The 1979 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fourth season in the National Football League. The Seahawks had a winning record for the second consecutive year, matching their 9–7 record from 1978.
Starting off the season with a 1–4 record, the Seahawks rallied to finish 9–7. Season highlights included a sweep of the Oakland Raiders for the second straight year, and winning both of their Monday Night Football contests in Atlanta and at home against the New York Jets, where Jim Zorn completed 13 passes in a row in 30 – 7 victory. The team also enjoyed their first victory over the Denver Broncos 28–23 on a 43-yard TD pass from Zorn to Largent in the final minutes.
Season lowlights included a 37–34 loss in Denver, after leading 34–10 midway through the 3rd quarter. The Los Angeles Rams shut out the Seattle Seahawks 24–0, holding the Seahawks to -7 yards total offense. The team lost twice to the Kansas City Chiefs, including a 37–21 defeat in week 14 that eliminated Seattle from playoff contention. The team also lost running back David Sims, who led the AFC in TDs in 1978, to a career-ending injury.
1979 was the team's last winning season until 1983 when new coach Chuck Knox led the Seahawks to their first playoff berth and Championship game appearance.
Personnel
Staff
| 1979 Seattle Seahawks staff |
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Front office
- Managing General Partner – Herman Sarkowsky
- General Manager – John Thompson
- Assistant General Manager – Mark Duncan
- Director of Player Personnel – Dick Mansperger
- Director of Pro Scouting – Chuck Allen
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Head Trainer – Bruce Scott
- Assistant Trainer – Jim Whitesel
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Final roster
| 1979 Seattle Seahawks final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
51 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad |
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- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1980 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2][3]
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.
| Week |
Date |
Kickoff |
Opponent |
Results |
Game Site |
Attendance |
TV |
Recap |
| Final score |
Team record |
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| 1 |
September 2 |
1:00pm PDT |
San Diego Chargers |
L 16–33 |
0–1 |
Kingdome |
62,887 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 2 |
September 9 |
1:00pm PDT |
at Miami Dolphins |
L 10–19 |
0–2 |
Orange Bowl |
56,233 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 3 |
September 16 |
1:00pm PDT |
Oakland Raiders |
W 27–10 |
1–2 |
Kingdome |
61,602 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 4 |
September 23 |
1:00pm PDT |
at Denver Broncos |
L 34–37 |
1–3 |
Mile High Stadium |
74,879 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 5 |
September 30 |
1:00pm PDT |
Kansas City Chiefs |
L 6–24 |
1–4 |
Kingdome |
61,169 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 6 |
October 7 |
2:00pm PDT |
at San Francisco 49ers |
W 35–24 |
2–4 |
Candlestick Park |
44,592 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 7 |
October 14 |
1:00pm PDT |
at San Diego Chargers |
L 10–20 |
2–5 |
San Diego Stadium |
50,077 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 8 |
October 21 |
1:00pm PDT |
Houston Oilers |
W 34–14 |
3–5 |
Kingdome |
60,705 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 9 |
October 29 |
6:00pm PST |
at Atlanta Falcons |
W 31–28 |
4–5 |
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium |
52,566 |
ABC |
Recap |
| 10 |
November 4 |
1:00pm PST |
Los Angeles Rams |
L 0–24 |
4–6 |
Kingdome |
62,048 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 11 |
November 11 |
10:00am PST |
at Cleveland Browns |
W 29–24 |
5–6 |
Cleveland Stadium |
72,440 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 12 |
November 18 |
1:00pm PST |
New Orleans Saints |
W 38–24 |
6–6 |
Kingdome |
60,055 |
CBS |
Recap |
| 13 |
November 26 |
6:00pm PST |
New York Jets |
W 30–7 |
7–6 |
Kingdome |
59,977 |
ABC |
Recap |
| 14 |
December 2 |
11:00am PST |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
L 21–37 |
7–7 |
Arrowhead Stadium |
42,160 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 15 |
December 8 |
1:00pm PST |
Denver Broncos |
W 28–23 |
8–7 |
Kingdome |
60,038 |
NBC |
Recap |
| 16 |
December 16 |
1:00pm PST |
at Oakland Raiders |
W 29–24 |
9–7 |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
53,177 |
NBC |
Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1979 NFL season results [4]
Game summaries
For the second straight year, the Seahawks missed the playoffs by one game. Season highlights included sweeping the Oakland Raiders for the 2nd straight year, and defeating the Denver Broncos for the 1st time in team history in a comeback thriller 28–23 at the Kingdome, and winning the team's first appearance on MNF over the Atlanta Falcons, 31–28. The team started out 3–5, and had a 6–2 finish. A 37–21 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in week 14 knocked them out of playoff contention, but rebounded to end their season repeating 1978 at 9–7.
