# 1980 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1980 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fifth season in the National Football League (NFL).
The 1980 season was a strange season for the Seattle Seahawks. The team started off 4–3, then lost the remaining nine games of the season. They accumulated four road wins but lost all eight regular season home games. The offense struggled, especially after losing Sherman Smith to a knee injury for the season. With the running game struggling, the team gave up 52 sacks, up from 23 in 1979. The offense went from 7th to 21st. Even though the defense improved from 27th to 13th, the Seahawks still gave up 405 points.
Memorable moments included a 26–7 road win against the Houston Oilers, intercepting Kenny Stabler five times; a 17–16 road win against the Kansas City Chiefs (their last at Arrowhead Stadium until 1990); and a 14–0 road win against the Washington Redskins, with the offense rushing for over 220 yards. All 4 of Seattle's wins were away games; the Seahawks failed to win a home game for the first (and so far only) time in franchise history.
More indicative of the season were the home losses: a 34–13 rout at home inflicted by the San Diego Chargers, a 37–31 loss to the New England Patriots, featuring several lead changes, as the Seattle defense could not hold on; losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 31–30, after going into the 4th quarter with a 23–10 lead, and the Chiefs intercepting Jim Zorn a season-high five times, leading to 17 Kansas City points. The low point of the season was a 27–21 loss to a struggling New York Giants team, one which finished 4–12 (although one was over the Cowboys). On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 51–7, in Dallas, but many people believe the Giants loss was worse.
The successes of the 1978 and 1979 seasons were long forgotten by the season's end.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1980 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 10 | Jacob Green * | Defensive end | Texas A&M | from Buffalo |
| 2 | 44 | Andre Hines | Tackle | Stanford | |
| 4 | 97 | Terry Dion | Defensive end | Oregon | |
| 5 | 127 | Joe Steele | Running back | Washington | |
| 5 | 132 | Daniel Jacobs | Defensive end | Winston-Salem State | |
| 6 | 153 | Mark McNeal | Defensive end | Idaho | |
| 8 | 204 | Vic Minor | Defensive back | Northeast Louisiana | |
| 8 | 207 | Jack Cosgrove | Center | Pacific | |
| 9 | 238 | Jim Swift | Tackle | Iowa | |
| 10 | 265 | Ron Essink | Tackle | Grand Valley State | |
| 10 | 274 | Billy Reaves | Wide receiver | Morris Brown | |
| 11 | 292 | Tali Ena | Running back | Washington State | |
| 12 | 319 | Presnell Gilbert | Defensive back | U. S. International | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
    Source:

### Undrafted free agents

1980 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Kevin Anderson | Guard | Oregon |
| Gary Carr | Running back | Fresno State |
| Steve Davis | Punter | Tennessee Tech |
| Mike Doerfler | Fullback | Montana State |
| Greg Feasel | Tackle | Abilene Christian |
| Mike Garrett | Punter | Georgia |
| Ron Gipson | Fullback | Washington |
| David Greenhalgh | Quarterback | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| Eric Hill | Running back | Weber State |
| Dave Krieg | Quarterback | Milton College |
| Matt Kupec | Quarterback | North Carolina |
| Jack Lafferty | Center | Eastern Illinois |
| Mark McGrath | Wide receiver | Montana State |
| Arnie Pinkston | Defensive back | Yale |
| Brad Reid | Wide receiver | Iowa |
| Terry Rennaker | Linebacker | Stanford |
| Kirk Springs | Safety | Miami (OH) |

