1993 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1993 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 18th in the National Football League. Playing under head coach and general manager Tom Flores, the team finished with a 6–10 win–loss record in the AFC West and missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season. In the first round of the 1993 NFL draft, Seattle selected quarterback Rick Mirer, who became their starter for the 1993 season.
At the end of the season, running back Chris Warren, defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy, and safety Eugene Robinson were selected to play for the AFC in the 1994 Pro Bowl, the NFL's honorary all-star game.

Offseason

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College
Arnold Ale	Linebacker	UCLA
Norris Brown	Cornerback	Clemson
Ken Burress	Cornerback	Bowling Green
C. J. Davis	Wide receiver	Washington State
Mike DeHoog	Tackle	Utah
Marcus Evans	Linebacker	Youngstown State
Peter Gardere	Punter	Texas
Paul Long	Center	Ohio State
Mike Lustyk	Defensive Tackle	Washington
David Oliver	Tackle	Northern Colorado
Bob Rees	Tackle	Iowa
Alex Smith	Running back	Auburn
Tommie Smith	Safety	Washington
Mack Strong	Fullback	Georgia
Ted Velicher	Guard	Iowa
David Webb	Linebacker	USC

Personnel

Final roster

Starters in bold.
Denotes players that were selected for the 1994 Pro Bowl.

Game summaries

Regular season

Seattle began the season with an 18–12 loss to the San Diego Chargers in a game that featured no offensive touchdowns. Joe Nash scored the game's first points with a 12-yard interception return for a touchdown, on a ball tipped into the air by Cortez Kennedy. Though the Seattle defense held the Chargers to no touchdowns, kicker John Carney had made six field goals to Seattle's one, as the Chargers led 18–10 in the fourth quarter. With 1:25 left in the game, Mirer completed a pass to Brian Blades to the Chargers' two-yard line, but a hit by linebacker Gary Plummer made Blades lose the ball. Seattle scored a safety as the Chargers ran out the clock to win 18–12. Sportswriter John Clayton noted that San Diego's game-plan was to run the football with halfback Marion Butts, and to run the ball to the left side, away from Kennedy. Clayton observed that the strategy worked against a defense he described as "tough", but mistakes by Seattle's linebackers allowed San Diego to earn "modest gains" on plays to keep drives moving. The first rookie quarterback to start a Seahawks season opener, Mirer finished the game with 154 yards and completed 20 of 27 pass attempts.

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

In their home opener, Seattle lost to the Los Angeles Raiders, 13–17.

Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns

As of the 2017 season, this is the second most-recent of only eight NFL games since 1940 where both teams scored a safety, with the only more recent one occurring the following season between the Cardinals and the Oilers.