# 1990 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1990 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 15th season with the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on its 7–9 record from 1989, finishing 9–7. Despite the winning record, the team missed the postseason.
Seattle would start the season 0–3 before abandoning the run and shoot offense installed before the season and returning to the "Ground Chuck" Offense. Upon becoming a run-first offense again, running back Derrick Fenner led the AFC in rushing and total touchdowns with 14 (tied with Los Angeles Rams running back Cleveland Gary) and finishing second in the NFL in total touchdowns (leading the AFC in that category) with 15 (one behind Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, 16 total touchdowns). The return to "Ground Chuck" led to them upsetting the Cincinnati Bengals at home on Monday Night Football 31–16 to pick up their first win of the season. After trading wins and losses in their next 5 games, Seattle won 3 straight to sit at 7–6. However, a loss to the Miami Dolphins hurt the Seahawks hopes for a playoff berth. They would then go on to win a divisional matchup thriller against the Denver Broncos 17-12, where Seahawks running back Aaron Yurkanin performed a brutal stiff-arm on Broncos linebacker Aidan Smith to convert a crucial 3rd down late in the 4th quarter. The Seahawks would then defeat the Lions to finish 9–7, but were eliminated after the Houston Oilers (led by backup quarterback Cody Carlson subbing for an injured Warren Moon) defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers on the final Sunday Night Football game of 1990. Due to conference record tiebreakers, Houston's win sent the Oilers and Cincinnati Bengals to the playoffs while a Pittsburgh win would've sent the Seahawks and Steelers to the postseason. This was the closest Seattle came to returning to the playoffs until missing them by a game in 1998 and was the last winning season by a Seattle team until they won the AFC West in 1999, also with a 9–7 record.
This was the first Seahawks season without original member Steve Largent, who retired at the end of the previous season. This season is also notable for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas sacking Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg an NFL record 7 times in a single game. Despite this the Seahawks managed to pull out the win when Krieg broke free of what would have been another Thomas sack to throw the game winning touchdown to receiver Paul Skansi.
Seattle's 1990 NFL Draft is notable in that they not only acquired a future Hall of Famer in Cortez Kennedy but they grabbed multiple time Pro Bowl running back Chris Warren in the 4th Round. Warren would play in Seattle until the end of the 1997 season becoming Seattle's all-time leading rusher on his final carry as a Seahawk, passing Seahawks Ring of Honor member Curt Warner with 6,706 to Warner's 6,705 (since broken by Shaun Alexander's 9,429 rushing yards as a Seahawk). In addition, they got Pro Bowl defensive back Robert Blackmon and defensive mainstay Terry Wooden.

## Offseason
### Draft

1990 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 3 | Cortez Kennedy * $^†$ | Defensive tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 2 | 29 | Terry Wooden | Linebacker | Syracuse |
| 2 | 34 | Robert Blackmon | Safety | Baylor |
| 4 | 89 | Chris Warren * | Running back | Ferrum |
| 5 | 119 | Eric Hayes | Defensive tackle | Florida State |
| 6 | 146 | Ned Bolcar | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 7 | 175 | Bob Kula | Offensive tackle | Michigan State |
| 8 | 202 | Bill Hitchcock | Offensive tackle | Purdue |
| 10 | 257 | Robert Morris | Defensive end | Valdosta State |
| 11 | 286 | Daryl Reed | Defensive back | Oregon |
| 12 | 312 | John Gromos | Quarterback | Vanderbilt |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1990 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Blake Bednarz | Guard | Syracuse |
| Lavent Blaylock | Cornerback | Indiana State |
| Dedrick Dodge | Safety | Florida State |
| Dewayne Fletcher | Cornerback | Toledo |
| Derek Horton | Cornerback | Oregon |
| Xavier Jordan | Linebacker | Western Kentucky |
| Alvin Lee | Wide receiver | LSU |
| Mike Lindsay | Tackle | Gardner–Webb |
| Derek Loville | Running back | Oregon |
| Donald Miller | Linebacker | Idaho State |
| Dave Murphy | Safety | Holy Cross |
| Terry Obee | Wide receiver | Oregon |
| Todd Oberdorf | Tackle | Indiana |

