32 (STL 27–20)
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Kris Heppner kick), 7:40 (Tied 27–27)
STL – Devin Bush 15-yard fumble return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:12 (STL 34–27)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 34-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Kris Heppner kick), 2:05 (Tied 34–34)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 27-yard field goal, 0:23 (STL 37–34)

Top passers

STL – Kurt Warner: 35/47, 386 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 20/31, 245 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

STL – Marshall Faulk: 15 car, 68 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 16 car, 59 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

STL – Torry Holt: 6 rec, 101 yds
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 6 rec, 70 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

STL – 379 – 97 – 476 – 1
SEA – 237 – 101 – 338 – 3

Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	3	0	0	10
Seahawks	7	0	3	10	20

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: September 17
Game time: 1:15 pm local
Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 80% humidity, wind variable 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 59,513
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and Joe Trahan
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Ricky Watters 5-yard run (Kris Heppner kick), 8:35 (SEA 7–0)
NO – Keith Poole 49-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Brien kick), 0:57 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

NO – Doug Brien 23-yard field goal, 2:37 (NO 10–7)

Third quarter

SEA – Kris Heppner 31-yard field goal, 8:01 (Tied 10–10)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Kris Heppner kick), 9:23 (SEA 17–10)
SEA – Kris Heppner 45-yard field goal, 3:47 (SEA 20–10)

Top passers

NO – Jeff Blake: 14/24, 159 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jon Kitna: 22/29, 193 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

NO – Ricky Williams: 23 car, 107 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 22 car, 105 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

NO – Joe Horn: 7 rec, 68 yds
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 5 rec, 59 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

NO – 147 – 116 – 263 – 0
SEA – 169 – 126 – 295 – 1

Week 4: at San Diego Chargers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	3	7	0	20
Chargers	6	6	0	0	12

at

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 24

Game time: 1:15 pm local
Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 52% humidity, wind WSW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 47,233
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, and Daryl Johnston
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Kris Heppner 25-yard field goal, 10:05 (SEA 3–0)
SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 3:37 (Tied 3–3)
SD – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 1:04 (SD 6–3)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 68-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Kris Heppner kick), 0:05 (SEA 10–6)

Second quarter

SD – John Carney 24-yard field goal, 3:56 (SEA 10–9)
SEA – Kris Heppner 26-yard field goal, 0:36 (SEA 13–9)
SD – John Carney 45-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 13–12)

Third quarter

SEA – Willie Williams 69-yard interception return (Kris Heppner kick), 6:50 (SEA 20–12)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 11/21, 196 yds, 1 TD
SD – Ryan Leaf: 16/26, 153 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 16 car, 67 yds
SD – Terrell Fletcher: 5 car, 40 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Darrell Jackson: 1 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD
SD – Freddie Jones: 8 rec, 82 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 161 – 108 – 269 – 2
SD – 212 – 91 – 303 – 2

Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	3	0	17
Chiefs	0	7	7	10	24

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: October 2
Game time: 8:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 74 °F (23 °C), 53% humidity, wind N 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 78,502
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 1:34 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

KC – Tony Gonzalez 15-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:59 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 7-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 0:48 (SEA 14–7)

Third quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 27-yard field goal, 6:24 (SEA 17–7)
KC – Derrick Alexander 17-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:15 (SEA 17–14)

Fourth quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 27-yard field goal, 11:42 (Tied 17–17)
KC – Mike Cloud 15-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:26 (KC 24–17)

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 17/28, 140 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
KC – Elvis Grbac: 16/27, 256 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 16 car, 97 yds
KC – Tony Richardson: 11 car, 53 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Darrell Jackson: 4 rec, 51 yds
KC – Derrick Alexander: 5 rec, 153 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 103 – 186 – 289 – 2
KC – 242 – 136 – 378 – 0

Week 6: at Carolina Panthers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	3	0	3
Panthers	7	13	3	3	26

at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 8
Game time: 4:15 pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 39% humidity, wind N 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 72,192
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, and Charles Mann
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

CAR – Donald Hayes 43-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Joe Nedney kick), 4:50 (CAR 7–0)

Second quarter

CAR – William Floyd 5-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Joe Nedney kick), 11:36 (CAR 14–0)
CAR – Joe Nedney 44-yard field goal, 2:05 (CAR 17–0)
CAR – Joe Nedney 42-yard field goal, 0:00 (CAR 20–0)

Third quarter

CAR – Joe Nedney 22-yard field goal, 4:05 (CAR 23–0)
SEA – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 0:54 (CAR 23–3)

Fourth quarter

CAR – Joe Nedney 29-yard field goal, 8:04 (CAR 26–3)

