Olindo Mare is given the franchise tag, and the veteran kicker responds by hitting 25 of 30 field goal attempts – including extending his consecutive kick streak that began in 2009 to a franchise record 30 in a row.

Julian Peterson was traded to the Detroit Lions for Cory Redding and a fifth-round draft choice.

Seattle hosted a playoff game for the fourth straight season and won one in three consecutive years after putting away Washington 35-14 in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.

Seahawks play first game before 60,825 fans in the Kingdome. San Francisco holds on to defeat Seattle, 27-20, as Jim Zorn is tackled on the 49ers’ two-yard line when the gun sounds.

Tim Ruskell was introduced as the Seahawks’ president of football operations and became the primary decision maker regarding all player and personnel decisions, including oversight of the club's pro and college scouting departments.

Seattle set a franchise record versus the Cardinals totaling 596 total yards in a 35-6 win at Arizona.