2014 Seattle Seahawks season

The 2014 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 39th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks started the season as the defending Super Bowl champions for the first time in franchise history.

2014 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerPaul Allen
General managerJohn Schneider
Head coachPete Carroll
Home fieldCenturyLink Field
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Panthers) 31–17
Won NFC Championship
(vs. Packers) 28–22 (OT)
Lost Super Bowl XLIX
(vs. Patriots) 24–28
Pro Bowlers
6
AP All-Pros
5
Uniform

The season began with a 36–16 victory over the Green Bay Packers in their first meeting since the controversial Fail Mary Game. After struggling to a 3–3 record, which included a rare home loss to the Dallas Cowboys, they went on a 9–1 run to finish the season, which included a sweep of their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals, who battled with them the whole season. They repeated as NFC West champions and finished in a three-way tie with the Packers and Cowboys for the NFC's best record, but earned the No. 1 seed based on tiebreakers, securing home-field advantage for the second consecutive season. This was the first time that a defending Super Bowl champion retained the No. 1 seed in the next season since the 1990 San Francisco 49ers. They were also the first NFC team to repeat as the No. 1 seed in the conference since the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles, and the first team to do so since the 2013 Denver Broncos.

The Seahawks fielded the #1 rushing attack in the league with Marshawn Lynch finishing the year with 1,306 yards and a league-leading 13 rushing touchdowns. In addition to Lynch, Russell Wilson had one of the most prolific running quarterback seasons ever with a career high 849 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns along with a league-leading 7.2 yards per attempt.

The Seahawks opened the playoffs with a win over the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional round, becoming the first defending champion since the 2005 New England Patriots to win a playoff game the following season. In one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history, the Seahawks advanced to Super Bowl XLIX by defeating the Green Bay Packers 28–22 in overtime after trailing 16–0 at halftime and 19–7 with less than three minutes left in regulation. In doing so, they became the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to repeat as conference champions, the first NFC team since the 1997 Green Bay Packers to repeat as NFC Champions, the first team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs since the 19901991 Buffalo Bills, and the first NFC team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs since the 19821983 Washington Redskins. In Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks were defeated by the New England Patriots 28–24, thereby being dethroned[2] and failed to become the first back-to-back champion since the 2004 New England Patriots, as well as the first NFC team to do so since the 1993 Dallas Cowboys. This was also the first time head coach Pete Carroll met his former team, the Patriots, and his successor, Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl, as Carroll was the Patriots head coach from 1997-1999, the last head coach before Belichick was hired in 2000.

Roster changes

Free agents

PositionPlayerTag2014 TeamNotes
CBBrandon BrownerUFANew England PatriotsSigned 3 year/$16.8 million deal
WRArceto ClarkUFASeattle SeahawksSigned 2 year/$930 thousand deal
TEKellen DavisUFADetroit LionsSigned 1 year/$730 thousand deal
OLBreno GiacominiUFANew York JetsSigned 4 year/$18 million deal
KSteven HauschkaUFASeattle SeahawksSigned 3 year/$12.15 million deal
QBTarvaris JacksonUFASeattle SeahawksSigned 1 year/$1.25 million deal
SChris MaragosUFAPhiladelphia EaglesSigned 3 year/$4 million deal
DLClinton McDonaldUFATampa Bay BuccaneersSigned 4 year/$12 million deal
OLPaul McQuistanUFACleveland BrownsSigned 2 year/$3 million deal
WRSidney RiceUFARetired
FBMichael RobinsonNONERetired
WRGolden TateUFADetroit LionsSigned 5 year/$31 million deal
CBWalter ThurmondUFANew York GiantsSigned 1 year/$3 million deal
WRBryan WaltersUFASeattle SeahawksSigned 1 year/$570 thousand deal

Draft

2014 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 45 Paul Richardson  WR Colorado Pick from DET[b]
2 64 Justin Britt  OT Missouri
4 108 Cassius Marsh  DE UCLA Pick from MIN[a]
4 123 Kevin Norwood  WR Alabama Pick from CIN[d]
4 132 Kevin Pierre-Louis  OLB Boston College
5 172 Jimmy Staten  DT Middle Tennessee St
6 199 Garrett Scott  OT Marshall Pick from CIN[d]
6 208 Eric Pinkins  S San Diego St
7 227 Kiero Small  FB Arkansas Pick from DET[b]
      Made roster       Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

