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Seattle Seahawks' best seasons

The Hawks wrapped up 2007 with a 10-6 record -- the third best season in their history. Go Seahawks!

1. 2005 (13-3, .813)
2. 1984 (12-4, .750)
3. 2007 (10-6, .625) RECENT SEASON
3. 2003 (10-6, .625)
3. 1986 (10-6, .625)
6. 1987 (9-6, .600)
7. 2006 (9-7, .563)
7. 2004 (9-7, .563)
7. 2001 (9-7, .563)
7. 1999 (9-7, .563)
7. 1990 (9-7, .563)
7. 1988 (9-7, .563)
7. 1983 (9-7, .563)
7. 1979 (9-7, .563)
7. 1978 (9-7, .563)

Seattle Seahawks' postseason games

After Seattle's first round playoff win Saturday, here is a run-down of the ten postseasons in Seattle history. Their 16 game record: 7 wins, 9 losses.

(The years, by the way, refer to the season. The specific playoff games may have been played in January of the following year. The Super Bowl game was played in February, 2006.)

1983- W, 31- 7: AFC Wildcard Game vs. Denver Broncos
1983- W, 27-20: AFC Divisional Playoff at Miami Dolphins
1983- L, 14-30: AFC Championship Game at Los Angeles Raiders

1984- W, 13- 7: AFC Wildcard Game vs. Los Angeles Raiders
1984- L, 10-31: AFC Divisional Playoff at Miami Dolphins

1987- L, 20-23: AFC Wildcard Game at Houston Oilers

1988- L, 13-21: AFC Divisional Playoff at Cincinnati Bengals

1999- L, 17-20: AFC Wildcard Game vs. Miami Dolphins

2003- L, 27-33: NFC Wildcard Game at Green Bay Packers

2004- L, 20-27: NFC Wildcard Game vs. St Louis Rams

2005- W, 20-10: NFC Divisional Playoff vs. Washington Redskins
2005- W, 34-14: NFC Championship Game vs. Carolina Panthers
2005- L, 10-21: Super Bowl "at" Pittsburgh Steelers (in Detroit)

2006- W, 21-20: NFC Wildcard Game vs. Dallas Cowboys
2006- L, 24-27: NFC Divisional Playoff at Chicago Bears

2007- W, 35-14: NFC Wildcard Game vs. Washington Redskins

Seattle Seahawks' coaches

In 2007, Mike Holmgren passed Chuck Knox as the most most successful in Seahawks team history. Remarkably, there have only been six coaches in 31 seasons. Six! Seemed so few that I decided to present their listing in four different contortions so no one feels cheated.

Sorted by number of wins

1. Mike Holmgren, 82 CURRENT COACH
2. Chuck Knox, 80
3. Jack Patera, 35
4. Dennis Erickson, 31
5. Tom Flores, 14
6. Mike McCormack, 4

Sorted by winning percentage

1. Mike McCormack, 1982 (4-3 .571)
2. Mike Holmgren, 1999-2007 (82-62 .569) CURRENT COACH
3. Chuck Knox, 1983-91 (80-63 .559)
4. Dennis Erickson, 1995-98 (31-33 .484)
5. Jack Patera, 1976-82 (35-59 .372)
6. Tom Flores, 1992-94 (14-34 .292)

Sorted by number of games

1. Mike Holmgren, 144 CURRENT COACH
2. Chuck Knox, 143
3. Jack Patera, 94
4. Dennis Erickson, 64
5. Tom Flores, 48
6. Mike McCormack, 7

Sorted chronologically

1. Jack Patera, 1976-82
2. Mike McCormack, 1982
3. Chuck Knox, 1983-91
4. Tom Flores, 1992-94
5. Dennis Erickson, 1995-98
6. Mike Holmgren, 1999-2007 CURRENT COACH

These numbers, by the way, represent regular-season games only (no pre/post season) and is current through the end of the 2007 regular season.

Pierce County cities and towns

Last month we looked at the list of cities and towns in the most populous county in the state. It's time for number two -- just over the southern border. Pierce County happens to be my home, too.

-1. Tacoma, 193,556
-2. Lakewood, 58,211
-3. Auburn, 43,047 (King, Pierce)
-4. Puyallup, 33,014

-5. University Place, 29,933

-6. Enumclaw, 11,116 (King, Pierce)

-7. Bonney Lake, 9,687
-8. Edgewood, 9,089
-9. Sumner, 8,504
10. Gig Harbor,6,465
11. Steilacoom, 6,049
12. Fircrest, 5,868

13. Milton, 5,795 (Pierce, King)

14. Pacific, 5,527 (King, Pierce)

15. Fife, 4,784
16. Buckley, 4,145
17. Orting, 3,760
18. DuPont, 2,452
19. Eatonville, 2,012
20. Ruston, 738
21. Carbonado, 621
22. Wilkeson, 395
23. Roy, 260
24. South Prairie, 226


Data source: 2000 Census

Seattle Seahawks' games, 2006

It was a rough season with injuries to key players, heroic efforts by teammates, and inconsistent play in the last quarter season, but the Seahawks scraped together another NFC West title. Except for the 37-6 loss to the Bears, most of the games were close. Even Game #3 against the Giants, which I was lucky enough to attend, ended much closer than the blow-out the first half implied. So even with a winning 9-7 season record, the Seahawks actually gave up more points to opponents than they scored themselves. Fortunately, the win total is more important than the sum of the scores.

