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1988 Seattle Seahawks season

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The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won their first division title in the AFC West. They won the division with only a 9–7 record and finished with only a +10-point differential.

OwnerKen Behring
General managerMike McCormack
Head coachChuck Knox
Offensive coordinatorSteve Moore
Quick facts Seattle Seahawks season, Owner ...
1988 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerKen Behring
General managerMike McCormack
Head coachChuck Knox
Offensive coordinatorSteve Moore
Defensive coordinatorTom Catlin
Home stadiumKingdome
Results
Record9–7
Division place1st AFC West
PlayoffsLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Bengals) 13–21
All-ProsNone
Pro BowlersQB Dave Krieg
LB Rufus Porter
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The team never went under .500 during the season and clinched the AFC West in week 16 with a 43–37 shootout win over the Los Angeles Raiders. The Seahawks were the #3 seed in the AFC playoffs; they lost 21–13 on the road in the Divisional round to the top-seeded Cincinnati Bengals on December 31.[1][2][3]

In late August, Ken Behring and partner Ken Hofmann purchased the team from the Nordstrom family for $80 million.[4][5][6]

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1988 NFL draft
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1988 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 49 Brian Blades *  Wide receiver Miami (FL)
3 75 Tommy Kane  Wide receiver Syracuse
4 101 Kevin Harmon  Running back Iowa
6 158 Roy Hart  Nose tackle South Carolina
7 185 Ray Jackson  Defensive back Ohio State
8 215 Robert Tyler  Tight end South Carolina State
9 242 Deatrich Wise  Nose Tackle Jackson State
10 269 Derwin Jones  Defensive end Miami (FL)
11 284 Rick McLeod  Offensive tackle Washington
11 299 Dwayne Harper  Cornerback South Carolina State
12 326 Dave DesRochers  Offensive Tackle San Diego State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
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Undrafted free agents

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1988 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Ryan Knight Running back USC
Kevin McLean Quarterback USC
Pat Pearson Guard Southern Miss
Garey Waiters Punter Jacksonville State
Arthur White Linebacker Florida
Donald Wilson Safety Penn
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Personnel

Staff

1988 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Owner – Ken Behring
  • President/general manager – Mike McCormack
  • Vice president/assistant general manager – Chuck Allen
  • Player personnel director – Mike Allman
  • Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson
  • Pro personnel assistant – Randy Mueller
  • Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel
  • Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/receivers – Steve Moore
  • Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer
  • Offensive backs – Chick Harris
  • Tight ends – Russ Purnell
  • Offensive line – Kent Stephenson
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive line – George Dyer
  • Assistant linebackers – Rusty Tillman
  • Defensive backs – Ralph Hawkins
  • Special assignments – Joe Vitt

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Rusty Tillman
  • Assistant special teams – Russ Purnell


Final roster

1988 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
47 active, 9 reserve

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Schedule

Preseason

More information Week, Date ...
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 4 Phoenix Cardinals W 21–7 1–0 Kingdome Recap
2 August 11 at Detroit Lions W 16–13 (OT) 2–0 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
3 August 19 Buffalo Bills W 30–13 3–0 Kingdome Recap
4 August 26 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–27 3–1 Candlestick Park Recap
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Source: Seahawks Media Guides[8][9]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 4 at Denver Broncos W 21–14 1–0 Mile High Stadium[10] Recap
2 September 11 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–10 2–0 Kingdome[11] Recap
3 September 18 at San Diego Chargers L 6–17 2–1 Jack Murphy Stadium[12] Recap
4 September 25 San Francisco 49ers L 7–38 2–2 Kingdome[13] Recap
5 October 2 at Atlanta Falcons W 31–20 3–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium[14] Recap
6 October 9 at Cleveland Browns W 16–10 4–2 Cleveland Stadium[15] Recap
7 October 16 New Orleans Saints L 19–20 4–3 Kingdome[16] Recap
8 October 23 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–31 4–4 Anaheim Stadium[17] Recap
9 October 30 San Diego Chargers W 17–14 5–4 Kingdome[18] Recap
10 November 6 Buffalo Bills L 3–13 5–5 Kingdome[19] Recap
11 November 13 Houston Oilers W 27–24 6–5 Kingdome[20] Recap
12 November 20 at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–27 6–6 Arrowhead Stadium[21] Recap
13 November 28 Los Angeles Raiders W 35–27 7–6 Kingdome[22] Recap
14 December 4 at New England Patriots L 7–13 7–7 Sullivan Stadium[23] