# 1981 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1981 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's sixth season with the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks got off to a terrible start, losing six of their first seven games, on the way to a 6–10 season. Steve Largent would have a stellar season with 1,224 receiving yards. Jim Zorn was having a bounce back season, completing a career high 59% of his passes, 13 TDs 9 INT’s 6.2 yards per attempt before his injury against the Raiders at home. Seattle opened their season at Cincinnati, and held a 21–0 lead before the Bengals rallied for an improbable 27–21 win. This loss was a portent into the season. The Seahawks also blew a 24–3 3rd quarter lead at home to the Raiders before losing 32–31. Seven of their 10 losses were by two possessions or more.
The Achilles heel for the team was the running game on offense and defense. On offense they ranked 27th in yards and 26th in yards per attempt. On defense the ranking was 27th in yards 28th in yards per attempt. Only once did the defense hold a team under 100 yards rushing which was against the Chargers in San Diego, losing 24–10.
The disappointing season had some memorable highlights. At the time the biggest come behind victory, at home against the Steelers, down 21–3 winning 24–21. On Monday night, the team’s first victory over the San Diego Chargers, losing their first seven meetings, winning 44–23.

## Offseason
### Draft

1981 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | Kenny Easley * $^†$ | Safety | UCLA |
| 2 | 31 | David Hughes | Running back | Boise State |
| 3 | 58 | Bill Dugan | Guard | Penn State |
| 4 | 87 | Scott Phillips | Wide receiver | BYU |
| 5 | 114 | Edwin Bailey | Guard | South Carolina State |
| 6 | 140 | Steve Durham | Defensive end | Clemson |
| 7 | 170 | Ron Johnson | Wide receiver | Long Beach State |
| 7 | 186 | Brad Scovill | Tight end | Penn State |
| 8 | 196 | Eric Lane | Running back | BYU |
| 9 | 223 | Jim Stone | Running back | Notre Dame |
| 9 | 236 | Jimbo Whatley | Wide receiver | Washington State |
| 10 | 252 | Ken Dawson | Running back | Savannah State |
| 11 | 279 | Lance Olander | Running back | Colorado |
| 12 | 306 | Jeff Bednarek | Defensive tackle | Pacific |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1981 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Mike Babb | Punter | Oregon |
| Kim Baker | Linebacker | Nebraska |
| David Bayle | Tight End | Washington |
| Dan Boomhower | Running back | Kearney State |
| Dave Boschma | Safety | Linfield |
| Chris Buono | Safety | Furman |
| Brad Chace | Safety | Colorado |
| Bob Chauza | Tackle | Northwest Missouri State |
| Bob Danenhauer | Linebacker | Nebraska–Omaha |
| Bill Fenn | Fullback | Illinois State |
| Steve Griffiths | Linebacker | Penn State |

## Personnel
### Final roster

* Starters in bold.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1982 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 5 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–27 (OT) | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | August 14 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 21–30 | 0–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–24 | 0–3 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
| 4 | August 28 | Baltimore Colts | W 31–17 | 1–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 6 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–27 | 0–1 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 13 | Denver Broncos | W 13–10 | 1–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | September 20 | at Oakland Raiders | L 10–20 | 1–2 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 4 | September 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–20 | 1–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | October 4 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–24 | 1–4 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 11 | at Houston Oilers | L 17–35 | 1–5 | Houston Astrodome | Recap |
| 7 | October 18 | New York Giants | L 0–32 | 1–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 8 | October 25 | at New York Jets | W 19–3 | 2–6 | Shea Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 1 | at Green Bay Packers | L 24–34 | 2–7 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 10 | November 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–21 | 3–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 16 | San Diego Chargers | W 44–23 | 4–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 12 | November 22 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–40 | 4–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 29 | Oakland Raiders | L 31–32 | 4–9 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 6 | New York Jets | W 27–23 | 5–9 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 15 | December 13 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–23 | 5–10 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 20 | Cleveland Browns | W 42–21 | 6–10 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1981 NFL season results

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| San Diego Chargers$^{(3)}$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 478 | 390 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 321 | 289 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 343 | 290 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 273 | 343 | L2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 6–8 | 322 | 388 | W1 |

