2011 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2011 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 10th playing their home games at CenturyLink Field (formerly known as Qwest Field) and the second under head coach Pete Carroll. It was the first season in over a decade in which the Seahawks came into the season with a new starting quarterback, as incumbent Matt Hasselbeck left for the Tennessee Titans in free agency. The Seahawks equaled their 7–9 record in 2010, but failed to defend their NFC West division title and missed the playoffs. This year was notable for the emergence of the Legion of Boom defensive group.
2011 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | Paul Allen |
General manager | John Schneider |
Head coach | Pete Carroll |
Home field | CenturyLink Field |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 3rd NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 5
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AP All-Pros | 1
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Until 2021, this was the last season the Seahawks finished with a losing record.
Offseason
2011 NFL Draft
2011 Seattle Seahawks draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 25 | James Carpenter | T | Alabama | |
3 | 75 | John Moffitt | G | Wisconsin | from DET[dr 1] |
4 | 99 | K.J. Wright * | LB | Mississippi State | from DEN[dr 2] [dr 3] |
4 | 107 | Kris Durham | WR | Georgia | from DET[dr 4] |
5 | 154 | Richard Sherman * | CB | Stanford | from KC[dr 5] |
5 | 156 | Mark LeGree | FS | Appalachian State | |
6 | 173 | Byron Maxwell | CB | Clemson | from DET[dr 6] [dr 7] |
7 | 205 | Lazarius Levingston | DE | LSU | from DEN[dr 8] |
7 | 242 | Malcolm Smith | OLB | USC | [dr 9] |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Draft notes
- Detroit acquired Round 2 Pick 57 from Seattle in exchange for Detroit's third- (#75) and fourth-round (#107) selections. In addition the clubs swapped fifth- and seventh-round picks, with Detroit getting pick 157 and pick 209 and Seattle receiving pick 154 and pick 205.
- The team acquired this fourth round selection (#99 overall) in a 2010 trade that sent WR Deion Branch to the New England Patriots.
- The team traded its original fourth-round selection (#122 overall) and a 2012 conditional draft selection to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for RB Marshawn Lynch.
- Detroit acquired Round 2 Pick 57 from Seattle in exchange for Detroit's third- (#75) and fourth-round (#107) selections. In addition the clubs swapped fifth- and seventh-round picks, with Detroit getting pick 157 and pick 209 and Seattle receiving pick 154 and pick 205.
- #154: multiple trades:
- #154: Kansas City/Detroit swap. see #140: Detroit/Kansas City swap.
- #154: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
- The team traded its original sixth round selection (#190 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for DE Kentwan Balmer.
- The team acquired a new sixth round selection (#173 overall) in a trade that sent DE Lawrence Jackson to the Detroit Lions.
- #205: multiple trades:
- #205: Denver → Detroit (PD). see #186: Detroit → Denver (PD).[source 1]
- #205: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
- Compensatory selection.
Coaching staff
Seattle Seahawks 2011 staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
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
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- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2012 Pro Bowl.
Preseason
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 11 | at San Diego Chargers | W 24–17 | 1–0 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 20 | Minnesota Vikings | L 7–20 | 1–1 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
3 | August 27 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–23 | 1–2 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
4 | September 2 | Oakland Raiders | W 20–3 | 2–2 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC East and the AFC North.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 11 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–33 | 0–1 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
2 | September 18 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–24 | 0–2 | Heinz Field | Recap |
3 | September 25 | Arizona Cardinals | W 13–10 | 1–2 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
4 | October 2 | Atlanta Falcons | L 28–30 | 1–3 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
5 | October 9 | at New York Giants | W 36–25 | 2–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
6 | Bye | |||||
7 | October 23 | at Cleveland Browns | L 3–6 | 2–4 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 30 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 12–34 | 2–5 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
9 | November 6 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 13–23 | 2–6 | Cowboys Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 13 | Baltimore Ravens | W 22–17 | 3–6 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
11 | November 20 | at St. Louis Rams | W 24–7 | 4–6 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
12 | November 27 | Washington Redskins | L 17–23 | 4–7 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
13 | December 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–14 | 5–7 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
14 | December 12 | St. Louis Rams | W 30–13 | 6–7 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
15 | December 18 | at Chicago Bears | W 38–14 | 7–7 | Soldier Field | Recap |
16 | December 24 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–19 | 7–8 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
17 | January 1, 2012 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 20–23 (OT) | 7–9 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 2011 NFL season results[1]
Standings
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 380 | 229 | W3 |
Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 312 | 348 | W1 |
Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 321 | 315 | L2 |
St. Louis Rams | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | 193 | 407 | L7 |
Game summaries
Week P1: at San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
Chargers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: August 11
- Game time: 5:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 69 °F (21 °C), 63% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 55,318
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV: ESPN
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P2: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
- Date: August 20
- Game time: 7:06pm local
- Game weather: clear, 82 °F (28 °C), wind NW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 65,599
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV: KING
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P3: at Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
Broncos | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: August 27
- Game time: 7:05pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 87 °F (31 °C), 28% humidity, wind NE 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
- Game attendance: 72,347
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV: KING
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P4: vs. Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
- Date: September 2
- Game time: 7:36pm local
- Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 46% humidity, wind NW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 65,418
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV: KING
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
49ers | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 33 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 1:22pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C), 63% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 69,732
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch & Jaime Maggio
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Seahawks started the season 0–1.
Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steelers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), 59% humidity, wind ESE 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 63,663
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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The Seahawks were shut out for the first time since 2007 and for the 2nd consecutive game by the Steelers (The teams faced each other in 2007 in which the Steelers became victorious with a 21–0 win.) The team fell to 0–2 on the season.
Week 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 1:15pm local
- Game weather: rain, 68 °F (20 °C), wind S 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,199
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Drea Avent
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the win, the Seahawks improved to 1–2.
Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 1:05pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C), wind calm
- Game attendance: 66,266
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (Fox): Craig Bolerjack & John Lynch
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 1–3.
Week 5: at New York Giants
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 14 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 36 |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 25 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 1:04pm local
- Game weather: clear, 81 °F (27 °C), 42% humidity, wind NW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
- Game attendance: 78,650
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman & Pam Oliver
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the win, the Seahawks went into their bye week at 2–3.
Week 7: at Cleveland Browns
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:05pm local
- Game weather: clear, 56 °F (13 °C), 53% humidity, wind S 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,350
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Jim Mora, Jr. & Drea Avent
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–4.
Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 1:15pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C), wind SSW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,004
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Steve Tasker
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–5. This would be their last home loss to an AFC opponent until a 25-17 defeat against the Los Angeles Chargers in 2018.
Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Cowboys | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 12:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 81,510
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Jaime Maggio
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–6. This is the last game the Seahawks would lose by double digits until the Week 2 game against the Packers in the 2015 season (including playoffs).
Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Seahawks | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:06pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), wind SSW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,522
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel & Dan Dierdorf
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the win, the Seahawks improved to 3–6.
Week 11: at St. Louis Rams
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 3:05pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 56,400
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Jaime Maggio
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the win, the Seahawks improved to 4–6.
Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 1:07pm local
- Game weather: rain, 52 °F (11 °C), wind SSW 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,007
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Charles Davis & Drea Avent
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 4–7.
Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 5:29pm local
- Game weather: clear, 38 °F (3 °C), wind S 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
- Game attendance: 67,039
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock & Alex Flanagan
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–7.
Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Seahawks | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 5:40pm local
- Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), wind NNE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,577
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden & Rachel Nichols
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the win, the Seahawks improved to 6–7 and swept the Rams for the first time since 2009 and embarked on working on another major winning streak against the team. Also, the Seahawks took the trend of winning 13 out of the last 14 games against the Rams dating back to 2005.
Week 15: at Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 12:03pm local
- Game weather: clear, 39 °F (4 °C), 65% humidity, wind S 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 61,542
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan & Jaime Maggio
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the win, the Seahawks improved to 7–7.
Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:16pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C), wind SSE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,697
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Charles Davis & Drea Avent
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 7–8 and were swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2006.
Week 17: at Arizona Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: January 1
- Game time: 2:15pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,798
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen & Chad Pennington
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Seahawks finished the season 7–9 and 3rd place in the NFC West.
Notes and references
- 2011 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
- Yuille, Sean. "Lions Get Back 2011 NFL Draft 7th-Round Pick, Lose 2012 Pick Instead". Pride of Detroit (blog). Retrieved April 5, 2011.