# 1983 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 8th season with the National Football League (NFL).
The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders 30–14. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship Game, as they failed to appear in one from 1984 to 2001, the rest of their time in the AFC. They would not reach a conference championship again until 2005, when they were in the NFC West. During the offseason, the Seahawks changed the color of the facemasks on their helmets from gray to blue.

## Offseason

The Seattle Seahawks hired Chuck Knox, a coach capable of creating comebacks for teams. They also modified their uniforms, incorporating striping trim on the jersey collars, and incorprorating the Seahawks logo onto the jersey's sleeves. The TV numbers were moved from the jersey sleeves to the shoulders. The helmet facemasks became blue, and the socks lost their stripes and became all blue. The uniform would remain basically unchanged through the 2001 season.

### NFL draft

1983 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 3 | Curt Warner | Running back | Penn State |
| 5 | 123 | Chris Castor | Wide receiver | Duke |
| 6 | 150 | Reginald Gipson | Running Back | Alabama A&M |
| 7 | 177 | Sam Merriman | Linebacker | Idaho |
| 8 | 210 | Matt Hernandez | Offensive tackle | Purdue |
| 9 | 236 | Bob Clasby | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 263 | Pete Speros | Offensive Guard | Penn State |
| 11 | 290 | Bob Mayberry | Offensive Guard | Clemson |
| 12 | 317 | Don Dow | Offensive tackle | Washington |

## Personnel
### Final roster

* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1984 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 5 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–10 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 12 | Green Bay Packers | W 38–21 | 1–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 19 | Minnesota Vikings | L 17–19 | 1–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | August 26 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–6 | 2–2 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 4 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 11 | at New York Jets | W 17–10 | 1–1 | Shea Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 18 | San Diego Chargers | W 34–31 | 2–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 25 | Washington Redskins | L 17–27 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | October 2 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–9 | 3–2 | Cleveland Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 9 | at San Diego Chargers | L 21–28 | 3–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 16 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 38–36 | 4–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 8 | October 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–27 | 4–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 9 | October 30 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 34–21 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 10 | November 6 | Denver Broncos | W 27–19 | 6–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 13 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 28–33 | 6–5 | Busch Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 20 | at Denver Broncos | L 27–38 | 6–6 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 51–48 (OT) | 7–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 4 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–35 | 7–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 15 | December 11 | at New York Giants | W 17–12 | 8–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 18 | New England Patriots | W 24–6 | 9–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1983 NFL season results

### Postseason

The Seahawks entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, after two close attempts in 1978 and 1979.
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| Wild Card | December 24 | Denver Broncos (5) | W 31–7 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| Divisional | December 31 | at Miami Dolphins (2) | W 27–20 | 2–0 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap |
| AFC Championship | January 8, 1984 | at Los Angeles Raiders (1) | L 14–30 | 2–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Los Angeles Raiders$^{(1)}$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 442 | 338 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks$^{(4)}$ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 403 | 397 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos$^{(5)}$ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 9–5 | 302 | 327 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4–4 | 4–8 | 358 | 462 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 386 | 367 | W1 |

## Game summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: August 5
* Game time: 7:00 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 63% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 53,887
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (KING): Tony Ventrella & Gene Washington
* Gamebook

#### Week P2: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 12
* Game time: 7:32 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 54,443
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* Gamebook

#### Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 19
* Game time: 7:34 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 54,402
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* Gamebook

#### Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 49ers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
* Date: August 27
* Game time: 2:06 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 75 °F (24 °C), wind calm
* Game attendance: 47,074
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

### Regular season
#### Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 4
* Game time: 3:01 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 94 °F (34 °C), 31% humidity, wind S 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
* Game attendance: 42,531
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 12:14 (SEA 3–0)
KC – Henry Marshall 12-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:33 (KC 7–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 5:03 (KC 7–6)
KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 0:49 (KC 14–6)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 6:18 (KC 17–6)
SEA – Curt Warner 18-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 3:16 (KC 17–13)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/43, 206 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
KC – Bill Kenney: 19/32, 247 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 12 car, 93 yds
KC – Billy Jackson: 19 car, 77 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Curt Warner: 6 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD
KC – Carlos Carson: 7 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 198 – 110 – 308 – 2
KC – 245 – 120 – 365 – 1 :