## Personnel
### Final roster

* Starters in bold.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1991 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| AB | August 4 | Denver Broncos | L 10–14 | 0–1 | Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) | Recap |
| 1 | August 11 | at Phoenix Cardinals | W 34–9 | 1–1 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 17 | Indianapolis Colts | W 13–10 | 2–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 24 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 10–3 | 3–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | August 31 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 30–10 | 4–1 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 9 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–17 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 2 | September 16 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 13–17 | 0–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | September 23 | at Denver Broncos | L 31–34 (OT) | 0–3 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 31–16 | 1–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | October 7 | at New England Patriots | W 33–20 | 2–3 | Foxboro Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 14 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 17–24 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 7 | October 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 19–7 | 3–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | November 4 | San Diego Chargers | L 14–31 | 3–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 10 | November 11 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–16 | 4–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 18 | Minnesota Vikings | L 21–24 | 4–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 12 | November 25 | at San Diego Chargers | W 13–10 (OT) | 5–6 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 2 | Houston Oilers | W 13–10 (OT) | 6–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 9 | at Green Bay Packers | W 20–14 | 7–6 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 16 | at Miami Dolphins | L 17–24 | 7–7 | Joe Robbie Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 23 | Denver Broncos | W 17–12 | 8–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 17 | December 30 | Detroit Lions | W 30–13 | 9–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1990 NFL season results

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(2)}$ Los Angeles Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 337 | 268 | W5 |
| $^{(5)}$ Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 369 | 257 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 306 | 286 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 5–9 | 315 | 281 | L3 |
| Denver Broncos | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 331 | 374 | W1 |

## Game summaries

Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, their most memorable moment during the season was in the final seconds against the Kansas City Chiefs when Dave Krieg threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Paul Skansi.

### Preseason
#### Week P1: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
* Date: August 5
* Game time: 11:05 am local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 48,827
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* Gamebook

#### Week P2: at Phoenix Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: August 11
* Game time: 7:35 pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 99 °F (37 °C), 34% humidity, wind W 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 31,316
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* Gamebook

#### Week P3: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 17
* Game time: 7:35 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 52,475
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* Gamebook

#### Week P4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 24
* Game time: 6:05 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 52,301
* Referee: Howard Roe
* Gamebook

#### Week P5: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 6:06 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 67 °F (19 °C), 49% humidity, wind N 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 54,269
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* Gamebook

### Regular season
#### Week 1: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 12:00 pm local
* Game weather: hazy, 76 °F (24 °C), 67% humidity, wind S 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 64,400
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Bill Walsh
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CHI – Kevin Butler 47-yard field goal, 2:40 (CHI 3–0)
Second quarter
CHI – Neal Anderson 17-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 14:23 (CHI 10–0)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
CHI – Neal Anderson 4-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 8:42 (CHI 17–0)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 12/27, 91 yds, 3 INT
CHI – Jim Harbaugh: 21/29, 203 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 8 car, 45 yds
CHI – Neal Anderson: 20 car, 101 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Tommy Kane: 4 rec, 46 yds
CHI – Dennis Gentry: 5 rec, 44 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 74 – 58 – 132 – 3
CHI – 195 – 171 – 366 – 1 :

#### Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,889
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Todd Christensen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Jeff Jaeger 47-yard field goal, 11:24 (LA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 5:08 (Tied 3–3)
Third quarter
SEA – John L. Williams 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:57 (SEA 10–3)
Fourth quarter
LA – Mervyn Fernandez 12-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 14:17 (Tied 10–10)
SEA – Norm Johnson 19-yard field goal, 6:07 (LA 3–0)
LA – Greg Bell 1-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 1: 26 (LA 17–10)
Top passers
LA – Jay Schroeder: 10/17, 236 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/24, 225 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
LA – Greg Bell: 10 car, 40 yds, 1 TD
SEA – John L. Williams: 18 car, 53 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
LA – Mervyn Fernandez: 4 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Brian Blades: 3 rec, 44 yds
SEA – John L. Williams, 5 rec, 44 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
LA – 235 – 91 – 326 – 0
SEA – 222 – 122 – 344 – 1 :

