1993 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1993 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 18th in the National Football League (NFL). Playing under head coach and general manager Tom Flores, the team finished with a 6–10 win–loss record in the AFC West and missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season. In the first round of the 1993 NFL draft, Seattle selected quarterback Rick Mirer, who became their starter for the 1993 season.

1993 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerKen Behring
General managerTom Flores
Head coachTom Flores
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record6–10
Division place5th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Chris Warren
DT Cortez Kennedy
FS Eugene Robinson
AP All-ProsDT Cortez Kennedy (1st team)
FS Eugene Robinson (2nd team)

At the end of the season, running back Chris Warren, defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy, and safety Eugene Robinson were selected to play for the AFC in the 1994 Pro Bowl, the NFL's honorary all-star game.

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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1993 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 2 Rick Mirer  Quarterback Notre Dame
2 30 Carlton Gray  Cornerback UCLA
4 85 Dean Wells  Linebacker Kentucky
5 114 Terrence Warren  Wide receiver Hampton
7 170 Michael McCrary *  Defensive end Wake Forest
8 197 Jeff Blackshear  Guard Northeast Louisiana
8 204 Antonio Edwards  Defensive end Valdosta State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

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1993 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Arnold Ale Linebacker UCLA
Norris Brown Cornerback Clemson
Ken Burress Cornerback Bowling Green
C. J. Davis Wide receiver Washington State
Mike DeHoog Tackle Utah
Marcus Evans Linebacker Youngstown State
Peter Gardere Punter Texas
Paul Long Center Ohio State
Mike Lustyk Defensive Tackle Washington
David Oliver Tackle Northern Colorado
Bob Rees Tackle Iowa
Alex Smith Running back Auburn
Tommie Smith Safety Washington
Mack Strong Fullback Georgia
Ted Velicher Guard Iowa
David Webb Linebacker USC

Personnel

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Staff

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1993 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Owner – Ken Behring
  • President – David Behring
  • Executive vice president – Mickey Loomis
  • Vice president of football operations – Chuck Allen
  • Player personnel director – Mike Allman
  • Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson
  • Pro personnel director – Randy Mueller
  • College scouting director – Phil Neri

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Russ Purnell

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Frank Raines


Final roster

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1993 Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 7 reserve, 4 practice squad

[2]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1994 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 7 Indianapolis Colts L 13–16 (OT) 0–1 Kingdome Recap
2 August 14 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–23 0–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
3 August 21 San Francisco 49ers W 30–0 1–2 Kingdome Recap
4 August 28 at Houston Oilers W 20–10 2–2 Astrodome Recap

Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 5 at San Diego Chargers L 12–18 0–1 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
2 September 12 Los Angeles Raiders L 13–17 0–2 Kingdome Recap
3 September 19 at New England Patriots W 17–14 1–2 Foxboro Stadium Recap
4 September 26 at Cincinnati Bengals W 19–10 2–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap
5 October 3 San Diego Chargers W 31–14 3–2 Kingdome Recap
6 Bye
7 October 17 at Detroit Lions L 30–10 3–3 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
8 October 24 New England Patriots W 10–9 4–3 Kingdome Recap
9 October 31 at Denver Broncos L 28–17 4–4 Mile High Stadium Recap
10 November 7 at Houston Oilers L 24–14 4–5 Houston Astrodome Recap
11 November 14 Cleveland Browns W 22–5 5–5 Kingdome Recap
12 Bye
13 November 28 Denver Broncos L 17–9 5–6 Kingdome Recap
14 December 5 Kansas City Chiefs L 31–16 5–7 Kingdome Recap
15 December 12 at Los Angeles Raiders L 27–23 5–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
16 December 19 Phoenix Cardinals L 30–27 5–9 Kingdome Recap
17 December 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–6 6–9 Kingdome Recap
18 January 2, 1994 at Kansas City Chiefs L 34–24 6–10 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.

