Английская Википедия:2012 Seattle Seahawks season

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The 2012 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 37th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks had a three-way quarterback competition with Tarvaris Jackson, Matt Flynn and rookie Russell Wilson. Jackson was traded to the Bills, and Wilson won the job.

The Seahawks finished 11–5, an improvement from a 7–9 record in 2011, and it marked Seattle's first winning season since 2007. The team was 4–0 during the preseason. Their 11 victories was the third best in franchise history. The Seahawks went undefeated at home for the third time in franchise history, after 2003 and 2005. Additionally, with their victory over the Washington Redskins at FedExField in the wild-card round, the Seahawks won their first road playoff game since 1983. However, despite holding a lead with just 30 seconds left in regulation, the Seahawks lost to the Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional round by a score of 30–28. Шаблон:TOClimit

New logo and uniform

On April 3, 2012, Nike unveiled the new design for the uniforms and logo for the Seahawks. The new designs incorporate a new accent color, "Wolf Grey", and the main colors are "College Navy" and "Action Green". The uniforms incorporate "feather trims", twelve feathers printed on the neckline and down each pant leg to represent the "12th Man", referring to the team's fans.

2012 draft class

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	15Шаблон:Ref	Bruce Irvin	DE	West Virginia
2	47Шаблон:Ref	Bobby Wagner	LB	Utah State
3	75	Russell Wilson	QB	Wisconsin
4	106	Robert Turbin	RB	Utah State
	114Шаблон:Ref	Jaye Howard	DT	Florida
5Шаблон:Ref	154Шаблон:Ref	Korey Toomer	LB	Idaho
6	172Шаблон:Ref	Jeremy Lane	CB	Northwestern State
	181	Winston Guy	S	Kentucky
7	225Шаблон:RefШаблон:Ref	J. R. Sweezy	G	N.C. State
	232Шаблон:Ref	Greg Scruggs	DE	Louisville

Notes

^{Шаблон:Note} The team traded its original first-round selection (#12 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' first- (#15 overall), fourth- (#114 overall) and sixth- (#172 overall) selections.

^{Шаблон:Note} The team traded its original second-round selection (#43 overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' second- (#47 overall), fifth- (#154 overall) and seventh- (#232 overall) round selections.

^{Шаблон:Note} The team traded its original fifth-round selection (#147 overall) and a 2011 fourth-round selection to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for running back Marshawn Lynch.

^{Шаблон:Note} The team traded its original seventh-round selection (#219 overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for tackle Tyler Polumbus.

^{Шаблон:Note} The team acquired this seventh-round selection (#225 overall) as part of a trade that sent linebacker Aaron Curry to the Oakland Raiders.

Final roster

• Starters in bold.
• (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2013 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

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1	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Tennessee Titans	W 27–17	1–0	CenturyLink Field	65,589	Recap
2	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Denver Broncos	W 30–10	2–0	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	74,012	Recap
3	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 44–14	3–0	Arrowhead Stadium	63,870	Recap
4	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Oakland Raiders	W 21–3	4–0	CenturyLink Field	66,157	Recap

Regular season

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

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1	September 9	at Arizona Cardinals	L 16–20	0–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	60,032	Recap
2	September 16	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–7	1–1	CenturyLink Field	68,008	Recap
3	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Green Bay Packers	W 14–12	2–1	CenturyLink Field	68,218	Recap
4	September 30	at St. Louis Rams	L 13–19	2–2	Edward Jones Dome	53,193	Recap
5	October 7	at Carolina Panthers	W 16–12	3–2	Bank of America Stadium	72,676	Recap
6	October 14	New England Patriots	W 24–23	4–2	CenturyLink Field	68,137	Recap
7	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at San Francisco 49ers	L 6–13	4–3	Candlestick Park	69,732	Recap
8	October 28	at Detroit Lions	L 24–28	4–4	Ford Field	63,497	Recap
9	November 4	Minnesota Vikings	W 30–20	5–4	CenturyLink Field	67,584	Recap
10	November 11	New York Jets	W 28–7	6–4	CenturyLink Field	67,841	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 25	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–24	6–5	Sun Life Stadium	51,295	Recap
13	December 2	at Chicago Bears	W 23–17 Шаблон:Small	7–5	Soldier Field	62,264	Recap
14	December 9	Arizona Cardinals	W 58–0	8–5	CenturyLink Field	67,685	Recap
15	December 16	at Buffalo Bills	W 50–17	9–5	Шаблон:Flagicon Rogers Centre Шаблон:Small	40,770	Recap
16	December 23	San Francisco 49ers	W 42–13	10–5	CenturyLink Field	68,161	Recap
17	December 30	St. Louis Rams	W 20–13	11–5	CenturyLink Field	67,936	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 2012 NFL season results

 #  Indicates that the Seahawks were the visiting team in the Bills Toronto Series.

Postseason

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Wild Card	January 6, 2013	at Washington Redskins (4)	W 24–14	1–0	FedExField	84,325	Recap
Divisional	January 13, 2013	at Atlanta Falcons (1)	L 28–30	1–1	Georgia Dome	70,366	Recap

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Arizona Cardinals

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the loss, the Seahawks started their season 0–1. This would be the last time the seahawks lost a regular season game in Arizona until 2020.

Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox After facing the Cardinals on the road, the Seahawks returned home for a home game against the Cowboys. The game went very well for the Seahawks as the team improved to 1–1. This is also the first win for rookie QB Russell Wilson.