^[a] The Seahawks traded their first-round selection (No. 32 overall) to Minnesota in exchange for their second- and fourth-round selection (Nos. 40 and 108 overall).
^[a] The Seahawks traded the second-round selection (No. 40 overall) that they received from Minnesota, and their fifth-round selection (No. 146 overall) to Detroit in exchange for their second-, fourth-, and seventh-round selection (Nos. 45, 111, and 227 overall).
^[c] The Seahawks traded their third-round selection (No. 96 overall), along with their 2013 first- and seventh-round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for wide receiver Percy Harvin.
^[d] The Seahawks traded the fourth-round selection (No. 111 overall) that they received from Detroit, to Cincinnati in exchange for their fourth- and sixth-round selection (Nos. 123 and 199 overall).
^[e] The Seahawks acquired an additional fifth-round selection (No. 146 overall) in a trade that sent quarterback Matt Flynn to the Oakland Raiders.
^[f] The Seahawks traded their seventh-round selection (No. 247 overall) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

Undrafted free agents

PositionPlayerCollege
SDion BaileyUSC
LBBrock CoyleMontana
TEChase DixonUCA
OTGarry GilliamPenn State
OGBronson IrwinOklahoma
DEJackson JeffcoatTexas
CBJimmy LegreeSouth Carolina
DTAndru PuluEWU

Staff

2014 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
  • Chairman – Paul Allen
  • President – Peter McLoughlin
  • Executive vice president/general manager – John Schneider
  • Senior vice president of football administration – Matt Thomas
  • Director of Team Operations– Tag Ribary
  • Director of college scouting – Scott Fitterer
  • Director of pro personnel – Trent Kirchner
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Dan Morgan
  • Director of football communications – Lane Gammel

Head coaches

  • Executive vice president of football operations/head coach – Pete Carroll
  • Assistant head coach/offensive line – Tom Cable

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

2014 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 19 inactive, 8 practice squad

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2015 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 7 at Denver Broncos L 16–21 0–1 Sports Authority Field at Mile High 75,593 Recap
2 August 15 San Diego Chargers W 41–14 1–1 CenturyLink Field 67,615 Recap
3 August 22 Chicago Bears W 34–6 2–1 CenturyLink Field 67,608 Recap
4 August 28 at Oakland Raiders L 31–41 2–2 O.co Coliseum 50,831 Recap

Regular season

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

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 4 Green Bay Packers W 36–16 1–0 CenturyLink Field 68,424 Recap
2 September 14 at San Diego Chargers L 21–30 1–1 Qualcomm Stadium 67,916 Recap
3 September 21 Denver Broncos W 26–20 (OT) 2–1 CenturyLink Field 68,447 Recap
4 Bye
5 October 6 at Washington Redskins W 27–17 3–1 FedExField 79,522 Recap
6 October 12 Dallas Cowboys L 23–30 3–2 CenturyLink Field 68,432 Recap
7 October 19 at St. Louis Rams L 26–28 3–3 Edward Jones Dome 57,855 Recap
8 October 26 at Carolina Panthers W 13–9 4–3 Bank of America Stadium 74,042 Recap
9 November 2 Oakland Raiders W 30–24 5–3 CenturyLink Field 68,337 Recap
10 November 9 New York Giants W 38–17 6–3 CenturyLink Field 68,352 Recap
11 November 16 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–24 6–4 Arrowhead Stadium 76,463 Recap
12 November 23 Arizona Cardinals W 19–3 7–4 CenturyLink Field 68,327 Recap
13 November 27 at San Francisco 49ers W 19–3 8–4 Levi's Stadium 70,799 Recap
14 December 7 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–14 9–4 Lincoln Financial Field 69,596 Recap
15 December 14 San Francisco 49ers W 17–7 10–4 CenturyLink Field 68,526 Recap
16 December 21 at Arizona Cardinals W 35–6 11–4 University of Phoenix Stadium 63,806 Recap
17 December 28 St. Louis Rams W 20–6 12–4 CenturyLink Field 68,453 Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 2014 NFL season results[3]