W- 9- 6, at Detroit Lions
W- 21-10, Arizona Cardinals
W- 42-30, New York Giants
L- 6-37, at Chicago Bears
. BYE WEEK
W- 30-28, at St Louis Rams
L- 13-31, Minnesota Vikings
L- 28-35, at Kansas City Chiefs
W- 16- 0, Oakland Raiders
W- 24-22, St Louis Rams
L- 14-20, at San Francisco 49ers
W- 34-24, Green Bay Packers
W- 23-20, at Denver Broncos
L- 21-27, at Arizona Cardinals
L- 14-24, San Francisco 49ers
L- 17-20, San Diego Chargers
W- 23- 7, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

9-7
PF: 335, PA: 341

Washington cities & towns with 3-word names

Last month I posted a list of Washington counties with two word names. Today I thought I'd showcase even the even longer named cities and towns.

• Beaux Arts Village, King County
• Lake Forest Park, King County
• South Cle Elum, Kittitas County

Barometric pressure records: Seattle and Spokane

No, it's not an exciting list. The TV and newspaper people don't so much as mention barometers. This list might not even get a second glance from meteorologists. But let's give it a try anyway.

Eleven years ago today, Seattle set a record low barometric pressure. Curiously, the record high was set this time of year, too. Same with Spokane. Hmmm. That just might be a tad interesting. Here are the high and low records for Seattle and Spokane.

Seattle
High: 30.83 (Dec 3, 1921)
Low: 28.65 (Dec 12, 1995)

Spokane
High: 31.04 (Jan 4, 1924)
Low: 28.91 (Jan 20, 1943)

King County cities and towns

I'll roll out city and town lists for each and every one of Washington's counties, but I thought I'd start with the one that has the most incorporated cities and towns. That, of course, is King County.

It has 39, including four that it shares with Pierce County on the southern border, and one that it shares with Snohomish on the northern border. From little town Skykomish to giant city Seattle -- what a range! The population figures are from the 2000 Census.

-1. Seattle, 563,374
-2. Bellevue, 109,827
-3. Federal Way, 83,259
-4. Kent, 79,524
-5. Shoreline, 53,296
-6. Renton, 50,052
-7. Redmond, 45,256
-8. Kirkland, 45,054
-9. Auburn, 43,047 (King, Pierce)
10. Sammamish, 34,104
11. Burien, 31,881
12. Bothell, 30,150 (King, Snohomish)
13. Des Moines, 29,267
14. SeaTac, 25,496
15. Mercer Island, 22,036
16. Kenmore, 18,678
17. Tukwila, 17,181
18. Maple Valley, 14,209
19. Covington, 13,783
20. Lake Forest Park, 12,871
21. Issaquah, 11,212
22. Woodinville, 9,194
23. Newcastle, 7,737
24. Normandy Park, 6,392
25. Milton, 5,795 (Pierce, King)
26. Pacific, 5,527 (King, Pierce)
27. North Bend, 4,746
28. Duvall, 4,616
29. Black Diamond, 3,970
30. Medina, 3,011
31. Clyde Hill, 2,890
32. Enumclaw, 2,627 (King, Pierce)
33. Algona, 2,460
34. Carnation, 1,893
35. Snoqualmie, 1,631
36. Yarrow Point, 1,008
37. Hunts Point, 443
38. Beaux Arts Village, 307
39. Skykomish, 214


Data source: 2000 Census

Washington's largest lakes

The Grand Coulee Dam is massive enough to hold back the waters of the largest lake in the state. At 123.4 square miles, Lake Roosevelt winds more than 50 miles up the Columbia River's course in northeastern Washington. It and the next nine largest lakes make up today's list.

-1. Lake Franklin D Roosevelt, 79,000 acres
-2. Umatilla Lake, 52,000 acres*
-3. Lake Wallula, 38,800 acres*
-4. Lake Chelan, 33,104 acres
-5. Potholes Reservoir, 28,200 acres
-6. Banks Lake, 24,900 acres
-7. Lake Washington, 22,138 acres
-8. Ross Lake, 11,678 acres
-9. Moses Lake, 6,815 acres
10. Osoyoos Lake, 5,729 acres*

*straddles state line; acreage given only for portion within Washington.

List adapted from: The Washington Almanac: Facts About Washington by Andrea Jarvela (WestWinds Press, 1999)