# 1978 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1978 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's third season in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won nine games, giving the franchise its first winning season. Coach Jack Patera won the National Football League Coach of the Year Award at seasons end.
Led by the third ranked offense, the team had some achievements. David Sims led the AFC in total touchdowns – 15, including 14 rushing – and the team had 28 rushing touchdowns, number two in the league. Steve Largent made his first Pro Bowl with 71 receptions and 8 touchdowns. Quarterback Jim Zorn earned his sole All-Pro honor of his career by making the second team. This would be the only All-Pro by a Seahawks quarterback until Russell Wilson was selected in 2019. The defense, however, lagged far behind ranking 26th.
Season highlights included defeating the Oakland Raiders twice and a last-second win over the Minnesota Vikings. Also a memorable game was a 20–17 loss in overtime to the Denver Broncos. Following an interception of a Jim Zorn pass off of a deflection, in overtime, the Broncos drove to the 1 yard line, but could not punch it in for a touchdown. Jim Turner missed an 18-yard field goal attempt, but the Seahawks were penalized for having 12 men on the field and the Broncos made the second kick. A 37–10 defeat in San Diego in week 15 eliminated the Seahawks from playoff contention, but a 23–19 win at home against Kansas City gave the team their first winning season.

## Offseason
### Draft

1978 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 9 | Keith Simpson | Cornerback | Memphis State |
| 2 | 36 | Keith Butler | Linebacker | Memphis State |
| 3 | 63 | Bob Jury | Cornerback | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 119 | Louis Bullard | Offensive tackle | Jackson State |
| 6 | 146 | Glenn Starks | Wide receiver | Texas A&I |
| 7 | 173 | John Harris | Safety | Arizona State |
| 9 | 231 | Rich Grimmett | Offensive tackle | Illinois |
| 10 | 258 | Rob Stewart | Wide Receiver | Lafayette |
| 11 | 301 | George Halas | Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
| 12 | 316 | Jeff Bergeron | Running back | Lamar |
| Made roster ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1978 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Jerome Carter | Defensive back | Delaware State |
| Gene Dales | Guard | Oregon State |
| Lance Garrett | Wide receiver | South Carolina |
| Marcus Hatley | Tight end | Tulsa |
| Mike Korvas | Punter | Weber State |
| Rob Lowe | Kicker/Punter | Idaho |
| Steve Midboe | Defensive end | Minnesota |
| Mike O'Brien | Defensive Back | California |
| Scott Palmer | Quarterback | Anderson |
| Frank Stephens | Defensive Back | UCLA |
| Howard Studdard | Wide receiver | USC |
| Skip Taylor | Running back | Oklahoma State |
| Jeff Tisdel | Quarterback | Nevada |
| Bruce Timmier | Quarterback | Trinity |
| Joe Volinsky | Defensive end | Penn State |

## Personnel
### Final roster

* Starters in bold.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1979 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 4 | San Diego Chargers | W 17–9 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | August 12 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–6 | 2–0 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
| 3 | August 17 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7–26 | 2–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | August 24 | Chicago Bears | W 16–7 | 3–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

With the start of a 16-game season, inter-conference play began a rotating schedule. Divisional matchups had the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 3 | San Diego Chargers | L 20–24 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | September 10 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–21 | 0–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 17 | at New York Jets | W 24–17 | 1–2 | Shea Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 24 | Detroit Lions | W 28–16 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | October 1 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–28 | 2–3 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 8 | Minnesota Vikings | W 29–28 | 3–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 7 | October 15 | at Green Bay Packers | L 28–45 | 3–4 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 22 | Oakland Raiders | W 27–7 | 4–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 9 | October 29 | Denver Broncos | L 17–20 $^{(OT)}$ | 4–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 10 | November 5 | at Chicago Bears | W 31–29 | 5–5 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 11 | November 12 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–17 | 5–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 12 | November 19 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 13–10 | 6–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 26 | at Oakland Raiders | W 17–16 | 7–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | Cleveland Browns | W 47–24 | 8–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 15 | December 10 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–37 | 8–7 | San Diego Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 17 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 23–19 | 9–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1978 NFL season results

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Denver Broncos$^{(3)}$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 282 | 198 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 311 | 283 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 345 | 358 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 355 | 309 | W3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 4–10 | 243 | 327 | L2 |

## Game summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 4
* Game time: 7:33 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 58,853
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV: KIRO tape delay
* Gamebook

#### Week P2: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 49ers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
* Date: August 12
* Game time: 6:06 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 77% humidity, wind S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 36,069
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV: KIRO
* Gamebook

#### Week P3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 17
* Game time: 7:34 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 63,235
* Referee: Cal Lepore
* TV: KIRO tape delay
* Gamebook

#### Week P4: vs. Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 24
* Game time: 7:35 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 54,844
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV: KIRO tape delay
* Gamebook