Top passers

SEA – Brock Huard: 19/34, 172 yds
CAR – Steve Beuerlein: 27/39, 332 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 10 car, 63 yds
CAR – Tim Biakabutuka: 23 car, 103 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Sean Dawkins: 5 rec, 61 yds
CAR – Wesley Walls: 7 rec, 102 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 146 – 63 – 209 – 0
CAR – 322 – 125 – 447 – 1

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	13	14	3	37
Seahawks	0	17	0	7	24

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: October 15
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: overcast, 45 °F (7 °C), 70% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 63,593
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston, and Beasley Reece
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

IND – Edgerrin James 26-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:05 (IND 7–0)

Second quarter

IND – Mike Vanderjagt 23-yard field goal, 14:12 (IND 10–0)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 8-yard pass from Brock Huard (Rian Lindell kick), 10:03 (IND 10–7)
IND – Edgerrin James 3-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 6:54 (IND 17–7)
SEA – Itula Mili 7-yard pass from Brock Huard (Rian Lindell kick), 1:56 (IND 17–14)
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 38-yard field goal, 0:23 (IND 20–14)
SEA – Rian Lindell 51-yard field goal, 0:00 (IND 20–17)

Third quarter

IND – Ken Dilger 17-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 8:33 (IND 27–17)
IND – Edgerrin James 2-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 0:12 (IND 34–17)

Fourth quarter

IND – Mike Vanderjagt 40-yard field goal, 10:40 (IND 37–17)
SEA – Karsten Bailey 6-yard pass from Brock Huard (Rian Lindell kick), 5:12 (IND 37–24)

Top passers

IND – Peyton Manning: 20/30, 281 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Brock Huard: 19/26, 226 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

IND – Edgerrin James: 38 car, 219 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 8 car, 24 yds

Top receivers

IND – Marvin Harrison: 7 rec, 134 yds
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 6 rec, 118 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

IND – 280 – 219 – 499 – 1
SEA – 252 – 65 – 317 – 3

Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	0	0	3
Raiders	7	14	0	10	31

at

Oakland, California

Date: October 22

Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: clear, 70 °F (21 °C), 18% humidity, wind NE 31 miles per hour (50 km/h)
Game attendance: 57,490
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 44-yard field goal, 10:47 (SEA 3–0)
OAK – Tim Brown 16-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:05 (OAK 7–3)

Second quarter

OAK – Tim Brown 9-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:51 (OAK 14–3)
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 80-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:36 (OAK 21–3)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 32-yard field goal, 13:33 (OAK 24–3)
OAK – James Jett 23-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:28 (OAK 31–3)

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 11/18, 85 yds
OAK – Rich Gannon: 15/22, 176 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 17 car, 95 yds
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley: 15 car, 156 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 2 rec, 56 yds
OAK – Randy Jordan: 2 rec, 35 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 146 – 137 – 283 – 3
OAK – 174 – 206 – 380 – 1

Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	14	0	3	24
Seahawks	3	7	0	9	19

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: October 29
Game time: 1:16 pm local
Game weather: clear, 52 °F (11 °C), 80% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 62,141
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston, and Beasley Reece
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 50-yard field goal, 2:23 (SEA 3–0)
KC – Derrick Alexander 59-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Todd Peterson kick), 0:53 (KC 7–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Christian Fauria 2-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 8:30 (SEA 10–7)
KC – Derrick Alexander 50-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Todd Peterson kick), 5:54 (KC 14–10)
KC – Kevin Lockett 34-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Todd Peterson kick), 2:20 (KC 21–10)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 24-yard field goal, 14:57 (KC 21–13)
SEA – Ricky Watters 14-yard run (PAT failed), 5:53 (KC 21–19)
KC – Todd Peterson 37-yard field goal, 0:42 (KC 24–19)

Top passers

KC – Elvis Grbac: 22/35, 342 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 26/42, 224 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

KC – Kimble Anders: 19 car, 54 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 21 car, 90 yds

Top receivers

KC – Derrick Alexander: 4 rec, 137 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 7 rec, 64 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

KC – 334 – 76 – 410 – 3
SEA – 208 – 143 – 351 – 4

Week 10: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	9	3	15
Seahawks	0	14	0	3	17

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: November 5
Game time: 1:15 pm local
Game weather: showers, 48 °F (9 °C), 100% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 59,884
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, and Charles Mann
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – Sean Dawkins 10-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 12:57 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Christian Fauria 10-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 8:34 (SEA 14–0)
SD – John Carney 19-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 14–3)

Third quarter

SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 9:11 (SEA 14–6)
SD – Curtis Conway 10-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (PAT failed), 4:12 (SEA 14–12)