#### Week 2: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 4:01 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 95 °F (35 °C), 46% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,066
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 7-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:26 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 6:30 (SEA 10–0)
NYJ – Pat Leahy 18-yard field goal, 0:22 (SEA 10–3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 15-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:54 (SEA 17–3)
NYJ – Wesley Walker 46-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 3:10 (SEA 17–10)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 7/15, 81 yds
NYJ – Richard Todd: 12/28, 222 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 128 yds, 2 TD
NYJ – Freeman McNeil: 22 car, 140 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 35 yds
NYJ – Wesley Walker: 3 rec, 116 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 76 – 196 – 272 – 3
NYJ – 205 – 174 – 379 – 7 :

#### Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,714
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Dan Doornink 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:43 (SEA 7–0)
SD – Charlie Joiner 25-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:29 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 5-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 1:38 (SEA 14–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 2:00 (SEA 17–7)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 0:32 (SEA 17–10)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 10:52 (SEA 20–10)
SEA – Paul Moyer 19-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:56 (SEA 27–10)
Fourth quarter
SD – Eric Sievers 26-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:27 (SEA 27–17)
SEA – Steve Largent 41-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 9:00 (SEA 34–17)
SD – Bobby Duckworth 44-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:29 (SEA 34–24)
SD – Eric Sievers 27-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:16 (SEA 34–31)
Top passers
SD – Dan Fouts: 21/41, 338 yds, 4 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 15/24, 173 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SD – Chuck Muncie: 13 car, 64 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 109 yds
Top receivers
SD – Eric Sievers: 6 rec, 115 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 116 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 332 – 99 – 431 – 3
SEA – 162 – 206 – 368 – 3 :

#### Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,718
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck and Hank Stram
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – John Riggins 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 10:22 (WAS 7–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 1:31 (WAS 7–3)
Second quarter
WAS – Charlie Brown 64-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 14:10 (WAS 14–3)
SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 9:28 (WAS 14–10)
WAS – Alvin Garrett 47-yard pass from Joe Theismann (PAT failed), 0:56 (WAS 20–10)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
WAS – Rick Walker 4-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 5:07 (WAS 27–10)
SEA – Steve Largent 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 3:51 (WAS 27–17)
Top passers
WAS – Joe Theismann: 9/16, 162 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/40, 241 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
WAS – John Riggins: 30 car, 83 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Curt Warner: 15 car, 34 yds
Top receivers
WAS – Alvin Garrett: 3 rec, 62 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 130 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
WAS – 162 – 131 – 293 – 0
SEA – 234 – 74 – 308 – 2 :

#### Week 5: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 68% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 75,446
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Dave Rowe
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 2:41 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
CLE – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 14:18 (Tied 3–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 12:37 (SEA 10–3)
Fourth quarter
CLE – Boyce Green 5-yard pass from Brian Sipe (PAT failed), 12:37 (SEA 10–9)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:19 (SEA 17–9)
SEA – Jacob Green 73-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:50 (SEA 24–9)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 11/17, 122 yds, 1 INT
CLE – Brian Sipe: 25/40, 310 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 94 yds, 2 TD
CLE – Mike Pruitt: 24 car, 107 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Byron Walker: 1 rec, 32 yds
CLE – Harry Holt: 6 rec, 77 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 122 – 137 – 259 – 1
CLE – 280 – 125 – 405 – 4 :

#### Week 6: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Chargers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C), 84% humidity, wind WSW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,132
* Referee: Tom Dooley
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Reggie Rucker
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Harold Jackson 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 3:31 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:21 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:50 (SEA 21–0)
SD – Kellen Winslow 12-yard pass from Ed Luther (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:34 (SEA 21–7)
Third quarter
SD – Bobby Duckworth 59-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:17 (SEA 21–14)
Fourth quarter
SD – Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:20 (Tied 21–21)
SD – Andre Young 40-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 2:04 (SEA 28–21)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 25/41, 295 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SD – Dan Fouts: 28/36, 331 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 73 yds, 2 TD
SD – Chuck Muncie: 18 car, 76 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Charle Young: 7 rec, 140 yds
SD – Wes Chandler: 8 rec, 83 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 288 – 110 – 398 – 2
SD – 318 – 94 – 412 – 5 :

#### Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,967
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Todd Christensen 19-yard pass from Marcus Allen (Chris Bahr kick), 10:28 (LA 7–0)
SEA – Dan Doornink 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:57 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
LA – Chris Bahr 32-yard field goal, 9:26 (LA 10–7)
LA – Todd Christensen 12-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 0:18 (LA 17–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Jim Zorn 18-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:16 (LA 17–14)
SEA – Paul Johns 75-yard punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:13 (SEA 21–17)
SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 7:50 (SEA 24–17)
LA – Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal, 1:19 (SEA 24–20)
LA – Safety, Lyle Alzado tackled Robert Pratt in end zone, 0:50 (SEA 24–22)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Shelton Robinson 9-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 8:23 (SEA 31–22)
SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:20 (SEA 38–22)
LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 0:47 (SEA 38–29)
LA – Todd Christensen 22-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 0:12 (SEA 38–36)
Top passers
LA – Jim Plunkett: 14/22, 139 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 4/16, 13 yds
Top rushers
LA – Marcus Allen: 18 car, 86 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 75 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
LA – Todd Christensen: 11 rec, 152 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Charle Young: 1 rec, 10 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
LA – 199 – 183 – 382 – 8
SEA – 2 – 151 – 153 – 1 :

#### Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,615
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 9-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 10:00 (PIT 7–0)
Second quarter
PIT – Cliff Stoudt 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 14:14 (PIT 14–0)
PIT – Frank Pollard 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 7:44 (PIT 21–0)
PIT – Gary Anderson 20-yard field goal, 0:12 (PIT 24–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:02 (PIT 24–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 21-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:02 (PIT 24–14)
PIT – Gary Anderson 32-yard field goal, 7:37 (PIT 27–14)
SEA – Paul Johns 26-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:19 (PIT 27–21)
Top passers
PIT – Cliff Stoudt: 12/20, 186 yds
SEA – Dave Krieg: 13/20, 214 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
PIT – Franco Harris: 31 car, 132 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Curt Warner: 12 car, 48 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
PIT – Bennie Cunningham: 3 rec, 55 yds
SEA – Paul Johns: 12 rec, 48 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
PIT – 158 – 182 – 340 – 2
SEA – 197 – 57 – 254 – 4 :

#### Week 9: at Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 74 °F (23 °C), 76% humidity, wind W 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,708
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 14:57 (LA 7–0)
SEA – Shelton Robinson 12-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:18 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 3:49 (SEA 10–7)
SEA – Charle Young 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:12 (SEA 17–7)
Third quarter
LA – Don Hasselbeck 4-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 10:07 (SEA 17–14)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:09 (SEA 24–14)
SEA – David Hughes 33-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:49 (SEA 31–14)
LA – Dokie Williams 50-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 11:17 (SEA 31–21)
SEA – Norm Johnson 44-yard field goal, 3:03 (SEA 34–21)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 13/22, 156 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
LA – Marc Wilson: 22/34, 297 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 101 yds, 1 TD
LA – Marc Wilson: 3 car, 35 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Paul Johns: 5 rec, 64 yds
LA – Marcus Allen: 8 rec, 104 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 169 – 183 – 351 – 1
LA – 255 – 125 – 380 – 5 :

#### Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,189
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Dave Rowe
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 10:19 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 0:52 (SEA 6–0)
Second quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 38-yard field goal, 10:07 (SEA 6–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:57 (SEA 13–3)
SEA – Paul Johns 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:14 (SEA 20–3)
DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (PAT failed), 3:15 (SEA 20–9)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 43-yard field goal, 14:00 (SEA 20–12)
SEA – Dave Krieg 10-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:36 (SEA 27–12)
DEN – Steve Watson 25-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 6:01 (SEA 27–19)
Top passers
DEN – John Elway: 8/15, 134 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/23, 216 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Gerald Willhite: 5 car, 37 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 25 car, 134 yds
Top receivers
DEN – Steve Watson: 7 rec, 110 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dan Doornink: 2 rec, 54 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 222 – 135 – 357 – 3
SEA – 216 – 183 – 399 – 1 :

#### Week 11: at St. Louis Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C), 75% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 33,280
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
STL – Roy Green 15-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 7:31 (STL 7–0)
SEA – Zachary Dixon 94-yard kickoff return (Norm Johnson kick), 7:24 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
STL – Roy Green 23-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 12:07 (STL 14–7)
STL – Roy Green 7-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 7:41 (STL 21–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:18 (STL 21–14)
STL – Roy Green 63-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 3:06 (STL 28–14)
SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:08 (STL 28–21)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 45-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:09 (Tied 28–28)
STL – Neil O'Donoghue 33-yard field goal, 7:50 (STL 31–28)
STL – Safety, David Galloway tackled Dave Krieg in end zone, 0:11 (STL 33–28)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 13/26, 216 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
STL – Neil Lomax: 21/27, 253 yds, 4 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 21 car, 83 yds
STL – Ottis Anderson: 29 car, 130 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 155 yds, 3 TD
STL – Roy Green: 6 rec, 130 yds, 4 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 165 – 84 – 249 – 2
STL – 231 – 177 – 408 – 2 :