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 1:07 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 55,778
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Paul Maguire
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Sherman Smith 64-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 12:02 (SEA 6–0)
SD – John Jefferson 29-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:24 (SD 7–6)
Second quarter
SD – Rolf Benirschke 18-yard field goal, 3:21 (SD 10–6)
SEA – Jim Zorn 23-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:16 (SEA 13–10)
Third quarter
SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:23 (SD 17–13)
Fourth quarter
SD – Gary Johnson 52-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 10:49 (SD 24–13)
SEA – Steve Largent 33-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:06 (SD 24–20)
Top passers
SD – Dan Fouts: 14/22, 186 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 21/32, 329 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SD – Bo Matthews: 10 car, 49 yds
SEA – David Sims: 18 car, 61 yds
Top receivers
SD – Don Woods: 7 rec, 77 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 186 – 89 – 275 – 2
SEA – 308 – 138 – 446 – 2 :

#### Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Steelers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C), 78% humidity, wind S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 48,277
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Lynn Swann 4-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 14:10 (PIT 7–0)
PIT – Sidney Thornton 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 8:41 (PIT 14–0)
Second quarter
SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:32 (PIT 14–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 6:48 (PIT 14–10)
Fourth quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 14:19 (PIT 21–10)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/22, 174 yds, 1 INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw: 17/32, 213 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Al Hunter: 10 car, 37 yds
PIT – Franco Harris: 18 car, 64 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 88 yds
PIT – Lynn Swann: 6 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 154 – 93 – 247 – 3
PIT – 185 – 151 – 336 – 1 :

#### Week 3: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Jets | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 66% humidity, wind NW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 46,911
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – Clark Gaines 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 9:51 (NYJ 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:19 (Tied 7–7)
NYJ – Clark Gaines 5-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 7:58 (NYJ 14–7)
SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:01 (Tied 14–14)
Third quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 45-yard field goal, 8:33 (SEA 17–14)
NYJ – Pat Leahy 37-yard field goal, 1:57 (Tied 17–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:20 (SEA 24–17)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/26, 191 yds, 1 INT
NYJ – Richard Todd: 13/24, 220 yds, 3 INT
Top rushers
SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 121 yds, 3 TD
NYJ – Kevin Long: 16 car, 80 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Al Hunter: 4 rec, 62 yds
NYJ – Derrick Gaffney: 3 rec, 74 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 181 – 153 – 334 – 2
NYJ – 201 – 177 – 378 – 3 :

#### Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 1:04 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,040
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Bill Mazer
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Benny Ricardo 44-yard field goal, 11:05(DET 3–0)
Second quarter
DET – Benny Ricardo 35-yard field goal, 12:00 (DET 6–0)
SEA – Jim Zorn 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:10 (SEA 7–6)
Third quarter
DET – Benny Ricardo 29-yard field goal, 9:53 (DET 9–7)
DET – Dexter Bussey 29-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick), 0:58 (DET 16–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 40-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:34 (DET 16–14)
SEA – Ron Howard 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:17 (SEA 21–16)
SEA – Sam McCullum 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:30 (SEA 28–16)
Top passers
DET – Greg Landry: 16/26, 155 yds
SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/17, 189 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
DET – Dexter Bussey: 20 car, 120 yds, 1 TD
SEA – David Sims: 15 car, 48 yds
Top receivers
DET – Horace King: 5 rec, 50 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DET – 129 – 132 – 261 – 0
SEA – 158 – 87 – 245 – 1 :

#### Week 5: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 2:00 pm local
* Game weather: partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C), 23% humidity, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 74,989
* Referee: Cal Lepore
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Norris Weese 6-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 6:30 (DEN 7–0)
Second quarter
DEN – Jon Keyworth 9-yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick), 7:26 (DEN 14–0)
Third quarter
SEA – David Sims 6-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:17 (DEN 14–7)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Larry Canada 9-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 7:39 (DEN 21–7)
DEN – Dave Preston 30-yard pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick), 3:05 (DEN 28–7)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 24/38, 218 yds, 3 INT
DEN – Norris Weese: 14/21, 161 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
SEA – David Sims: 10 car, 45 yds, 1 TD
DEN – Lonnie Perrin: 7 car, 65 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Raible: 3 rec, 49 yds
DEN – Riley Odoms: 3 rec, 45 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 231 – 92 – 323 – 5
DEN – 169 – 204 – 373 – 3 :

#### Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Seahawks | 13 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 29 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,031
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully, George Allen and Jim Brown
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Sam McCullum 44-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 9:47 (SEA 6–0)
SEA – Jim Zorn 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:59 (SEA 13–0)
Second quarter
MIN – Ahmad Rashad 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 8:57 (SEA 13–7)
SEA – David Sims 8-yard run (PAT failed), 0:40 (SEA 19–7)
MIN – Fran Tarkenton 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:04 (SEA 19–14)
Third quarter
MIN – Robert Miller 5-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 6:41 (MIN 21–19)
MIN – Sammy White 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:59 (MIN 28–19)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Jim Zorn 22-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:02 (MIN 28–26)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 29–28)
Top passers
MIN – Fran Tarkenton: 27/37, 274 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/28, 256 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
MIN – Robert Miller: 20 car, 64 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sherman Smith: 16 car, 74 yds
Top receivers
MIN – Robert Miller: 4 rec, 58 yds
SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
MIN – 274 – 117 – 391 – 1
SEA – 248 – 184 – 432 – 2 :

#### Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Packers' | 28 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 12:00 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C), 87% humidity, wind S 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 52,712
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Steve Odom 95-yard kickoff return (Chester Marcol kick), 14:44 (GB 7–0)
GB – James Lofton 24-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick), 13:04 (GB 14–0)
GB – Terdell Middleton 5-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 2:56 (GB 21–0)
GB – Terdell Middleton 14-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 1:33 (GB 28–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Jim Zorn 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:06 (GB 28–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 48-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:38 (GB 28–14)
GB – Chester Marcol 22-yard field goal, 6:32 (GB 31–14)
Third quarter
GB – Terdell Middleton 2-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 11:51 (GB 38–14)
SEA – Sherman Smith 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:04 (GB 38–21)
GB – Terdell Middleton 9-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 4:35 (GB 45–21)
Fourth quarter
SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:23 (GB 45–28)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/31, 308 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
GB – David Whitehurst: 12/19, 179 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – David Sims: 22 car, 104 yds, 1 TD
GB – Terdell Middleton: 23 car, 121 yds, 4 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD
GB – James Lofton: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 289 – 194 – 483 – 7
GB – 179 – 190 – 369 – 3 :

#### Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,529
* Referee: Don Wedge
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:37 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:33 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:07 (SEA 21–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 42-yard field goal, 2:16 (SEA 24–0)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 32-yard field goal, 0:36 (SEA 27–0)
Fourth quarter
OAK – Cliff Branch 22-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 4:57 (SEA 27–7)
Top passers
OAK – Ken Stabler: 19/30, 204 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/21, 144 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 7 car, 26 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 17 car, 63 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
OAK – Cliff Branch: 6 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 67 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
OAK – 177 – 70 – 247 – 4
SEA – 170 – 204 – 374 – 1 :

#### Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 1:04 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,948
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Jim Turner 34-yard field goal, 9:47 (DEN 3–0)
SEA – Sam McCullum 44-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:13 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Jim Zorn 4-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:09 (SEA 14–3)
DEN – Rick Upchurch 29-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 3:28 (SEA 14–10)
Third quarter
DEN – Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 5:46 (DEN 17–14)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 37-yard field goal, 1:53 (Tied 17–17)
Overtime
DEN – Jim Turner 18-yard field goal, 2:01 (DEN 20–17)
Top passers
DEN – Craig Morton: 11/28, 155 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 9/29, 110 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Jon Keyworth: 8 car, 70 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 17 car, 73 yds
Top receivers
DEN – Haven Moses: 3 rec, 80 yds
SEA – Sam McCullum: 3 rec, 57 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 145 – 278 – 423 – 3
SEA – 140 – 118 – 258 – 5 :

#### Week 10: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Bears | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 12:01 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 74% humidity, wind S 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,697
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:59 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
CHI – Bob Thomas 33-yard field goal, 1:22 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Steve Largent 26-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:31 (SEA 14–3)
CHI – Bob Thomas 36-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 14–6)
Third quarter
CHI – Bob Thomas 39-yard field goal, 11:04 (SEA 14–9)
SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:14 (SEA 21–9)
CHI – Roland Harper 20-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick), 1:38 (SEA 21–16)
SEA – Sherman Smith 6-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:03 (SEA 28–16)
Fourth quarter
CHI – Walter Payton 1-yard run (PAT failed), 7:33 (SEA 28–22)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 34-yard field goal, 5:06 (SEA 31–22)
CHI – Roland Harper 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 0:35 (SEA 31–29)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 13/24, 208 yds, 2 TD
CHI – Mike Phipps: 15/25, 177 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 23 car, 152 yds, 2 TD
CHI – Walter Payton: 18 car, 109 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 126 yds, 2 TD
CHI – James Scott: 5 rec, 88 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 165 – 224 – 389 – 1
CHI – 227 – 174 – 401 – 3 :

