1984 Seattle Seahawks season

1984 Seattle Seahawks season
1984 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Nordstrom family
General manager	Mike McCormack
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Raiders) 13–7; Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Dolphins) 10–31
Pro Bowlers	QB Dave Krieg; WR Steve Largent; CB Dave Brown; LB Fredd Young; NT Joe Nash; SS Kenny Easley; K Norm Johnson
AP All-Pros	WR Steve Largent (2nd team); NT Joe Nash (1st team); CB Dave Brown (2nd team); DE Jacob Green (2nd team); SS Kenny Easley (1st team); K Norm Johnson (1st team); ST Fredd Young (1st team)
	← 1983; Seahawks seasons; 1985 →;

The 1984 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's ninth season with the National Football League (NFL). The season opener was moved from Sunday to Monday afternoon on Labor Day to avoid a conflict with a Seattle Mariners baseball game.

The 1984 Seahawks were a well-balanced team on offense and defense. The 1984 Seahawks season was the Seahawks' best season as a team in the AFC West. They scored 418 points (26.1 per game), and gave up only 282 points (17.6 per game), both ranked 5th in the NFL. Their point differential of +136 points was third in the NFL; the Seahawks' giveaway/takeaway ratio was +24, best in the league. The team's 63 defensive takeaways is the most in NFL history for a 16-game schedule, and the most since the merger.^[1]

The team's offense boasted a 3,000-yard passer in quarterback Dave Krieg (3,671 yards), and a 1,000-yard wide receiver in Steve Largent (74 receptions for 1,164 yards). The passing attack more than made up for the loss of star running back Curt Warner, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener.

The Seahawks's defensive line generated an outstanding pass rush, with defensive ends Jeff Bryant and Jacob Green registering 14.5 and 13 sacks, respectively. Safety Kenny Easley led the team and league with 10 interceptions.^[2] Easley, Green, and NT Joe Nash made the All-Pro team.

In a wild week-10 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Seahawks intercepted Kansas City's quarterbacks six times, and returned four of them for touchdowns. All the touchdown returns were for over 50 yards.^[3] In the game, the Seahawks set NFL records for most yards returning interceptions (325), and most interceptions-for-touchdowns in a game (4).

Seattle would make the playoffs for the second straight season. They defeated the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders 13–7 in the wild card round avenging their 1983 loss. However, they were not able to advance past the Miami Dolphins, as they lost in Miami 31–10 to a powerful Dolphins squad led by record setting second year quarterback Dan Marino, who they had defeated in the playoffs the previous season. After this season, the Seahawks wouldn't win another playoff game until their Super Bowl-appearing 2005 season.

1984 NFL Draft

1984 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	22	Terry Taylor	Defensive back	Southern Illinois
2	49	Daryl Turner	Wide receiver	Michigan State
3	76	Fredd Young	Linebacker	New Mexico State
4	86	Rickey Hagood	Nose tackle	South Carolina
6	162	John Kaiser	Linebacker	Arizona
7	189	Sam Slater	Offensive tackle	Weber State
8	216	John Puzar	Center	Long Beach State
9	243	Adam Schreiber	Center	Texas
10	270	Randall Morris	Running back	Tennessee
11	302	Steve Gemza	Offensive Tackle	UCLA
12	329	Theo Windham	Defensive Back	Utah State
Supp.		Gordon Houston	Tight end	Brigham Young
Supp.		Alvin Powell	Offensive Guard	Winston-Salem State
Supp.		Frank Seurer	Quarterback	Kansas

Personnel

Staff

**1984 Seattle Seahawks staff**
	Front office President/general manager – Mike McCormack Assistant general manager – Chuck Allen Player personnel director – Mike Allman Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson Pro personnel assistant – Randy Mueller Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik Head coaches Head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach – Tom Catlin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Ray Prochaska Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Offensive backs – Chick Harris Receivers – Steve Moore Tight ends – Rusty Tillman			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive line – George Dyer Defensive backs – Ralph Hawkins Special assignments – Joe Vitt Special teams coaches Special teams – Rusty Tillman

Final roster

**1984 Seattle Seahawks roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Dave Krieg 10 Jim Zorn Running backs (RB) 32 Cullen Bryant 33 Dan Doornink 46 David Hughes FB 37 Eric Lane Wide receivers (WR) 83 Chris Castor 80 Steve Largent 84 Dwight Scales 82 Paul Skansi 81 Daryl Turner 89 Byron Walker Tight ends (TE) 88 Pete Metzelaars 86 Mike Tice 87 Charle Young		Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Sid Abramowitz T 65 Edwin Bailey G 59 Blair Bush C 78 Bob Cryder T 64 Ron Essink T 62 Kani Kauahi C 67 Reggie McKenzie G 71 Bryan Millard T 61 Robert Pratt G 75 Adam Schreiber G Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Jeff Bryant DE 68 Randy Edwards DE 74 Mike Fanning DT 79 Jacob Green DE 73 Dino Mangiero NT 72 Joe Nash NT		Linebackers (LB) 53 Keith Butler 56 Greg Gaines 55 Michael Jackson 60 John Kaiser 51 Sam Merriman 57 Shelton Robinson 58 Bruce Scholtz 50 Fredd Young Defensive backs (DB) 22 Dave Brown CB 25 Don Dufek S 45 Kenny Easley S 44 John Harris S 24 Terry Jackson CB 21 Paul Moyer 42 Keith Simpson CB 38 Ray Wilmer Special teams 31 Zachary Dixon KR 9 Norm Johnson K 8 Jeff West P		Reserve 96 Chuck Butler LB (IR) 63 Marcus Hicks LB (IR) 85 Paul Johns WR (IR) 43 Randall Morris RB (IR) 28 Curt Warner RB (IR) Rookies in italics 54 active, 0 reserve, 0 practice squad

^[4]

Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1985 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
HOF	July 28	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 38–0	1–0	Fawcett Stadium (Canton)	Recap
1	August 4	Buffalo Bills	W 7–3	2–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 11	at Detroit Lions	W 28–24	3–0	Pontiac Silverdome	Recap
3	August 17	St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–7	4–0	Kingdome	Recap
5	August 24	at San Francisco 49ers	L 7–17	4–1	Candlestick Park	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides^[5]^[6]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 3	Cleveland Browns	W 33–0	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	September 9	San Diego Chargers	W 31–17	2–0	Kingdome	Recap
3	September 16	at New England Patriots	L 23–38	2–1	Sullivan Stadium	Recap
4	September 23	Chicago Bears	W 38–9	3–1	Kingdome	Recap
5	September 30	at Minnesota Vikings	W 20–12	4–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
6	October 7	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 14–28	4–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
7	October 14	Buffalo Bills	W 31–28	5–2	Kingdome	Recap
8	October 21	at Green Bay Packers	W 30–24	6–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
9	October 29	at San Diego Chargers	W 24–0	7–2	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
10	November 4	Kansas City Chiefs	W 45–0	8–2	Kingdome	Recap
11	November 12	Los Angeles Raiders	W 17–14	9–2	Kingdome	Recap
12	November 18	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–6	10–2	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
13	November 25	at Denver Broncos	W 27–24	11–2	Mile High Stadium	Recap
14	December 2	Detroit Lions	W 38–17	12–2	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 9	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–34	12–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
16	December 15	Denver Broncos	L 14–31	12–4	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1984 NFL season results ^[7]

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
Wild Card	December 22	Los Angeles Raiders (5)	W 13–7	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
Divisional	December 29	at Miami Dolphins (1)	L 10–31	1–1	Miami Orange Bowl	Recap

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽²⁾	13	3	0	.813	6–2	10–2	353	241	W2
Seattle Seahawks⁽⁴⁾	12	4	0	.750	5–3	8–4	418	282	L2
Los Angeles Raiders⁽⁵⁾	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	368	278	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–7	314	324	W3
San Diego Chargers	7	9	0	.438	0–8	3–9	394	413	L2

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	21	3	7	38
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0

at Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio

Date: July 28
Game time: 3:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 74 °F (23 °C), 52% humidity, wind E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 22,250
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (ABC): Bill Flemming and O. J. Simpson
Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Buffalo Bills

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	0	3	0	3
Seahawks	0	7	0	0	7

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 4
Game time: 7:33 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 53,360
Referee: Fred Silva
Gamebook

Week P3: at Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	7	0	7	28
Lions	7	10	0	7	24

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Date: August 11
Game time: 7:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 41,414
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (KING): Charlie Jones and Gene Washington
Gamebook

