11. 2005 NFC CHAMPION SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at 6. 2000 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION BALTIMORE RAVENS
6. 2000 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION BALTIMORE RAVENS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 14-2
Off: 14th
Def: 1st
2nd AFC Central
d. Broncos WC 21-3
d. Titans Div Rnd 24-10
d. Raiders AFC Title 16-3
d. Giants Super Bowl 34-7
HC Brian Billick OC Matt Cavanaugh DC Marvin Lewis
PSINet Stadium: 50 degrees
Scott Garceau/Tom Matte
Offense
QB Trent Dilfer (28 Fresno St)
RB Jamal Lewis (21 Tenn)
WR Qadry Ismail (30 Syracuse)
WR Patrick Johnson (24 Oregon)
WR Travis Taylor (22 Florida)
TE Shannon Sharpe (32 Savannah St)
LT Jonathan Ogden All Pro (26 UCLA)
LG Edwin Mulitalo (26 Arizona)
C Jeff Mitchell (26 Florida)
RG Mike Flynn (26 Maine)
RT Harry Swayne (35 Rutgers)
Defense
LDE Rob Burnett (33 Syracuse)
LDT Sam Adams (27 A&M)
RDT Tony Siragusa (33 Pitt)
RDE Michael McCrary (30 Wake)
LLB Peter Boulware (26 Florida St)
MLB Ray Lewis All Pro (25 Miami)
RLB Jamie Sharper (26 UVA)
LCB Duane Starks (26 Miami)
RCB Chris McAlister (23 Arizona)
SS Kim Herring (25 Penn St)
FS Rod Woodson (35 Purdue)
K Matt Stover All Pro (32 LA Tech)
P Kyle Richardson (27 Ark St)
KR Corey Harris (31 Vandy)
PR Jermaine Lewis (26 Mary)
The '61 Pack await the winners of this game - the number one offense from 2005 heads to Baltimore to face the number one defense from 2000, the Super Bowl Champion Ravens. Ray Lewis is a 25 year old All Pro, leading the way; 33 year old Rob Burnett and 26 year old Peter Boulware combined for 17 sacks, and 35 year old Rod Woodson added 4 picks. The offense is largely along for the ride. Trent Dilfer's 28, 12 scores and 11 picks. The rookie Jamal Lewis rushed for 1300 yards and 26 year old Jonathan Ogden was an All Pro
11. 2005 NFC CHAMPION SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 1st
Def: 7th
1st NFC West
d. Redskins Div Rnd 20-10
d. Panthers NFC Title 34-14
lost Super Bowl Steelers 21-10
HC Mike Holmgren OC Gil Haskell DC Ray Rhodes
Offense
QB Matt Hasselbeck
RB Shaun Alexander All Pro
FB Mack Strong All Pro
WR Bobby Engram
WR Joe Jurevicius
TE Jerramy Stevans
LT Walter Jones All Pro
LG Steve Hutchinson All Pro
C Robbie Tobeck
RG Chris Gray
RT Sean Locklear
Defense
LDE Bryce Fisher
LDT Chartric Darby
RDT Marcus Tubbs
RDE Grant Wistrom
LLB Jamie Sharper
MLB Lofa Tatupu
RLB DD Lewis
LCB Kelly Herndon
RCB Marcus Trufant
SS Michael Boulware
FS Marquand Manuel
K Josh Brown
P Tom Rouen
KR Josh Scobey
PR Jimmy Williams
Couple of branches from the Bill Walsh tree tangled in this one. The '05 Seahawks had the top offense in football. 30 year old Matt Hasselbeck had 25 scores and 9 picks - 4 All Pros, Shawn Alexander is 28, ran for almost 1900 yards and scored 28...28 times. Yikes. 34 year old Mack Strong, 31 year old Walter Jones, 28 year old Steve Hutchinson round out the All Pro quartet. The defense is okay, 28 year old Bryce Fisher had 9 sacks. It's Brian Billick and the best defense from 2000 hosting Mike Holmgren and the best offense from 2005. Let's go to Baltimore for the kick.
1st Qtr
Big return by Corey Harris to open the game - Ravens will start at midfield.
3 and out.
Seatle starts at the 10.
They pick up a first down, Shaun Alexander with a couple of 5 yard runs.