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

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Greg Scruggs and Bruce Irvin during the Green Bay game

The game had a controversial ending when Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson threw a Hail Mary pass to the endzone on the final play that appeared to have been intercepted by Green Bay. However, while one official signaled the interception, the other official signaled a touchdown for Seattle by receiver Golden Tate, based on the rule that a catch with simultaneous possession is ruled a completion for the offense. The play was reviewed and the officials awarded the touchdown to Seattle. The call by the officials, who were replacements for the customary and more experienced officials, was met with outrage by other NFL players and fans around the country who believed Green Bay should have been awarded the interception and thus the game. Many also claimed the officials had missed an offensive pass interference call committed by Tate on Packers cornerback Sam Shields that also would have won the game for Green Bay. The NFL released an official statement the next day that, while acknowledging that pass interference should have been called on Tate, supported the decision to uphold the play as simultaneous possession.

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 2–1. With the 49ers' loss to the Vikings the previous day, Seattle and San Francisco were now tied for 2nd in the NFC West behind the 3-0 Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks' defense accomplished a noteworthy achievement, sacking Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers 8 times, a career-high; this was even more impressive because all eight sacks occurred in the first half of the game.

The game's final play, dubbed the "Fail Mary" or the "Inaccurate Reception", is still viewed as the catalyst for the return of the NFL's customary officials due to the ineptitude of the replacement officials.

Week 4: at St. Louis Rams

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–2. QB Russell Wilson also had his first career game with no passing touchdown.

Week 5: at Carolina Panthers

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the win, Seattle's first of three road wins during the regular season, the Seahawks improved to 3–2.

Week 6: vs. New England Patriots

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the win, the Seahawks improved to 4–2, and with losses by the 49ers and Cardinals, the team moved into a tie for first in the NFC West. This was head coach Pete Carroll's first meeting with the Patriots since he was fired by the organization following the 1999 season. Carroll served as their head coach from 1997–99, the last one before Bill Belichick's hiring in 2000. This game is also infamous among Patriots fans as the genesis of the Richard Sherman/Tom Brady "You Mad, Bro" meme.

Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 4–3 moving into a 2nd-place tie with the Cardinals in the NFC West.

Week 8: at Detroit Lions

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the loss, the Seahawks dropped to 4–4.

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–4.

Week 10: vs. New York Jets

The Seahawks improved to 6–4.

Week 12: at Miami Dolphins

The Seahawks engaged in a back-and-forth affair, with six lead changes or ties. Russell Wilson touchdowns to Anthony McCoy and Golden Tate and a 98-yard Leon Washington kick return for a touchdown were answered by rushing scores from Reggie Bush and Daniel Thomas. With the Seahawks up 21–14, rookie Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill found Charles Clay from 29 yards out. Tied 21–21, the Seahawks had to punt with 1:39 to go, and Tannehill drove the Dolphins in range for the winning Dan Carpenter field goal.

The game was interrupted briefly with 1:40 to go in the third quarter following a 19-yard Tannehill run; the sprinklers at Sun Life Stadium suddenly switched on, soaking the field for roughly one minute.

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With their second road win, the Seahawks improved to 7–5.

Week 14: vs. Arizona Cardinals

• Biggest margin of victory in Seahawks franchise history
• Biggest margin of defeat in Cardinals franchise history
• Russell Wilson threw one touchdown pass before being pulled from the game.
• Matt Flynn gets his first playing time for Seattle.
• Eight turnovers committed by Arizona, including four interceptions
• Wilson became the first rookie quarterback to start and win his first six games at home since the 1970 merger.

Week 15: at Buffalo Bills

Bills Toronto Series

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With its third and final regular season road victory, Seattle rose to 9–5.

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

The Seahawks won and clinched at least a playoff spot. In order to win the NFC West, the Seahawks needed to beat the St. Louis Rams at home the following week, have the 49ers lose to the Arizona Cardinals. A Packers loss to the Vikings would give Seattle a first round bye as well. However, a loss or a 49ers win would result in the Seahawks being the #5 seed heading on the road for the wild-card round in January.

Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the NFC West title still up for grabs, the Seahawks finished their season at home against the Rams. Avoiding being swept by their foes, they finished the season with a record of 11–5, and a perfect 8–0 at home. However, with the Niners' win over the Cardinals, the team would end up 2nd in the division and the NFC's #5 seed.

Postseason

Шаблон:See also Seattle entered the postseason as the #5 seed in the NFC.

NFC Wild Card Playoff: at #4 Washington Redskins

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox After Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III went down with a knee injury in the second half, Seattle outscored Washington 3-0 to win 24-14. Seattle would move on to take on the #1 seed Atlanta Falcons.

NFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Atlanta Falcons

The Seahawks fell behind, trailing Atlanta 20–0 at halftime and 27–7 with just over 17 minutes remaining. Seattle scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take the lead 28–27 with 31 seconds left to play. But Matt Ryan quickly completed two long passes. A mystery time out, credited to Seattle, was blown by officials just as Matt Bryant kicked and missed a 49-yard field goal try, allowing Atlanta to kick again and giving them the victory. Russell Wilson's Hail Mary pass on the final play was intercepted by Julio Jones in the end zone (Wilson's only interception in the game), ending Seattle's season.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• 2012 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN