Source, 950kjr.com
The Seattle Seahawks 2006 schedule was announced Thursday, April 6th, by the National Football League. NFC Champions in 2005, the Seahawks will be looking for a return trip to the Super Bowl and their third consecutive NFC West title.
Seattle’s schedule features four prime time games and four against 2005 division champions. The Seahawks will play on NBC and the NFL Network once and will play two Monday Night Football games for the first time since 1987 and host two for the first time since 1986.
Seattle takes on the NFC North Champion Chicago Bears in a Sunday night matchup on NBC October 1. Seattle will host former AFC West rival the Oakland Raiders on ESPN’s Monday night telecast November 6, and take on the Green Bay Packers Monday, November 27. The NFL Network, in its first season of broadcasting live games, will air the Seahawks versus San Francisco 49ers contest on Thursday, December 14.
Seattle opens the season on the road for the sixth time in the last seven seasons when they travel to Detroit, site of Super Bowl XL, to take on the Lions on September 10. The Seahawks will return to Qwest Field for a pair of games versus the Arizona Cardinals (9/17) and a re-match with the New York Giants (9/24).
The Seahawks bye falls during week five following the NBC Sunday night game.
Aside from the Raiders, other inter-conference opponents in 2006 include games at Kansas City (10/29) and Denver (12/3). Two of the finest running backs in the NFL, Shaun Alexander and San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson, will square off Christmas Eve when the Seahawks host the Chargers.
After sweeping the NFC West last season, Seattle travels to St. Louis on October 15, San Francisco on November 19, and Arizona on December 10.
The Seahawks wrap up the season on New Year’s Eve at Tampa Bay (12/31).
Six of Seattle’s opponents will feature new coaches in 2006 including Detroit (Rod Marinelli), Green Bay (Mike McCarthy), Kansas City (Herm Edwards), Minnesota (Brad Childress), Oakland (Art Shell), and St. Louis (Scott Linehan).
Correct me if I'm wrong. But doesn't the NFL usually schedule a re-match between the two Superbowl contenders during the following season?
Maybe the NFL doesn't want the rest of the football lovin world to see how bad the Hawks would actually destroy the Steelers on national TV.
MaxHawk 12 Street Writer.
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Correct me if I'm wrong. But doesn't the NFL usually schedule a re-match between the two Superbowl contenders during the following season?
ReplyDeleteYou're wrong, consider yourself corrected.
The NFL DOES However, usually feature both SB teams from the previous season with a national game in the first coupla weeks of the season.
ReplyDeleteInter-conference play is rotated each year by division -- last year the Hawks played the AFC South, this year they'll play the AFC West, next year I believe it's the AFC North, and then the AFC East.
ReplyDeleteI still think they be chickens. Maybe its just conicidinck, but I have seen SB match-ups the following season.
ReplyDeleteYou're right Max, they have it done quite a few times. But they wont go out of their way to do it.
ReplyDeleteWhen it happens, it's because the schedule already matches up that way. You can already see who the Hawks will be playing next season (07)if you'd like. All but 2 games are already decided, and those two games are against NFC teams.
ReplyDeletePaulie's right. The bulk of the the matchups are decided years ahead.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Max, please title this post. It's screwing up the navigation and RSS feeds. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBluefoot's right, about saying Paulie's right.
ReplyDeleteI'm right about TC Senn being right about Bluefoot being right about saying Paulie's right. But I'm moving to the left.
ReplyDeleteThis is starting to lose its humorous edge. May I be of some assistance?
ReplyDeleteLost your edge? Call Dr. Strop!
ReplyDeleteEvery NFL team's regular season schedule follows the exact same formula -- this is how it breaks down for the Hawks in '06:
ReplyDelete6 games vs. all other teams in their division
(Hawks play StL, SF and Ariz twice each)
4 games vs. all teams in a specific division in the other conference, rotating yearly
(In '06, Hawks play AFC West - Den, Oak, SD, KC)
4 games vs. all teams in another division in their conference, rotating yearly
(In '06, Hawks play NFC North - Min, GB, Det, Chi)
2 games vs. the teams in other divisions in their conference that finished in the same place they did
(In '06, Hawks play NYG and TB, who also finished first in their divisions)
If the Super Bowl teams meet in the season following their SB appearance, it's only because their divisions were scheduled to play each other that year anyway.
Of course, this all goes in the dumper if the NFL expands again.