Seattle Seahawks
Doug Baldwin - #89 - WR
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 5' 10"/ 189 lbs. |
| Birthday | 09/21/1988 |
| Birthplace | Gulf Breeze, FL |
| College | Stanford |
| Years played | 3 |
Seahawks show NFL parody, not parity
There is really only one thing you can say about wild-card weekend, writes Ron Borges, and you didn't have to wait until Sunday night to say it.
Seahawks are being taken a lot more seriously this week
The sarcastic giggles and rolling eyes have ceased to exist in Seattle, where hope suddenly springs eternal after the Seahawks’ undeniably impressive 41-36 wild-card victory over the defending Super Bowl-champion Saints last Saturday at Qwest Field.
Bears get the matchup they wanted
One week after losing to the Packers, the Bears have a reason to thank their rivals. Green Bay's road win over Philadelphia Sunday ensured that Chicago will host Seattle, the least-respected team in the playoffs, next Sunday.
Saturday's games a ratings boon for NBC
Saturday's exciting wild-card games on NBC earned milestone ratings for the network.
Underdog Seahawks stun Saints in 41-36 win
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Hasselbeck to start for Seahawks vs. Saints
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll announced after Thursday's practice that Matt Hasselbeck will be the team's starting quarterback for their wild-card playoff game against the Saints on Saturday.
Oddsmakers make Seahawks massive underdogs
Whether the Seahawks are indeed the biggest home playoff underdog ever can't be conclusively said, though it is clear they are in the team picture.
Seahawks playoff primer
PFW examines the Seahawks as they prepare for the playoffs, identifying the keys to the offense and the defense, a player to watch, and what they have to do to win the Super Bowl.
Saints place RB Ivory on I.R.
Days before they begin their playoff run against the Seahawks, the Saints placed RB Chris Ivory on injured reserve and signed RB DeShawn Wynn.
Seahawks enjoying shining moment — until reality kicks in
After becoming the first team in league history to enter the playoffs with a losing record, it would be one of the all-time shocks should the Seahawks somehow become a factor in the 2010 “second season.”
Overcoming injuries against Seattle won’t be new drill for Saints
The Saints beat the Seahawks, despite having several key players sidelined, earlier this season, and they may be facing similar circumstances when they get the postseason underway at Qwest Field Saturday.
Seahawks-Rams garners record ratings for Week 17 game
The final "Sunday Night Football" game of the season earned the best overnight rating since 2002 for the NFL's season-ending game.
Seahawks top Rams, win NFC West
Laugh all you want, the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks are going to the playoffs as champions of the NFC West.
Game times announced for NFL playoffs
The Jets-Colts wild-card game will be the Saturday night game in the first weekend of the NFL playoffs.
PLAYER NEWS
Baldwin had four catches for 53 yards and two touchdowns in the Seahawks' 42-13 victory over San Francisco on Sunday night.|||||||
It was Baldwin's first two-TD game of the season. He had just one catch for eight yards last week.
Baldwin, the Seattle Seahawks' leading receiver a season ago as a rookie, will miss Sunday's game at Detroit with a high ankle sprain. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that Baldwin would not play against the Lions after suffering the injury last Thursday against San Francisco, continuing a season of ailments for the second-year receiver.|||||||
Baldwin was slowed earlier this season by hamstring and shoulder injuries and needed dental surgery following Seattle's season opening loss to Arizona after he dove for a pass and the impact with the ground cracked his front teeth.
Baldwin an undrafted rookie out of Stanford, showed the rest of the NFL what it missed Monday in a 30-13 win over the hapless Rams.|||||||
He blocked a first-quarter punt that was returned by Michael Robinson 17 yards for a touchdown, then caught a 29-yard TD pass from Tarvaris Jackson in the third period. Baldwin, who is Seattle's leading receiver and has become the main option for Jackson, finished with seven receptions for 93 yards and his third TD catch of the season.
Baldwin had five catches for 60 yards in Sunday's 23-17 loss to Washington.|||||||
Baldwin has had at least 50 yards receiving in four of his last five games, but hasn't reached the end zone since Week 5.
Baldwin caught a 27-yard touchdown pass with 2:37 remaining to put the Seahawks ahead for good in Sunday's 36-25 win over the Giants.|||||||
"We believe in ourselves and we believe in each other," Baldwin said after making eight catches for 136 yards and the critical score. "It's believing the guys next to you will do it." Baldwin is an undrafted free agent from Stanford who leads the team with 20 receptions.