# 1977 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1977 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 2nd in the National Football League (NFL). This season was the team's first in the AFC West (the conference swap was part of the NFL's expansion plan that saw both the Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers play every other team in the NFL in their first two seasons; the Seahawks would return to the NFC West in 2002). The Seahawks lost five of their first six games. On October 30, the Seahawks earned their second win of the season when quarterback Jim Zorn returned from an injury and threw four touchdown passes in a 56–17 win over the Buffalo Bills at the Kingdome. Two weeks later, the team recorded its first shutout, beating the New York Jets 17–0 in New York. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a 5–9 record, winning their final two games in the process; it was a three-game improvement from the inaugural season.

## Offseason
### Draft

1977 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 14 | Steve August | Offensive tackle | Tulsa |
| 2 | 30 | Tom Lynch | Guard | Boston College |
| 2 | 41 | Terry Beeson | Linebacker | Kansas |
| 2 | 51 | Peter Cronan | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 3 | 58 | Dennis Boyd | Defensive end | Oregon State |
| 4 | 87 | John Yarno | Center | Idaho |
| 4 | 111 | Larry Seivers | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
| 6 | 142 | Tony Benjamin | Running back | Duke |
| 7 | 169 | David Sims | Running back | Georgia Tech |
| 9 | 225 | George Adzick | Safety | Minnesota |
| 10 | 254 | Sam Adkins | Quarterback | Wichita State |
| 11 | 281 | Bill Westbeld | Offensive Tackle | Dayton |
| 12 | 329 | I. V. Wilson | Defensive tackle | Tulsa |
| Made roster ||||||

### Supplemental draft

1977 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 4 | -- | Al Hunter | Running back | Notre Dame | |
| Made roster ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1977 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Charles Bell | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
| Greg Champlin | Wide receiver | Denver |
| Jim Cramer | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| Murray Cunningham | Kicker | Tennessee Tech |
| Tom Fine | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| Jim Gagnon | Defensive End | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| Dick Geddes | Defensive tackle | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Dave Lowry | Running back | BYU |
| Carl Van Valkenberg | Tackle | Washington |

## Personnel
### Final roster

* Starters in bold.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–24 | 1–0 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
| 2 | August 13 | Dallas Cowboys | W 23–17 (OT) | 2–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 18 | Oakland Raiders | W 12–10 | 3–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | August 27 | Detroit Lions | L 14–16 | 3–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | September 2 | Denver Broncos | L 10–27 | 3–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 6 | September 11 | at San Diego Chargers | L 20–38 | 3–3 | San Diego Stadium | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

In its second year, Seattle played all of the teams in the AFC as a member of the AFC West, with one inter-conference game against Tampa Bay.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 18 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–29 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | September 25 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 20–42 | 0–2 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | October 2 | Denver Broncos | L 13–24 | 0–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | October 9 | at New England Patriots | L 0–31 | 0–4 | Schaefer Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30–23 | 1–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 6 | October 23 | at Miami Dolphins | L 13–31 | 1–5 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap |
| 7 | October 30 | Buffalo Bills | W 56–17 | 2–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 8 | November 6 | at Oakland Raiders | L 7–44 | 2–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 9 | November 13 | at New York Jets | W 17–0 | 3–6 | Shea Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 20 | Houston Oilers | L 10–22 | 3–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 27 | San Diego Chargers | L 28–30 | 3–8 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 12 | December 4 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–30 | 3–9 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 11 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 34–31 | 4–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 18 | Cleveland Browns | W 20–19 | 5–9 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1977 NFL season results

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Denver Broncos$^{(1)}$ | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 6–1 | 11–1 | 274 | 148 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders$^{(4)}$ | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–2 | 10–2 | 351 | 230 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3–4 | 6–6 | 222 | 205 | L2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–3 | 4–9 | 282 | 373 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 1–6 | 1–11 | 225 | 349 | L6 |