## Personnel
### Final roster

* Starters in bold.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 7 | Atlanta Falcons | W 14–10 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | August 18 | Miami Dolphins | L 7–24 | 1–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 23 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 10–7 | 2–1 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
| 4 | August 29 | at New England Patriots | W 30–23 | 3–1 | Schaefer Stadium | 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 7 | San Diego Chargers | L 13–34 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | September 14 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–16 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 21 | New England Patriots | L 31–37 | 1–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 28 | at Washington Redskins | W 14–0 | 2–2 | RFK Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 5 | at Houston Oilers | W 26–7 | 3–2 | Houston Astrodome | Recap |
| 6 | October 12 | Cleveland Browns | L 3–27 | 3–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 7 | October 19 | at New York Jets | W 27–17 | 4–3 | Shea Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 26 | at Oakland Raiders | L 14–33 | 4–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 9 | November 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–27 | 4–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 10 | November 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 30–31 | 4–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 17 | Oakland Raiders | L 17–19 | 4–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 12 | November 23 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–36 | 4–8 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 27 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–51 | 4–9 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 7 | New York Giants | L 21–27 | 4–10 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 15 | December 13 | at San Diego Chargers | L 14–21 | 4–11 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 21 | Denver Broncos | L 17–25 | 4–12 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1980 NFL season results

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| San Diego Chargers$^{(1)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 418 | 327 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders$^{(4)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 364 | 306 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–8 | 319 | 336 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 310 | 323 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 3–9 | 291 | 408 | L9 |

## Game summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 7
* Game time: 7:36 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 59,555
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

#### Week P2: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 18
* Game time: 7:30 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 59,550
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
* Date: August 23
* Game time: 7:04 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 58 °F (14 °C), wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 41,841
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

#### Week P4: vs. New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 29
* Game time: 5:35 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 56,947
* Referee: Gene Barth
* TV: NBC
* Gamebook

### Regular season
#### Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,042
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Carl Eller
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 46-yard field goal, 12:05 (SEA 3–0)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 41-yard field goal, 9:03 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
SD – Greg McCrary 1-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:36 (SD 10–3)
SD – Charlie Joiner 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:52 (SD 17–3)
SD – John Jefferson 10-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:15 (SD 24–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 28-yard field goal, 8:18 (SD 24–6)
SD – John Jefferson 23-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:26 (SD 31–6)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Sam McCullum 36-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:17 (SD 31–13)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 29-yard field goal, 1:50 (SD 34–13)
Top passers
SD – Dan Fouts: 21/31, 230 yds, 4 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/33, 235 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SD – John Cappelletti: 16 car, 112 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 37 yds
Top receivers
SD – John Jefferson: 6 rec, 103 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 62 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 224 – 197 – 421 – 0
SEA – 202 – 47 – 249 – 2 :

#### Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 75 °F (24 °C), 55% humidity, wind N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 42,403
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Sam McCullum 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:40 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:55 (SEA 17–0)
KC – Henry Marshall 1-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:06 (SEA 17–7)
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 5:37 (SEA 17–10)
KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 17–14)
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 57-yard field goal, 8:35 (SEA 17–16)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/27, 194 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
KC – Steve Fuller: 20/31, 184 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Dan Doornink: 12 car, 32 yds
KC – Ted McKnight: 9 car, 28 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Sam McCullum: 6 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD
KC – J.T. Smith: 5 rec, 78 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 187 – 122 – 309 – 2
KC – 155 – 83 – 238 – 0 :

#### Week 3: vs. New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,035
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Len Dawson
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NE – John Smith 19-yard field goal, 9:15 (NE 3–0)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 0:37 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 20-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:24 (SEA 10–3)
NE – Stanley Morgan 68-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 10:02 (Tied 10–10)
NE – Stanley Morgan 40-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 6:31 (NE 17–10)
SEA – Sam McCullum 22-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:14 (Tied 17–17)
NE – John Smith 30-yard field goal, 0:00 (NE 20–17)
Third quarter
NE – Horace Ivory 20-yard run (John Smith kick), 1:43 (NE 27–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 14:46 (NE 27–24)
NE – John Smith 29-yard field goal, 12:23 (NE 30–24)
SEA – Sam McCullum 21-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:57 (SEA 31–30)
NE – Don Hasselbeck 16-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 2:52 (NE 37–31)
Top passers
NE – Steve Grogan: 15/24, 271 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/36, 312 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
NE – Don Calhoun: 13 car, 77 yds
SEA – Jim Jodat: 5 car, 42 yds
Top receivers
NE – Stanley Morgan: 2 rec, 108 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
NE – 271 – 203 – 474 – 1
SEA – 299 – 134 – 433 – 2 :

