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ArticleSeahawks return special-teams unit considered among best in NFL
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The Seahawks scored five touchdowns on special teams in the regular season, the most in the NFL, including three on returns by Rashid Shaheed, who wasn't acquired until the first week of November. Shaheed's 58-yard punt return for a touchdown helped spark a rally from 16 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Rams in December.

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Shaheed's mid-season acquisition yielded three special teams TDs and playoff impact.

Shaheed was acquired in the first week of November and scored three of the Seahawks' five special teams touchdowns in the regular season; his 58-yard punt return for a touchdown sparked a rally from 16 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Rams in December, a win that gave the Seahawks home-field advantage in the playoffs; he had another touchdown on a kickoff return in the playoffs on the opening play against the 49ers; re-signed to a three-year contract.

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