## Game summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| 49ers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
* Date: August 7
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C), wind variable
* Game attendance: 38,024
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

#### Week P2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 13
* Game time: 6:06 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 58,789
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV: KIRO tape delay
* Gamebook

#### Week P3: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 18
* Game time: 7:08 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,187
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV: KIRO tape delay
* Gamebook

#### Week P4: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 27
* Game time: 5:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 56,345
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV: KIRO tape delay
* Gamebook

#### Week P5: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 7:06 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 54,916
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV: KIRO tape delay
* Gamebook

#### Week P6: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Chargers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 60,825
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

### Regular season
#### Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 58,991
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Floyd Little
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Don McCauley 6-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 6:00 (BAL 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Don Testerman 1-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 8:46 (Tied 7–7)
BAL – Roosevelt Leaks 10-yard rush (Toni Linhart kick), 3:21 (BAL 14–7)
Third quarter
BAL – Safety, Doug Nettles blocked punt out of end zone, 13:37 (BAL 16–7)
BAL – Toni Linhart 38-yard field goal, 7:37 (BAL 19–7)
Fourth quarter
BAL – Toni Linhart 42-yard field goal, 14:53 (BAL 22–7)
SEA – Autry Beamon 17-yard blocked punt return (John Leypoldt kick), 9:32 (BAL 22–14)
BAL – Roger Carr 21-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 5:50 (BAL 29–14)
Top passers
BAL – Bert Jones: 17/26, 220 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/34, 164 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
BAL – Lydell Mitchell: 32 car, 114 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 15 car, 58 yds
Top receivers
BAL – Roger Carr: 2 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 73 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
BAL – 220 – 206 – 426 – 1
SEA – 151 – 104 – 255 – 4 :

#### Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Bengals | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 84% humidity, wind SW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 45,579
* Referee: Cal Lepore
* TV announcers (NBC): Jack Buck and Paul Maguire
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Tony Davis 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 12:36 (CIN 7–0)
CIN – Pete Johnson 10-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 8:51 (CIN 14–0)
CIN – Ken Anderson 5-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:13 (CIN 21–0)
Second quarter
CIN – Reggie Williams 54-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick), 12:29 (CIN 28–0)
SEA – David Sims 82-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 3:16 (CIN 28–7)
Third quarter
SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 10:20 (CIN 28–14)
SEA – John Leypoldt 32-yard field goal, 7:18 (CIN 28–17)
SEA – John Leypoldt 42-yard field goal, 5:16 (CIN 28–20)
Fourth quarter
CIN – Isaac Curtis 32-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick), 12:13 (CIN 35–20)
CIN – Lenvil Elliott 18-yard pass from Archie Griffin (Chris Bahr kick), 6:01 (CIN 42–20)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/28, 176 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
CIN – Ken Anderson: 17/29, 219 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Tony Benjamin: 10 car, 37 yds
CIN – Archie Griffin: 17 car, 79 yds
Top receivers
SEA – David Sims: 4 rec, 105 yds, 1 TD
CIN – Isaac Curtis: 3 rec, 100 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 172 – 110 – 282 – 3
CIN – 225 – 199 – 424 – 1 :

#### Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 53,108
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 11:09 (DEN 7–0)
SEA – Ron Howard 7-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 8:32 (Tied 7–7)
DEN – Jim Turner 36-yard field goal, 0:18 (DEN 10–7)
Second quarter
No scoring plays
Third quarter
DEN – Rob Lytle 47-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 12:09 (DEN 17–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 43-yard pass from David Sims (PAT failed), 4:57 (DEN 17–13)
DEN – Craig Morton 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 0:27 (DEN 24–13)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
DEN – Craig Morton: 12/21, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Steve Myer: 20/29, 165 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Lonnie Perrin: 14 car, 55 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sherman Smith: 13 car, 47 yds
Top receivers
DEN – Haven Moses: 5 rec, 92 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 71 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 177 – 153 – 330 – 2
SEA – 191 – 81 – 272 – 3 :

