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1983 Seattle Seahawks season

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The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 8th season with the National Football League (NFL).

OwnerThe Nordstrom family
General managerMike McCormack
Head coachChuck Knox
Offensive coordinatorRay Prochaska
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1983 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerThe Nordstrom family
General managerMike McCormack
Head coachChuck Knox
Offensive coordinatorRay Prochaska
Defensive coordinatorTom Catlin
Home stadiumKingdome
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC West
PlayoffsWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Broncos) 31–7
Won Divisional Playoffs
(at Dolphins) 27–20
Lost AFC Championship
(at Raiders) 14–30
All-ProsRB Curt Warner (2nd team)
SS Kenny Easley (1st team)
Pro BowlersRB Curt Warner
SS Kenny Easley
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The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders 30–14. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship Game, as they failed to appear in one from 1984 to 2001, the rest of their time in the AFC. They would not reach a conference championship again until 2005, when they were in the NFC West. During the offseason, the Seahawks changed the color of the facemasks on their helmets from gray to blue.

Offseason

The Seattle Seahawks hired Chuck Knox, a coach capable of creating comebacks for teams. They also modified their uniforms, incorporating striping trim on the jersey collars, and incorprorating the Seahawks logo onto the jersey's sleeves. The TV numbers were moved from the jersey sleeves to the shoulders. The helmet facemasks became blue, and the socks lost their stripes and became all blue. The uniform would remain basically unchanged through the 2001 season.

NFL draft

Main article: 1983 NFL draft
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1983 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Curt Warner *  Running back Penn State
5 123 Chris Castor  Wide receiver Duke
6 150 Reginald Gipson  Running Back Alabama A&M
7 177 Sam Merriman  Linebacker Idaho
8 210 Matt Hernandez  Offensive tackle Purdue
9 236 Bob Clasby  Defensive end Notre Dame
10 263 Pete Speros  Guard Penn State
11 290 Bob Mayberry  Guard Clemson
12 317 Don Dow  Offensive tackle Washington
      Made roster  
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Undrafted free agents

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1983 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
John Ball Fullback Texas Southern
Reggie Bazel Fullback Tennessee Tech
Darrell Dickey Quarterback Kansas State
Steve Ingalls Tackle Northern Iowa
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Personnel

Staff

1983 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive line – George Dyer
  • Defensive backs – Ralph Hawkins
  • Special assignments – Joe Vitt

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Rusty Tillman


Final roster

1983 Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics
49 active, 6 reserve

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Schedule

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 5 at Denver Broncos L 7–10 0–1 Mile High Stadium Recap
2 August 12 Green Bay Packers W 38–21 1–1 Kingdome Recap
3 August 19 Minnesota Vikings L 17–19 1–2 Kingdome Recap
4 August 26 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–6 2–2 Candlestick Park Recap
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Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 4 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–17 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium[4] Recap
2 September 11 at New York Jets W 17–10 1–1 Shea Stadium[5] Recap
3 September 18 San Diego Chargers W 34–31 2–1 Kingdome[6] Recap
4 September 25 Washington Redskins L 17–27 2–2 Kingdome[7] Recap
5 October 2 at Cleveland Browns W 24–9 3–2 Cleveland Stadium[8] Recap
6 October 9 at San Diego Chargers L 21–28 3–3 Jack Murphy Stadium[9] Recap
7 October 16 Los Angeles Raiders W 38–36 4–3 Kingdome[10] Recap
8 October 23 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–27 4–4 Kingdome[11] Recap
9 October 30 at Los Angeles Raiders W 34–21 5–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[12] Recap
10 November 6 Denver Broncos W 27–19 6–4 Kingdome[13] Recap
11 November 13 at St. Louis Cardinals L 28–33 6–5 Busch Stadium[14] Recap
12 November 20 at Denver Broncos L 27–38 6–6 Mile High Stadium[15] Recap
13 November 27 Kansas City Chiefs W 51–48 (OT) 7–6 Kingdome[16] Recap
14 December 4 Dallas Cowboys L 10–35 7–7 Kingdome[17] Recap
15 December 11 at New York Giants W 17–12 8–7 Giants Stadium[18] Recap
16 December 18 New England Patriots W 24–6 9–7 Kingdome[19] Recap
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Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1983 NFL season results[20]

Postseason

The Seahawks entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, after two close attempts in 1978 and 1979.