Preseason
Week P1: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Vikings |
0 |
6 |
0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Seahawks |
9 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week P2: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys |
7 |
0 |
3 | 7 | 17 |
| Seahawks |
7 |
7 |
3 | 10 | 27 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rams |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers |
0 |
0 |
0 | 20 | 20 |
| Seahawks |
17 |
17 |
21 | 0 | 55 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Regular Season
Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers |
0 |
13 |
10 | 10 | 33 |
| Seahawks |
3 |
7 |
0 | 6 | 16 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SD – Rolf Benirschke 22-yard field goal, 3:41 (SD 16–10)
- SD – Clarence Williams 13-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:00 (SD 23–10)
Fourth quarter
- SD – Mike Thomas 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:09 (SD 30–10)
- SD – Rolf Benirschke 23-yard field goal, 1:56 (SD 33–10)
- SEA – Sherman Smith 6-yard run (PAT failed), 0:24 (SD 33–16)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SD – 217 – 139 – 356 – 1
- SEA – 153 – 181 – 334 – 6
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Week 2: at Miami Dolphins
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks |
0 |
3 |
7 | 0 | 10 |
| Dolphins |
0 |
9 |
3 | 7 | 19 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SEA – Steve Raible 23-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 9:26 (SEA 10–9)
- MIA – Uwe von Schamann 31-yard field goal, 1:00 (MIA 12–9)
Fourth quarter
- MIA – Norm Bulaich 7-yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick), 9:08 (MIA 19–10)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
- SEA – Sherman Smith: 7 rec, 80 yds
- MIA – Duriel Harris: 5 rec, 117 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 226 – 119 – 345 – 4
- MIA – 198 – 117 – 315 – 2
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Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders |
0 |
0 |
7 | 3 | 10 |
| Seahawks |
7 |
3 |
10 | 7 | 27 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- SEA – Efren Herrera 46-yard field goal, 6:50 (SEA 10–0)
Third quarter
- OAK – Rich Martini 12-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 10:41 (SEA 10–7)
- SEA – Efren Herrera 20-yard field goal, 6:37 (SEA 13–7)
- SEA – Steve Largent 21-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 6:15 (SEA 20–7)
Fourth quarter
- OAK – Jim Breech 37-yard field goal, 13:05 (SEA 20–10)
- SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 0:00 (SEA 27–10)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- OAK – 329 – 102 – 431 – 4
- SEA – 316 – 103 – 419 – 0
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Week 4: at Denver Broncos
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks |
10 |
10 |
14 | 0 | 34 |
| Broncos |
0 |
10 |
21 | 6 | 37 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 2:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 81 °F (27 °C), 16% humidity, wind SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 74,879
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
- Gamebook
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- DEN – Jim Turner 27-yard field goal, 12:43 (SEA 10–3)
- SEA – Dan Doornink 5-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 8:09 (SEA 17–3)
- DEN – Otis Armstrong 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 7:34 (SEA 17–10)
- SEA – Efren Herrera 22-yard field goal, 0:38 (SEA 20–10)
Third quarter
- SEA – Sam McCullum 13-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 10:08 (SEA 27–10)
- SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 9:28 (SEA 34–10)
- DEN – Dave Studdard 9-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 4:59 (SEA 34–17)
- DEN – Haven Moses 11-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 3:48 (SEA 34–24)
- DEN – Rick Upchurch 35-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 2:25 (SEA 34–31)
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 197 – 153 – 350 – 4
- DEN – 254 – 90 – 344 – 3
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Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs |
0 |
10 |
0 | 14 | 24 |
| Seahawks |
3 |
0 |
3 | 0 | 6 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- KC – Mike Williams 3-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 9:03 (KC 17–6)
- KC – Ted McKnight 84-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:27 (KC 24–6)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- KC – 15 – 215 – 230 – 1
- SEA – 178 – 134 – 312 – 2
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Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks |
14 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 35 |
| 49ers |
7 |
3 |