#### Week 4: at New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriots | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: rain, 63 °F (17 °C), 97% humidity, wind SE 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
* Game attendance: 45,927
* Referee: Bernie Ulman
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Stockton and Lionel Aldridge
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NE – Don Hasselbeck 2-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 8:32 (NE 7–0)
Second quarter
NE – Russ Francis 1-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 0:07 (NE 14–0)
Third quarter
NE – Don Calhoun 18-yard run (John Smith kick), 9:37 (NE 21–0)
NE – John Smith 36-yard field goal, 2:48 (NE 24–0)
NE – Darryl Stingley 24-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 0:28 (NE 31–0)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
SEA – Steve Myer: 5/23, 71 yds, 4 INT
NE – Steve Grogan: 9/15, 137 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – David Sims: 11 car, 33 yds
NE – Sam Cunningham: 31 car, 101 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 1 rec, 28 yds
NE – Stanley Morgan: 2 rec, 63 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 50 – 95 – 145 – 5
NE – 137 – 196 – 333 – 3 :

#### Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 54,783
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Thacker and Johnny Unitas
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 8-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 10:52 (SEA 7–0)
TB – Allan Leavitt 40-yard field goal, 4:24 (SEA 7–3)
TB – Allan Leavitt 37-yard field goal, 2:02 (SEA 7–6)
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 4-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 12:43 (SEA 14–6)
TB – Anthony Davis 1-yard run (Allan Leavitt kick), 0:47 (SEA 14–13)
SEA – John Leypoldt 43-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 17–13)
Third quarter
TB – Allan Leavitt 20-yard field goal, 9:53 (SEA 17–16)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Duke Fergerson 45-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 10:42 (SEA 24–16)
TB – Morris Owens 67-yard pass from Gary Huff (Allan Leavitt kick), 10:17 (SEA 24–23)
SEA – Sherman Smith 44-yard pass from Steve Myer (PAT failed), 7:07 (SEA 30–23)
Top passers
TB – Gary Huff: 18/32, 217 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
SEA – Steve Myer: 20/30, 252 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TB – Anthony Davis: 14 car, 83 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sherman Smith: 19 car, 94 yds
Top receivers
TB – Morris Owens: 9 rec, 166 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Duke Fergerson: 3 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
TAM – 217 – 167 – 384 – 6
SEA – 241 – 134 – 375 – 2 :

#### Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C), 91% humidity, wind N 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
* Game attendance: 29,855
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – John Leypoldt 19-yard field goal, 4:20 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
MIA – Nat Moore 12-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 13:43 (MIA 7–3)
MIA – Don Nottingham 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 6:07 (MIA 14–3)
SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 3:06 (MIA 14–10)
MIA – Nat Moore 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 0:31 (MIA 21–10)
MIA – Garo Yepremian 29-yard field goal, 0:00 (MIA 24–10)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – John Leypoldt 41-yard field goal, 14:55 (MIA 24–13)
MIA – Don Nottingham 3-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 3:11 (MIA 31–13)
Top passers
SEA – Steve Myer: 17/32, 160 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
MIA – Bob Griese: 11/18, 105 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Don Testerman: 14 car, 50 yds
MIA – Benny Malone: 21 car, 74 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Duke Fergerson: 2 rec, 36 yds
MIA – Nat Moore: 5 rec, 46 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 143 – 79 – 222 – 3
MIA – 86 – 136 – 222 – 1 :

#### Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,180
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Mike Adamle
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Carson Long 25-yard field goal, 6:35 (BUF 3–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 4:01 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Duke Fergerson 37-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 2:35 (SEA 14–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 48-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 9:32 (SEA 21–3)
SEA – Jim Zorn 4-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 8:14 (SEA 28–3)
SEA – Sherman Smith 13-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:44 (SEA 35–3)
SEA – Don Testerman 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 1:46 (SEA 42–3)
Third quarter
SEA – David Sims 17-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 5:42 (SEA 49–3)
BUF – John Kimbrough 38-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick), 1:34 (SEA 49–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Al Hunter 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 7:51 (SEA 56–10)
BUF – Joe Ferguson 4-yard run (Carson Long kick), 3:42 (SEA 56–17)
Top passers
BUF – Joe Ferguson: 17/37, 227 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/23, 296 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
BUF – Jim Braxton: 10 car, 42 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 73 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
BUF – John Kimbrough: 4 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 134 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
BUF – 221 – 115 – 336 – 3
SEA – 226 – 333 – 559 – 3 :

#### Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Raiders | 3 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 39% humidity, wind 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,929
* Referee: Don Wedge
* TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Errol Mann 35-yard field goal, 7:43 (OAK 3–0)
Second quarter
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 13:37 (OAK 10–0)
OAK – Errol Mann 39-yard field goal, 7:25 (OAK 13–0)
OAK – Clarence Davis 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 6:57 (OAK 20–0)
OAK – Mike Siani 12-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 0:52 (OAK 27–0)
Third quarter
OAK – Errol Mann 37-yard field goal, 10:05 (OAK 30–0)
OAK – Dave Casper 15-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 9:05 (OAK 37–0)
SEA – Sherman Smith 16-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:15 (OAK 37–7)
Fourth quarter
OAK – Terry Robiskie 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 7:31 (OAK 44–7)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 7/20, 47 yds, 2 INT
OAK – Ken Stabler: 14/22, 145 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 74 yds, 1 TD
OAK – Clarence Davis: 18 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 3 rec, 18 yds
OAK – Mike Siani: 6 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 51 – 126 – 177 – 4
OAK – 149 – 248 – 397 – 0 :

#### Week 9: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C), 60% humidity, wind NW 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
* Game attendance: 42,923
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Jimmy Johnson
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Don Testerman 18-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 9:42 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
No scoring plays
Third quarter
SEA – David Sims 9-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 6:01 (SEA 14–0)
Fourth quarter
SEA – John Leypoldt 33-yard field goal, 12:24 (SEA 17–0)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/37, 219 yds, 2 TD
NYJ – Matt Robinson: 4/9, 32 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – David Sims: 17 car, 68 yds
NYJ – Scott Dierking: 12 car, 53 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Al Hunter: 2 rec, 36 yds
NYJ – Clark Gaines: 3 rec, 27 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 213 – 232 – 445 – 1
NYJ – 25 – 99 – 124 – 3 :

#### Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,519
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Jack Buck and Andy Russell
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – John Leypoldt 51-yard field goal, 13:47 (SEA 3–0)
HOU – Tom Dempsey 27-yard field goal, 5:37 (Tied 3–3)
HOU – Ken Burrough 31-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Tom Dempsey kick), 0:46 (HOU 10–3)
Third quarter
HOU – Tom Dempsey 37-yard field goal, 3:46 (HOU 13–3)
Fourth quarter
HOU – Ronnie Coleman 1-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick), 14:12 (HOU 20–3)
SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 7:17 (HOU 20–10)
HOU – Safety, Steve Myer tackled in end zone, 0:11 (HOU 22–10)
Top passers
HOU – Dan Pastorini: 21/36, 237 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Steve Myer: 3/8, 36 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
HOU – Rob Carpenter: 25 car, 97 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 13 car, 47 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
HOU – Ken Burrough: 5 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Don Testerman: 1 rec, 25 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
HOU – 237 – 195 – 432 – 3
SEA – 27 – 102 – 129 – 4 :