Further information: 1983–84 NFL playoffs
More information Round, Date ...
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Recap
Wild Card December 24 Denver Broncos (5) W 31–7 1–0 Kingdome[21] Recap
Divisional December 31 at Miami Dolphins (2) W 27–20 2–0 Miami Orange Bowl[22] Recap
AFC Championship January 8, 1984 at Los Angeles Raiders (1) L 14–30 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[23] Recap
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Standings

More information AFC West, W ...
AFC West
 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Los Angeles Raiders 12 4 0 .750 6–2 10–2 442 338 W1
(4) Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 5–3 8–4 403 397 W2
(5) Denver Broncos 9 7 0 .563 3–5 9–5 302 327 L1
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 4–4 4–8 358 462 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 6 10 0 .375 2–6 4–8 386 367 W1
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Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Denver Broncos

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 007
Broncos 3 0 7010
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at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: August 5
  • Game time: 7:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 63% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 53,887
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (KING): Tony Ventrella & Gene Washington
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Green Bay Packers

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 14 0021
Seahawks 7 14 71038
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at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 16 0319
Seahawks 7 3 0717
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at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 7:34 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 54,402
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • Gamebook

Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 7320
49ers 3 0 306
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at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Regular season

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 3713
Chiefs 7 0 7317
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 5:03 (KC 7–6)
  • KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 0:49 (KC 14–6)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 6:18 (KC 17–6)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 18-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 3:16 (KC 17–13)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Curt Warner: 6 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD
  • KC – Carlos Carson: 7 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 198 – 110 – 308 – 2
  • KC – 245 – 120 – 365 – 1
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Week 2: at New York Jets

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 0717
Jets 0 3 0710
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at Shea Stadium, New York

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First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 7-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:26 (SEA 7–0)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 6:30 (SEA 10–0)
  • NYJ – Pat Leahy 18-yard field goal, 0:22 (SEA 10–3)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 15-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:54 (SEA 17–3)
  • NYJ – Wesley Walker 46-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 3:10 (SEA 17–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 76 – 196 – 272 – 3
  • NYJ – 205 – 174 – 379 – 7
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Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 3 02131
Seahawks 14 3 10734
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 2:00 (SEA 17–7)
  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 0:32 (SEA 17–10)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 10:52 (SEA 20–10)
  • SEA – Paul Moyer 19-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:56 (SEA 27–10)

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Eric Sievers 26-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:27 (SEA 27–17)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 41-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 9:00 (SEA 34–17)
  • SD – Bobby Duckworth 44-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:29 (SEA 34–24)
  • SD – Eric Sievers 27-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:16 (SEA 34–31)

Top passers

  • SD – Dan Fouts: 21/41, 338 yds, 4 TD, 3 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 15/24, 173 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SD – 332 – 99 – 431 – 3
  • SEA – 162 – 206 – 368 – 3
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Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Redskins 7 13 0727
Seahawks 3 7 0717
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • WAS – Rick Walker 4-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 5:07 (WAS 27–10)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 3:51 (WAS 27–17)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • WAS – 162 – 131 – 293 – 0
  • SEA – 234 – 74 – 308 – 2
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Week 5: at Cleveland Browns

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 71424
Browns 0 3 069
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at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 68% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,446
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Dave Rowe
  • Gamebook
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First quarter

Second quarter

  • CLE – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 14:18 (Tied 3–3)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 12:37 (SEA 10–3)

Fourth quarter

  • CLE – Boyce Green 5-yard pass from Brian Sipe (PAT failed), 12:37 (SEA 10–9)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:19 (SEA 17–9)
  • SEA – Jacob Green 73-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:50 (SEA 24–9)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Byron Walker: 1 rec, 32 yds
  • CLE – Harry Holt: 6 rec, 77 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 122 – 137 – 259 – 1
  • CLE – 280 – 125 – 405 – 4
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Week 6: at San Diego Chargers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 0021
Chargers 0 7 71428
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at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

