# 1987 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1987 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League (NFL). After two seasons of missing the postseason, the Seahawks returned to the playoffs.
The 1987 season would be Kenny Easley's last due to a kidney failure caused from excessive ibuprofen use, which forced him into retirement. The Seahawks selected Brian Bosworth from the University of Oklahoma, who signed the biggest rookie contract in NFL history.

## Offseason
### Draft

1987 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 18 | Tony Woods | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 45 | Dave Wyman | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 4 | 104 | Mark Moore | Safety | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | 119 | Tommie Agee | Running back | Auburn |
| 5 | 131 | Ruben Rodriguez | Punter | Arizona |
| 7 | 184 | Roland Barbay | Nose tackle | LSU |
| 7 | 185 | Derek Tennell | Tight end | UCLA |
| 8 | 216 | Sammy Garza | Quarterback | UTEP |
| 9 | 243 | M.L. Johnson | Linebacker | Hawaii |
| 10 | 270 | Louis Clark | Wide receiver | Mississippi State |
| 11 | 297 | Darryl Oliver | Running back | Miami (FL) |
| 12 | 312 | Wes Dove | Defensive End | Syracuse |
| 12 | 324 | Tony Burse | Running Back | Middle Tennessee State |
| Made roster ||||||

### Supplemental draft

1987 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | -- | Brian Bosworth | Linebacker | Oklahoma | |
| Made roster ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1987 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Brant Bengen | Wide receiver | Idaho |
| Nate Blanks | Wide receiver | Western Illinois |
| Ron Bohm | Defensive tackle | Illinois |
| Fred Davis | Cornerback | Western Carolina |
| Paul Day | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
| Steve Domonoski | Linebacker | Temple |
| Jim Fox | Punter | Syracuse |
| Charles Glaze | Cornerback | South Carolina State |
| Scott Hagler | Kicker | South Carolina |
| Matt Hanousek | Tackle | Utah State |
| Henry Harris | Defensive tackle | Georgia |
| Ray Hairston | Linebacker | Illinois |
| Eric Hodges | Wide receiver | Florida |
| David Hollis | Cornerback | UNLV |
| Marshall Pinkney | Linebacker | Alabama A&M |
| Ken Rogers | Running back | Mississippi State |
| Rick Singleton | Defensive end | Virginia Tech |
| Dallis Smith | Safety | Valdosta State |
| Daryle Smith | Tackle | Tennessee |
| Donald Snell | Wide receiver | Virginia Tech |
| Len Strandley | Kicker | Cal State Fullerton |
| Mike Teifke | Center | Akron |
| Ricky Thomas | Safety | Alabama |
| James Williams | Running back | Fresno State |
| Ray Williams | Wide receiver | Clemson |
| Carl Woods | Running back | Vanderbilt |

## Personnel
### Staff

* Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel
* Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik

### NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

### Final roster

* Starters in bold.
* (‡) Denotes strike replacement players.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1988 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 13 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14–23 | 0–1 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 22 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 21–28 | 0–2 | Busch Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 28 | Detroit Lions | W 38–10 | 1–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 4 | San Francisco 49ers | W 34–10 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

Divisional matchups this season have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
A 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were canceled, but the games for weeks 4–6 were played with replacement players. 85% of the veteran players did not cross picket lines during the strike, putting in question the integrity of the 1987 season results.
The teams fielded by NFL clubs bore little resemblance to those the fans had come to recognize through previous seasons. Fans tagged the replacement player teams with mock names like "Seattle Sea-scabs."
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 13 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–40 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 43–14 | 1–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | September 27 | at San Diego Chargers | Cancelled due to players' strike | Cancelled due to players' strike | Cancelled due to players' strike | Cancelled due to players' strike |
| 4 | October 4 | Miami Dolphins | W 24–20 | 2–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | October 11 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–17 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 6 | October 18 | at Detroit Lions | W 37–14 | 3–2 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
| 7 | October 25 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 35–13 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 8 | November 1 | Minnesota Vikings | W 28–17 | 5–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 9 | November 9 | at New York Jets | L 14–30 | 5–3 | The Meadowlands | Recap |
| 10 | November 15 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–13 | 6–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 22 | San Diego Chargers | W 34–3 | 7–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 12 | November 30 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–37 | 7–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 13 | December 6 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9–13 | 7–5 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 13 | Denver Broncos | W 28–21 | 8–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 15 | December 20 | at Chicago Bears | W 34–21 | 9–5 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 16 | December 27 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–41 | 9–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1987 NFL season results

### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| Wild Card | January 3, 1988 | at Houston Oilers (4) | L 20–23 (OT) | 0–1 | Astrodome | Recap |

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Denver Broncos$^{(1)}$ | 10 | 4 | 1 | .700 | 7–1 | 8–3 | 379 | 288 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks$^{(5)}$ | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 4–3 | 5–6 | 371 | 314 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 3–4 | 6–7 | 253 | 317 | L6 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 2–6 | 3–8 | 301 | 289 | L3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 273 | 388 | W1 |

## Game summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: at Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Rams | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: August 13
* Game time: 7:34 pm local
* Game weather: hazy, 70 °F (21 °C), wind SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 57,772
* Referee: Fred Silva
* Gamebook

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: August 22
* Game time: 7:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 83 °F (28 °C), wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 60,014
* Referee: Gene Barth
* Gamebook

#### Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: August 28
* Game time: 7:34 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 57,751
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* Gamebook

#### Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: September 4
* Game time: 5:05 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,403
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
* Gamebook

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Broncos | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: September 13
* Game time: 2:00 pm local
* Game weather: clear, 85 °F (29 °C), 16% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 75,999
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Daryl Turner 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:24 (SEA 7–0)
DEN – Steve Sewell 72-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 9:13 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Curt Warner 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:35 (SEA 14–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 10:18 (SEA 17–7)
DEN – Rich Karlis 37-yard field goal, 5:31 (SEA 17–10)
DEN – Rich Karlis 42-yard field goal, 1:17 (SEA 17–13)
DEN – Steve Watson 4-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 0:25 (DEN 20–17)
Third quarter
DEN – Orson Mobley 5-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 10:21 (DEN 27–17)
DEN – Vance Johnson 59-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 1:32 (DEN 34–17)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 25-yard field goal, 8:27 (DEN 37–17)
DEN – Rich Karlis 29-yard field goal, 3:22 (DEN 40–17)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/28, 185 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
DEN – John Elway: 22/32, 338 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 83 yds
DEN – Sammy Winder: 17 car, 79 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 73 yds
DEN – Vance Johnson: 4 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 169 – 108 – 277 – 5
DEN – 338 – 166 – 504 – 2 :

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 43 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: September 20
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,667
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 7:16 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Daryl Turner 9-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:47 (SEA 10–0)
KC – Carlos Carson 10-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 3:56 (SEA 10–7)
SEA – Daryl Turner 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51 (SEA 17–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Mike Tice 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:06 (SEA 24–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 8:05 (SEA 27–7)
SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:42 (SEA 34–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 0:43 (SEA 37–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 8:28 (SEA 40–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 49-yard field goal, 4:15 (SEA 43–7)
KC – Carlos Carson 10-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:07 (SEA 43–14)
Top passers
KC – Bill Kenney: 6/11, 75 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/22, 152 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye: 11 car, 30 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 15 car, 112 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
KC – Carlos Carson: 5 rec, 83 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Ray Butler: 4 rec, 50 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
KC – 107 – 75 – 182 – 5
SEA – 137 – 223 – 360– 0 :

#### Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: October 4
* Game time: 1:03 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 19,448
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
MIA – Leland Douglas 14-yard pass from Kyle Mackey (Willie Beecher kick), 9:45 (MIA 7–0)
SEA – Curt Pardridge 25-yard pass from Bruce Mathison (Scott Hagler kick), 6:44 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Scott Hagler 20-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 10–7)
Third quarter
MIA – Willie Beecher 34-yard field goal, 11:12 (Tied 10–10)
MIA – Willie Beecher 40-yard field goal, 3:55 (MIA 13–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Mark Keel 24-yard pass from Bruce Mathison (Scott Hagler kick), 10:15 (SEA 17–13)
MIA – John Tagliaferri 2-yard run (Willie Beecher kick), 3:11 (MIA 20–17)
SEA – Rick Parros 1-yard run (Scott Hagler kick), 1:30 (SEA 24–20)
Top passers
MIA – Kyle Mackey: 17/26, 179 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Bruce Mathison: 20/42, 326 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
MIA – Ronald Scott: 9 car, 55 yds
MIA – Clarence Bailey: 10 car, 55 yds
SEA – Rick Parros: 13 car, 32 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
MIA – Eddie Chavis: 4 rec, 58 yds
SEA – Jimmy Teal: 9 rec, 137 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
MIA – 160 – 164 – 324 – 2
SEA – 326 – 76 – 402 – 3 :

#### Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: October 11
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 31,739
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV: NBC
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
CIN – Marc Logan 5-yard run (Massimo Manca kick), 13:01 (CIN 7–0)
CIN – David McCluskey 1-yard run (Massimo Manca kick), 3:49 (CIN 14–0)
CIN – Massimo Manca 28-yard field goal, 0:09 (CIN 17–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Scott Hagler 24-yard field goal, 8:54 (CIN 17–3)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Jimmy Teal 8-yard pass from Bruce Mathison (Scott Hagler kick), 3:29 (CIN 17–10)
Top passers
CIN – Dave Walter: 6/11, 97 yds
SEA – Bruce Mathison: 15/32, 167 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Marc Logan: 16 car, 103 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Boyce Green: 15 car, 68 yds
Top receivers
CIN – Marquis Pleasant: 2 rec, 45 yds
SEA – Kevin Juma: 3 rec, 53 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
CIN – 97 – 270 – 367 – 3
SEA –126 – 90 – 216 – 2 :

#### Week 6: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
* Date: October 18
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 8,310
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 19-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson kick), 12:48 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 21-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson kick), 10:49 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 2-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson kick), 3:35 (SEA 21–0)
Second quarter
DET – Danny Bradley 5-yard pass from Todd Hons (Mike Prindle kick), 13:45 (SEA 21–7)
SEA – Jimmy Teal 12-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (PAT failed), 11:02 (SEA 27–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 30–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Michael Morton 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:26 (SEA 37–7)
Fourth quarter
DET – Danny Bradley 3-yard pass from Todd Hons (Mike Prindle kick), 9:53 (SEA 37–14)
Top passers
SEA – Jeff Kemp: 20/27, 344 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
DET – Todd Hons: 14/27, 127 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Michael Morton: 12 car, 28 yds, 1 TD
DET – Gary Ellerson: 16 car, 61 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 15 rec, 261 yds, 3 TD
DET – Danny Bradley: 7 rec, 50 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 324 – 80 – 404 – 2
DET – 104 – 93 – 197 – 2 :

#### Week 7: at Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
* Date: October 25
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: high clouds, 79 °F (26 °C), 76% humidity, wind calm
* Game attendance: 52,735
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV: NBC
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:19 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Ray Butler 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:00 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:00 (SEA 21–0)
SEA – Fredd Young 50-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 0:56 (SEA 28–0)
Third quarter
LA – Todd Christensen 7-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 11:01 (SEA 28–7)
Fourth quarter
LA – Dokie Williams 14-yard pass from
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/20, 192 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
LA – Marc Wilson: 13/27, 173 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 29 car, 112 yds, 2 TD
LA – Marcus Allen: 11 car, 29 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Ray Butler: 4 rec, 73 yds, 2 TD
LA – Todd Christensen: 8 rec, 124 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 149 – 144 – 293 – 2
LA – 206 – 44 – 250 – 3 :

#### Week 8: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: November 1
* Game time: 1:01 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,134
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Joe Theismann
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:39 (SEA 7–0)
MIN – Wade Wilson 1-yard run (Chuck Nelson kick), 4:21 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:14 (SEA 14–7)
MIN – Chuck Nelson 29-yard field goal, 0:11 (SEA 14–10)
Third quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:14 (SEA 21–10)
Fourth quarter
MIN – D.J. Dozier 5yard run (Chuck Nelson kick), 6:48 (SEA 21–17)
SEA – Ray Butler 28-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson kick), 1:32 (SEA 28–17)
Top passers
MIN – Wade Wilson: 23/39, 271 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 11/17, 148 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
MIN – D.J. Dozier: 11 car, 45 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 94 yds
Top receivers
MIN – Anthony Carter: 4 rec, 86 yds
SEA – Ray Butler: 3 rec, 62 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
MIN – 252 – 143 – 395 – 2
SEA – 195 – 123 – 318 – 1 :