Fourth quarter

SD – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 5:36 (SD 15–14)
SEA – Rian Lindell 48-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 17–15)

Top passers

SD – Jim Harbaugh: 22/32, 236 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 11/19, 85 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SD – Jermaine Fazande: 22 car, 74 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 21 car, 55 yds

Top receivers

SD – Freddie Jones: 5 rec, 86 yds
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 2 rec, 27 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SD – 282 – 116 – 398 – 3
SEA – 78 – 50 – 128 – 1

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	7	7	28
Jaguars	7	14	0	0	21

at

Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: November 12

Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), wind NW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 68,063
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui, and Steve Tasker
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Mark Brunell 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 2:13 (JAX 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 11:24 (Tied 7–7)
JAX – Fred Taylor 10-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 3:00 (JAX 14–7)
JAX – Keenan McCardell 22-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 1:16 (JAX 21–7)
SEA – Sean Dawkins 15-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 0:13 (JAX 21–14)

Third quarter

SEA – Derrick Mayes 8-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 4:17 (Tied 21–21)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Ricky Watters 4-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 2:01 (SEA 28–21)

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 22/33, 231 yds, 3 TD
JAX – Mark Brunell: 24/33, 340 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 24 car, 80 yds, 1 TD
JAX – Fred Taylor: 21 car, 103 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Sean Dawkins: 6 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD
JAX – Keenan McCardell: 6 rec, 156 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 230 – 96 – 326 – 0
JAX – 315 – 122 – 437 – 1

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	10	7	21	38
Seahawks	0	14	10	7	31

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: November 26
Game time: 1:16 pm local
Game weather: rain, 48 °F (9 °C), 90% humidity, wind N 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 68,661
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, and Brent Jones
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – Michael Sinclair 63-yard fumble return (Rian Lindell kick), 11:39 (SEA 7–0)
DEN – Jason Elam 35-yard field goal, 6:33 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 2:54 (SEA 14–3)
DEN – Desmond Clark 18-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Jason Elam kick), 1:36 (SEA 14–10)

Third quarter

DEN – Mike Anderson 15-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 6:57 (DEN 17–14)
SEA – Chad Brown 10-yard fumble return (Rian Lindell kick), 2:12 (SEA 21–17)
SEA – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 0:27 (SEA 24–17)

Fourth quarter

DEN – Rod Smith 50-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 12:37 (Tied 24–24)
DEN – Jimmy Spencer 22-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 5:54 (DEN 31–24)
SEA – Sean Dawkins 8-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 4:02 (Tied 31-31
DEN – Mike Anderson 80-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 3:34 (DEN 38–31)

Top passers

DEN – Gus Frerotte: 15/31, 244 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 20/42, 226 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

DEN – Mike Anderson: 30 car, 195 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 16 car, 77 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

DEN – Rod Smith: 4 rec, 82 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 9 rec, 126 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DEN – 237 – 301 – 538 – 5
SEA – 269 – 85 – 354 – 3

Week 14: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	17	7	6	0	30
Falcons	0	3	0	7	10

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Date: December 3
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 44,680
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, and Charles Mann
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Darrell Jackson 6-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 11:18 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – George Koonce 27-yard interception return (Rian Lindell kick), 10:57 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Rian Lindell 46-yard field goal, 2:46 (SEA 17–0)

Second quarter

ATL – Morten Andersen 36-yard field goal, 3:13 (SEA 17–3)
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 1:38 (SEA 24–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 45-yard field goal, 11:42 (SEA 27–3)
SEA – Rian Lindell 29-yard field goal, 4:19 (SEA 30–3)

Fourth quarter

ATL – Reggie Kelly 19-yard pass from Doug Johnson (Morten Andersen kick), 13:48 (SEA 30–10)

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 25/34, 252 yds, 1 TD
ATL – Doug Johnson: 17/33, 233 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 21 car, 79 yds, 1 TD
ATL – Jamal Anderson: 12 car, 43 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Darrell Jackson: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD
ATL – Shawn Jefferson: 3 rec, 59 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 252 – 83 – 335 – 0
ATL – 204 – 97 – 301 – 4

Week 15 at Denver Broncos

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	7	14	24
Broncos	7	7	10	7	31

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: December 10
Game time: 2:05 pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 22 °F (−6 °C), 91% humidity, wind E 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 75,218
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 23-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 3–0)
DEN – Ed McCaffrey 5-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Jason Elam kick), 5:08 (DEN 7–3)

Second quarter

DEN – Jimmy Spencer 79-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 11:46 (DEN 14–3)

