2016 Seattle Seahawks season

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2016 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner
CenturyLink Field
Results
Record10–5–1
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Lions) 26–6
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Falcons) 20–36
Pro Bowlers
7
AP All-Pros
2
Uniform

The 2016 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 41st in the National Football League (NFL) and their seventh under head coach Pete Carroll. On October 23, the team played the Arizona Cardinals in a game that ended in a 6–6 tie, the Seahawks' first tie in franchise history.[1] With their win against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 15, the Seahawks claimed their third NFC West title in the last four years. The Seahawks defeated the Detroit Lions in the Wild Card Round, but lost 20-36 to the eventual NFC champion Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional Round.

For the first time since trading for him in 2010, Marshawn Lynch did not play for the Seahawks as he retired in the offseason. Lynch would later come out of retirement to play for his hometown team Oakland Raiders before their relocation to Las Vegas before rejoining the Seahawks in December 2019.

Roster changes

Free agents

Position Player Tag 2016 team Notes
T
 Alvin Bailey RFA Cleveland Browns Signed with the Browns on March 11[2]
RB Bryce Brown UFA TBD
CB Marcus Burley ERFA Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 19[3]
TE Chase Coffman UFA Indianapolis Colts Signed with the Colts on July 26[4]
FB Derrick Coleman RFA TBD
DE Demarcus Dobbs UFA TBD
DT A. J. Francis ERFA Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 18[5]
TE Cooper Helfet RFA Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 18[5]
LB
Bruce Irvin
 UFA Oakland Raiders Signed with the Raiders on March 9[6]
RB Fred Jackson UFA TBD
QB Tarvaris Jackson UFA TBD
C
 Lemuel Jeanpierre UFA Detroit Lions Signed with the Lions on August 17[7]
WR Jermaine Kearse UFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 10[8]
CB Jeremy Lane UFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 9[9]
C Patrick Lewis RFA Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 18[5]
WR Ricardo Lockette UFA Retired Retired on May 12[10]
TE Anthony McCoy UFA TBD
DT Brandon Mebane UFA San Diego Chargers Signed with the Chargers on March 9[11]
RB Christine Michael RFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 17[12]
LB Nick Moody RFA TBD
LB Mike Morgan UFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 19[13]
T Russell Okung UFA Denver Broncos Signed with the Broncos on March 17[14]
LB Eric Pinkins ERFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 16[15]
DT Ahtyba Rubin UFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 7[16]
P
 Jon Ryan UFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on March 11[17]
CB Mohammed Seisay ERFA Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 18[5]
CB DeShawn Shead ERFA Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 14[18]
G J. R. Sweezy UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed with the Buccaneers on March 9[19]
S Steven Terrell ERFA Seattle Seahawks Signed tender on April 18[5]
FB Will Tukuafu UFA Seattle Seahawks Re-signed on August 20[20]

Signings

Position Player 2015 Team Notes
WR Jeff Fuller Calgary Stampeders (CFL) Signed February 11,[21] waived June 28[22]
RB
Cameron Marshall
 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) Signed February 11,[21] waived May 4,[23] signed August 4,[24] waived August 15[25]
DT Sealver Siliga New England Patriots Signed March 14,[26] placed on injured reserve August 29,[27] released on September 3[28]
OT
 Bradley Sowell Arizona Cardinals Signed March 14[29]
OT J'Marcus Webb Oakland Raiders Signed March 15[30]
LS Drew Ferris None Signed March 23,[31] waived August 4[24]
DE Chris Clemons Jacksonville Jaguars Signed April 1,[32] retired July 28[33]
CB Brandon Browner New Orleans Saints Signed April 17,[34] released August 29[27]
DE Tavaris Barnes New Orleans Saints Signed April 28[35]
TE Brandon Williams Miami Dolphins Signed April 28[36]
QB Jake Heaps None Signed May 2,[37] waived on September 3[28]
LB Khairi Fortt None Signed May 16,[38] released June 28[39]
SS Keenan Lambert Oakland Raiders Signed August 4,[24] waived on September 3[28]
RB Jonathan Amosa None Signed August 6,[40] waived August 20[20]
WR Uzoma Nwachukwu BC Lions (CFL) Signed August 6,[40] waived on September 3[28]
G
 Jahri Evans New Orleans Saints Signed August 6,[41] released on September 3[28]
LB Quayshawn Nealy Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed August 15,[25] waived August 30[27]
DT Tony McDaniel Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed August 16[42]
DT Garrison Smith San Francisco 49ers Signed off waivers September 4[43]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2015 season.