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First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 25/41, 295 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • SD – Dan Fouts: 28/36, 331 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 288 – 110 – 398 – 2
  • SD – 318 – 94 – 412 – 5
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Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 10 51436
Seahawks 7 0 171438
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • LA – Chris Bahr 32-yard field goal, 9:26 (LA 10–7)
  • LA – Todd Christensen 12-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 0:18 (LA 17–7)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Jim Zorn 18-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:16 (LA 17–14)
  • SEA – Paul Johns 75-yard punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:13 (SEA 21–17)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 7:50 (SEA 24–17)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal, 1:19 (SEA 24–20)
  • LA – Safety, Lyle Alzado tackled Robert Pratt in end zone, 0:50 (SEA 24–22)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Shelton Robinson 9-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 8:23 (SEA 31–22)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:20 (SEA 38–22)
  • LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 0:47 (SEA 38–29)
  • LA – Todd Christensen 22-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 0:12 (SEA 38–36)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • LA – 199 – 183 – 382 – 8
  • SEA – 2 – 151 – 153 – 1
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Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 17 0327
Seahawks 0 0 71421
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at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 61,615
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
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First quarter

Second quarter

  • PIT – Cliff Stoudt 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 14:14 (PIT 14–0)
  • PIT – Frank Pollard 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 7:44 (PIT 21–0)
  • PIT – Gary Anderson 20-yard field goal, 0:12 (PIT 24–0)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 21-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:02 (PIT 24–14)
  • PIT – Gary Anderson 32-yard field goal, 7:37 (PIT 27–14)
  • SEA – Paul Johns 26-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:19 (PIT 27–21)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • PIT – 158 – 182 – 340 – 2
  • SEA – 197 – 57 – 254 – 4
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Week 9: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 17 71034
Raiders 0 7 7721
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 74 °F (23 °C), 76% humidity, wind W 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,708
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
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First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:09 (SEA 24–14)
  • SEA – David Hughes 33-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:49 (SEA 31–14)
  • LA – Dokie Williams 50-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 11:17 (SEA 31–21)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 44-yard field goal, 3:03 (SEA 34–21)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 101 yds, 1 TD
  • LA – Marc Wilson: 3 car, 35 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 169 – 183 – 351 – 1
  • LA – 255 – 125 – 380 – 5
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Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 3 61019
Seahawks 6 0 14727
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 10:19 (SEA 3–0)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 0:52 (SEA 6–0)

Second quarter

  • DEN – Rich Karlis 38-yard field goal, 10:07 (SEA 6–3)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:57 (SEA 13–3)
  • SEA – Paul Johns 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:14 (SEA 20–3)
  • DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (PAT failed), 3:15 (SEA 20–9)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Rich Karlis 43-yard field goal, 14:00 (SEA 20–12)
  • SEA – Dave Krieg 10-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:36 (SEA 27–12)
  • DEN – Steve Watson 25-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 6:01 (SEA 27–19)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 222 – 135 – 357 – 3
  • SEA – 216 – 183 – 399 – 1
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Week 11: at St. Louis Cardinals

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 0728
Cardinals 7 21 0533
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at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C), 75% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,280
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
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First quarter

Second quarter

  • STL – Roy Green 23-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 12:07 (STL 14–7)
  • STL – Roy Green 7-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 7:41 (STL 21–7)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:18 (STL 21–14)
  • STL – Roy Green 63-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 3:06 (STL 28–14)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:08 (STL 28–21)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 45-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:09 (Tied 28–28)
  • STL – Neil O'Donoghue 33-yard field goal, 7:50 (STL 31–28)
  • STL – Safety, David Galloway tackled Dave Krieg in end zone, 0:11 (STL 33–28)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 165 – 84 – 249 – 2
  • STL – 231 – 177 – 408 – 2
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Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 13727
Broncos 10 10 71138
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at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 50 °F (10 °C), 36% humidity, wind E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,710
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
  • Gamebook
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First quarter

Second quarter

  • DEN – Rich Karlis 25-yard field goal, 7:04 (DEN 13–0)
  • DEN – Gerald Willhite 24-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 1:52 (DEN 20–0)
  • SEA – Byron Walker 50-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:43 (DEN 20–7)

Third quarter

  • DEN – Gary Kubiak 7-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 10:57 (DEN 27–7)
  • SEA – David Hughes 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:39 (DEN 27–14)
  • SEA – Pete Metzelaars 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (PAT failed), 1:12 (DEN 27–20)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Rich Karlis 21-yard field goal, 10:28 (DEN 30–20)
  • DEN – Rich Karlis 38-yard field goal, 7:40 (DEN 33–20)
  • SEA – Charle Young 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:35 (DEN 33–27)
  • DEN – Safety, Rulon Jones tackled Dave Krieg in end zone, 1:39 (DEN 35–27)
  • DEN – Rich Karlis 40-yard field goal, 1:08 (DEN 38–27)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 380 – 94 – 474 – 8
  • DEN – 145 – 184 – 329 – 2
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Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
More information Quarter, OT ...
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Chiefs 7 21 713048
Seahawks 7 7 1717351
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Stephone Paige 17-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 14:10 (KC 14–7)
  • KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:06 (KC 21–7)
  • SEA – Byron Walker 18-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:06 (KC 21–14)
  • KC – Theotis Brown 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:45 (KC 28–14)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Dan Doornink 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:48 (KC 28–21)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:22 (Tied 28–28)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 6:55 (SEA 31–28)
  • KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:34 (KC 35–31)