Week P4: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
Seahawks	0	7	10	0	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 17
Game time: 7:36 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 53,772
Referee: Red Cashion
Gamebook

Week P5: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	7	7
49ers	7	7	3	0	17

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Date: August 24
Game time: 6:07 pm local
Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), wind N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 49,219
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV: KING
Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	7	13	13	0	33

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 3
Game time: 1:07 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 59,540
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (KING-TV): Charlie Jones and Gene Washington (game only aired in Seattle TV market)
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Mike Tice 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:48 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 6:25 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Paul Johns 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:13 (SEA 17–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 50-yard field goal, 0:24 (SEA 20–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 6:12 (SEA 23–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 5:35 (SEA 26–0)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:19 (SEA 33–0)

Top passers

CLE – Paul McDonald: 8/27, 114 yds, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/28, 179 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

CLE – Mike Pruitt: 15 car, 43 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 10 car, 40 yds

Top receivers

CLE – Duriel Harris: 2 rec, 45 yds
SEA – Paul Johns: 3 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

CLE – 68 – 52 – 120 – 5
SEA – 162 – 145 – 307 – 3

Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	10	0	0	7	17
Seahawks	0	10	7	14	31

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 9
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,314
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SD – Rolf Benirschke 43-yard field goal, 10:56 (SD 3–0)
SD – Bobby Duckworth 61-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:30 (SD 10–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:34 (SD 10–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 0:01 (Tied 10–10)

Third quarter

SEA – Dave Krieg 37-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:17 (SEA 17–10)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Dave Krieg 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:10 (SEA 24–10)
SEA – Daryl Turner 22-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:34 (SEA 31–10)
SD – Eric Sievers 4-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:24 (SEA 31–17)

Top passers

SD – Dan Fouts: 23/40 332 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 18/38, 263 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SD – Earnest Jackson: 16 car, 89 yds
SEA – Dave Krieg: 6 car, 61 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SD – Pete Holohan: 6 rec, 133 yds
SEA – Daryl Turner: 3 rec, 97 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SD – 318 – 97 – 415 – 8
SEA – 257 – 173 – 430 – 2

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	9	14	0	0	23
Patriots	0	7	14	17	38

at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: September 16
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 58 °F (14 °C), 62% humidity, wind NNW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 43,140
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 8:17 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Daryl Turner 41-yard pass from Dave Krieg (PAT failed), 4:45 (SEA 9–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Paul Johns 47-yard punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 10:16 (SEA 16–0)
SEA – Kenny Easley 25-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:16 (SEA 23–0)

Third quarter

NE – Tony Eason 25-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 0:35 (SEA 23–21)
NE – Derrick Ramsey 2-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 12:34 (SEA 23–14)
NE – Mosi Tatupu 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 4:34 (SEA 23–21)

Fourth quarter

NE – Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal, 6:31 (NE 24–23)
NE – Mosi Tatupu 10-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 5:30 (NE 31–23)
NE – Irving Fryar 15-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 1:56 (NE 38–23)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/35, 265 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
NE – Tony Eason: 12/22, 126 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – David Hughes: 8 car, 18 yds
NE – Tony Collins: 20 car, 107 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Paul Johns: 8 rec, 105 yds
NE – Stephen Starring: 4 rec, 46 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 215 – 37 – 252 – 3
NE – 102 – 189 – 291 – 2

The Seahawks saw the Patriots erase a 23–0 deficit with 38 unanswered points led by new quarterback Tony Eason, who took over halfway through the game for Steve Grogan.

Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	2	9
Seahawks	7	3	21	7	38

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 23
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,520
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Johnny Morris
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

CHI – Matt Suhey 3-yard pass from Walter Payton (Bob Thomas kick), 11:14 (CHI 7–0)
SEA – Keith Simpson 39-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 7:49 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 13:16 (SEA 10–7)

Third quarter

SEA – Dave Krieg 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:37 (SEA 17–7)
SEA – Eric Lane 55-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:45 (SEA 24–7)
SEA – Joe Nash recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 3:46 (SEA 31–7)

Fourth quarter

CHI – Safety, Seattle holding in end zone, 11:23 (SEA 31–9)
SEA – Terry Jackson 62-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 0:11 (SEA 38–9)

Top passers

CHI – Bob Avellini: 13/26, 119 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 6/16, 146 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