Postseason

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 10, 2015 Carolina Panthers (4) W 31–17 1–0 CenturyLink Field 68,524 Recap
NFC Championship January 18, 2015 Green Bay Packers (2) W 28–22 (OT) 2–0 CenturyLink Field 68,538 Recap
Super Bowl XLIX February 1, 2015 vs. New England Patriots (A1) L 24–28 2–1 University of Phoenix Stadium 70,288 Recap

Standings

Division

NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Seattle Seahawks 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 394 254 W6
(5) Arizona Cardinals 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 310 299 L2
San Francisco 49ers 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 306 340 W1
St. Louis Rams 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 324 354 L3

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] Seattle Seahawks West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 .525 .513 W6
2[lower-alpha 1] Green Bay Packers North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .482 .440 W2
3[lower-alpha 1] Dallas Cowboys East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 .445 .422 W4
4 Carolina Panthers South 7 8 1 .469 4–2 6–6 .490 .357 W4
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Arizona Cardinals West 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 .523 .477 L2
6[lower-alpha 2] Detroit Lions North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .471 .392 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 6–6 .490 .416 W1
8 San Francisco 49ers West 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 .527 .508 W1
9[lower-alpha 3] New Orleans Saints South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .486 .415 W1
10[lower-alpha 3] Minnesota Vikings North 7 9 0 .438 1–5 6–6 .475 .308 W1
11[lower-alpha 4] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .512 .323 L1
12[lower-alpha 4] Atlanta Falcons South 6 10 0 .375 5–1 6–6 .482 .380 L1
13[lower-alpha 4] St. Louis Rams West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .531 .427 L3
14 Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .529 .338 L5
15 Washington Redskins East 4 12 0 .250 2–4 2–10 .496 .422 L1
16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 .486 .469 L6
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5]
  1. Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record.
  2. Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6).
  3. New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9).
  4. The New York Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27), while Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis
    based on conference record.
  5. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Game summaries

Week P1: at Denver Broncos

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 3316
Broncos 7 0 7721

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 7:05pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C), 41% humidity, wind S 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,593
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV: KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P2: vs. San Diego Chargers

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 7 7014
Seahawks 10 14 31441

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: August 15
  • Game time: 7:05pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C), 67% humidity, wind NNW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 67,615
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV: KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Chicago Bears

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 066
Seahawks 14 17 3034

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Week P4: at Oakland Raiders

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 01031
Raiders 21 14 3341

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers

NFL Kickoff game
Week One: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 3 0616
Seahawks 3 14 51436

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

The Seahawks started their 2014 season at home against the Packers, the first meeting since the controversial 'Fail Mary' game in 2012. With the win, they became the first defending Super Bowl champion team since 2011 (also Packers) to win their regular season opening game for a 1-0 start.

This is the first game in NFL history to end in a score of 36-16. In all five years that Pete Carroll was head coach of the Seahawks, so far, he has had at least one game end in a score never before achieved.[6]

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 7021
Chargers 3 17 7330

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

This would be their largest margin of defeat since their 13-23 loss to the Cowboys in 2011.

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Three: Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Broncos 3 0 017020
Seahawks 3 14 03626

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

This would be the first Super Bowl rematch (Super Bowl opponents in the previous year who face each other again in the current year) since 1997.[7] Although the Broncos would rally in the 4th quarter to send the game into overtime, the Seahawks scored a touchdown in overtime to win. They entered their bye week at 2–1.

Week 5: at Washington Redskins

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 01027
Redskins 0 7 3717

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Percy Harvin had three touchdowns in this game negated by penalties. This was his penultimate game with the Seahawks.[8]

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Six: Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 10 31030
Seahawks 10 0 10323

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

The Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 30-23. The Seahawks suffered only their second home loss since Russell Wilson became the starting quarterback at the start of the 2012 season (the other loss was to the Cardinals in Week 16 of the 2013 season). Wilson struggled mightily, going 14/28 for only 126 yards with 1 rushing touchdown, 0 touchdown passes, and a game sealing interception. The defense also gave up several big plays, including a 3rd and 20 first down conversion in the 4th quarter. The conversion eventually led to a touchdown that put the Cowboys up 27-23. The 30 points that were allowed by the Seahawks were the most they allowed in any home game in the Wilson era. With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 3-2 on the season.

