2011 Seattle Seahawks season

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2011 Seattle Seahawks season
Seahawks wordmark 2002-2011.gif
Owner Paul Allen
General manager John Schneider
Head coach Pete Carroll
Home field CenturyLink Field
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
5
AP All-Pros
1

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.

Contents

Until 2021, this was the last season the Seahawks finished with a losing record.

Offseason

2011 NFL Draft

2011 Seattle Seahawks draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
125 James Carpenter   T Alabama
375 John Moffitt   G Wisconsin from DET [dr 1]
499 K.J. Wright  *  LB Mississippi State from DEN [dr 2] [dr 3]
4107 Kris Durham   WR Georgia from DET [dr 4]
5154 Richard Sherman  *  CB Stanford from KC [dr 5]
5156 Mark LeGree   FS Appalachian State
6173 Byron Maxwell  CB Clemson from DET [dr 6] [dr 7]
7205 Lazarius Levingston   DE LSU from DEN [dr 8]
7242 Malcolm Smith   OLB USC [dr 9]
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ The team acquired this fourth round selection (#99 overall) in a 2010 trade that sent WR Deion Branch to the New England Patriots.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ #154: multiple trades:
    #154: Kansas City/Detroit swap. see #140: Detroit/Kansas City swap.
    #154: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.[ citation needed ]
  6. ↑ The team traded its original sixth round selection (#190 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for DE Kentwan Balmer.
  7. ↑ The team acquired a new sixth round selection (#173 overall) in a trade that sent DE Lawrence Jackson to the Detroit Lions.
  8. ↑ #205: multiple trades:
    #205: Denver → Detroit (PD). see #186: Detroit → Denver (PD). [source 1]
    #205: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit. [ citation needed ]
  9. ↑ Compensatory selection.


Coaching staff

Seattle Seahawks 2011 staff
Front office
  • Chairman – Paul Allen
  • President – Peter McLoughlin
  • General manager – John Schneider
  • Vice president of football administration – John Idzik
  • Vice president of football operations – Will Lewis
  • Senior personnel executive – Scot McCloughan
  • Director of pro personnel – Tag Ribary
  • Director of college scouting – Scott Fitterer
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Eric Stokes
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Trent Kirchner

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

2011 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, 15 inactive, 9 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 11at San Diego Chargers W 24–171–0 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
2August 20 Minnesota Vikings L 7–201–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
3August 27at Denver Broncos L 20–231–2 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
4September 2 Oakland Raiders W 20–32–2CenturyLink Field Recap

Regular season

Schedule

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

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11at San Francisco 49ers L 17–330–1 Candlestick Park Recap
2September 18at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–240–2 Heinz Field Recap
3September 25 Arizona Cardinals W 13–101–2 CenturyLink Field Recap
4October 2 Atlanta Falcons L 28–301–3CenturyLink Field Recap
5October 9at New York Giants W 36–252–3 MetLife Stadium Recap
6 Bye
7October 23at Cleveland Browns L 3–62–4 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
8October 30 Cincinnati Bengals L 12–342–5CenturyLink Field Recap
9November 6at Dallas Cowboys L 13–232–6 Cowboys Stadium Recap
10November 13 Baltimore Ravens W 22–173–6CenturyLink Field Recap
11November 20at St. Louis Rams W 24–74–6 Edward Jones Dome Recap
12November 27 Washington Redskins L 17–234–7CenturyLink Field Recap
13December 1 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–145–7CenturyLink Field Recap
14December 12St. Louis RamsW 30–136–7CenturyLink Field Recap
15December 18at Chicago Bears W 38–147–7 Soldier Field Recap
16December 24San Francisco 49ersL 17–197–8CenturyLink Field Recap
17January 1, 2012at Arizona CardinalsL 20–23 (OT)7–9 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 2011 NFL season results [1]

Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2) San Francisco 49ers 1330.8135–110–2380229W3
Arizona Cardinals 880.5004–27–5312348W1
Seattle Seahawks 790.4383–36–6321315L2
St. Louis Rams 2140.1250–61–11193407L7

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at San Diego Chargers

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks00101424
Chargers737017

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

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period1234Total
Vikings760720
Seahawks00077

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Week P3: at Denver Broncos

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks3001720
Broncos0107623

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

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Raiders03003
Seahawks3701020

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

  • 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

Regular season

Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks0071017
49ers01601733

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Game information

With the loss, the Seahawks started the season 0–1.

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks00000
Steelers7107024

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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

Week Three: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals0100010
Seahawks337013

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Game information

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 1–2.

Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Four: Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Falcons7173330
Seahawks0714728

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Game information

With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 1–3.

Week 5: at New York Giants

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks14022036
Giants7701125

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

With the win, the Seahawks went into their bye week at 2–3.

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks00303
Browns03036

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–4.

Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Eight: Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals10701734
Seahawks033612

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Game information

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

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks330713
Cowboys3371023

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

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

Week Ten: Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ravens073717
Seahawks1093022

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Game information

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 3–6.

Week 11: at St. Louis Rams

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks0107724
Rams70007

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 4–6.

Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Twelve: Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins7001623
Seahawks073717

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Game information

With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 4–7.

Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Thirteen: Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Eagles070714
Seahawks7107731

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Game information

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–7.

Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Fourteen: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rams033713
Seahawks100101030

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Game information

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

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks70171438
Bears770014

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 7–7.

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Sixteen: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers0310619
Seahawks730717

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Game information

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

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Seahawks03710020
Cardinals7373323

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

With the loss, the Seahawks finished the season 7–9 and 3rd place in the NFC West.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 2011 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
  1. ↑ Yuille, Sean. "Lions Get Back 2011 NFL Draft 7th-Round Pick, Lose 2012 Pick Instead". Pride of Detroit (blog). Retrieved April 5, 2011.

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