Departures

Position Player Notes
LS Clint Gresham Released March 16[15]
DT Jesse Williams Waived March 8[44]
LS Andrew East Waived March 24[45]
QB Phillip Sims Waived April 28[46]
C Drew Nowak Waived May 4[23]
TE Ronnie Shields Waived May 4[23]
DE Josh Shirley Waived May 4,[23] signed August 9,[47] placed on injured reserve August 30,[27] waived on September 5[48]
WR Tyler Slavin Waived May 4[23]
OT Kona Schwenke Waived August 6[49]
WR Deshon Foxx Placed on injured reserve August 30,[27] waived on September 6[50]
DE DeAngelo Tyson Waived August 29[27]
RB Zac Brooks Waived August 30[27]
RB
George Farmer
 Placed on injured reserve August 30,[27] waived on September 3[28]
C Patrick Lewis Waived August 30[27]
CB Trovon Reed Placed on injured reserve August 30,[27] waived on September 3[28]
G
 Kristjan Sokoli Waived August 30[27]
WR Kevin Smith Placed on injured reserve August 30,[27] waived on September 3[28]
CB Marcus Burley Waived on September 3[28]
WR Antwan Goodley Waived on September 3[28]
WR Kenny Lawler Waived on September 3[28]
WR Douglas McNeil Waived on September 3[28]
C Will Pericak Waived on September 3[28]
DE Ryan Robinson Waived on September 3[28]
CB Tye Smith Waived on September 3[28]
FB Will Tukuafu Released on September 3[28]
WR Kasen Williams Waived on September 3[28]
DT Justin Hamilton Waived on September 4[43]

Trades

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft
2016 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Trades
1 31 Germain Ifedi
G
 Texas A&M [A]
2 49 Jarran Reed DT Alabama [B]
3 90 C. J. Prosise RB Notre Dame [A]
94 Nick Vannett TE Ohio State
97 * Rees Odhiambo G Boise State
4 None [B]
5 147 Quinton Jefferson DT Maryland [C] [D]
171 * Alex Collins RB Arkansas
6 215 * Joey Hunt C TCU [E]
7 243 Kenny Lawler WR California [C]
247 Zac Brooks RB Clemson
*
Compensatory selection

Draft trades

  1. ^ a b The Seahawks traded their first-round selection (No. 26 overall) to the Denver Broncos in exchange for the Broncos' first- and third-round selections (Nos. 31 and 94 overall, respectively).
  2. ^ a b The Seahawks traded their second- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 56 and 124 overall, respectively) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for the Bears' second-round selection (No. 49 overall).
  3. ^ a b The Seahawks acquired the No. 147 and 243 overall selections (fifth- and seventh-rounds, respectively) in a trade that sent one of their seventh-round selections (No. 225 overall — previously acquired in a 2015 trade that sent running back Christine Michael to the Dallas Cowboys) and a 2017 fourth-round selection to the New England Patriots.
  4. ^ The Seahawks traded their original fifth-round selection (No. 162 overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for safety Kelcie McCray.
  5. ^ The Seahawks traded their original sixth-round selection (No. 202 overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for cornerback Mohammed Seisay.

Undrafted free agents

All

undrafted free agents were signed after the 2016 NFL draft concluded on April 30,[51]
unless noted otherwise.

Position Player College Notes
QB Trevone Boykin TCU
FB/DT Brandin Bryant Florida Atlantic waived September 3[28]
LB Kyle Coleman Arkansas–Pine Bluff signed June 2,[52] waived August 29[27]
TE Clayton Echard Missouri signed July 31,[53] waived September 3[28]
CB DeAndre Elliott Colorado State
TE George Fant Western Kentucky
LB Christian French Oregon placed on injured reserve May 18,[54] waived August 11[55]
LS Nolan Frese Houston signed June 28[39]
DE Tylor Harris Wake Forest signed August 11,[56] waived September 3[28]
WR Montario Hunter Elizabeth City State signed July 29,[57] waived August 29[27]
DT Lars Koht Florida International waived May 9[58]
LB Steve Longa Rutgers waived September 3[28]
RB Tre Madden USC placed on injured reserve August 7[59]
OT
 Lene Maiava Arizona waived July 29[57]
CB Jamal Marshall North Texas signed May 9,[58] waived June 1[60]
WR Tanner McEvoy Wisconsin
DE Montese Overton East Carolina waived August 11[56]
LB Kache Palacio Washington State signed August 6,[40] waived September 3[28]
DE David Perkins Illinois State placed on injured reserve August 7,[59] waived September 5[48]
RB Troymaine Pope Jacksonville State signed August 6,[40] waived September 3[28]
S Tyvis Powell Ohio State
LB Pete Robertson Texas Tech signed May 9,[58] waived August 30[27]
TE Joe Sommers Wisconsin–Oshkosh signed August 6[40]
FB
Taniela Tupou
 Washington signed May 9,[58] waived September 3,[28] signed September 5[61]

Staff

2016 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach/executive vice president of football operations – Pete Carroll
  • Assistant head coach/offensive line – Tom Cable
  • Assistant head coach/defense – Rocky Seto

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Chris Carlisle
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mondray Gee
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jamie Yancher

Final roster

2016 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
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Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 18 inactive, 10 practice squad