#### Week 3: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Broncos | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 30% humidity, wind E 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 75,290
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Fred Roggin & Todd Christensen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:14 (SEA 7–0)
DEN – Mark Jackson 6-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 2:25 (Tied 7–7)
DEN – Karl Mecklenburg 2-yard fumble return (David Treadwell kick), 1:28 (DEN 14–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:31 (Tied 14–14)
DEN – Mark Jackson 29-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:54 (DEN 21–14)
DEN – Mel Bratton 1-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 0:18 (DEN 28–14)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 5:40 (DEN 28–17)
SEA – Ron Heller 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:48 (DEN 28–24)
Fourth quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 7:08 (DEN 31–24)
SEA – Derrick Fenner 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:47 (Tied 31–31)
Overtime
DEN – David Treadwell 25-yard field goal, 5:46 (DEN 34–31)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/28, 213 yds, 1 TD
DEN – John Elway: 30/40, 297 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Derrick Fenner: 22 car, 144 yds, 3 TD
DEN – Bobby Humphrey: 25 car, 129 yds
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 6 rec, 53 yds
SEA – Travis McNeal: 3 rec, 53 yds
DEN – Vance Johnson: 9 rec, 120 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 185 – 184 – 369 – 3
DEN – 281 – 141 – 422 – 1 :

#### Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 6:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,135
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 51-yard field goal, 5:06 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 13:30 (Tied 3–3)
SEA – Derrick Fenner 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:48 (SEA 10–3)
CIN – Jim Breech 26-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 10–6)
Third quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:48 (SEA 17–6)
CIN – Jim Breech 43-yard field goal, 2:59 (SEA 17–9)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Tommy Kane 63-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:51 (SEA 24–9)
CIN – Mitchell Price 66-yard punt return (Jim Breech kick), 9:49 (SEA 24–16)
SEA – Derrick Fenner 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:50 (SEA 31–16)
Top passers
CIN – Boomer Esiason: 10/23, 128 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/24, 217 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Harold Green: 6 car, 39 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 12 car, 73 yds
Top receivers
CIN – Eddie Brown: 2 rec, 38 yds
SEA – Tommy Kane: 3 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
CIN – 161 –69 – 230 – 2
SEA –201 – 151 – 352 – 2 :

#### Week 5: at New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 13 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 33 |
| Patriots | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 81 °F (27 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 39,735
* Referee: Tom Dooley
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 5-yard run (PAT failed), 12:46 (SEA 6–0)
SEA – Tommy Kane 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:51 (SEA 13–0)
NE – Jason Staurovsky 53-yard field goal, 3:03 (SEA 13–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 11:12 (SEA 16–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 19-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 19–3)
NE – Brent Williams 45-yard fumble return (Jason Staurovsky kick), 0:22 (SEA 19–10)
Third quarter
NE – Hart Lee Dykes 35-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Jason Staurovsky kick), 11:08 (SEA 19–17)
Fourth quarter
NE – Jason Staurovsky 48-yard field goal, 12:53 (NE 20–19)
SEA – Jeff Chadwick 45-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:37 (SEA 26–20)
SEA – Derrick Fenner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:13 (SEA 33–20)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/25, 254 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
NE – Marc Wilson: 20/33, 227 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Derrick Fenner: 19 car, 77 yds, 2 TD
NE – John Stephens: 14 car, 43 yds
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 4 rec, 74 yds
NE – Hart Lee Dykes: 5 rec, 103 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 227 – 111 – 338 – 2
NE – 213 – 61 – 274 – 5 :

#### Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Raiders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: hazy, 74 °F (23 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,624
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Todd Christensen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Steve Smith 1-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 6:49 (LA 7–0)
Second quarter
LA – Mervyn Fernandez 3-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 12:01 (LA 14–0)
LA – Ethan Horton 3-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 4:13 (LA 21–0)
SEA – Paul Skansi 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:31 (LA 21–7)
SEA – Tommy Kane 31-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:24 (LA 21–14)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 1:34 (LA 21–17)
Fourth quarter
LA – Jeff Jaeger 22-yard field goal, 10:31 (LA 24–17)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 22/36, 294 yds, 2 TD
LA – Jay Schroeder: 19/26, 235 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 9 car, 42 yds
LA – Marcus Allen: 12 car, 41 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Derrick Fenner: 5 rec, 85 yds
LA – Willie Gault: 5 rec, 73 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 265 – 77 – 342 – 2
LA – 227 – 78 – 305 – 1 :

#### Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,358
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan & Joe Namath
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
KC – J.J. Birden 33-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:58 (KC 7–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 0:00 (KC 7–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 2:06 (KC 7–6)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 9:25 (SEA 9–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 3:00 (SEA 12–7)
SEA – John L. Williams 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:54 (SEA 19–7)
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg: 23/34, 213 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 13/35, 132 yds, 4 INT
Top rushers
KC – Barry Word: 7 car, 35 yds
SEA – Derrick Fenner: 15 car, 75 yds
Top receivers
KC – Stephone Paige: 9 rec, 80 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 4 rec, 52 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
KC – 179 – 69 – 248 – 3
SEA – 124 – 136 – 260 – 4 :

#### Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 59,646
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond & Joe Namath
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Ronnie Harmon 11-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (John Carney kick), 9:44 (SD 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – John L. Williams 21-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:29 (Tied 7–7)
SD – Quinn Early 45-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (John Carney kick), 10:29 (SD 14–7)
Third quarter
SD – John Carney 20-yard field goal, 6:02 (SD 17–7)
SD – Nate Lewis 63-yard punt return (John Carney kick), 0:43 (SD 24–7)
SD – Les Miller recovered fumble in end zone (John Carney kick), 0:11 (SD 31–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Brian Blades 18-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:41 (SD 31–14)
Top passers
SD – Billy Joe Tolliver: 11/24, 145 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/31, 183 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SD – Rod Bernstine: 19 car, 61 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 6 car, 33 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SD – Quinn Early: 3 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Tommy Kane: 6 rec, 97 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 145 – 144 – 289 – 0
SEA – 129 – 65 – 194 – 3 :

#### Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 12:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 50% humidity, wind SW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 71,285
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan & Paul Maguire
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 13:02 (KC 3–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 7:53 (Tied 3–3)
KC – Nick Lowery 30-yard field goal, 0:07 (KC 6–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Jeff Chadwick 54-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:33 (SEA 10–6)
KC – Nick Lowery 24-yard field goal, 2:46 (SEA 10–9)
KC – Dan Saleaumua recovered fumble in end zone (Nick Lowery kick), 1:35 (KC 16–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Paul Skansi 25-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:00 (KC 17–16)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/30, 124 yds
KC – Steve DeBerg: 16/23, 306 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 10 car, 36 yds
KC – Christian Okoye: 21 car, 85 yds
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 4 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
KC – Robb Thomas: 7 rec, 53 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 236 – 61 – 297 – 2
KC – 115 – 114 – 229 – 0 :

#### Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 59,735
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Henderson & Hank Stram
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Brian Blades 9-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:57 (SEA 7–0)
MIN – Hassan Jones 8-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Fuad Reveiz kick), 0:54 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
MIN – Anthony Carter 11-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Fuad Reveiz kick), 7:47 (MIN 14–7)
SEA – Brian Blades 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:58 (Tied 14–14)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:02 (SEA 21–14)
MIN – Herschel Walker 58-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 2:28 (Tied 21–21)
MIN – Fuad Reveiz 24-yard field goal, 0:00 (MIN 24–21)
Top passers
MIN – Rich Gannon: 19/33, 177 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 13/28, 138 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
MIN – Herschel Walker: 16 car, 99 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Derrick Fenner: 15 car, 54 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
MIN – Anthony Carter: 5 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Brian Blades: 5 rec, 50 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
MIN – 161 – 141 – 302 – 1
SEA – 132 – 101 – 233 – 1 :

#### Week 12: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Chargers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 5:01 pm local
* Game weather: hazy, 67 °F (19 °C), 62% humidity, wind WNW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,097
* Referee: Dale Hamer
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SD – John Carney 20-yard field goal, 2:56 (SD 3–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 0:05 (Tied 3–3)
Third quarter
SD – Arthur Cox 19-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (John Carney kick), 5:43 (SD 10–3)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:17 (Tied 10–10)
Overtime
SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 11:59 (SEA 13–10)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 18/26, 211 yds
SD – Billy Joe Tolliver: 15/22, 145 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 10 car, 27 yds, 1 TD
SD – Marion Butts: 28 car, 128 yds
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 9 rec, 110 yds
SD – Arthur Cox: 6 rec, 53 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 175 – 58 – 233 – 2
SD – 140 – 164 – 304 – 5 :