Standings

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AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 0 .688 328 291 W1
(4) Los Angeles Raiders 10 6 0 .625 306 326 W1
(5) Denver Broncos 9 7 0 .563 373 284 L2
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 322 290 W2
Seattle Seahawks 6 10 0 .375 280 314 L1

Game summaries

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Preseason

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Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Colts 0 10 03316
Seahawks 0 7 60013

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P2: at Minnesota Vikings

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Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 3710
Vikings 7 9 0723

at Metrodome, Minneapolis

Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 0 000
Seahawks 23 7 0030

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P4: at Houston Oilers

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Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 14320
Oilers 0 7 0310

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Regular season

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Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

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Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 0212
Chargers 6 6 0618

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: September 5
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 71% humidity, wind WNW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 58,039
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks & Joe Gibbs
  • Recap Gamebook
Game information

Seattle began the season with an 18–12 loss to the San Diego Chargers in a game that featured no offensive touchdowns. Joe Nash scored the game's first points with a 12-yard interception return for a touchdown, on a ball tipped into the air by Cortez Kennedy.[3] Though the Seattle defense held the Chargers to no touchdowns, kicker John Carney had made six field goals to Seattle's one, as the Chargers led 18–10 in the fourth quarter.[3] With 1:25 left in the game, Mirer completed a pass to Brian Blades to the Chargers' two-yard line, but a hit by linebacker Gary Plummer made Blades lose the ball. Seattle scored a safety as the Chargers ran out the clock to win 18–12.[3] Sportswriter John Clayton noted that San Diego's game-plan was to run the football with halfback Marion Butts, and to run the ball to the left side, away from Kennedy. Clayton observed that the strategy worked against a defense he described as "tough", but mistakes by Seattle's linebackers allowed San Diego to earn "modest gains" on plays to keep drives moving.[4] The first rookie quarterback to start a Seahawks season opener, Mirer finished the game with 154 yards and completed 20 of 27 pass attempts.[3]

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 10 0017
Seahawks 0 10 0313

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

In their home opener, Seattle lost to the Los Angeles Raiders, 13–17.

Week 3: at New England Patriots

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Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 10017
Patriots 0 0 01414

at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 6 31019
Bengals 0 0 01010

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 0 0714
Seahawks 7 10 7731

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

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Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 3010
Lions 0 14 13330

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,801
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 8: vs. New England Patriots

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Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 0 369
Seahawks 0 3 0710

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 9 at Denver Broncos

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Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 3717
Broncos 0 21 7028

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 2:02 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 62 °F (17 °C), 21% humidity, wind N 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 73,644
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond & Cris Collinsworth
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: at Houston Oilers

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Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 0714
Oilers 13 9 2024

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 12:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 50,447
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks & Joe Gibbs
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 2 3 005
Seahawks 7 0 7822

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 54,622
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Drew Goodman & Dan Hampton
  • Gamebook
Game information

As of the 2017 season, this is the second most-recent of only eight NFL games since 1940 where both teams scored a safety, with the only more recent one occurring the following season between the Cardinals and the Oilers.[5]

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 7 3717
Seahawks 0 0 279

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 57,812
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Todd Christensen
  • Gamebook
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Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 10 7 14031
Seahawks 3 3 7316

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 58,511
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks & Joe Gibbs
  • Gamebook
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Week 15: at Los Angeles Raiders

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Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 9 01423
Raiders 3 7 17027

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 29% humidity, wind W 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 38,161
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks & Dan Hampton
  • Gamebook
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Week 16: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

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Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Cardinals 7 0 713330
Seahawks 10 10 07027

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 17: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 036
Seahawks 7 3 3316

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 26
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 51,814
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Todd Christensen
  • Gamebook
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Week 18: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Eighteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 01424
Chiefs 10 17 0734

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: January 2
  • Game time: 12:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), 73% humidity, wind SE 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 72,136
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks & Joe Gibbs
  • Gamebook
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "1993 Seattle Seahawks Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  3. ^ a b c d Smith, Craig (September 6, 1993). "Hawks Get Boot in San Diego– Chargers Kept From End Zone, But Win 18–12". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company.
  4. ^ Clayton, John (September 6, 1993). "Carney boots Chargers past Hawks". Daily Record. Pioneer News Group. McClatchy News Service.
  5. ^ Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1940 to 2017, requiring opp Safeties >= 1 and Safeties >= 1, sorted by ascending Date
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