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:04 (KC 42–31)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:00 (KC 42–38)
  • SEA – Paul Johns 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:24 (SEA 45–42)
  • KC – Theotis Brown 21-yard pass from Bill Kenney (PAT failed), 1:30 (KC 48–45)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 0:02 (Tied 48–48)

Overtime

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 13:14 (SEA 51–48)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Carlos Carson: 7 rec, 149 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Byron Walker: 4 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • KC – 304 – 127 – 431 – 2
  • SEA – 251 – 280 – 531 – 3
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Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 7 71435
Seahawks 0 3 0710
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • DAL – Tony Dorsett 7-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 3:57 (DAL 14–0)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 54-yard field goal, 0:09 (DAL 14–3)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • DAL – Butch Johnson 16-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick), 8:19 (DAL 28–3)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:09 (DAL 28–10)
  • DAL – Timmy Newsome 15-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick), 1:09 (DAL 35–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DAL – 286 – 132 – 418 – 2
  • SEA – 188 – 28 – 216 – 4
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Week 15: at New York Giants

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 0017
Giants 3 3 3312
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at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), wind E 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 48,945
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Gene Washington
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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Paul Johns 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:29 (SEA 14–3)
  • NYG – Ali Haji-Sheikh 44-yard field goal, 4:48 (SEA 14–6)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 1:07 (SEA 17–6)

Third quarter

  • NYG – Ali Haji-Sheikh 25-yard field goal, 4:37 (SEA 17–9)

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Ali Haji-Sheikh 32-yard field goal, 3:08 (SEA 17–12)

Top passers

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Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 127 – 56 – 183 – 1
  • NYG – 342 – 98 – 440 – 5
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Week 16: vs. New England Patriots

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
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Seahawks 3 7 7724
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at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 59,688
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
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First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Dan Doornink 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:55 (SEA 17–6)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Dave Krieg 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:00 (SEA 24–6)

Top passers

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Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NE – 147 – 112 – 259 – 3
  • SEA – 198 – 170 – 368 – 0
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Postseason

See also: 1983–84 NFL playoffs

Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.

AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #5 Denver Broncos

AFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Denver Broncos at #4 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
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at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:04 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,752
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 9:25 (SEA 10–7)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Pete Metzelaars 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:58 (SEA 17–7)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Paul Johns 18-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:56 (SEA 24–7)
  • SEA – David Hughes 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:34 (SEA 31–7)

Top passers

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Top receivers

  • DEN – Jesse Myles: 7 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 235 – 125 – 360 – 3
  • SEA – 179 – 145 – 324 – 0
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AFC Divisional Playoff: at #2 Miami Dolphins

AFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #2 Miami Dolphins – Game summary
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Dolphins 0 13 0720
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at Orange Bowl, Miami

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First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 6:26 (SEA 14–13)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 10:42 (SEA 17–13)
  • MIA – Woody Bennett 3-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick), 3:43 (MIA 20–17)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:48 (SEA 24–20)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 27–20)

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Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 183 – 151 – 334 – 1
  • MIA – 193 – 128 – 321 – 5
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AFC Championship Game: at #1 Los Angeles Raiders

AFC Championship Game: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: January 8
  • Game time: 1:04 pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 66 °F (19 °C), 81% humidity, wind E 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 88,734
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
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First quarter

  • LA – Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal, 8:47 (LA 3–0)

Second quarter

  • LA – Frank Hawkins 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 4:17 (LA 10–0)
  • LA – Frank Hawkins 5-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 1:06 (LA 17–0)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 45-yard field goal, 0:03 (LA 20–0)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • LA – Chris Bahr 35-yard field goal, 3:57 (LA 30–7)
  • SEA – Charle Young 9-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 1:16 (LA 30–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 102 – 65 – 167 – 5
  • LA – 196 – 205 – 401 – 4
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