## Game summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 5
* Game time: 7:34 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 56,958
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

#### Week P2: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 14
* Game time: 7:34 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 55,520
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

#### Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
* Date: August 22
* Game time: 6:05 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C), wind NE 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
* Game attendance: 37,563
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

#### Week P4: vs. Baltimore Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 28
* Game time: 7:34 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 55,794
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

### Regular season
#### Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: September 6
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 71% humidity, wind NE 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 41,177
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV: NBC
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – John Harris 29-yard interception return (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:53 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 36-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:27 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:19 (SEA 21–0)
Second quarter
CIN – Jim Breech 25-yard field goal, 10:44 (SEA 21–3)
CIN – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 0:57 (SEA 21–10)
Third quarter
CIN – Jim Breech 40-yard field goal, 11:32 (SEA 21–13)
CIN – Archie Griffin 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 2:52 (SEA 21–20)
Fourth quarter
CIN – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 5:04 (CIN 27–21)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 21/41, 230 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
CIN – Turk Schonert: 9/18, 130 yds
Top rushers
SEA – Jim Jodat: 8 car, 21 yds, 1 TD
CIN – Pete Johnson: 20 car, 84 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD
CIN – Cris Collinsworth: 4 rec, 65 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA –230 – 60 – 290 – 4
CIN – 165 – 210 – 375 – 4 :

#### Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 13
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 58,513
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Jim Turner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Fred Steinfort 30-yard field goal, 8:34 (DEN 3–0)
SEA – Dennis Boyd 3-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:48 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 43-yard field goal, 2:39 (SEA 10–3)
DEN – Riley Odoms 11-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 1:06 (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 22-yard field goal, 5:53 (SEA 13–10)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
DEN – Craig Morton: 144/25, 161 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 24/34, 199 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Rick Parros: 13 car, 69 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 11 car, 58 yds
Top receivers
DEN – Steve Watson: 2 rec, 36 yds
SEA – David Hughes: 6 rec, 59 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 142 – 110 – 252 – 2
SEA – 156 – 111 – 267 – 2 :

#### Week 3: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Raiders | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: September 20
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 58% humidity, wind SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 45,725
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Jim Plunkett 13-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 6:14 (OAK 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 26-yard field goal, 4:45 (OAK 7–3)
OAK – Morris Bradshaw 29-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (PAT failed), 0:13 (OAK 13–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Sam McCullum 36-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:06 (OAK 13–10)
Fourth quarter
OAK – Derrick Jensen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 11:24 (OAK 20–10)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 24/43, 327 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
OAK – Jim Plunkett: 20/30, 262 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 4 car, 25 yds
OAK – Derrick Jensen: 19 car, 84 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Sam McCullum: 6 rec, 122 yds, 1 TD
OAK – Morris Bradshaw: 3 rec, 74 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 308 – 82 – 390 – 2
OAK – 242 – 190 – 432 – 3 :

#### Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 27
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 59,255
* Referee: Tom Dooley
* TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Ted McKnight 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 9:56 (KC 7–0)
Second quarter
KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:41 (KC 14–0)
KC – Nick Lowery 30-yard field goal, 6:40 (KC 17–0)
KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 5:28 (KC 20–0)
SEA – Sam McCullum 11-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:58 (KC 20–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:01 (KC 20–14)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
KC – Bill Kenney: 16/25, 239 yds
SEA – Jim Zorn: 31/47, 308 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
KC – Joe Delaney: 15 car, 45 yds
SEA – Jim Zorn: 4 car, 48 yds
Top receivers
KC – J.T. Smith: 5 rec, 81 yds
SEA – David Hughes: 12 rec, 103 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
KC – 227 – 154 – 381 – 2
SEA – 277 – 82 – 359 – 1 :

