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Eric D. Williams took over the Seahawks beat and Seahawks Insider blog in December. Williams has covered the Seahawks, Sonics and high school sports for The News Tribune since joining the paper in 2006. Eric lives in Tacoma with his wife and two children.

Tacoma News Tribune columnist Dave Boling also contributes to the Seahawks Insider blog.

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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Posted by Frank Hughes @ 04:29:04 pm

I forgot to mention this in yesterday's post-practice file, but Mike Holmgren got to hand out game balls for the first time in what seemed like forever. They went to:

C.J. Wallace -- special teams

Josh Wilson -- defense

Leonard Weaver -- offense

Posted by Frank Hughes @ 02:13:09 pm

Decent chances, you say?

That would be one view, given they are only two games behind the Arizona Cardinals in the division and still have two games left against the Cards, who are prone to, well, choke.

But I did a little digging, on which I am basing my Sunday preview story. Guess how many teams in NFL history have started their season 1-5 and have gone on to make the playoffs? Go ahead, guess.

Exactly one. The 1970 Cincinnati Bengals. And that was during a 14-game season. No teams have accomplished the feat since the league went to a 16-game season in 1978.

That Bengals team actually started the season 1-6. They won their opener, dropped six straight, then reeled off seven straight wins to win the division at 8-6. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to Baltimore, which eventually won the title that season.

The quarterbacks coach on that Bengals team? Bill Walsh.

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