Preseason

The Seahawks' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 7. Exact dates and times were finalized on April 14, when the regular season schedule was announced.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 at Kansas City Chiefs W 17–16 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 August 18 Minnesota Vikings L 11–18 1–1
CenturyLink Field
 Recap
3 August 25 Dallas Cowboys W 27–17 2–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
4 September 1 at Oakland Raiders W 23–21 3–1
Oakland Alameda Coliseum
 Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC South and the AFC East.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 11 Miami Dolphins W 12–10 1–0
CenturyLink Field
 Recap
2 September 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 3–9 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
3 September 25 San Francisco 49ers W 37–18 2–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
4 October 2 at New York Jets W 27–17 3–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
5 Bye
6 October 16 Atlanta Falcons W 26–24 4–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
7 October 23 at Arizona Cardinals T 6–6 (OT) 4–1–1
University of Phoenix Stadium
 Recap
8 October 30 at New Orleans Saints L 20–25 4–2–1
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
 Recap
9 November 7 Buffalo Bills W 31–25 5–2–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
10 November 13 at New England Patriots W 31–24 6–2–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
11 November 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 26–15 7–2–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
12 November 27 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 5–14 7–3–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
13 December 4 Carolina Panthers W 40–7 8–3–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
14 December 11 at Green Bay Packers L 10–38 8–4–1 Lambeau Field Recap
15 December 15 Los Angeles Rams W 24–3 9–4–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
16 December 24 Arizona Cardinals L 31–34 9–5–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
17 January 1, 2017 at San Francisco 49ers W 25–23 10–5–1 Levi's Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week One: Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 3 0710
Seahawks 3 3 0612

at

Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 003
Rams 3 3 039

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Game information

Week 4: at New York Jets

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 31027
Jets 3 7 0717

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 78,160
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Six: Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 3 21024
Seahawks 7 10 0926

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), rain
  • Game attendance: 69,071
  • Referee:
    Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 7: at Arizona Cardinals

Game information

chip-shot
field goals in overtime as the Seahawks and Cardinals played to a 6–6 draw, the first tie in Seattle Seahawks history.

Week 8: at New Orleans Saints

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 3320
Saints 0 13 3925

at

New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 9: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Nine: Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 14 3 0825
Seahawks 7 21 0331

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

With the win, the Seahawks have now recorded at least one victory at CenturyLink Field against each of the 31 other franchises.

Week 10: at New England Patriots

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 6 13 3931
Patriots 7 7 7324

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), clear and cool
  • Game attendance: 66,829
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Over one and half year after Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks were trying to get their revenge against the Patriots after the heartbreaking interception. They successfully got their revenge by stopping the Patriots from getting into the end zone, and won the game 31-24. The Seahawks were the only team to defeat the Patriots under Tom Brady during this season (their one other loss, against the Buffalo Bills in Week 4, happened during Brady's suspension for the Deflategate scandal). This also marked Pete Carroll's first game in New England in 17 years after he got fired from the Patriots organization.

Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Eleven: Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 7 0815
Seahawks 6 10 7326

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 5 005
Buccaneers 14 0 0014

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 63,674
  • Referee:
    Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 13: vs. Carolina Panthers

Game information

Sunday Night Football featured a Divisional Playoff rematch from 2015 as the Seattle Seahawks faced the Carolina Panthers in CenturyLink field. Russell Wilson threw for 277 yards with one touchdown and one interception while Cam Newton was held to 182 yards and one touchdown. This was the first time that Seattle had scored 40 points in a regular season game since the

Earl Thomas
broke his leg early in the second quarter, knocking him out for the rest of the season.

Week 14: at Green Bay Packers

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 0710
Packers 7 14 71038

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 26 °F (−3 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 78,057
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Russell Wilson had his worst game of his career, throwing only one touchdown and a career-high five picks against a red-hot Packers team, causing the Seahawks to fall to their worst loss in the last six years. Seattle's defense was without safety Earl Thomas, who was out for the year with a broken leg. They only managed one sack on the final play in the third quarter, ending a streak of 10 consecutive quarters without a sack. Aaron Rodgers, with a 3:0 TD-INT ratio, posted a 150.8 passer rating in this game, the highest allowed by the Seattle defense since Pete Carroll became head coach in 2010.

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Fifteen: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 3 003
Seahawks 0 10 7724

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

With their 24–3 victory over the Rams, the Seahawks moved to 9–4–1 and clinched the NFC West title.

Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Sixteen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 02034
Seahawks 0 3 72131

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 69,050
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 16 3325
49ers 7 7 2723

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: January 1, 2017
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 70,178
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Holly Sonders
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Postseason

Schedule

See also: 2016–17 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 7, 2017 Detroit Lions (6) W 26–6 1–0
CenturyLink Field
 Recap
Divisional January 14, 2017 at Atlanta Falcons (2) L 20–36 1–1 Georgia Dome Recap

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) Detroit Lions

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) Detroit Lions at (3) Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 3 306
Seahawks 0 10 01626

at

Seattle, Washington

Game information

NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) Atlanta Falcons

NFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Seattle Seahawks at (2) Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 3720
Falcons 0 19 71036

at

Atlanta, Georgia

Game information