CHI – Walter Payton: 24 car, 116 yds
SEA – Eric Lane: 17 car, 50 yds

Top receivers

CHI – Willie Gault: 6 rec, 73 yds
SEA – Eric Lane: 1 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

CHI – 165 – 136 – 301 – 6
SEA – 110 – 93 – 203 – 1

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	10	20
Vikings	3	3	3	3	12

at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: September 30
Game time: 12:00 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 57,171
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers (NBC): Todd Donoho and Gene Washington
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Jan Stenerud 43-yard field goal, 10:18 (MIN 3–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:37 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

MIN – Jan Stenerud 44-yard field goal, 1:01 (SEA 7–6)
SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA 10–6)

Third quarter

MIN – Jan Stenerud 28-yard field goal, 8:12 (SEA 10–9)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 14:57 (SEA 13–9)
MIN – Jan Stenerud 34-yard field goal, 3:59 (SEA 13–12)
SEA – Eric Lane 40-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:08 (SEA 20–12)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/27, 222 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
MIN – Tommy Kramer: 16/31, 227 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Eric Lane: 14 car, 113 yds, 1 TD
MIN – Alfred Anderson: 21 car, 69 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 130 yds, 1 TD
MIN – Leo Lewis: 4 rec, 75 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 217 – 192 – 409 – 4
MIN – 196 – 138 – 334 – 4

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	7	14
Raiders	0	14	0	14	28

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Date: October 7
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: hazy, 80 °F (27 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 77,904
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 10:31 (LA 7–0)
LA – Todd Christensen 24-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 7:56 (LA 14–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:38 (LA 14–7)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SEA – David Hughes 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:57 (Tied 14–14)
LA – Marcus Allen 58-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 5:32 (LA 21–14)
LA – Rod Martin 14-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick), 5:13 (LA 28–14)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 5/12, 74 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
LA – Marc Wilson: 12/19, 309 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Randall Morris: 15 car, 87 yds
LA – Marcus Allen: 15 car, 40 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD
LA – Marcus Allen: 4 rec, 173 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 61 – 131 – 192 – 3
LA – 296 – 79 – 375 – 2

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	14	7	7	28
Seahawks	17	0	7	7	31

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 14
Game time: 1:03 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 59,034
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV: KING-TV (game aired only in the Seattle TV market, as NBC was airing Game 5 of the 1984 World Series)
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:06 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:00 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 17–0)

Second quarter

BUF – Lucius Sanford 46-yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick), 2:49 (SEA 17–7)
BUF – Don Wilson 65-yard punt return (Joe Danelo kick), 1:27 (SEA 17–14)

Third quarter

SEA – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:42 (SEA 24–14)
BUF – Byron Franklin 50-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick), 6:10 (SEA 24–21)

Fourth quarter

BUF – Preston Dennard 38-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick), 11:10 (BUF 28–24)
SEA – Steve Largent 51-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:07 (SEA 31–28)

Top passers

BUF – Joe Ferguson: 15/32, 227 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/29, 231 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

BUF – Greg Bell: 28 car, 113 yds
SEA – Eric Lane: 6 car, 21 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

BUF – Byron Franklin: 3 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 106 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

BUF – 214 – 142 – 356 – 4
SEA – 197 – 41 – 238 – 3

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	13	7	3	30
Packers	17	0	7	0	24

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: October 21
Game time: 12:00 pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 86% humidity, wind N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 52,286
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

GB – James Lofton 79-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Al Del Greco kick), 14:41 (GB 7–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:24 (Tied 7–7)
GB – James Lofton 20-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Al Del Greco kick), 7:26 (GB 14–7)
GB – Al Del Greco 42-yard field goal, 0:56 (GB 17–7)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 12:14 (GB 17–10)
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 1:11 (GB 17–13)
SEA – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:09 (SEA 20–17)

Third quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 25-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:13 (SEA 27–17)
GB – Gerry Ellis 8-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Al Del Greco kick), 1:10 (SEA 27–24)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 45-yard field goal, 8:36 (SEA 30–24)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 22/35, 310 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
GB – Lynn Dickey: 24/38, 364 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Eric Lane: 9 car, 32 yds, 1 TD
GB – Jessie Clark: 11 car, 69 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 129 yds, 1 TD
GB – James Lofton: 5 rec, 162 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 281 – 97 – 378 – 2
GB – 312 – 92 – 404 – 3

Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	7	0	24
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 29
Game time: 6:01 pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C), 84% humidity, wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 53,974
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and O. J. Simpson
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:13 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:08 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37 (SEA 17–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:12 (SEA 24–0)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 23/29, 282 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
SD – Dan Fouts: 24/39, 200 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – David Hughes: 10 car, 36 yds
SD – Earnest Jackson: 18 car, 38 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Daryl Turner: 6 rec, 92 yds
SD – Lionel James: 7 rec, 46 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 274 – 81 – 355 – 3
SD – 153 – 48 – 201 – 4

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	3	28	7	7	45

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 4
Game time: 1:01 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,396
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and John Brodie
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 6:28 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Dave Brown 90-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:29 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Keith Simpson 76-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 11:18 (SEA 17–0)
SEA – Dan Doornink 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:47 (SEA 24–0)
SEA – Mike Tice 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:42 (SEA 31–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Dave Brown 56-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 12:40 (SEA 38–0)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Kenny Easley 58-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:35 (SEA 45–0)

Top passers

KC – Bill Kenney: 8/18, 86 yds, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 12/20, 138 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

KC – Herman Heard: 13 car, 53 yds
SEA – Zachary Dixon: 9 car, 54 yds

Top receivers

KC – J.T. Smith: 5 rec, 49 yds
SEA – Daryl Turner: 2 rec, 37 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

KC – 196 – 78 – 274 – 6
SEA – 129 – 132 – 261 – 1

Week 11: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	0	7	14
Seahawks	0	0	17	0	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 12
Game time: 6:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 64,001
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and O. J. Simpson
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 9:49 (LA 7–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 12:21 (LA 7–3)
SEA – Byron Walker 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:17 (SEA 10–7)
SEA – Daryl Turner 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:02 (SEA 17–7)

Fourth quarter

LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 13:38 (SEA 17–14)

Top passers

LA – Marc Wilson: 16/34, 191 yds, 3 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 11/25, 156 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

LA – Frank Hawkins: 14 car, 65 yds
SEA – Dan Doornink: 10 car, 41 yds

Top receivers

LA – Todd Christensen: 6 rec, 71 yds
SEA – Daryl Turner: 3 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

LA – 169 – 141 – 310 – 6
SEA – 122 – 85 – 207 – 2

Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	0	9	26
Bengals	0	3	3	0	6

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: November 18
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: rain/snow 34 °F (1 °C), 71% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 50,280
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Zachary Dixon 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:38 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:27 (SEA 14–0)
CIN – Jim Breech 30-yard field goal, 3:54 (SEA 14–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 0:08 (SEA 17–3)

Third quarter

CIN – Jim Breech 33-yard field goal, 0:38 (SEA 17–6)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Safety, Jeff Bryant tackled Turk Schonert in end zone, 13:44 (SEA 19–6)
SEA – Zachary Dixon 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:49 (SEA 26–6)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 10/16, 108 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
CIN – Turk Schonert: 14/26, 141 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Dan Doornink: 17 car, 67 yds
CIN – Larry Kinnebrew: 22 car, 119 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
CIN – James Brooks: 5 rec, 50 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA −104 – 120 – 224 – 1
CIN – 115 – 162 – 277 – 5

Week 13: at Denver Broncos

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	7	10	27
Broncos	3	7	7	7	24

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: November 25
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C), 36% humidity, wind NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 74,922
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & John Brodie
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 80-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:45 (SEA 7–0)
DEN – Rich Karlis 27-yard field goal, 7:53 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 14:42 (SEA 10–3)
DEN – Butch Johnson 19-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:53 (Tied 10–10)

Third quarter

SEA – David Hughes 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:14 (SEA 17–10)
DEN – Gene Lang 2-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 7:16 (Tied 17–17)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:25 (SEA 24–17)
SEA – Norm Johnson 28-yard field goal, 6:32 (SEA 27–17)
DEN – Gene Lang 9-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:25 (SEA 27–24)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 30/44, 406 yds, 3 TD
DEN – John Elway: 15/27, 275 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Dan Doornink: 9 car, 32 yds
DEN – John Elway: 5 car, 43 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 12 rec, 191 yds, 1 TD
DEN – Gerald Willhite: 3 rec, 94 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 406 – 60 – 466 – 0
DEN – 258 – 93 – 351 – 2

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	14	0	0	17
Seahawks	7	14	0	17	38

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 2
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,441
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Hill and John Dockery
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:44 (SEA 7–0)
DET – Eddie Murray 45-yard field goal, 14:51 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

DET – Ken Jenkins 25-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 1:59 (DET 10–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:24 (SEA 14–10)
DET – James Jones 15-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick), 11:51 (DET 17–14)
SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:24 (SEA 21–17)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 51-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:43 (SEA 28–17)
SEA – Norm Johnson 36-yard field goal, 5:06 (SEA 31–17)
SEA – Mike Tice 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:03 (SEA 38–17)

Top passers

DET – Gary Danielson: 11/20, 117 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 27/38, 294 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

DET – Ken Jenkins: 12 car, 73 yds, 1 TD
SEA – David Hughes: 7 car, 46 yds

Top receivers

DET – James Jones: 6 rec, 42 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 104 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DET – 139 – 108 – 247 – 2
SEA – 275 – 113 – 388 – 2

Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7
Chiefs	7	17	7	3	34

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 9
Game time: 12:01 pm local
Game weather: overcast, 54 °F (12 °C), 72% humidity, wind S 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 34,855
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

KC – Herman Heard 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:26 (KC 7–0)
SEA – Daryl Turner 49-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:54 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 11:21 (KC 10–7)
KC – Scott Radecic 19-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 10:24 (KC 17–7)
KC – Henry Marshall 26-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 5:22 (KC 24–7)

Third quarter

KC – Carlos Carson 25-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:32 (KC 31–7)

Fourth quarter

KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 12:17 (KC 34–7)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/38, 263 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT
KC – Bill Kenney: 18/37, 312 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – David Hughes: 8 car, 32 yds
KC – Herman Heard: 24 car, 73 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 98 yds
KC – Henry Marshall: 8 rec, 166 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 307 – 66 – 373 – 6
KC – 325 – 91 – 416 – 0

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	10	0	14	7	31
Seahawks	0	7	7	0	14

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 15
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 64,411
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DEN – John Elway 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 12:35 (DEN 7–0)
DEN – Rich Karlis 34-yard field goal, 5:02 (DEN 10–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Dan Doornink 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:28 (DEN 10–7)

Third quarter

DEN – James Wright 14-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 12:26 (DEN 17–7)
DEN – Steve Foley 40-yard interception return (Rich Karlis kick), 4:25 (DEN 24–7)
SEA – Charle Young 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51 (DEN 24–14)

Fourth quarter

DEN – Rick Parros 4-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 14:14 (DEN 31–14)

Top passers

DEN – John Elway: 9/21, 148 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 30/50, 334 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

DEN – Sammy Winder: 18 car, 80 yds
SEA – David Hughes: 8 car, 38 yds

Top receivers

DEN – Steve Watson: 2 rec, 84 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 96 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DEN – 148 – 143 – 291 – 4
SEA – 306 – 79 – 385 – 3

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.

AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs #5 Los Angeles Raiders

AFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Los Angeles Raiders at #4 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	0	7	3	3	13

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 22
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,049
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 26-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:41 (SEA 7–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 13:31 (SEA 10–0)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 44-yard field goal, 4:10 (SEA 13–0)
LA – Marcus Allen 5-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 9:55 (SEA 13–7)

Top passers

LA – Jim Plunkett: 14/27, 184 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 4/10, 70 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

LA – Marcus Allen: 17 car, 61 yds
SEA – Dan Doornink: 29 car, 126 yds

Top receivers

LA – Marcus Allen: 5 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Daryl Turner: 1 rec, 26 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

LA – 135 – 105 – 240 – 3
SEA – 46 – 205 – 251 – 0

AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Miami Dolphins

AFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	10	0	0	10
Dolphins	7	7	14	3	31

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Date: December 29
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 67% humidity, wind E 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
Game attendance: 73,469
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

MIA – Tony Nathan 14-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick), 4:09 (MIA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 13:36 (MIA 7–3)
MIA – Jimmy Cefalo 56-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 10:53 (MIA 14–3)
SEA – Steve Largent 56-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:23 (MIA 14–10)

Third quarter

MIA – Bruce Hardy 3-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 4:25 (MIA 21–10)
MIA – Mark Clayton 33-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 2:25 (MIA 28–10)

Fourth quarter