This Week in Seahawks Historical past: Seahawks finish Jim Harbaugh’s tenure with 49ers

This will probably be a weekly article sequence all through the season trying again on what occurred for the Seattle Seahawks 40, 30, 20, and 10 years in the past this week.

The video games this week begin out somewhat tough with the 1984 group falling brief however then we’ve received three straight wins together with one over younger Jeff Fisher and one over the San Francisco 49ers!

40 Years In the past
Saturday, December 15, 1984

Recreation Log

Within the days earlier than the NFL expanded to be an almost year-round entity, the ultimate video games of the common season have been performed midway via December versus early January like right now. And the Seahawks final sport in 1984 was a doozy with a house matchup towards the Denver Broncos that will crown the AFC West Champion. Each groups have been 12-3 heading into the winner-take-all sport. Whereas even the loser would make the playoffs, the distinction could be that the winner would have a better seed and keep away from enjoying within the wild card spherical.

Since we will all see the graphic above, it’s not a secret that the sport didn’t go Seattle’s means. They by no means held a lead and trailed by 21 within the third Quarter after a 40-yard INT return TD by Denver’s Steve Foley. Essentially the most disappointing factor about this sport is the truth that they held John Elway to simply 148 yards and picked him off 4 instances but nonetheless misplaced the sport fairly handily.

Dave Krieg was 30/50 for 334 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT. David Hughes had 8 carries for 38 yards. Steve Largent had 7 carries for 96 yards. Dan Doornink and Charle Younger had the 2 Seattle receiving TDs.

Keith Simpson had 2 INT whereas Kenny Easley and John Harris every had 1 INT.

Seattle completed the 1984 common season at 12-4 and headed to the playoffs because the #4 seed wild card. They might host the opposite wild card, the #5 seed Los Angeles Raiders within the first spherical of the playoffs, which we’ll get to subsequent week.

30 Years In the past
Sunday, December 11, 1994

Recreation Log

I nonetheless get tickled each time I see the Houston Oilers brand. They should come again full time, someway. And look, it’s a Jeff Fisher sighting! Fischer, Houston’s defensive coordinator, took over as head coach a number of weeks earlier within the season when Jack Pardee was fired. He ended up ending with a 1-5 file in 1994 however then rattled off a 7-9 adopted by 3 consecutive 8-8 seasons to get that repute going!

Dan McGwire was 8/17 for 95 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT. Chris Warren had an enormous day with 30 carries for 185 yards and 1 TD. Mack Sturdy chipped in 44 yards and 1 TD on 10 carries. Steve Smith had 2 catches for 32 yards.

Seattle’s protection sacked Billy Joe Tolliver 6 instances! Cortez Kennedy had 2.0 sacks. Sam Adams and Bob

Spitulski had 1.0 sack every. Michael McCrary, Michael Sinclair, Rod Stephens, and Terry Picket all had 0.5 sack a chunk.

20 Years In the past
Sunday, December 12, 2004

Recreation Log

This sport towards the Minnesota Vikings was a back-and-forth affair for essentially the most half with the Seahawks pulling away late with 2 4th Quarter Josh Brown FGs. Since we’re speaking about kickers, Minnesota trotted out Morten Andersen and the ripe, outdated age of 44. He wouldn’t play in 2005 however suited up for the Falcons in 2006-2007!

Matt Hasselbeck was 23/34 for 334 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT. Shaun Alexander had 27 carries for 112 yards with a further 12 yards and 1 TD receiving. Darrell Jackson had 10 catches for 135 yards and 1 TD. Bobby Engram added 79 yards and 1 TD.

Terreal Bierria and Ken Hamlin each had 1 INT. Grant Wistrom, Rashad Moore, and Chike Okeafor every had 1.0 sack.

Michael Boulware was the story of the day on protection with 8 tackles, 1.0 sack, and 1 INT.

10 Years In the past
Sunday, December 14, 2014

Recreation Log

Gotta love a win towards the San Francisco 49ers regardless of how ugly! Seattle trailed 7-3 at halftime earlier than scoring 2 TDs in about 5 minutes between the top of the third Quarter and starting of the 4th Quarter. Their protection held on for the win and mathematically eradicated the 49ers from postseason rivalry. This is able to find yourself being Jim Harbaugh’s ultimate yr as 49ers head coach earlier than he went to Michigan.

Russell Wilson was 12/24 for 168 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. Marshawn Lynch had 21 carries for 91 yards and 1 TD. Jermaine Kearse was the main receiver with 5 catches for 78 yards whereas Paul Richardson hauled within the lone receiving TD.

The Seahawks protection sacked Colin Kaepernick six instances! Jordan Hill led the best way with 2.0 sacks. Bobby Wagner, Bruce Irvin, Okay.J. Wright, and Seahawks Legend Kevin Williams every had 1.0 sack.