But the drive ends at the 26. After the punt, Ravens will start at their own 45, good return by Jermaine Lewis.
1/10 - Jamal Lewis gains 11 - a lot of running on both sides expected today.
1/10 - Priest Holmes gets a yard.
2/6 - Holmes gets 4 more.
3/5 - Trent Dilfer's first completion is to the Missile, Qadry Ismail, 12 yards to the Seattle 29.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Holmes gets 10 yards, Ravens to the 19.
That's it - a Lofa Tatupu sack nets a 3 yard loss -- Stover hits the 39 yard FG and it's 3-0.
Seattle at the 29.
3 and out.
Ravens at the 42. Lewis with another good return - Ravens special teams might be the difference here, Matt Stover was also an All Pro in '05.
1/10 - Lewis gets 3.
2/7 - Holmes gets 1.
3/6 - Dilfer's going deep - Dilfer finds Ismail for the big shot -- 33 yards to the Seahawk 21 as the quarter ends.
2nd Qtr: Ravens 3 Seahawks 0
Seattle's offense not showing much so far against that Baltimore defense, Ravens up 3 with first down at the Seattle 21.
The next 3 plays net just 3 yards -- Stover hits another FG and it's 6-0.
Seattle at the 25.
1/10 - Alexander gets 3.
2/7 - Hasselbeck in trouble -- Hasselbeck scrambling -- Hasselbeck looking deep -- He's got a Man -- Joe Jurevius is Behind the Secondary -- Caught -- Jurevicious is at the 30....the 20...the 10....Joe Jurevicius is brought down by Duane Starks at the 5 yard line -- that is a 67 yard bomb - a bomb - Hasselbeck to Jurevicius -- 67 yards -- the Seahawks have a first and goal.
1/goal - Give to Mack Strong -- He is Met in the Backfield by Ray Lewis....FUMBLE.....Baltimore recovers. Just like that - Ray Lewis forces the turnover and the Ravens get the ball back.
3 and out. After the punt, Seattle ball at their own 49.
1/10 - Maurice Morris gets 9 on his first carry.
2/1 - Alexander picks it up.
That's it - the next 3 plays net 8 yards -- Brown with the .....50 yard FG that just clears the crossbar and the Seahawks are on the board.
Ravens at the 26.
Another 3 and out --- good performance from that Seattle defense today. Seahawks to start at their own 39.
They get a first down - Hasselbeck to Jerramy Stevens, a dozen yards -- but the drive ends, Baltimore gets it back at the 2 minute warning at their own 17.
1/10 - Dilfer finds Obafemi Ayanbadejo, he's got 10 and the first.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Shannon Sharpe's first catch is for a dozen yards, Ravens using their first timeout with a minute to go at their own 39.
The next 3 plays net 2 yards - on the punt - the Seahawks get hit a roughing tthe kicker penalty - that gives the Ravens the first down at the Seattle 45 yard line with 30 seconds left, they are out of timeouts.
1/10 - Dilfer hits Ismail - it's 15 yards - but the clock is running, Dilfer's able to spike the ball to stop it with just 7 seconds left. Billick is not taking any chances - he brings on Stover for the 47 yard try....and he misses it.
That's the half.
3rd Qtr: Ravens 6 Seahawks 3
All FGs, largely a defensive struggle - Seattle fumbled on a first and goal, Baltimore missed a FG at the whistle. Good return by Josh Scobey to start the half - Seattle at their own 44.
1/10 - Morris gets 4.
2/6 - Leonard Weaver gets a carry, he goes for 2.
3/4 - Hasselbeck scrambling -- he's across the line of scrimmage, he's going to be....just short of the first down. 4th and inches at the Baltimore 46.
Well -- here's a pivot point. Holmgren's gonna go for it --- down 3, 4th and inches, on the Ravens side of the field -- Seattle's sending out the offense.
4/1 - Give to Alexander -- AND HE IS STOPPED DEAD. The Ravens defense converges on Alexander and swarms him at the line of scrimmage and Baltimore takes over. That Ravens defense, stifling.
Baltimore picks up 1 first down - Dilfer to Ayanbadejo for a dozen -- but that's it - nice job by that Seahawk defense really all day long in keeping their team in the game.
The punt - touchback. Seattle at the 20.
3 and out. The Seahawks just nothing at all on offense.