#### Week 12: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Broncos | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 50 °F (10 °C), 36% humidity, wind E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 74,710
* Referee: Gene Barth
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 42-yard field goal, 12:34 (DEN 3–0)
DEN – Steve Watson 78-yard pass from Gary Kubiak (Rich Karlis kick), 3:00 (DEN 10–0)
Second quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 25-yard field goal, 7:04 (DEN 13–0)
DEN – Gerald Willhite 24-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 1:52 (DEN 20–0)
SEA – Byron Walker 50-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:43 (DEN 20–7)
Third quarter
DEN – Gary Kubiak 7-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 10:57 (DEN 27–7)
SEA – David Hughes 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:39 (DEN 27–14)
SEA – Pete Metzelaars 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (PAT failed), 1:12 (DEN 27–20)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 21-yard field goal, 10:28 (DEN 30–20)
DEN – Rich Karlis 38-yard field goal, 7:40 (DEN 33–20)
SEA – Charle Young 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:35 (DEN 33–27)
DEN – Safety, Rulon Jones tackled Dave Krieg in end zone, 1:39 (DEN 35–27)
DEN – Rich Karlis 40-yard field goal, 1:08 (DEN 38–27)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 31/42, 418 yds, 3 TD, 4 INT
DEN – Gary Kubiak: 10/18, 165 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 20 car, 70 yds
DEN – Sammy Winder: 20 car, 92 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Paul Johns: 9 rec, 116 yds
DEN – Steve Watson: 4 rec, 119 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 380 – 94 – 474 – 8
DEN – 145 – 184 – 329 – 2 :

#### Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 48 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 51 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 56,793
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Jim Turner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Henry Marshall 11-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 10:39 (KC 7–0)
SEA – Curt Warner 28-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:23 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
KC – Stephone Paige 17-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 14:10 (KC 14–7)
KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:06 (KC 21–7)
SEA – Byron Walker 18-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:06 (KC 21–14)
KC – Theotis Brown 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:45 (KC 28–14)
Third quarter
SEA – Dan Doornink 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:48 (KC 28–21)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:22 (Tied 28–28)
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 6:55 (SEA 31–28)
KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:34 (KC 35–31)
Fourth quarter
KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:04 (KC 42–31)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:00 (KC 42–38)
SEA – Paul Johns 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:24 (SEA 45–42)
KC – Theotis Brown 21-yard pass from Bill Kenney (PAT failed), 1:30 (KC 48–45)
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 0:02 (Tied 48–48)
Overtime
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 13:14 (SEA 51–48)
Top passers
KC – Bill Kenney: 21/38, 311 yds, 4 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/31, 280 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
KC – Theotis Brown: 13 car, 56 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Curt Warner: 32 car, 207 yds, 3 TD
Top receivers
KC – Carlos Carson: 7 rec, 149 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Byron Walker: 4 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
KC – 304 – 127 – 431 – 2
SEA – 251 – 280 – 531 – 3 :

#### Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 4
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 63,352
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Dick Vermeil
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Tony Dorsett 8-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 4:30 (DAL 7–0)
Second quarter
DAL – Tony Dorsett 7-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 3:57 (DAL 14–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 54-yard field goal, 0:09 (DAL 14–3)
Third quarter
DAL – Doug Donley 35-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick), 3:09 (DAL 21–3)
Fourth quarter
DAL – Butch Johnson 16-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick), 8:19 (DAL 28–3)
SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:09 (DAL 28–10)
DAL – Timmy Newsome 15-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick), 1:09 (DAL 35–10)
Top passers
DAL – Danny White: 19/26, 233 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/30, 253 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
DAL – Tony Dorsett: 26 car, 117 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Curt Warner: 12 car, 22 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
DAL – Butch Johnson: 5 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 60 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DAL – 286 – 132 – 418 – 2
SEA – 188 – 28 – 216 – 4 :