Week 7: at St. Louis Rams

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 3 71326
Rams 7 14 0728

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

Week 8: at Carolina Panthers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 3713
Panthers 3 3 039

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

This was the first Seahawks road game to be televised by CBS since 2001, their last year in the AFC West.

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 0 14724
Seahawks 14 10 0630

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 10: vs. New York Giants

Week Ten: New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 10 0017
Seahawks 7 7 32138

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 13 7020
Chiefs 7 7 3724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 003
Seahawks 3 6 10019

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Thanksgiving Day game

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 6 3319
49ers 0 0 303

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 14024
Eagles 7 0 7014

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Fifteen: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 7 007
Seahawks 3 0 7717

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

With the win, not only did the Seahawks knock the 49ers out of the playoffs, but they also swept the 49ers for the first time since 2007.

Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 02135
Cardinals 0 3 306

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

With this win, the Seahawks completed a comeback against the Cardinals they started in week 12 from 3 games back in the division with 6 to play. They also swept the Cardinals for the first time since 2010.

Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Seventeen: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 3 3 006
Seahawks 0 0 61420

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

With this win, Seattle clinched the NFC West, a first round bye, and home field advantage throughout the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #1 seed in the NFC.

NFC Divisional Playoff: vs. #4 Carolina Panthers

NFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Carolina Panthers at #1 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 10 0717
Seahawks 7 7 01731

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

The Seahawks defeated the Panthers 31-17, becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to win a playoff game since the 2005 Patriots, and advanced to their second consecutive NFC Championship game. They hosted the Green Bay Packers, who defeated the Dallas Cowboys 26-21.

NFC Championship Game: vs. #2 Green Bay Packers

NFC Championship Game: #2 Green Bay Packers at #1 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Packers 13 3 06022
Seahawks 0 0 715628

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

After trailing 16-0 in the 3rd quarter and 19-7 with just over 2 minutes remaining, Russell Wilson, who threw 4 interceptions in the game, rallied Seattle to a much needed touchdown to bring the score to 19-14 with 2:09 left in regulation. The Seahawks then recovered an onside kick to re-gain possession of the football. After a relatively quick drive, Marshawn Lynch scored on a 24-yard touchdown run, making the score 22-19 after a successful 2-point conversion with 1:25 left. Aaron Rodgers then drove the Packers to the Seattle 30 yard line, where Mason Crosby kicked a 48-yard field goal to tie and send the game into overtime. Seattle then won the coin toss and drove 87 yards in 6 plays, capped by consecutive 35 yard completions, the first on 3rd-and-6 from the Seahawks own 30 yard line to Doug Baldwin, and the second a touchdown pass from Wilson to Jermaine Kearse to win the game 28-22. With the win, the Seahawks became the first defending champion to return to the Super Bowl since the 2004 Patriots. Additionally, they ended the Packers' season the same way it began, as they lost to the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in the Kickoff Game.

Super Bowl XLIX: vs. #A1 New England Patriots

Super Bowl XLIX: #A1 New England Patriots vs. #N1 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 14 01428
Seahawks 0 14 10024

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

The game was a back and forth battle, but best remembered for Seattle throwing a game-sealing interception at the one-yard line on 2nd and 1 instead of going for a Marshawn Lynch rushing touchdown. The decision was highly scrutinized; Carroll stated "You've trained your players to do the right thing, and I trust them to do right."[9]

References

  1. Gilbert, John P. (January 10, 2019). "Russell Wilson makes the NFC Pro Bowl squad". FieldGulls.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. "Malcolm Butler's goal-line interception gives Pats Super Bowl XLIX title". ESPN. February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. 2014 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  5. "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  6. "The Seahawks' art of 'scoragami'". September 8, 2014.
  7. "Rare Super Bowl rematch highlights NFL Week 3 - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  8. "Great catch, but it didn't count". USA Today.
  9. "Seahawks' Pete Carroll explains ill-fated call in Super Bowl XLIX". NFL.com.
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