0 | 14 | 24 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 77% humidity, wind variable
- Game attendance: 44,592
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
- Gamebook
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 2:46 (SEA 21–7)
- SF – Ray Wersching 25-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 21–10)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 162 – 148 – 310 – 0
- SF – 292 – 172 – 464 – 2
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Week 7: at San Diego Chargers
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SD – John Jefferson 9-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Roy Gerela kick), 3:11 (SD 14–3)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Sherman Smith 8-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 14:13 (SD 14–10)
- SD – John Jefferson 49-yard pass from Dan Fouts (PAT failed), 4:34 (SD 20–10)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 147 – 133 – 280 – 1
- SD – 295 – 96 – 391 – 0
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Week 8: vs. Houston Oilers
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers |
0 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks |
7 |
7 |
6 | 14 | 34 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 1:01pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,705
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and George Kunz
- Gamebook
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SEA – Efren Herrera 48-yard field goal, 9:24 (SEA 17–7)
- SEA – Efren Herrera 30-yard field goal, 4:23 (SEA 20–7)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Steve Largent 55-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 14:50 (SEA 27–7)
- SEA – Cornell Webster 54-yard fumble return (Efren Herrera kick), 12:58 (SEA 34–7)
- HOU – Ronnie Coleman 9-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick), 2:48 (SEA 34–14)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- HOU – 160 – 83 – 243 – 3
- SEA – 240 – 151 – 391 – 2
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Week 9: at Atlanta Falcons
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SEA – Efren Herrera 24-yard field goal, 8:14 (SEA 24–14)
Fourth quarter
- ATL – Billy Ryckman 17-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick), 10:03 (SEA 24–21)
- SEA – Dan Doornink 26-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 1:54 (SEA 31–21)
- ATL – Billy Ryckman 20-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick), 0:51 (SEA 31–28)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 206 – 205 – 411 – 4
- ATL – 162 – 153 – 315 – 2
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Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams |
14 |
7 |
3 | 0 | 24 |
| Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- LA – Drew Hill 17-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick), 8:02 (LA 21–0)
Third quarter
- LA – Frank Corral 23-yard field goal, 1:12 (LA 24–0)
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- LA – 172 – 303 – 475 – 1
- SEA – -30 – 23 – -7 – 1
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Least Yards gained in any other game -7 yards
Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks |
7 |
9 |
0 | 13 | 29 |
| Browns |
0 |
3 |
14 | 7 | 24 |
at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 35 °F (2 °C), 64% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 72,440
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and George Kunz
- Gamebook
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (PAT failed), 13:57 (SEA 13–0)
- SEA – Efren Herrera 34-yard field goal, 9:07 (SEA 16–0)
- CLE – Don Cockroft 28-yard field goal, 4:14 (SEA 16–3)
Third quarter
- CLE – Mike Pruitt 65-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 14:38 (SEA 16–10)
- CLE – Mike Pruitt 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 4:28 (CLE 17–10)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (PAT failed), 14:32 (SEA 22–17)
- SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 9:29 (SEA 29–17)
- CLE – Brian Sipe 3-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 7:41 (SEA 29–24)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 238 – 189 – 427 – 1
- CLE – 158 – 215 – 373 – 3
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Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints |
7 |
7 |
3 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks |
7 |
17 |
0 | 14 | 38 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 1:01pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,055
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and George Allen
- Gamebook
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- SEA – Efren Herrera 27-yard field goal, 14:57 (SEA 10–7)
- SEA – Steve Largent 39-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 14:18 (SEA 17–7)