#### Week 13: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Oilers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 2
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 57,592
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Todd Christensen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
HOU – Teddy Garcia 29-yard field goal, 7:23 (HOU 3–0)
SEA – Chris Warren 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:24 (SEA 7–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 1:37 (SEA 10–3)
Fourth quarter
HOU – Ernest Givins 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Teddy Garcia kick), 11:14 (Tied 10–10)
Overtime
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 10:35 (SEA 13–10)
Top passers
HOU – Warren Moon: 24/38, 232 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/27, 168 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
HOU – Allen Pinkett: 8 car, 25 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 17 car, 53 yds
Top receivers
HOU – Drew Hill: 5 rec, 58 yds
SEA – Travis McNeal: 2 rec, 39 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
HOU – 220 – 56 – 276 – 3
SEA – 158 – 123 – 281 – 1 :

#### Week 14: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Date: December 9
* Game time: 12:01 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 45 °F (7 °C), 55% humidity, wind SW 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
* Game attendance: 52,015
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers & Ahmad Rashad
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Jeff Chadwick 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:45 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 8:11 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Derrick Fenner 14-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:03 (SEA 17–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 8:40 (SEA 20–0)
Fourth quarter
GB – Perry Kemp 13-yard pass from Blair Kiel (Chris Jacke kick), 5:35 (SEA 20–7)
GB – Ed West 18-yard pass from Blair Kiel (Chris Jacke kick), 3:32 (SEA 20–14)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 11/18, 133 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
GB – Blair Kiel: 23/31, 198 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Derrick Fenner: 20 car, 112 yds, 1 TD
GB – Michael Haddix: 4 car, 10 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Jeff Chadwick: 2 rec, 51 yds, 1 TD
GB – Jeff Query: 6 rec, 57 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 133 – 158 – 291 – 2
GB – 239 – 13 – 252 – 1 :

#### Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Dolphins | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 1:05 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C), 60% humidity, wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 57,851
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers & Ahmad Rashad
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 7:28 (SEA 3–3)
MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 32-yard field goal, 1:57 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:28 (SEA 10–3)
MIA – James Pruitt 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:09 (Tied 10–10)
MIA – Troy Stradford 6-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:28 (MIA 17–10)
Third quarter
MIA – Ferrell Edmunds 11-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:11 (MIA 24–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Jeff Chadwick 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:51 (MIA 24–17)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/37, 295 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
MIA – Dan Marino: 17/29, 250 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 10 car, 62 yds
MIA – Sammie Smith: 17 car, 51 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Tommy Kane: 10 rec, 162 yds
MIA – Ferrell Edmunds: 5 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 261 – 83 – 344 – 4
MIA – 242 – 105 – 347 – 3 :

#### Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 23
* Game time: 5:05 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 55,845
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 49-yard field goal, 11:19 (DEN 3–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 21-yard field goal, 0:18 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
DEN – Bobby Humphrey 1-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 2:49 (DEN 10–3)
SEA – Tommy Kane 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:42 (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
DEN – Safety, Dave Krieg intentional grounding in end zone, 3:29 (DEN 12–10)
SEA – Derrick Fenner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:11 (SEA 17–12)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
DEN – John Elway: 18/35, 171 yds, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/26, 109 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Bobby Humphrey: 25 car, 91 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Derrick Fenner: 13 car, 50 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
DEN – Mark Jackson: 4 rec, 55 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 6 rec, 35 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 145 – 101 – 246 – 2
SEA – 103 – 110 – 213 – 1 :

#### Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 30
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 50,681
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist & John Madden
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:01 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
DET – Eddie Murray 24-yard field goal, 6:18 (SEA 7–3)
DET – Barry Sanders 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 1:54 (DET 10–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 0:00 (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
SEA – Eugene Robinson 16-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 12:36 (SEA 17–10)
SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 9:25 (SEA 20–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 7:46 (SEA 23–10)
SEA – Derrick Fenner 9-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:43 (SEA 30–10)
Top passers
DET – Rodney Peete: 11/25, 135 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/33, 225 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
DET – Andre Ware: 1 car, 30 yds
SEA – Derrick Fenner: 18 car, 75 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
DET – Robert Clark: 2 rec, 48 yds
SEA – Tommy Kane: 6 rec, 76 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DET – 106 – 87 – 193 – 2
SEA – 209 – 151 – 360 – 3 :