October 9, 2012 Seahawks No. 1 Defense Faces Patriots No. 1 Offense at CenturyLink Field 2012 SCHEDULE S EAHAWKS VS. PATRIOTS Preseason (4-0) The Seahawks begin a stretch of three games in 15 Day Date Opponent Time (PT) TV days beginning with the New England Patriots at Sat. 8/11 Tennessee W 27-17 CenturyLink Field this Sunday. Kickoff is slated for Sat. 8/18 at Denver W 30-10 Fri. 8/24 at Kansas City W 44-14 1:05 p.m. (PT). Thu. 8/30 Oakland W 21-3 The game will be televised on CBS (channel 7 in Seattle) and broadcast Regular Season (3-2) on 710 ESPN Radio and 97.3 FM in Seattle. On CBS, Ian Eagle will serve as Day Date Opponent Time (PT) TV the play-by-play man, joined in the booth by former NFL quarterback Dan Sun. 9/9 at Arizona L 20-16 Fouts. On 710 ESPN Radio and 97.3 FM is former Seahawks receiver Steve Sun. 9/16 Dallas W 27-7 Mon. 9/24 Green Bay W 14-12 Raible in his 31st year of broadcasting, joined by Hall of Famer Warren Moon Sun. 9/30 at St. Louis L 19-13 with Jen Mueller on the sidelines. Sun. 10/7 at Carolina W 16-12 It will be New England’s second trip to the Pacific Northwest since the Sun. 10/14 New England 1:05 p.m. CBS 1993 season and will be the 16th meeting between the two teams in the reg- Thu. 10/18 at San Francisco 5:20 p.m. NFLN ular season. The Patriots leads the series 8-7. Sun. 10/28 at Detroit 10:00 a.m. FOX Under the league’s scheduling rotation introduced after realignment in Sun 11/4 Minnesota 1:05 p.m. FOX Sun. 11/11 N.Y. Jets 1:05 p.m. CBS 2002, the two teams will play every four years with New England winning in Sun. 11/18 Bye Week 2004 and 2008. Sun. 11/25 at Miami* 10:00 a.m. FOX The series began in 1977, with the teams playing 13 times in 17 years, Sun. 12/2 at Chicago* 10:00 a.m. FOX including two matchups in 1993 and six straight road games with Seattle head- Sun. 12/9 Arizona* 1:25 p.m. FOX ing to Massachusetts from 1986-93. Sun. 12/16 at Buffalo* 1:05 p.m. FOX (in Toronto) T HIS W EEK’ S S CHEDULE Sun. 12/23 San Francisco* 1:25 p.m. FOX Tuesday, October 9 Sun. 12/30 St. Louis Rams* 1:25 p.m. FOX Players day off *Game time subject to NFL Flexible Scheduling Wednesday, October 10 O NTHEA IR 8:10 a.m. Patriots player conference call Kickoff: Sunday, October 14 8:25 a.m. Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick conference call 1:05 p.m. (PT) 12:10 p.m. Head Coach Pete Carroll press conference Open locker room Records: Seahawks (3-2) 1:30 p.m. Practice* Patriots (3-2) Bevell, coaches available after practice Thursday, October 11 TV: CBS (channel 7 in Seattle) 12:10 p.m. Open locker room Ian Eagle (play-by-play) QB Russell Wilson media availability Dan Fouts (commentary) 1:30 p.m. Practice* Bradley, coaches available after practice Radio: 710 ESPN Radio & 97.3 FM Friday, October 12 Steve Raible (play-by-play) 11:30 a.m. Practice* Warren Moon (commentary) Carroll, coaches, players available after practice Jen Mueller (sidelines) Saturday, October 13 No player availability Next Week’s Seattle at San Francisco, Oct. 18 Sunday, October 14 Opponents: Candlestick Park 1:05 p.m. Seahawks vs. Patriots CenturyLink Field New England vs. N.Y. Jets, Oct. 21 Monday, October 15 Gillette Stadium 3:00 p.m. Coach Carroll press conference *TV cameras may shoot the first 5-10 minutes of practice Seahawks vs. Patriots October 14, 2012 1:05 p.m. PT S EAHAWKS C OMMUNICATIONS R ARE C OMPANY Dave Pearson, VP/Communications & Broadcasting Eleven quarterbacks were taken in the 2012 NFL Draft; four in 425/203-8018 (o) the first round, one in the second round (Brock Osweiler - Denver), Lane Gammel, Director of Communications with Seattle selecting Russell Wilson with the 75th overall pick in 425/203-8020 (o) the third round. 