- NO – Wes Chandler 4-yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick), 9:58 (SEA 17–14)
- SEA – Dan Doornink 2-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 5:24 (SEA 24–14)
Third quarter
- NO – Garo Yepremian 40-yard field goal, 9:57 (SEA 24–17)
Fourth quarter
- NO – Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 8:25 (Tied 24–24)
- SEA – Steve Largent 35-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 6:16 (SEA 31–24)
- SEA – Brian Peets 5-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 1:06 (SEA 38–24)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- NO – 286 – 134 – 420 – 1
- SEA – 391 – 130 – 521 – 1
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Week 13: vs. New York Jets
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets |
0 |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
| Seahawks |
3 |
13 |
14 | 0 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- SEA – Efren Herrera 42-yard field goal, 8:25 (SEA 6–0)
- SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 6:03 (SEA 13–0)
- SEA – Efren Herrera 45-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 16–0)
Third quarter
- SEA – Sherman Smith 16-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 10:20 (SEA 23–0)
- NYJ – Kevin Long 5-yard run (Dave Jacobs kick), 6:49 (SEA 23–7)
- SEA – Sam McCullum 11-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 1:58 (SEA 30–7)
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
- NYJ – Jerome Barkum: 6 rec, 103 yds
- SEA – Sherman Smith: 8 rec, 86 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- NYJ – 226 – 139 – 365 – 2
- SEA – 313 – 86 – 399 – 1
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Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
7 | 14 | 21 |
| Chiefs |
14 |
10 |
6 | 7 | 37 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 2
- Game time: 1:05pm local
- Game weather: clear, 32 °F (0 °C), 40% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 42,160
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
- Gamebook
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- KC – Earl Gant 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:57 (KC 21–0)
- KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 0:18 (KC 24–0)
Third quarter
- KC – Jan Stenerud 31-yard field goal, 11:29 (KC 27–0)
- SEA – Jeff Moore 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 10:11 (KC 27–7)
- KC – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 2:41 (KC 30–7)
Fourth quarter
- KC – Ted McKnight 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:18 (KC 37–7)
- SEA – Dan Doornink 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 10:12 (KC 37–14)
- SEA – Jeff Moore 12-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 2:10 (KC 37–21)
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Top passers
Top rushers
- SEA – Jim Zorn: 2 car, 21 yds
- KC – Earl Gant: 21 car, 67 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 231 – 44 – 275 – 5
- KAN – 137 – 194 – 331 – 2
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Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos |
0 |
20 |
3 | 0 | 23 |
| Seahawks |
7 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 28 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 13:05 (SEA 14–0)
- DEN – Craig Morton 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 11:46 (SEA 14–7)
- DEN – Haven Moses 7-yard pass from Craig Morton (PAT failed), 5:06 (SEA 14–13)
- DEN – Jim Jensen 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 0:40 (DEN 20–14)
Third quarter
- SEA – Steve Largent 35-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 10:22 (SEA 21–20)
- DEN – Jim Turner 29-yard field goal, 7:01 (DEN 23–21)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Steve Largent 43-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 1:40 (SEA 28–23)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- DEN – 222 – 141 – 363 – 3
- SEA – 308 – 74 – 382 – 2
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Week 16: at Oakland Raiders
| Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
- OAK – Jim Breech 20-yard field goal, 14:03 (Tied 10–10)
- SEA – Sam McCullum 65-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 13:45 (SEA 17–10)
- OAK – Arthur Whittington 2-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 6:07 (Tied 17–17)
Third quarter
- SEA – Dan Doornink 17-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 8:55 (SEA 24–17)
- SEA – Safety, ball snapped out of end zone, 7:25 (SEA 26–17)
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Efren Herrera 43-yard field goal, 5:27 (SEA 29–17)
- OAK – Mark van Eeghen 2-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 1:18 (SEA 29–24)
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 314 – 94 – 408 – 2
- OAK – 336 – 82 – 418 – 3
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