#### Week 5: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Chargers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
* Date: October 4
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C), 68% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 51,463
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and George Kunz
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 34-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 14:54 (SEA 7–0)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 47-yard field goal, 11:54 (SEA 7–3)
SD – Charlie Joiner 12-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:38 (SD 10–7)
Third quarter
SD – Charlie Joiner 12-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:50 (SD 17–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 11-yard field goal, 10:30 (SD 17–10)
SD – Charlie Joiner 11-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 3:56 (SD 24–10)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/34, 229 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SD – Dan Fouts: 30/41, 302 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 6 car, 29 yds
SD – John Cappelletti: 14 car, 85 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 118 yds, 1 TD
SD – Clarence Williams: 10 rec, 89 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 200 – 92 – 292 – 1
SD – 272 – 99 – 371 – 2 :

#### Week 6: at Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Oilers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
* Date: October 11
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 42,671
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 41-yard field goal, 8:36 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – David Hughes 17-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:58 (SEA 10–0)
HOU – Ken Burrough 31-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:33 (SEA 10–7)
Second quarter
HOU – Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:16 (HOU 14–10)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
HOU – Dave Casper 32-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 14:54 (HOU 21–10)
HOU – Ken Burrough 24-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 11:55 (HOU 28–10)
HOU – Earl Campbell 4-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 6:59 (HOU 35–10)
SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Sam Adkins (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:18 (HOU 35–17)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/30, 145 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
HOU – Ken Stabler: 12/18, 156 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Sam Adkins: 3 car, 28 yds
HOU – Earl Campbell: 39 car, 186 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
HOU – Ken Burrough: 4 rec, 74 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 214 – 75 – 289 – 3
HOU – 156 – 216 – 372 – 1 :

#### Week 7: vs. New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 18
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 56,134
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom Brookshier and Roger Staubach
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Joe Danelo 29-yard field goal, 9:23 (NYG 3–0)
Second quarter
NYG – Gary Shirk 6-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick), 12:09 (NYG 10–0)
NYG – Joe Danelo 54-yard field goal, 4:30 (NYG 13–0)
Third quarter
NYG – Joe Danelo 21-yard field goal, 12:10 (NYG 16–0)
NYG – Joe Danelo 47-yard field goal, 5:39 (NYG 19–0)
NYG – Rob Carpenter 2-yard run (Joe Danelo kick), 3:5 (NYG 26–0)
Fourth quarter
NYG – Joe Danelo 31-yard field goal, 11:15 (NYG 29–0)
NYG – Joe Danelo 37-yard field goal, 0:16 (NYG 32–0)
Top passers
NYG – Phil Simms: 12/27, 103 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/22, 84 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rob Carpenter: 21 car, 116 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Theotis Brown: 4 car, 9 yds
Top receivers
NYG – Gary Shirk: 4 rec, 30 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 40 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
NYG – 88 – 213 – 301 – 1
SEA – 98 – 29 – 127 – 4 :

#### Week 8: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Jets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
* Date: October 25
* Game time: 4:01 pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 55 °F (13 °C), 64% humidity, wind SE 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,678
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:55 (SEA 7–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 12:53 (SEA 13–0)
NYJ – Pat Leahy 34-yard field goal, 7:53 (SEA 13–3)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Sherman Smith 4-yard run (PAT failed), 13:42 (SEA 19–3)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 13/21, 172 yds, 1 TD
NYJ – Richard Todd: 14/29, 121 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Theotis Brown: 14 car, 104 yds
NYJ – Bruce Harper: 8 car, 60 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD
NYJ – Scott Dierking: 2 rec, 22 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 163 – 217 – 380 – 1
NYJ – 101 – 118 – 219 – 4 :

#### Week 9: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Packers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: November 1
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 56 °F (13 °C), 75% humidity, wind NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,467
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Dave Rowe
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – John Harris 42-yard interception return (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:47 (SEA 7–0)
GB – Paul Coffman 7-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:57 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Dan Doornink 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:03 (SEA 14–7)
GB – David Whitehurst 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:19 (Tied 14–14)
GB – James Lofton 8-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:18 (GB 21–14)
SEA – Dan Doornink 14-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:24 (Tied 21–21)
Third quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 54-yard field goal, 5:54 (SEA 24–21)
GB – James Lofton 38-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:02 (GB 28–24)
Fourth quarter
GB – Jan Stenerud 19-yard field goal, 1:58 (GB 31–24)
GB – Jan Stenerud 36-yard field goal, 0:45 (GB 34–24)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/23, 108 yds, 2 TD
GB – David Whitehurst: 19/31, 205 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Theotis Brown: 17 car, 89 yds
GB – Gerry Ellis: 23 car, 127 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 45 yds
GB – James Lofton: 4 rec, 63 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 102 – 119 – 221 – 3
GB – 195 – 182 – 337 – 3 :