#### Week 4: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 4:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 76 °F (24 °C), 60% humidity, wind S 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
* Game attendance: 53,263
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Jim Zorn 21-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:26 (SEA 7–0)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – Dan Doornink 8-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:56 (SEA 14–0)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 7/19, 86 yds, 2 INT
WAS – Joe Theismann: 16/35, 200 yds, 4 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Jim Jodat: 22 car, 117 yds
WAS – Wilbur Jackson: 11 car, 33 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 40 yds
WAS – Ricky Thompson: 4 rec, 50 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 80 – 235 – 315 – 2
WAS – 205 – 78 – 283 – 4 :

#### Week 5: at Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 12:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 46,860
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 32-yard field goal, 8:51 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Sam McCullum 22-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:51 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 10:10 (SEA 13–0)
SEA – Sam McCullum 24-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:35 (SEA 20–0)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 50-yard field goal, 0:56 (SEA 23–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 44-yard field goal, 10:25 (SEA 26–0)
Fourth quarter
HOU – Mike Barber 22-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:23 (SEA 26–7)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/22, 172 yds, 2 TD
HOU – Ken Stabler: 23/50, 174 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 44 yds
HOU – Earl Campbell: 12 car, 50 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 80 yds, 2 TD
HOU – Jeff Groth: 4 rec, 47 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 185 – 118 – 303 – 2
HOU – 163 – 79 – 242 – 6 :

#### Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,366
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Mike Pruitt 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 3:58 (CLE 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 29-yard field goal, 13:50 (CLE 7–3)
CLE – Keith Wright 39-yard pass from Brian Sipe (PAT failed), 2:30 (CLE 13–3)
Third quarter
CLE – Charles White 3-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 6:45 (CLE 20–3)
Fourth quarter
CLE – Mike Pruitt 22-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 13:20 (CLE 27–3)
Top passers
CLE – Brian Sipe: 12/24, 211 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 23/29, 222 yds
Top rushers
CLE – Mike Pruitt: 24 car, 166 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Jeff Moore: 6 car, 37 yds
Top receivers
CLE – Ozzie Newsome: 2 rec, 60 yds
SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 61 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
CLE – 211 – 176 – 387 – 1
SEA – 205 – 118 – 323 – 1 :

#### Week 7: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| Jets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 64 °F (18 °C), 70% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 52,496
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 48-yard field goal, 4:12 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
NYJ – Mickey Shuler 4-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 0:29 (NYJ 7–3)
Third quarter
NYJ – Scott Dierking 20-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 9:51 (NYJ 14–3)
SEA – Jessie Green 32-yard blocked punt return (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:05 (NYJ 14–10)
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal, 12:27 (NYJ 17–10)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 23-yard field goal, 8:35 (NYJ 17–13)
SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:13 (SEA 20–17)
SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:06 (SEA 27–17)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/27, 258 yds
NYJ – Richard Todd: 17/27, 198 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Jeff Moore: 4 car, 40 yds
NYJ – Scott Dierking: 18 car, 65 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 107 yds
NYJ – Derrick Gaffney: 5 rec, 91 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 244 – 85 – 329 – 0
NYJ – 189 – 149 – 338 – 2 :

#### Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Raiders | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 33 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 73% humidity, wind SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,185
* Referee: Cal Lepore
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Chris Bahr 34-yard field goal, 1:44 (OAK 3–0)
Second quarter
OAK – Chris Bahr 38-yard field goal, 10:59 (OAK 6–0)
Third quarter
OAK – Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal, 11:47 (OAK 9–0)
OAK – Bob Chandler 5-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 8:10 (OAK 16–0)
Fourth quarter
OAK – Bob Chandler 12-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 14:07 (OAK 23–0)
SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:52 (OAK 23–7)
OAK – Bob Chandler 23-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 8:51 (OAK 30–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 67-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:55 (OAK 30–14)
OAK – Chris Bahr 25-yard field goal, 2:44 (OAK 33–14)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/33, 282 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
OAK – Jim Plunkett: 16/25, 214 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Jeff Moore: 6 car, 9 yds
OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 17 car, 75 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 142 yds, 1 TD
OAK – Bob Chandler: 5 rec, 75 yds, 3 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 238 – 25 – 263 – 3
OAK – 201 – 138 – 339 – 1 :

#### Week 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,047
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 21-yard field goal, 4:40 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 6–0)
Second quarter
PHI – Billy Campfield 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 0:58 (PHI 7–6)
Third quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:18 (SEA 13–6)
PHI – Charlie Smith 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick), 4:57 (PHI 14–13)
PHI – Tony Franklin 39-yard field goal, 0:54 (PHI 17–13)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Dan Doornink 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:40 (SEA 20–17)
PHI – Billy Campfield 5-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 2:43 (PHI 24–20)
PHI – Tony Franklin 25-yard field goal, 1:30 (PHI 27–20)
Top passers
PHI – Ron Jaworski: 19/30, 253 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/35, 250 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
PHI – Leroy Harris: 12 car, 39 yds
SEA – Dan Doornink: 7 car, 44 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
PHI – Charlie Smith: 5 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
PHI – 248 – 115 – 363 – 2
SEA – 220 – 103 – 323 – 0 :

#### Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 58,976
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Mike Haffner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 3:51 (KC 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Larry Brinson 22-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:42 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 39-yard field goal, 1:34 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Dan Doornink 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:02 (SEA 17–3)
Third quarter
KC – Tony Reed 12-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 14:34 (SEA 17–10)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 9:23 (SEA 20–10)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 3:39 (SEA 23–10)
Fourth quarter
KC – Henry Marshall 11-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 12:44 (SEA 23–17)
KC – Frank Manumaleuga 22-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 11:33 (KC 24–23)
SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:10 (SEA 30–24)
KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:40 (KC 31–30)
Top passers
KC – Steve Fuller: 19/26, 233 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/37, 189 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT
Top rushers
KC – Ted McKnight: 12 car, 26 yds
SEA – Jim Jodat: 15 car, 57 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
KC – Tony Reed: 6 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 57 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
KC – 216 – 81 – 297 – 4
SEA – 192 – 130 – 322 – 5 :

#### Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 6:06 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,480
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:23 (SEA 7–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Dan Doornink 8-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:52 (SEA 14–0)
OAK – Arthur Whittington 10-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 7:03 (SEA 14–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 37-yard field goal, 14:56 (SEA 17–7)
OAK – Safety, Ted Hendricks blocked punt out of end zone, 10:28 (SEA 17–9)
OAK – Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 8:30 (SEA 17–16)
OAK – Chris Bahr 28-yard field goal, 0:56 (OAK 19–17)
Top passers
OAK – Jim Plunkett: 9/22, 135 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/35, 250 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Arthur Whittington: 10 car, 54 yds
SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 48 yds
Top receivers
OAK – Derrick Ramsey: 2 rec, 76 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 68 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
OAK – 110 – 117 – 227 – 2
SEA – 233 – 158 – 391 – 2 :

#### Week 12: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Broncos | 7 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 2:00 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 34 °F (1 °C), 69% humidity, wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 73,274
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Riley Odoms 2-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 2:53 (DEN 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 21-yard field goal, 13:04 (DEN 7–3)
SEA – Will Lewis 75-yard punt return (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:46 (SEA 10–7)
DEN – Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal, 4:02 (Tied 10–10)
DEN – Craig Morton 1-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick), 1:19 (DEN 17–10)
Third quarter
DEN – Fred Steinfort 33-yard field goal, 6:31 (DEN 20–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 14:57 (DEN 20–13)
DEN – Haven Moses 27-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 11:28 (DEN 27–13)
DEN – Don Latimer 15-yard interception return (Fred Steinfort kick), 7:20 (DEN 34–13)
DEN – Safety, Willie Jones tackled Jim Zorn in end zone, 6:07 (DEN 36–13)
SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 5-yard pass from Sam Adkins (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:12 (DEN 36–20)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/18, 147 yds, 2 INT
DEN – Craig Morton: 19/28, 192 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 3 car, 25 yds
DEN – Jon Keyworth: 11 car, 28 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 83 yds
DEN – Riley Odoms: 6 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 151 – 69 – 220 – 5
DEN – 200 – 76 – 276 – 3 :

#### Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cowboys | 9 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 51 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 3:00 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C), 52% humidity, wind WNW 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
* Game attendance: 57,540
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Tony Hill 18-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick), 3:48 (DAL 7–0)
DAL – Safety, Jim Zorn intentional grounding in end zone, 3:29 (DAL 9–0)
Second quarter
DAL – Billy Joe DuPree 14-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick), 14:09 (DAL 16–0)
DAL – Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 11:57 (DAL 23–0)
DAL – Robert Newhouse 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 1:57 (DAL 30–0)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 14:10 (DAL 37–0)
DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 11:03 (DAL 44–0)
DAL – Billy Joe DuPree 14-yard pass from Glenn Carano (Rafael Septien kick), 9:23 (DAL 51–0)
SEA – Ron Essink 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:37 (DAL 51–7)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/25, 110 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
DAL – Danny White: 11/18, 120 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon: 11 car, 95 yds
DAL – Tony Dorsett: 18 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Sam McCullum: 3 rec, 35 yds
DAL – Tony Dorsett: 4 rec, 44 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 84 – 148 – 232 – 7
DAL – 125 – 200 – 325 – 2 :

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 7
* Game time: 1:04 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 51,617
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (CBS): Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Joe Danelo 43-yard field goal, 9:37 (NYG 3–0)
Second quarter
NYG – Joe Danelo 32-yard field goal, 11:52 (NYG 6–0)
NYG – Earnest Gray 48-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick), 10:20 (NYG 13–0)
SEA – Dan Doornink 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:31 (NYG 13–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 6:20 (SEA 14–13)
Fourth quarter
NYG – Earnest Gray 50-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick), 11:47 (NYG 20–14)
SEA – Steve Largent 34-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:59 (SEA 21–20)
NYG – Billy Taylor 30-yard run (Joe Danelo kick), 1:57 (NYG 27–21)
Top passers
NYG – Scott Brunner: 8/18, 161 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/37, 238 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
NYG – Billy Taylor: 19 car, 103 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 72 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
NYG – Earnest Gray: 3 rec, 114 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 139 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
NYG – 161 – 150 – 311 – 2
SEA – 221 – 116 – 337 – 2 :

#### Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chargers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 13
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 48% humidity, wind SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,980
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SD – Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:58 (SD 7–0)
SD – Chuck Muncie 10-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:21 (SD 14–0)
SD – John Jefferson 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:53 (SD 21–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Jim Jodat 15-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:30 (SD 21–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:00 (SD 21–14)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/42, 179 yds, 1 TD
SD – Dan Fouts: 28/42, 339 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Jim Jodat: 7 car, 36 yds, 1 TD
SD – Chuck Muncie: 13 car, 42 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD
SD – John Jefferson: 8 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 152 – 79 – 231 – 1
SD – 330 – 90 – 420 – 4 :

#### Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 21
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 51,853
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Fred Steinfort 53-yard field goal, 8:41 (DEN 3–0)
DEN – Riley Odoms 18-yard pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick), 8:14 (DEN 10–3)
Second quarter
DEN – Matt Robinson 1-yard run (PAT failed), 4:10 (DEN 16–0)
DEN – Fred Steinfort 55-yard field goal, 0:46 (DEN 19–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 47-yard field goal, 9:28 (DEN 19–3)
DEN – Fred Steinfort 34-yard field goal, 6:45 (DEN 22–3)
DEN – Fred Steinfort 38-yard field goal, 2:16 (DEN 25–3)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:53 (DEN 25–10)
SEA – Jim Jodat 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:44 (DEN 25–17)
Top passers
DEN – Craig Morton: 9/23, 99 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/33, 222 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Rob Lytle: 11 car, 89 yds
SEA – Jim Jodat: 10 car, 33 yds
Top receivers
DEN – Rick Upchurch: 2 rec, 26 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 70 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 101 – 135 – 236 – 0
SEA – 203 – 96 – 299 – 2 :