# 1988 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won their first division title in the AFC West. They won the division with only a 9–7 record and finished with only a +10-point differential.
The team never went under .500 during the season and clinched the AFC West in week 16 with a 43–37 shootout win over the Los Angeles Raiders. The Seahawks were the #3 seed in the AFC playoffs; they lost 21–13 on the road in the Divisional round to the top-seeded Cincinnati Bengals on December 31.
In late August, Ken Behring and partner Ken Hofmann purchased the team from the Nordstrom family for $80 million.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1988 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 2 | 49 | Brian Blades * | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | 75 | Tommy Kane | Wide receiver | Syracuse |
| 4 | 101 | Kevin Harmon | Running back | Iowa |
| 6 | 158 | Roy Hart | Nose tackle | South Carolina |
| 7 | 185 | Ray Jackson | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 8 | 215 | Robert Tyler | Tight end | South Carolina State |
| 9 | 242 | Deatrich Wise | Nose Tackle | Jackson State |
| 10 | 269 | Derwin Jones | Defensive end | Miami (FL) |
| 11 | 284 | Rick McLeod | Offensive tackle | Washington |
| 11 | 299 | Dwayne Harper | Cornerback | South Carolina State |
| 12 | 326 | Dave DesRochers | Offensive Tackle | San Diego State |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1988 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Ryan Knight | Running back | USC |
| Kevin McLean | Quarterback | USC |
| Pat Pearson | Guard | Southern Miss |
| Garey Waiters | Punter | Jacksonville State |
| Arthur White | Linebacker | Florida |
| Donald Wilson | Safety | Penn |

## Personnel
### Final roster

* Starters in bold.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1989 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 4 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 21–7 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | August 11 | at Detroit Lions | W 16–13 (OT) | 2–0 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 19 | Buffalo Bills | W 30–13 | 3–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | August 26 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 21–27 | 3–1 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 4 | at Denver Broncos | W 21–14 | 1–0 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 11 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 31–10 | 2–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | September 18 | at San Diego Chargers | L 6–17 | 2–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 25 | San Francisco 49ers | L 7–38 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | October 2 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 31–20 | 3–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 9 | at Cleveland Browns | W 16–10 | 4–2 | Cleveland Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 16 | New Orleans Saints | L 19–20 | 4–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 8 | October 23 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–31 | 4–4 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | October 30 | San Diego Chargers | W 17–14 | 5–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 10 | November 6 | Buffalo Bills | L 3–13 | 5–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 13 | Houston Oilers | W 27–24 | 6–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 12 | November 20 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–27 | 6–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 28 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 35–27 | 7–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 4 | at New England Patriots | L 7–13 | 7–7 | Sullivan Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 11 | Denver Broncos | W 42–14 | 8–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 16 | December 18 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 43–37 | 9–7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1988 NFL season results

### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| Wild Card | First-round bye | First-round bye | First-round bye | First-round bye | First-round bye | First-round bye |
| Divisional | December 31 | at Cincinnati Bengals (1) | L 13–21 | 0–1 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Seattle Seahawks$^{(3)}$ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 339 | 329 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 327 | 352 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 6–2 | 6–6 | 325 | 369 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 231 | 332 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 2–6 | 4–9–1 | 254 | 320 | L2 |

## Game summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 4
* Game time: 7:34 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 54,778
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* Gamebook

#### Week P2: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Lions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
* Date: August 11
* Game time: 7:30 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 37,993
* Referee: Red Cashion
* Gamebook

#### Week P3: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 19
* Game time: 7:34 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 47,000
* Referee: Fred Silva
* Gamebook

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
* Date: August 26
* Game time: 6:05 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), wind variable 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
* Game attendance: 53,357
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* Gamebook

### Regular season
#### Week 1: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: September 4
* Game time: 2:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 20% humidity, wind N 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 75,986
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:29 (SEA 7–0)
DEN – Orson Mobley 1-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 3:27 (Tied 7–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Ray Butler 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:23 (SEA 14–7)
SEA – Curt Warner 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:41 (SEA 21–7)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Mark Jackson 20-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:14 (SEA 21–14)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/30, 168 yds, 2 TD
DEN – John Elway: 21/45, 259 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 16 car, 79 yds
DEN – Tony Dorsett: 9 car, 32 yds
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 82 yds
DEN – Steve Sewell: 5 rec, 81 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 152 – 178 – 330 – 1
DEN – 226 – 76 – 302 – 3 :

#### Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,512
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover & Jon Morris
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 6:44 (SEA 3–0)
KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 1:11 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:37 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:26 (SEA 17–3)
SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51 (SEA 24–3)
SEA – Jacob Green recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37 (SEA 31–3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
KC – Stephone Paige 15-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:51 (SEA 31–10)
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg: 22/38, 244 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/22, 114 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
KC – Paul Palmer: 14 car, 44 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 20 car, 72 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
KC – Paul Palmer: 8 rec, 105 yds
SEA – Brian Blades: 3 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
KC – 236 – 50 – 286 – 6
SEA – 107 – 156 – 263 – 1 :

#### Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Chargers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: hazy, 70 °F (21 °C), 74% humidity, wind WNW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 44,449
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Ray Scott and Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Keith Browner 55-yard interception return (Vince Abbott kick), 9:27 (SD 7–0)
Second quarter
SD – Vince Abbott 48-yard field goal, 13:07 (SD 10–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 1:53 (SD 10–3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:27 (SD 10–6)
SD – Gary Anderson 25-yard run (Vince Abbott kick), 4:05 (SD 17–6)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/18, 134 yds, 3 INT
SD – Babe Laufenberg: 11/23, 112 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 60 yds
SD – Gary Anderson: 19 car, 120 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 71 yds
SD – Darren Flutie: 3 rec, 51 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 194 – 105 – 299 – 4
SD – 78 – 159 – 237 – 1 :

#### Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,382
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (CBS): Steve Zabriskie & Terry Bradshaw
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SF – Jerry Rice 1-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 6:02 (SF 7–0)
Second quarter
SF – John Frank 1-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 7:55 (SF 14–0)
SF – Mike Cofer 21-yard field goal, 1:57 (SF 17–0)
Third quarter
SF – Jerry Rice 69-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 10:05 (SF 24–0)
SF – Jerry Rice 60-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 2:25 (SF 31–0)
SEA – Ray Butler 46-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 1:24 (SF 31–7)
Fourth quarter
SF – Mike Wilson 16-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick), 4:07 (SF 38–7)
Top passers
SF – Joe Montana: 20/29, 302 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 11/15, 133 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SF – Roger Craig: 21 car, 107 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 9 car, 29 yds
Top receivers
SF – Jerry Rice: 6 rec, 163 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Ray Butler: 2 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SF – 341 – 239 – 580 – 1
SEA – 125 – 29 – 154 – 5 :

#### Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: rain, 73 °F (23 °C), 65% humidity, wind SE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 28,619
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Kevin Slaten & Jerry Kramer
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Greg Davis 32-yard field goal, 6:20 (ATL 3–0)
SEA – Curt Warner 12-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:04 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:33 (SEA 14–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 44-yard field goal, 0:10 (SEA 17–3)
Third quarter
ATL – Greg Davis 31-yard field goal, 11:00 (SEA 17–6)
ATL – Stacey Bailey 45-yard pass from Steve Dils (Greg Davis kick), 6:51 (SEA 17–13)
SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:40 (SEA 24–13)
Fourth quarter
ATL– Steve Dils 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 8:01 (SEA 24–20)
SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:21 (SEA 31–20)
Top passers
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 11/21, 164 yds
ATL – Steve Dils: 18/32, 266 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 110 yds, 1 TD
ATL – John Settle: 21 car, 115 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 59 yds
ATL – Stacey Bailey: 2 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 149 – 168 – 317 – 1
ATL – 245 – 140 – 385 – 4 :

#### Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Browns | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 53 °F (12 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 78,605
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor & Joe Namath
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Kevin Mack 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:20 (CLE 7–0)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:10 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 10:25 (SEA 10–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 38-yard field goal, 0:05 (SEA 13–7)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 8:55 (SEA 16–7)
CLE – Matt Bahr 23-yard field goal, 2:40 (SEA 16–10)
Top passers
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 9/17, 112 yds
CLE – Don Strock: 12/20, 151 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 96 yds, 1 TD
CLE – Kevin Mack: 15 car, 66 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Brian Blades: 2 rec, 33 yds
CLE – Webster Slaughter: 4 rec, 59 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 101 – 126 – 227 – 1
CLE – 174 – 160 – 334 – 4 :

#### Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 63,569
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton & Dan Fouts
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 6:13 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
NO – Eric Martin 19-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick), 9:25 (NO 7–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 47-yard field goal, 3:55 (NO 7–6)
NO – Morten Andersen 23-yard field goal, 0:00 (NO 10–6)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 11:23 (NO 10–9)
NO – Dave Waymer 58-yard blocked field goal return (Morten Andersen kick), 2:09 (NO 17–9)
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 1:31 (NO 17–12)
Fourth quarter
NO – Morten Andersen 31-yard field goal, 6:50 (NO 20–12)
SEA – Brian Blades 3-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 0:38 (NO 20–19)
Top passers
NO – Bobby Hebert: 16/22, 185 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 27/46, 370 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
NO – Rueben Mayes: 18 car, 78 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 35 yds
Top receivers
NO – Eric Martin: 6 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Brian Blades: 8 rec, 145 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
NO – 177 – 141 – 318 – 3
SEA – 341 – 93 – 434 – 2 :

#### Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Rams | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: hazy, 75 °F (24 °C), 83% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 57,033
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Greg Bell 1-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 13:02 (LA 7–0)
LA – Mike Lansford 39-yard field goal, 4:43 (LA 10–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 14:56 (LA 10–3)
LA – Robert Delpino 37-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 12:06 (LA 17–3)
LA – Damone Johnson 1-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 4:34 (LA 24–3)
Third quarter
LA – Aaron Cox 32-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 12:30 (LA 31–3)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Vernon Dean 62-yard blocked field goal return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:14 (LA 31–10)
Top passers
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 16/24, 101 yds, 3 INT
LA – Jim Everett: 20/27, 311 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 81 yds
LA – Charles White: 15 car, 79 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Paul Skansi: 3 rec, 32 yds
LA – Henry Ellard: 7 rec, 101 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 143 – 153 – 296 – 5
LA – 311 – 154 – 465 – 3 :

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 59,641
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Larry Csonka
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:39 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Brian Blades 23-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 0:52 (SEA 10–0)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SD – Anthony Miller 11-yard pass from Mark Malone (Vince Abbott kick), 13:11 (SEA 10–7)
SEA – John L. Williams 6-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 3:43 (SEA 17–7)
SD – Anthony Miller 10-yard pass from Mark Malone (Vince Abbott kick), 0:53 (SEA 17–14)
Top passers
SD – Mark Malone: 20/32, 169 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 14/28, 121 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SD – Tim Spencer: 8 car, 69 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 15 car, 73 yds
Top receivers
SD – Jamie Holland: 5 rec, 53 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 37 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 169 – 130 – 299 – 3
SEA – 109 – 126 – 235 – 0 :

#### Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,074
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor & Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Scott Norwood 27-yard field goal, 3:37 (BUF 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 6:24 (Tied 3–3)
BUF – Robb Riddick 1-yard run (Scott Norwood kick), 1:57 (BUF 10–3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
BUF – Scott Norwood 23-yard field goal, 2:38 (BUF 13–3)
Top passers
BUF – Jim Kelly: 16/25, 180 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 10/22, 105 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
BUF – Robb Riddick: 18 car, 75 yds, 1 TD
SEA – John L. Williams: 5 car, 33 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 33 yds
Top receivers
BUF – Trumaine Johnson: 5 rec, 52 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 2 rec, 56 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
BUF – 194 – 142 – 336 – 2
SEA – 73 – 72 – 145 – 2 :

#### Week 11: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,446
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Drew Hill 57-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick), 10:19 (HOU 7–0)
SEA – Brian Blades 23-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:42 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
HOU – Tony Zendejas 52-yard field goal, 14:07 (HOU 10–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 6:34 (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
HOU – Allen Pinkett 2-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 9:28 (HOU 17–10)
SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:48 (Tied 17–17)
Fourth quarter
HOU – Warren Moon 11-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 11:47 (HOU 24–17)
SEA – John L. Williams 44-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:17 (Tied 24–24)
SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 27–24)
Top passers
HOU – Warren Moon: 13/22, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/26, 188 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
HOU – Alonzo Highsmith: 9 car, 80 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 13 car, 102 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
HOU – Drew Hill: 8 rec, 139 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 2 rec, 46 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
HOU – 182 – 237 – 419 – 1
SEA – 188 – 177 – 365 – 1 :

#### Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 12:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 34 °F (1 °C), 61% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 33,152
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould & Jimmy Cefalo
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
KC – James Saxon 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:54 (KC 7–0)
Second quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:24 (KC 14–0)
SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:01 (KC 14–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Terry Taylor 27-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:04 (Tied 14–14)
KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 2:18 (KC 17–14)
Fourth quarter
KC – Steve DeBerg 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:38 (KC 24–14)
SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 10:13 (KC 24–17)
SEA – Brian Blades 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:20 (Tied 24–24)
KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 046: (KC 27–24)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/30, 225 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
KC – Steve DeBerg: 16/26, 203 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 50 yds
KC – Herman Heard: 16 car, 84 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Brian Blades: 7 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
KC – Stephone Paige: 5 rec, 106 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 208 – 105 – 313 – 2
KC – 203 – 162 – 365 – 2 :

#### Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 6:08 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,641
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:30 (SEA 7–0)
LA – Greg Townsend recovered fumble in end zone (Chris Bahr kick), 1:15 (Tied 7–7)
LA – Tim Brown 49-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Chris Bahr kick), 0:05 (LA 14–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Brian Blades 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:18 (Tied 14–14)
LA – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal, 6:45 (LA 17–14)
LA – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal, 1:50 (LA 20–14)
SEA – Paul Skansi 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:29 (SEA 21–20)
Third quarter
LA – Steve Smith 4-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:23 (LA 27–21)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:17 (SEA 28–27)
SEA – Louis Clark 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:40 (SEA 35–27)
Top passers
LA – Steve Beuerlein: 4/19, 89 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/28, 220 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LA – Marcus Allen: 8 car, 75 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 27 car, 130 yds
Top receivers
LA – Tim Brown: 4 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
LA – 144 – 113 – 257 – 2
SEA – 212 – 247 – 459 – 5 :

#### Week 14: at New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Patriots | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: December 4
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 31 °F (−1 °C), 44% humidity, wind W 25 miles per hour (40 km/h)
* Game attendance: 59,086
* Referee: Tom Dooley
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
NE – Jason Staurovsky 34-yard field goal, 13:01 (NE 3–0)
NE – Jason Staurovsky 22-yard field goal, 9:21 (NE 6–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Ray Butler 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:14 (SEA 7–6)
NE – Bob Perryman 1-yard run (Jason Staurovsky kick), 8:44 (NE 13–7)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/20, 62 yds, 1 TD
NE – Doug Flutie: 9/10, 47 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 10 car, 20 yds
NE – John Stephens: 31 car, 121 yds
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 37 yds
NE – Stanley Morgan: 1 rec, 19 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 45 – 20 – 65 – 1
NE – 41 – 171 – 212 – 3 :

#### Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 5:05 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,838
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – John L. Williams 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:38 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:36 (SEA 14–0)
DEN – Mark Jackson 15-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 11:05 (SEA 14–7)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:46 (SEA 21–7)
SEA – John Spagnola 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:33 (SEA 28–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 13-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:15 (SEA 35–7)
SEA – Curt Warner 12-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:47 (SEA 42–7)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Steve Sewell 3-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:28 (SEA 42–14)
Top passers
DEN – John Elway: 21/34, 270 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/22, 220 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
DEN – Sammy Winder: 8 car, 42 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 126 yds, 4 TD
Top receivers
DEN – Mark Jackson: 7 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 76 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 301 – 101 – 402 – 1
SEA – 220 – 230 – 450 – 0 :

#### Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 14 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 43 |
| Raiders | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C), 77% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 61,127
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Tim Brown 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 9:00 (LA 7–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:25 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:06 (SEA 14–7)
Second quarter
LA – Willie Gault 51-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 14:52 (Tied 14–14)
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 12:14 (SEA 17–14)
LA – Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal, 7:32 (Tied 17–17)
SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 20–17)
SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 0:13 (SEA 23–17)
Third quarter
SEA – Brian Blades 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:17 (SEA 30–17)
LA – Chris Bahr 28-yard field goal, 7:49 (SEA 30–20)
SEA – John L. Williams 75-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:26 (SEA 37–20)
LA – Steve Smith 4-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 1:11 (SEA 37–27)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 14:46 (SEA 40–27)
LA – Mervyn Fernandez 54-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 12:54 (SEA 40–34)
SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 5:18 (SEA 43–34)
LA – Chris Bahr 24-yard field goal, 2:21 (SEA 43–37)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/32, 410 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
LA – Jay Schroeder: 22/49, 354 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 14 car, 59 yds
LA – Bo Jackson: 14 car, 67 yds
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 7 rec, 180 yds, 1 TD
LA – Mervyn Fernandez: 4 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 389 – 101 – 490 – 3
LA – 331 – 111 – 442 – 1 :

### Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC.

#### AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Bengals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: December 31
* Game time: 4:05 pm EST
* Game weather: cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C), 60% humidity, wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 58,560
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Stanley Wilson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 9:11 (CIN 7–0)
Second quarter
CIN – Stanley Wilson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 11:35 (CIN 14–0)
CIN – Ickey Woods 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 7:40 (CIN 21–0)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – John L. Williams 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:40 (CIN 21–7)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (PAT failed), 6:05 (CIN 21–13)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 24/50, 297 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
CIN – Boomer Esiason: 7/19, 108 yds
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 8 car, 11 yds
CIN – Ickey Woods: 23 car, 126 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 11 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD
CIN – Rodney Holman: 3 rec, 44 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA –276 – 18 – 294 – 3
CIN – 91 – 254 – 345 – 2 :