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 58,994
* Referee: Gene Barth
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Stockton and Len Dawson
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Rickey Young 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:55 (SD 7–0)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 40-yard field goal, 2:21 (SD 10–0)
Second quarter
SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 12:19 (SD 13–0)
SEA – Don Testerman 5-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 6:41 (SD 13–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 0:50 (SEA 14–13)
Third quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 13:19 (SEA 21–13)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 39-yard field goal, 7:48 (SD 21–16)
Fourth quarter
SD – Charlie Joiner 17-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:50 (SD 23–21)
SD – Fred Dean 22-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:15 (SD 30–21)
SEA – David Sims 16-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 7:00 (SD 30–28)
Top passers
SD – Dan Fouts: 19/26, 199 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/26, 291 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SD – Rickey Young: 19 car, 80 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sherman Smith: 14 car, 56 yds
Top receivers
SD – Charlie Joiner: 5 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 116 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 192 – 131 – 323 – 1
SEA – 281 – 109 – 390 – 3 :

#### Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Steelers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 4
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 34 °F (1 °C), 62% humidity, wind NW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 45,429
* Referee: Cal Lepore
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 5-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 1:32 (PIT 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – John Leypoldt 20-yard field goal, 13:10 (PIT 7–3)
PIT – Roy Gerela 22-yard field goal, 7:32 (PIT 10–3)
PIT – Roy Gerela 28-yard field goal, 3:59 (PIT 13–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Sam McCullum 65-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 11:09 (PIT 13–10)
SEA – John Leypoldt 27-yard field goal, 9:02 (Tied 13–13)
Fourth quarter
PIT – Roy Gerela 43-yard field goal, 14:52 (PIT 16–13)
PIT – Lynn Swann 22-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 12:18 (PIT 23–13)
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 3-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 8:16 (PIT 30–13)
SEA – Steve Largent 30-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 1:26 (PIT 30–20)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/30, 210 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw: 13/21, 158 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 12 car, 70 yds
PIT – Franco Harris: 23 car, 103 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 71 yds, 1 TD
PIT – Lynn Swann: 4 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 210 – 166 – 376 – 4
PIT – 157 – 236 – 393 – 2 :

#### Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Chiefs | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 1:05 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
* Game attendance: 22,262
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Andy Russell
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Walter White 30-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:19 (KC 7–0)
SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 7:46 (Tied 7–7)
KC – Gary Barbaro 102-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:11 (KC 14–7)
SEA – David Sims 5-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:13 (Tied 14–14)
KC – Ed Podolak 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:09 (KC 21–14)
Second quarter
SEA – Don Testerman 5-yard run (PAT failed), 11:34 (KC 21–20)
SEA – Sherman Smith 35-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 9:27 (SEA 27–21)
SEA – Dave Brown 27-yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick), 1:12 (SEA 34–21)
Third quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 23-yard field goal, 10:13 (SEA 34–24)
Fourth quarter
KC – Mark Bailey 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 12:26 (SEA 34–31)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 8/14, 133 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
KC – Tony Adams: 7/13, 135 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 19 car, 86 yds
KC – Ed Podolak: 21 car, 92 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 3 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD
KC – Larry Brunson: 3 rec, 95 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 133 – 209 – 342 – 5
KC – 189 – 145 – 334 – 5 :

#### Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,583
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Floyd Little
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Terry Luck 4-yard pass from Greg Pruitt (PAT failed), 2:49 (CLE 6–0)
Second quarter
CLE – Greg Pruitt 5-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 14:14 (CLE 13–0)
SEA – Sherman Smith 20-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 8:45 (CLE 13–7)
CLE – Don Cockroft 24-yard field goal, 0:36 (CLE 16–7)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – David Sims 5-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 14:03 (CLE 16–14)
CLE – Don Cockroft 33-yard field goal, 1:51 (CLE 19–14)
SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 0:52 (SEA 20–19)
Top passers
CLE – Terry Luck: 6/15, 105 yds, 4 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/24, 132 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CLE – Greg Pruitt: 22 car, 127 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Don Testerman: 16 car, 79 yds
Top receivers
CLE – Dave Logan: 4 rec, 78 yds
SEA – Ron Howard: 3 rec, 40 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
CLE – 101 – 259 – 360 – 5
SEA – 132 – 191 – 323 – 2 :