1992 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | Ken Behring |
General manager | Tom Flores |
Head coach | Tom Flores |
Home field | Kingdome |
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Record | 2–14 |
Division place | 5th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | DTCortez Kennedy FSEugene Robinson |
AP All-Pros | DTCortez Kennedy (1st team) |
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The 1992 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League (NFL). This was the first of three seasons in Seattle for head coach Tom Flores, but the Seahawks' winning percentage (.125) remains the worst in franchise history.
The Seahawks' 140 points (8.8 points per game) scored in the regular season is the lowest total for any team playing a 16-game (minimum) season. Long-time quarterback Dave Krieg had left Seattle for the rival Kansas City Chiefs in the offseason, leaving Seattle with Kelly Stouffer, Stan Gelbaugh, and Dan McGwire (brother of Major League Baseball star Mark McGwire) as their three quarterbacks.
Football Outsiders called Seattle's 1992 offense "the worst offense in (their ranking system's) history."[1] Seattle's 1,778 passing yards are the fewest in a season by any team during the 1990s.[2] The teams's 3,374 all-purpose yards are the lowest by a team in a 16-game (minimum) season in NFL history; they had 31 fewer total yards than the previous record-holders, the 1988 Detroit Lions, who had 3,405 all-purpose yards just four seasons prior.[3][4] Seattle was so inept that from the first game of the season until their Week 13 overtime win over Denver, they collectively had fewer points scored than punts attempted; for the entire season, the team finished with only slightly more points than punts. The team failed to score more than 17 points in a single game.
Despite their historically inept offense, Football Outsiders also ranked Seattle as having the third-best defense in 1992, making them the most imbalanced team they had ever measured. The Seahawks' star defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy was named the 1992 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Seattle gave up the fourth-fewest passing yards (2,661), and tied for fewest passing touchdowns allowed (11) of any team in 1992.
Before their Monday Night Football victory over the Denver Broncos in the Kingdome in late November,[5] the Seahawks honored radio announcer Pete Gross, inducting him as the fourth member of the Ring of Honor, its first non-player. After his long bout with cancer, Gross died two days later at age 55.[6][7] That game was also the last MNF game played in the Kingdome and the last in Seattle until 2002.[note 1]
Additions | Subtractions |
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GSean Farrell (Broncos) | WRJeff Chadwick (Rams) |
QBStan Gelbaugh (Cardinals) | RBDerrick Fenner (Bengals) |
FBTracy Johnson (Falcons) | QBDave Krieg (Chiefs) |
RBRueben Mayes (Saints) | TETravis McNeal (Rams) |
WRPaul Skansi (CFL) | |
TEMike Tice (Vikings) |
1992 Seattle Seahawks draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 10 | Ray Roberts | Offensive tackle | Virginia | |
3 | 66 | Bob Spitulski | Linebacker | Central Florida | |
5 | 122 | Gary Dandridge | Defensive back | Appalachian State | |
6 | 150 | Michael Bates * | Wide receiver | Arizona | |
7 | 178 | Mike Frier | Defensive end | Appalachian State | |
8 | 207 | Muhammad Shamsid-Deen | Running back | Tennessee-Chattanooga | |
9 | 234 | Larry Stayner | Tight end | Boise State | |
10 | 263 | Anthony Hamlet | Defensive end | Miami (FL) | |
11 | 290 | Kris Rongen | Guard | Washington | |
12 | 319 | Chico Fraley | Linebacker | Washington | |
12 | 320 | John MacNeil | Defensive end | Michigan State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Player | Position | College |
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Jeb Flesch | Center | Clemson |
Rafael Robinson | Cornerback | Wisconsin |
Tyrone Rodgers | Defensive End | Washington |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | August 6 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7–21 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
2 | August 15 | atIndianapolis Colts | W 27–10 | 1–1 | Hoosier Dome | Recap |
3 | August 22 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 17–10 | 2–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | August 28 | atSan Francisco 49ers | L 17–24 | 2–2 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | September 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 3–21 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
2 | September 13 | atKansas City Chiefs | L 7–26 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 20 | atNew England Patriots | W 10–6 | 1–2 | Foxboro Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 27 | Miami Dolphins | L 17–19 | 1–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
5 | October 4 | atSan Diego Chargers | L 6–17 | 1–4 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 11 | atDallas Cowboys | L 0–27 | 1–5 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 18 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 0–19 | 1–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
8 | October 25 | atNew York Giants | L 10–23 | 1–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
9 | Bye | |||||
10 | November 8 | Washington Redskins | L 3–16 | 1–8 | Kingdome | Recap |
11 | November 15 | atLos Angeles Raiders | L 3–20 | 1–9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
12 | November 22 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–24 | 1–10 | Kingdome | Recap |
13 | November 30 | Denver Broncos | W 16–13 (OT) | 2–10 | Kingdome | Recap |
14 | December 6 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 14–20 | 2–11 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–20 (OT) | 2–12 | Kingdome | Recap |
16 | December 20 | atDenver Broncos | L 6–10 | 2–13 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 27 | San Diego Chargers | L 14–31 | 2–14 | Kingdome | Recap |
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Source: 1992 NFL season results[12] |
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
(3) San Diego Chargers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 9–5 | 335 | 241 | W7 |
(6) Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 348 | 282 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 262 | 329 | L1 |
Los Angeles Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–4 | 5–7 | 243 | 281 | W1 |
Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 140 | 312 | L4 |
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Colts | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
49ers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
atCandlestick Park, San Francisco
Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
atArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Patriots | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
atSullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Chargers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
atSan Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
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Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cowboys | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
atTexas Stadium, Irving, Texas
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Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Giants | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
atGiants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Raiders | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
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Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Broncos | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
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Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
atThree Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
atMile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
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Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 31 |
Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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