Third quarter

DEN – Mike Anderson 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 7:51 (DEN 21–3)
DEN – Jason Elam 38-yard field goal, 6:16 (DEN 24–3)
SEA – Sean Dawkins 4-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 0:58 (DEN 24–10)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Darrell Jackson 9-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 9:21 (DEN 24–17)
DEN – Mike Anderson 6-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 5:57 (DEN 31–17)
SEA – Sean Dawkins 22-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 2:28 (DEN 31–24)

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 26/41, 298 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
DEN – Gus Frerotte: 14/25, 201 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 16 car, 57 yds
DEN – Mike Anderson: 29 car, 131 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Sean Dawkins: 6 rec, 85 yds, 2 TD
DEN – Ed McCaffrey: 8 rec, 112 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 298 – 107 – 405 – 4
DEN – 182 – 131 – 313 – 1

Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	3	7	7	24
Seahawks	10	3	0	14	27

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: December 16
Game time: 1:06 pm local
Game weather: rain, 52 °F (11 °C), 63% humidity, wind S 21 miles per hour (34 km/h)
Game attendance: 68,681
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Mack Strong 13-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 11:43 (SEA 7–0)
OAK – Andre Rison 14-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:12 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Rian Lindell 40-yard field goal, 0:58 (SEA 10–7)

Second quarter

OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 25-yard field goal, 6:04 (Tied 10–10)
SEA – Rian Lindell 52-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 13–10)

Third quarter

OAK – Randy Jordan 6-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 6:58 (OAK 17–13)

Fourth quarter

OAK – Randy Jordan 7-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:48 (OAK 24–13)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 4-yard run (PAT failed), 5:15 (OAK 24–19)
SEA – Safety, James Williams tackled Marquez Pope in end zone, 2:24 (OAK 24–21)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 13-yard pass from Jon Kitna (PAT failed), 0:28 (SEA 27–24)

Top passers

OAK – Rich Gannon: 5/17, 136 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 19/30, 177 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Tyrone Wheatley: 26 car, 146 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 26 car, 168 yds

Top receivers

OAK – Randy Jordan: 1 rec, 55 yds
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 4 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

OAK – 134 – 227 – 361 – 3
SEA – 153 – 173 – 326 – 2

Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	21	7	7	7	42
Seahawks	7	7	3	6	23

at Husky Stadium, Seattle

Date: December 23
Game time: 5:36 pm local
Game weather: rain, 41 °F (5 °C), 100% humidity, wind SE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 61,025
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, and Solomon Wilcots
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BUF – Shawn Bryson 11-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 10:20 (BUF 7–0)
BUF – Peerless Price 18-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 3:23 (BUF 14–0)
SEA – Charlie Rogers 81-yard kickoff return (Rian Lindell kick), 3:08 (BUF 14–7)
BUF – Antowain Smith 9-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 1:29 (BUF 21–7)

Second quarter

SEA – Jon Kitna 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 9:40 (BUF 21–14)
BUF – Jay Riemersma 6-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 1:09 (BUF 28–14)

Third quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 38-yard field goal, 6:46 (BUF 28–17)
BUF – Antowain Smith 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 0:26 (BUF 35–17)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Ricky Watters 6-yard run (PAT failed), 9:29 (BUF 35–23)
BUF – Antowain Smith 4-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 6:43 (BUF 42–23)

Top passers

BUF – Doug Flutie: 20/25, 366 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Jon Kitna: 18/29, 195 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

BUF – Antowain Smith: 17 car, 147 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 17 car, 67 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

BUF – Peerless Price: 8 rec, 132 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 5 rec, 47 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

BUF – 366 – 213 – 579 – 2
SEA – 186 – 126 – 312 – 4

Notes

7th) to Seattle for Joey Galloway.^{[source 1]}

Sources

^ "Joey on the Move". CNN/SI. February 13, 2000.

References

^ Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task

^ 2009 Seattle Seahawks Media Guide. pp. 236–238. Retrieved February 21, 2010.

^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.

^ Seattle Seahawks 2000 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.

^ 2000 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

^ 2001 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.

^ 2000 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

Seahawks draft history at NFL.com

2000 NFL season results at NFL.com

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[3] 7th) to Seattle for Joey Galloway.^{[source 1]}

[CowboysSeahawks-2] "Joey on the Move". CNN/SI. February 13, 2000.

[1] Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task

[4] 2009 Seattle Seahawks Media Guide. pp. 236–238. Retrieved February 21, 2010.

[5] "Home". pro-football-reference.com.

[6] Seattle Seahawks 2000 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.

[7] 2000 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[8] 2001 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.

[9] 2000 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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