Ravens start at their own 44. 3 and out -- really nice job here again by the Seahawks - Bryce Fisher gets the sack.
Seattle starts at their own 27. They get a first down -- Hasselbeck hitting Bobby Engram for a 25 yard gain.
But that's it. Good Seattle punt - Ravens start at their own 8 yard line.
3 and out. The quarter ends with Baltimore preparing to punt from their own 11.
4th Qtr: Ravens 6 Seahawks 3
A little close for comfort for the Ravens, this vaunted defense has been all it needed to be, but the offense hasn't mustered much today - and as we hit the 4th qtr, it remains 6-3 Ravens, Baltimore punting from their 11.
Great field position for Seattle, they start at the Ravens 43.
1/10 - Alexander for 1.
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - Hasselbeck - finds DJ Hackett downfield -- that's an 18 yard pickup, big play, it puts Seattle into FG range -- Seattle at the Ravens 24 yard line.
1/10 - Alexander for 1.
2/9 - Hasselbeck to Strong, Strong bulls forward, just short of the sticks -- Seattle with a third and 1 at the Ravens 15 yard line.
3/1 -- Alexander picks it up. Seattle has a first down at the Baltimore 13. Trailing by 3, little more than 12 minutes left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Alexander gets 2
3/8 - Hasselbeck - looking to the endzone-- Jerramy Stevens -- TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS....TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS -- Matt Hasselbeck hits Jerramy Stevens with the 11 yard strike and the Seahawks take the 10-6 lead!
Baltimore starts at the 24. 10:35 left. The Ravens have got to get something going, you wonder if they consider a move to Tony Banks at some point.
3 and out. Oh, man. Just nothing at all and Seattle starts at their own 40. 9 minutes left.
3 and out. Very conservative here for Holmgren, really not wanting to risk a sack ot a turnover, 3 run plays and a punt. Baltimore will start at its own 31.
3 and out. Again - 3 and out -- Lofa Tatupu picks up his second sack of the day -- there are some boos now here in Baltimore, the Super Bowl Champions unable to move the ball at all today.
Seattle at their own 26. The first play is a pass - Hasselbeck to Bobby Engram for 11 yards and a first down -- and that is it, 3 runs and a punt -- but tick, tick, tick, tick -- there is now a little more than 2 and a half minutes left to go in the football game. Baltimore at their own 26.
Billick riding with Dilfer. The Ravens trail by 4, they have all 3 timeouts, they need to drive 74 yards in 2 and a half minutes or they are going to go home.
1/10 - Dilfer to Jamal Lewis, 4 yards, out of bounds.
2/6 - Big sack -- Marcus Tubbs leveling Dilfer, that's gonna take us to the 2 minute warning - Baltimore has a 3rd and 15.
3/15 -- Dilfer picks it up -- 21 yards to Shannon Sharpe -- Baltimore stops the clock at their own 42 yard line. 1:50 left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Dilfer to Lewis -- Lewis breaks a tackle -- Jamal Lewis down the sideline, run out of bounds after an 18 yard pickup -- the Ravens are at the Seattle 40 yard line, there's 1:15 left to go in the game. Ravens have 2 timeouts. Can Dilfer do it? Can Dilfer do it?
1/10 - Fisher sacks Dilfer -- big Seattle play, Ravens lose 5 - have to burn their 2nd timeout, there's a minute left and it's 2nd and 15.
2/15 - Incomplete
3/15 - Incomplete
Here it is. 40 seconds left in the football game. Baltimore has a 4th and 15 from the Seattle 45. Here it is. Here it is.
4/15 -- Dilfer drops back. Dilfer has time. Dilfer looks downfield. Dilfer throws...Sharpe....KNOCKED AWAY BY MARCUS TRUFANT! Trufant bats the ball away -- and that will be that -- the Seahawks are able to burn off the clock and this game is over.
Final: Seahawks 10 Ravens 6
The Seattle defense is the story here - 5 sacks - Seattle comes into Baltimore and knocks off the 6th seed in the region.
Hasselbeck 10 for 18, 169 yds, 1 TD
Dilfer: 11 for 24, 132 yds
Alexander: 22 carries, 62 yds
Lewis: 20 carries, 48 yds
Engram: 4 catches, 44 yds
Ismail: 3 catches, 60 yds
Tatupu/Fisher: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: Lofa Tatupu