#### Week 9: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Jets | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 9:07 pm local
* Game weather: drizzle, 55 °F (13 °C), 55% humidity, wind SSW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 60,452
* Referee: Gene Barth
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
NYJ – Jo-Jo Townsell 91-yard punt return (Pat Leahy kick), 12:16 (NYJ 7–0)
NYJ – Pat Leahy 35-yard field goal, 0:01 (NYJ 10–0)
Third quarter
NYJ – Pat Leahy 36-yard field goal, 11:32 (NYJ 13–0)
SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:14 (NYJ 13–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 29-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:18 (SEA 14–13)
NYJ – Billy Griggs 4-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:21 (NYJ 20–14)
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Johnny Hector 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 11:03 (NYJ 27–14)
NYJ – Pat Leahy 26-yard field goal, 1:26 (NYJ 30–14)
Top passers
NYJ – Ken O'Brien: 12/29, 188 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 23/30, 226 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 70 yds, 1 TD
NYJ – Johnny Hector: 20 car, 63 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD
NYJ – Al Toon: 4 rec, 66 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 164 – 111 – 275 – 4
NYJ – 210 – 132 – 342 – 1 :

#### Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: November 15
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 60,963
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brant & Hank Stram
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Max Zendejas 31-yard field goal, 10:07 (GB 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 57-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:50 (SEA 7–3)
GB – Keith Paskett 47-yard pass from Randy Wright (Max Zendejas kick), 12:49 (GB 10–7)
GB – Max Zendejas 48-yard field goal, 9:24 (GB 13–7)
SEA – Eugene Robinson 8-yard blocked punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 2:08 (SEA 14–13)
SEA – Dave Krieg 8-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:43 (SEA 21–13)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 14:12 (SEA 24–13)
Top passers
GB – Randy Wright: 10/19, 134 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/15, 105 yds, 3 INT
Top rushers
GB – Kenneth Davis: 14 car, 75 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 25 car, 123 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
GB – Walter Stanley: 5 rec, 66 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 79 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
GB – 198 – 100 – 298 – 5
SEA – 88 – 193 – 281 – 5 :

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: November 22
* Game time: 1:02 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,144
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV: NBC
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 12:46 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – John L. Williams 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:53 (SEA 10–0)
SD – Vince Abbott 33-yard field goal, 10:27 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 6:13 (SEA 17–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Dave Krieg 11-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 12:36 (SEA 24–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 0:06 (SEA 27–3)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:14 (SEA 34–3)
Top passers
SD – Mark Herrmann: 12/19, 140 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/26, 246 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SD – Curtis Adams: 5 car, 12 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 119 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SD – Lionel James: 2 rec, 42 yds
SD – Gary Anderson: 5 rec, 42 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 139 – 17 – 156 – 4
SEA – 219 – 277 – 496 – 1 :

#### Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 6:07 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 62,802
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Daryl Turner 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:33 (SEA 7–0)
LA – James Lofton 46-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 2:33 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
LA – Bo Jackson 14-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 12:19 (LA 14–7)
LA – Bo Jackson 91-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 9:42 (LA 21–7)
LA – Chris Bahr 23-yard field goal, 3:42 (LA 24–7)
LA – Chris Bahr 47-yard field goal, 0:44 (LA 27–7)
Third quarter
LA – Bo Jackson 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 11:30 (LA 34–7)
LA – Chris Bahr 23-yard field goal, 5:29 (LA 37–7)
SEA – Mike Tice 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:05 (LA 37–14)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
LA – Marc Wilson: 11/18, 159 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/31, 170 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LA – Bo Jackson: 18 car, 221 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 26 yds
Top receivers
LA – Dokie Williams: 4 rec, 47 yds
SEA – Paul Skansi: 4 rec, 54 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
LA – 151 – 356 – 507 – 1
SEA – 130 – 37 – 167 – 3 :

#### Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 6
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C), 80% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 48,881
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV: NBC
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Gary Anderson 37-yard field goal, 9:07 (PIT 3–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 1:47 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (PAT failed), 7:47 (SEA 9–3)
PIT – Gary Anderson 24-yard field goal, 0:19 (SEA 9–6)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
PIT – Frank Pollard 11-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 14:56 (PIT 13–9)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/15, 91 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
PIT – Mark Malone: 11/18, 99 yds
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 69 yds
PIT – Frank Pollard: 22 car, 106 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 3 rec, 28 yds
PIT – Joey Clinkscales: 2 rec, 20 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 80 – 135 – 215 – 2
PIT – 99 – 209 – 308 – 0 :

#### Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: December 13
* Game time: 5:05 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 61,759
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV: ESPN
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:50 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Ray Butler 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:22 (SEA 14–0)
Third quarter
DEN – Sammy Winder 11-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 12:28 (SEA 14–7)
DEN – Rick Massie 39-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 10:36 (Tied 14–14)
SEA – Ray Butler 40-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:30 (SEA 21–14)
Fourth quarter
SEA – John L. Williams 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:39 (SEA 28–14)
DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:25 (SEA 28–21)
Top passers
DEN – John Elway: 21/42, 335 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 23/33, 238 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Sammy Winder: 13 car, 50 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 76 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
DEN – Mark Jackson: 3 rec, 85 yds
SEA – Ray Butler: 6 rec, 107 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 308 – 72 – 380 – 2
SEA – 226 – 141 – 367 – 4 :

#### Week 15: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 34 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: December 20
* Game time: 1:00 pm local
* Game weather: cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), 79% humidity, wind W 29 miles per hour (47 km/h)
* Game attendance: 62,518
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Daryl Turner 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:09 (SEA 7–0)
CHI – Emery Moorehead 3-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick), 0:52 (Tied 7–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:10 (SEA 14–7)
CHI – Walter Payton 3-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 5:42 (Tied 14–14)
SEA – John L. Williams 75-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:14 (SEA 21–14)
SEA – Norm Johnson 45-yard field goal, 3:01 (SEA 24–14)
SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 1:08 (SEA 27–14)
Fourth quarter
CHI – Walter Payton 5-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 12:07 (SEA 27–21)
SEA – Curt Warner 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:10 (SEA 34–21)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/26, 214 yds, 2 TD
CHI – Mike Tomczak: 21/36, 298 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 17 car, 75 yds, 2 TD
CHI – Walter Payton: 17 car, 79 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 8 rec, 117 yds, 1 TD
CHI – Dennis Gentry: 3 rec, 58 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 184 – 116 – 300 – 0
CHI – 276 – 161 – 437 – 5 :

#### Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 27
* Game time: 12:00 pm local
* Game weather: drizzle, 35 °F (2 °C), 95% humidity, wind S 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 20,370
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Gayle Sierens and Dave Rowe
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Herman Heard 37-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:27 (KC 7–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:31 (Tied 7–7)
KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 5:00 (KC 10–7)
KC – Carlos Carson 81-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:54 (KC 17–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Paul Skansi 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:11 (KC 17–14)
KC – Paul Palmer 92-yard kickoff return (Nick Lowery kick), 13:53 (KC 24–14)
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 10:02 (KC 24–17)
SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 1:50 (KC 24–20)
KC – Nick Lowery 44-yard field goal, 0:05 (KC 27–20)
Third quarter
KC – Mark Adickes 3-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 6:06 (KC 34–20)
Fourth quarter
KC – Stephone Paige 46-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:46 (KC 41–20)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/32, 202 yds, 2 TD
KC – Todd Blackledge: 23/35, 320 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Curt Warner: 15 car, 85 yds
KC – Herman Heard: 12 car, 107 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD
KC – Carlos Carson: 4 rec, 120 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 195 – 169 – 364 – 2
KC – 313 – 199 – 512 – 1 :

### Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #5 seed in the AFC.

#### AFC Wild Card Playoff: at #4 Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Oilers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
* Date: January 3
* Game time: 3:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 49,622
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & Joe Namath
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:44 (SEA 7–0)
HOU – Tony Zendejas 47-yard field goal, 4:44 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
HOU – Mike Rozier 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 13:17 (HOU 10–7)
HOU – Tony Zendejas 49-yard field goal, 6:49 (HOU 13–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 3:10 (HOU 13–10)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 8:23 (Tied 13–13)
HOU – Willie Drewrey 22-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick), 2:34 (HOU 20–13)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:26 (Tied 20–20)
Overtime
HOU – Tony Zendejas 42-yard field goal, 6:55 (HOU 23–20)
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/38, 237 yds, 2 TD
HOU – Warren Moon: 21/32, 273 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – John L. Williams: 7 car, 27 yds
HOU – Alonzo Highsmith: 12 car, 74 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 132 yds, 2 TD
HOU – Ernest Givins: 7 rec, 89 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 221 – 29 – 250 – 1
HOU – 259 – 178 – 437 – 2 :