With the Seahawks visiting the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday, we're looking back a wild game between these two from more than a decade ago.
A then-record 68,093 fans filled Qwest Field on Dec. 6, 2004, Former Mariners DH Edgar Martinez raised the 12th Man Flag.
Matt Hasselbeck had, arguably, the best game of his career by going 28-of-40 for 414 yards and three touchdowns, no interceptions, and a two-point conversion pass. Shaun Alexander ran for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
It wasn't enough.
The Seahawks took a 14-3 first quarter lead off touchdown passes from Hasselbeck to Jerry Rice and Darrell Jackson.
The Cowboys stormed back on the legs of future Seahawk Julius Jones. The rookie ran 30 times for 198 yards and three touchdowns. Dallas built a 29-17 as the fourth quarter began.
The Seahawks dominated the final quarter with two 72-yard touchdown drives that lasted 2:42 and 2:38 respectively. Ken Hamlin then intercepted Vinny Testaverde to give Seattle a short field, setting the Seahawks up for a four play, 41-yard touchdown drive.
The Seahawks had a 10-point lead with 2:53 left.
Then Seattle's defense went home early.
Testaverde went 4-for-4 on the next drive. He hit Keyshawn Johnson for a 34-yard touchdown, despite illegal contact on Seattle's Ken Lucas, to make a 3-point game.
The Cowboys recovered the onside kick. With 1:54 and two timeouts, the Cowboys drove 57 yards. Jones had 16-yard run and followed that two plays later with a 17-yard touchdown scamper.
Down by four with 28 seconds and no timeouts left, Hasselbeck hit Rice for 28 yards to the Dallas 47. With time for just a Hail Mary, Hasselbeck's desperate pass bounced off a couple players before falling incomplete.
Dallas won, 43-39.
"We are our own worst enemy," Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren said after the game. "We were tonight. I know I've said that before. We do some very good things and then we do some things that demonstrate a lack of maturity. It has cost us dearly this season."
Despite the loss, Seattle made the playoffs and the Cowboys didn't. Seattle won the NFC West with 9-7 record before falling to division rival St. Louis 27-20 in the Wild Card Game.
