Английская Википедия:2014 Seattle Seahawks season

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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.

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 1990–1991 Buffalo Bills, and the first NFC team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs since the 1982–1983 Washington Redskins. In Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks were defeated by the New England Patriots 28–24, thereby being dethroned 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. Шаблон:TOClimit

Roster changes

Free agents

Position	Player	Шаблон:Abbr	2014 Team	Notes
CB	Brandon Browner	UFA	New England Patriots	Signed 3 year/$16.8 million deal
WR	Arceto Clark	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed 2 year/$930 thousand deal
TE	Kellen Davis	UFA	Detroit Lions	Signed 1 year/$730 thousand deal
OL	Breno Giacomini	UFA	New York Jets	Signed 4 year/$18 million deal
K	Steven Hauschka	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed 3 year/$12.15 million deal
QB	Tarvaris Jackson	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed 1 year/$1.25 million deal
S	Chris Maragos	UFA	Philadelphia Eagles	Signed 3 year/$4 million deal
DL	Clinton McDonald	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Signed 4 year/$12 million deal
OL	Paul McQuistan	UFA	Cleveland Browns	Signed 2 year/$3 million deal
WR	Sidney Rice	UFA	Retired
FB	Michael Robinson	NONE	Retired
WR	Golden Tate	UFA	Detroit Lions	Signed 5 year/$31 million deal
CB	Walter Thurmond	UFA	New York Giants	Signed 1 year/$3 million deal
WR	Bryan Walters	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed 1 year/$570 thousand deal

Draft

Notes

^{Шаблон:Note} 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).

^{Шаблон:Note} 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).

^{Шаблон:Note} 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.

^{Шаблон:Note} 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).

^{Шаблон:Note} The Seahawks acquired an additional fifth-round selection (No. 146 overall) in a trade that sent quarterback Matt Flynn to the Oakland Raiders.

^{Шаблон:Note} The Seahawks traded their seventh-round selection (No. 247 overall) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

Undrafted free agents

Position	Player	College
S	Dion Bailey	USC
LB	Brock Coyle	Montana
TE	Chase Dixon	UCA
OT	Garry Gilliam	Penn State
OG	Bronson Irwin	Oklahoma
DE	Jackson Jeffcoat	Texas
CB	Jimmy Legree	South Carolina
DT	Andru Pulu	EWU

Final roster

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

Schedule

Preseason

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1	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Denver Broncos	L 16–21	0–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	75,593	Recap
2	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	San Diego Chargers	W 41–14	1–1	CenturyLink Field	67,615	Recap
3	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Chicago Bears	W 34–6	2–1	CenturyLink Field	67,608	Recap
4	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	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.

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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 Шаблон:Small	2–1	CenturyLink Field	68,447	Recap
4	Bye
5	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	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

Postseason

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Wild Card	First-round bye
Divisional	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	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 Шаблон:Small	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

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers

NFL Kickoff game

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.

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

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

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox 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. 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

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox Percy Harvin had three touchdowns in this game negated by penalties. This was his penultimate game with the Seahawks.

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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 8: at Carolina Panthers

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

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Thanksgiving Day game Шаблон:Americanfootballbox

Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox 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

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox 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

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox 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

Шаблон:See also Seattle entered the postseason as the #1 seed in the NFC.

NFC Divisional Playoff: vs. #4 Carolina Panthers

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

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox 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

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."

External links

• Шаблон:Official website