#### Week 15: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Giants | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), wind E 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
* Game attendance: 48,945
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Gene Washington
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:34 (SEA 7–0)
NYG – Ali Haji-Sheikh 48-yard field goal, 3:07 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Paul Johns 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:29 (SEA 14–3)
NYG – Ali Haji-Sheikh 44-yard field goal, 4:48 (SEA 14–6)
SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 1:07 (SEA 17–6)
Third quarter
NYG – Ali Haji-Sheikh 25-yard field goal, 4:37 (SEA 17–9)
Fourth quarter
NYG – Ali Haji-Sheikh 32-yard field goal, 3:08 (SEA 17–12)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 18/28, 156 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
NYG – Jeff Rutledge: 29/52, 349 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 26 car, 62 yds
NYG – Butch Woolfolk: 19 car, 71 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Charle Young: 2 rec, 32 yds
NYG – Byron Williams: 7 rec, 103 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 127 – 56 – 183 – 1
NYG – 342 – 98 – 440 – 5 :

#### Week 16: vs. New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 59,688
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 4:21 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 46-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:52 (SEA 10–0)
NE – Derrick Ramsey 33-yard pass from Tony Eason (PAT failed), 1:48 (SEA 10–6)
Third quarter
SEA – Dan Doornink 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:55 (SEA 17–6)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Dave Krieg 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:00 (SEA 24–6)
Top passers
NE – Tony Eason: 10/22, 104 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 13/21, 230 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
NE – Tony Collins: 12 car, 48 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 26 car, 116 yds
Top receivers
NE – Derrick Ramsey: 3 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 133 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
NE – 147 – 112 – 259 – 3
SEA – 198 – 170 – 368 – 0 :

### Postseason

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

#### AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #5 Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 1:04 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,752
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:18 (SEA 7–0)
DEN – Jesse Myles 13-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick), 3:38 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 9:25 (SEA 10–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Pete Metzelaars 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:58 (SEA 17–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Paul Johns 18-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:56 (SEA 24–7)
SEA – David Hughes 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:34 (SEA 31–7)
Top passers
DEN – Steve DeBerg: 14/19, 131 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 12/13, 200 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
DEN – Sammy Winder: 16 car, 59 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 99 yds
Top receivers
DEN – Jesse Myles: 7 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 235 – 125 – 360 – 3
SEA – 179 – 145 – 324 – 0 :

#### AFC Divisional Playoff: at #2 Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
* Date: December 31
* Game time: 12:30 pm local
* Game weather: rain, 51 °F (11 °C), 84% humidity, wind N 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
* Game attendance: 71,032
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
MIA – Dan Johnson 19-yard pass from Dan Marino (PAT failed), 12:37 (MIA 6–0)
SEA – Cullen Bryant 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:19 (SEA 7–6)
MIA – Mark Duper 32-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 5:43 (MIA 13–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 6:26 (SEA 14–13)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 10:42 (SEA 17–13)
MIA – Woody Bennett 3-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick), 3:43 (MIA 20–17)
SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:48 (SEA 24–20)
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 27–20)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/28, 192 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
MIA – Dan Marino: 15/25, 193 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 29 car, 113 yds, 2 TD
MIA – David Overstreet: 9 car, 50 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Paul Johns: 4 rec, 60 yds
MIA – Mark Duper: 9 rec, 117 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 183 – 151 – 334 – 1
MIA – 193 – 128 – 321 – 5 :

#### AFC Championship Game: at #1 Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Raiders | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
* Date: January 8
* Game time: 1:04 pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 66 °F (19 °C), 81% humidity, wind E 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 88,734
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal, 8:47 (LA 3–0)
Second quarter
LA – Frank Hawkins 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 4:17 (LA 10–0)
LA – Frank Hawkins 5-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 1:06 (LA 17–0)
LA – Chris Bahr 45-yard field goal, 0:03 (LA 20–0)
Third quarter
LA – Marcus Allen 3-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 6:49 (LA 27–0)
SEA – Dan Doornink 11-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 4:01 (LA 27–7)
Fourth quarter
LA – Chris Bahr 35-yard field goal, 3:57 (LA 30–7)
SEA – Charle Young 9-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 1:16 (LA 30–14)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/27, 134 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
LA – Jim Plunkett: 17/24, 214 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 26 yds
LA – Marcus Allen: 25 car, 154 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Paul Johns: 5 rec, 49 yds
LA – Malcolm Barnwell: 5 rec, 116 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 102 – 65 – 167 – 5
LA – 196 – 205 – 401 – 4 :