425/531-1074 (c) Five of those rookie quarterbacks started Kickoff Weekend for Rich Gonzales, Communications Manager their respective teams, but one, however, was drafted in the third- 425/203-8022 (o) 425/531-1075 (c) round or later; Seattle’s Wilson. Kory Kemp, Communications Assistant It is the most rookie quarterbacks to start a team’s opening 425/203-8029 (o) game since at least 1950. The previous high was three in 1968 425/444-0320 (c) (Dan Darragh - Buffalo, Greg Landry - Detroit, Dewey Warren - Julie Barber, Media Services Manager Cincinnati) and 1969 (Greg Cook - Cincinnati, James Harris - 425/203-8019 (o) Buffalo, Roger Staubach, Dallas). Brian O’Connell, Assistant Director of Broadcasting Wilson became the sixth rookie quarterback drafted in the 425/203-8017 (o) third round or later to start a season opener since 1970, and first 425/531-0990 (c) since 2005. Matt Johnson, Executive Producer/Radio Network 425/203-8016 (o) Starting Rookie QBs in Week 5 425/591-6791 (c) Player Att Comp Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Myron Beck, Intern 425/203-8026 Ryan Tannehill, Mia (W) 26 17 65.4 223 0 0 92.3 PR Fax 425/203-8027 Brandon Weeden, Cle (L) 35 22 62.9 291 2 2 84.3 Robert Griffin III, Was (L) 15 10 66.7 91 0 0 82.9 Russell Wilson, Sea (W) 25 19 76.0 221 1 2 82.3 NFL STANDINGS Andrew Luck, Ind (W) 55 31 56.4 362 2 1 81.0 AFC East W L T PCT. NFC East W L T PCT. New England 3 2 0 .600 Philadelphia 3 2 0 .600 Rookie QBs Drafted in 3rd Round or Later to Start Opener N.Y. Jets 2 3 0 .400 N.Y. Giants 3 2 0 .600 Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 Dallas 2 2 0 .500 Year Player Team Rd. Overall Miami 3 3 0 .400 Washington 2 3 0 .400 1973 Joe Ferguson Buffalo 3 57 1977 Randy Hedberg Tampa Bay 8 196 AFC North W L T PCT. NFC North W L T PCT. 1982 Mike Pagel Baltimore 4 84 Baltimore 4 1 0 .800 Minnesota 4 1 0 .800 2001 Chris Weinke Carolina 4 106 Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 Chicago 4 1 0 .800 2005 Kyle Orton Chicago 4 106 Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 Green Bay 2 3 0 .400 2012 Russell Wilson Seattle 3 75 Cleveland 0 5 0 .000 Detroit 1 3 0 .250 R AISIN’ 12 AFC South W L T PCT. NFC South W L T PCT. Just before every kickoff at CenturyLink Field, fans turn their Houston 5 0 0 1.000 Atlanta 5 0 0 1.000 attention to the 300 level of the south endzone with anticipation to Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 see who is going to raise the team’s signature 12 flag and turn Jacksonville 1 4 0 .200 Carolina 1 4 0 .200 CenturyLink Field in to a frenzy. From former Seahawks greats, to New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 Tennessee 1 4 0 .200 local celebrities and sports personalities, the flag has become a love affair for Seahawks supporters all over the Northwest and the AFC West W L T PCT. NFC West W L T PCT. spirit of community that the organization and fans share. Who will San Diego 3 2 0 .600 Arizona 4 1 0 .800 raise it next? Denver 2 3 0 .400 San Francisco 4 1 0 .800 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 St. Louis 3 2 0 .600 Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 Seattle 3 2 0 .600 2012 Flag Raisers Tennessee - Steve August Minnesota - SEAHAWKSMEDIA. COM Oakland - 2012 Olympians N.Y. Jets - Media may visit seahawksmedia.com for additional statistical Dallas - Shawn Springs Arizona- packages, Seattle and opposing team media guides, the NFL Green Bay - Trent Dilfer San Francisco - Record & Fact Book, featured press clippings, front office bios and much more. New England- St. Louis - Seahawks vs. Patriots October 14, 2012 1:05 p.m. PT T HIS W EEK VS. NEW E NGLAND R EGULAR S EASON R ESULTS O N P APER Patriots Lead 8-7 2012 Regular Season Seahawks Patriots October 9, 1977 L @ 31-0 45,929 Record 3-2 3-2 September 21, 1980 L 37-31 61,035 Total Yards Gained 1,436 2,197 December 19, 1982 L 16-0 53,457 Total Offense (NFL Rank) 287.2 (27) 439.4 (1) December 18, 1983 W 24-6 59,688 Rush Offense 140.2 (7) 165.4 (3) September 16, 1984 L @ 38-23 43,140 Pass Offense 147.0 (31) 274.0 (9) November 17, 1985 L 20-13 60,345 Points Per Game 17.2 (28) 33.0 (1) September 21, 1986 W @ 38-31 58,977 Total Yards Allowed 1,293 1,869 December 4, 1988 L @ 13-7 59,068 Total Defense 258.6 (1) 373.8 (22) September 24, 1989 W @ 24-3 48,025 October 7, 1990 W @ 33-20 39,735 Rush Defense 66.6 (3) 82.2 (8) September 20, 1992 W @ 10-6 42,327 Pass Defense 192.0 (5) 291.6 (30) September 19, 1993 W @ 17-14 50,392 Points Allowed/Game 14.0 (2) 22.6 (17) October 24, 1993 W 10-9 56,526 Possession Avg.