#### Week 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 8
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 59,058
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Rocky Bleier
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 6-yard run (David Trout kick), 8:15 (PIT 7–0)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 37-yard field goal, 0:17 (PIT 7–3)
Second quarter
PIT – Mark Malone 90-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick), 14:11 (PIT 14–3)
PIT – Sidney Thornton 4-yard run (David Trout kick), 1:12 (PIT 21–3)
SEA – Dan Doornink 44-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:37 (PIT 21–10)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:13 (PIT 21–17)
SEA – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:04 (SEA 24–21)
Top passers
PIT – Terry Bradshaw: 13/22, 212 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/25, 277 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
PIT – Franco Harris: 15 car, 61 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Theotis Brown: 18 car, 43 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
PIT – Mark Malone: 1 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dan Doornink: 3 rec, 82 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
PIT – 205 – 162 – 367 – 2
SEA – 260 – 96 – 356 – 1 :

#### Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 44 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 6:05 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 58,628
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:35 (SD 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 25-yard field goal, 12:43 (SD 7–3)
SEA – Theotis Brown 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:27 (SEA 10–7)
SEA – Sherman Smith 18-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:56 (SEA 17–7)
SD – Chuck Muncie 73-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:26 (SEA 17–14)
SEA – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:57 (SEA 24–14)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 32-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA 24–17)
Third quarter
SEA – Dan Doornink 80-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:46 (SEA 31–17)
SEA – Dan Doornink 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:12 (SEA 38–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 30-yard field goal, 13:05 (SEA 41–17)
SD – Charlie Joiner 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (PAT failed), 11:39 (SEA 41–23)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 23-yard field goal, 6:11 (SEA 44–23)
Top passers
SD – Dan Fouts: 20/34, 252 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/22, 221 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SD – Chuck Muncie: 20 car, 151 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Theotis Brown: 18 car, 83 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SD – Kellen Winslow: 7 rec, 106 yds
SEA – Dan Doornink: 1 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 291 – 195 – 486 – 4
SEA – 212 – 156 – 368 – 0 :

#### Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 22
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 53 °F (12 °C), 40% humidity, wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,002
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV: NBC
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 26-yard field goal, 7:58 (SEA 3–0)
KC – Nick Lowery 37-yard field goal, 2:46 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 24-yard field goal, 11:16 (KC 6–3)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 30-yard field goal, 2:51 (Tied 6–6)
KC – J.T. Smith 14-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:07 (KC 13–6)
KC – Lloyd Burruss 46-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 0:31 (KC 20–6)
Third quarter
KC – Billy Jackson 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 9:40 (KC 27–6)
SEA – Steve Largent 30-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:46 (KC 27–13)
Fourth quarter
KC – Willie Scott 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 14:57 (KC 33–13)
KC – Billy Jackson 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 9:36 (KC 40–13)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/30, 258 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
KC – Bill Kenney: 17/22, 181 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Theotis Brown: 16 car, 63 yds
KC – James Hadnot: 10 car, 106 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD
KC – J.T. Smith: 7 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 256 – 83 – 339 – 2
KC – 181 – 269 – 450 – 0 :

#### Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 32 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 29
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 57,147
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 22-yard field goal, 12:38 (SEA 3–0)
OAK – Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal, 8:26 (Tied 3–3)
SEA – Jim Zorn 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:44 (SEA 10–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Sherman Smith 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:13 (SEA 17–3)
SEA – Rodell Thomas 5-yard fumble return (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:00 (SEA 24–3)
OAK – Safety, Jeff West stepped out of end zone, 6:22 (SEA 24–5)
OAK – Derrick Ramsey 5-yard pass from Marc Wilson (PAT failed), 2:48 (SEA 24–11)
Fourth quarter
OAK – Bob Chandler 8-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 11:02 (SEA 24–18)
OAK – Arthur Whittington 16-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 5:53 (OAK 25–24)
OAK – Derrick Jensen 3-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 1:51 (OAK 32–24)
SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:08 (OAK 32–31)
Top passers
OAK – Marc Wilson: 20/33, 218 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/25, 239 yds
Top rushers
OAK – Kenny King: 13 car, 75 yds
SEA – Theotis Brown: 18 car, 34 yds
Top receivers
OAK – Derrick Ramsey: 5 rec, 82 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 91 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
OAK – 156 – 181 – 337 – 4
SEA – 314 – 69 – 383 – 1 :

#### Week 14: vs. New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Seahawks | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 6
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 53,105
* Referee: Gene Barth
* TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Sam McCullum 6-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 12:35 (SEA 6–0)
Second quarter
NYJ – Scott Dierking 11-yard pass from Richard Todd (PAT failed), 13:02 (Tied 6–6)
SEA – Theotis Brown 21-yard run (Wilson Álvarez kick), 5:25 (SEA 13–6)
NYJ – Pat Leahy 26-yard field goal, 1:18 (SEA 13–9)
Third quarter
NYJ – Scott Dierking 15-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 13:19 (NYJ 16–13)
SEA – Dave Krieg 1-yard run (Wilson Álvarez kick), 1:04 (SEA 20–16)
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Kevin Long 1-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 9:21 (NYJ 23–20)
SEA – Steve Largent 57-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 8:21 (SEA 27–23)
Top passers
NYJ – Richard Todd: 27/27, 286 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/26, 264 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
NYJ – Kevin Long: 11 car, 51 yds
SEA – Theotis Brown: 18 car, 73 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
NYJ – Bruce Harper: 8 rec, 67 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 169 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
NYJ – 276 – 119 – 395 – 3
SEA – 256 – 127 – 383 – 4 :

#### Week 15: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Broncos | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: December 13
* Game time: 2:00 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C), 42% humidity, wind NE 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 74,527
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Jim Turner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Riley Odoms 22-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 10:58 (DEN 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Wilson Álvarez 28-yard field goal, 8:06 (DEN 7–3)
DEN – Fred Steinfort 33-yard field goal, 0:00 (DEN 10–3)
Third quarter
DEN – Fred Steinfort 43-yard field goal, 11:28 (DEN 13–3)
DEN – Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal, 8:13 (DEN 16–3)
SEA – Wilson Álvarez 20-yard field goal, 1:58 (DEN 16–6)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Rick Parros 8-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick), 3:12 (DEN 23–6)
SEA – David Hughes 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 0:03 (DEN 23–13)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 18/40, 219 yds, 1 TD
DEN – Craig Morton: 15/30, 144 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Dan Doornink: 6 car, 22 yds
DEN – Rick Parros: 16 car, 82 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 72 yds
DEN – Riley Odoms: 2 rec, 38 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 199 – 86 – 285 – 5
DEN – 136 – 237 – 373 – 3 :

#### Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 20
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 51,435
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Kenny Easley 82-yard interception return (Wilson Álvarez kick), 11:42 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Theotis Brown 2-yard run (Wilson Álvarez kick), 1:30 (SEA 14–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 14:32 (SEA 21–0)
SEA – Gregg Johnson 31-yard fumble return (Wilson Álvarez kick), 13:37 (SEA 28–0)
CLE – Greg Pruitt 5-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick), 6:44 (SEA 28–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Paul Johns 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 8:26 (SEA 35–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 7:25 (SEA 42–7)
CLE – Dave Logan 16-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick), 5:36 (SEA 42–14)
Fourth quarter
CLE – Calvin Hill 8-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick), 10:02 (SEA 42–21)
Top passers
CLE – Paul McDonald: 24/34, 297 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/21, 206 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
CLE – Charles White: 18 car, 68 yds
SEA – Horace Ivory: 9 car, 38 yds
Top receivers
CLE – Dave Logan: 5 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 80 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
CLE – 301 – 151 – 452 – 10
SEA – 182 – 110 – 292 – 5 :