Seahawks Announce 2006 Schedule

To read how much of an event the NFL makes the release of the full schedule, I recommend Mark Kreidler's article over at the Worldwide Leader.

At 2pm ET, the Seattle Seahawks announced their schedule for the 2006 regular season. There has been talk about how the Seahawks were "disrespected" when they weren't announced as one of the teams playing on primetime in Week 1, which usually consists of the Super Bowl participants from the previous season.

Any talk of such "disrespect" can quickly be brushed aside today, as the Seahawks will play FOUR (4) nationally-televised football games this year, three of which will be played at Qwest Field. That's an enormous indicator in how the league views the team, the stadium and the fans in Seattle.

Here's a game-by-game look at the 2006 Seattle Seahawks regular season schedule (all times Eastern):

September 10th, 2006 - 1pm (FOX) - @ Detroit Lions - Seattle returns to the scene of the crime.

September 17th, 2006 - 4pm (FOX) - ARIZONA CARDINALS - The Cardinals could challenge for a playoff spot this year.

September 24th, 2006 - 4pm (FOX) - NEW YORK GIANTS - 60 more minutes of false starts, dropped passes and missed field goals for the G-men?

October 1st, 2006 - 8:15pm (NBC) - @ Chicago Bears - Battle of the top 2 seeds from the 2005 NFC Playoffs. It's good to get the trip to Chicago out of the way early.

Week 5 is a bye week

October 15th, 2006 - 1pm (FOX) - @ St. Louis Rams - The Rams have taken a few steps back on paper, but they're not too far removed from owning the NFC West.

October 22nd, 2006 - 4pm (FOX) - MINNESOTA VIKINGS - Steve Hutchinson returns to the place that made him an All-Pro. Something tells me that I may have to be there for this one.

October 29th, 2006 - 1pm (FOX) - @ Kansas City Chiefs - The 1st meeting of the year with the old AFC West rivals.

November 6th, 2006 - 530pm (ESPN) - OAKLAND RAIDERS - Here's the storyline for you already. On an ESPN game in 2001, Shaun Alexander had 266 yards against the Raiders. The over/under on how many times that performance gets mentioned is 4,000,000.

November 12th, 2006 - 4pm (FOX) - ST. LOUIS RAMS - Almost a year to the day of my first trip to Qwest Field. Results should be about the same, too.

November 19th, 2006 - 405pm (FOX) - @ San Francisco 49ers - Just like last year.

November 27th, 2006 - 530pm (ESPN) - GREEN BAY PACKERS - If Brett Favre stays (which I don't think he will), this may have to be the game I go to this year.

December 3rd, 2006 - 415pm (FOX) - @ Denver Broncos - Doesn't matter what the year is, I hate when the Seahawks go to Denver.

December 10th, 2006 - 405pm (FOX) - @ Arizona Cardinals - We'll know by this point if Arizona is the real deal. Supposed to be a beautiful new stadium down there.

December 14th, 2006 - 5pm (NFL) - SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - Seattle only gets 3 days rest between games, but thankfully they'll be playing the 49ers on short rest.

December 24th, 2006 - 4pm (CBS) - SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - 10 days off to recuperate and host the Chargers. Very nice Christmas present from the NFL.

December 31st, 2006 - 1pm (FOX) - @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The longest road trip of the year will hopefully be followed by a bye week in the post-season.