#### Week 11: vs. Baltimore Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,905
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Glenn Doughty 12-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 3:14 (BAL 7–0)
SEA – David Sims 44-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:24 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
BAL – Toni Linhart 22-yard field goal, 9:58 (BAL 10–7)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
BAL – Ron Lee 14-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 8:20 (BAL 17–7)
SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:05 (BAL 17–14)
Top passers
BAL – Bert Jones: 12/17, 128 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/24, 119 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
BAL – Joe Washington: 25 car, 93 yds
SEA – David Sims: 14 car, 106 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
BAL – Don McCauley: 10 rec, 88 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 57 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
BAL – 115 – 133 – 248 – 1
SEA – 95 – 168 – 263 – 3 :

#### Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:05 pm local
* Game weather: overcast, 36 °F (2 °C), 22% humidity, wind E 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)
* Game attendance: 35,252
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 40-yard field goal, 0:44 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – David Sims 10-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:56 (SEA 10–0)
KC – Jan Stenerud 20-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 10–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 18-yard field goal, 9:08 (SEA 13–3)
Fourth quarter
KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:09 (SEA 13–10)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/23, 142 yds
KC – Mike Livingston: 18/33, 231 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 12 car, 84 yds
KC – Tony Reed: 15 car, 50 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 89 yds
KC – Henry Marshall: 4 rec, 78 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 125 – 132 – 257 – 0
KC – 231 – 124 – 355 – 4 :

#### Week 13: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Raiders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: hazy, 50 °F (10 °C), 86% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 52,978
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Steve Raible 38-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:41 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
OAK – Mark van Eeghen 4-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 12:29 (Tied 7–7)
OAK – Errol Mann 26-yard field goal, 1:03 (OAK 10–7)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:20 (SEA 14–10)
OAK – Dave Casper 31-yard pass from Ken Stabler (PAT failed), 5:29 (OAK 16–14)
SEA – Efrén Herrera 46-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 17–16)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 23/44, 270 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
OAK – Ken Stabler: 17/31, 218 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 14 car, 28 yds
OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 13 car, 53 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 65 yds
OAK – Dave Casper: 5 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 263 – 84 – 347 – 2
OAK – 198 – 133 – 331 – 1 :

#### Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 47 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,262
* Referee: Don Wedge
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:50 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:54 (SEA 14–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:51 (SEA 21–0)
SEA – Safety, Steve Raible ran Johnny Evans out of end zone, 11:40 (SEA 23–0)
CLE – Dave Logan 7-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:00 (SEA 23–7)
CLE – Don Cockroft 40-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 23–10)
Third quarter
SEA – David Sims 19-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:14 (SEA 30–10)
CLE – Greg Pruitt 26-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 5:33 (SEA 30–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 38-yard field goal, 9:22 (SEA 33–17)
SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:49 (SEA 40–17)
CLE – Dave Logan 5-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:24 (SEA 40–24)
SEA – Keith Simpson 40-yard interception return (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:43 (SEA 47–24)
Top passers
CLE – Brian Sipe: 20/36, 250 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 15/24, 219 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
CLE – Greg Pruitt: 12 car, 133 yds
SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 91 yds, 3 TD
Top receivers
CLE – Reggie Rucker: 4 rec, 86 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 108 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
CLE – 259 – 193 – 452 – 6
SEA – 235 – 183 – 418 – 2 :

#### Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chargers | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego
* Date: December 10
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 69 °F (21 °C), 50% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 49,975
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Rolf Benirschke 37-yard field goal, 8:21 (SD 3–0)
SEA – David Sims 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:20 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 48-yard field goal, 12:44 (SEA 10–3)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 4:33 (SEA 10–6)
SD – John Jefferson 31-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:56 (SD 13–10)
SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:22 (SD 20–10)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SD – Larry Burton 55-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:06 (SD 27–10)
SD – Hank Bauer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:58 (SD 34–10)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 27-yard field goal, 6:51 (SD 37–10)
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/31, 150 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SD – Dan Fouts: 22/33, 279 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 63 yds
SD – Don Woods: 11 car, 47 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 46 yds
SD – John Jefferson: 5 rec, 82 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 103 – 136 – 239 – 3
SD – 286 – 95 – 381 – 1 :

#### Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: December 17
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 58,490
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Ed Podolak
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 57-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:15 (SEA 7–0)
KC – Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal, 6:16 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (PAT failed), 8:56 (SEA 13–3)
SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:12 (SEA 20–3)
KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:58 (SEA 20–10)
Third quarter
KC – Tony Reed 62-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:39 (SEA 20–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 6:47 (SEA 23–17)
KC – Safety, Ed Beckman ran Herman Weaver out of end zone, 0:15 (SEA 23–19)
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston: 5/19, 66 yds, 3 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/29, 256 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
KC – Tony Reed: 11 car, 121 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Al Hunter: 27 car, 133 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
KC – Henry Marshall: 1 rec, 40 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
KC – 44 – 253 – 297 – 3
SEA – 252 – 204 – 456 – 2 :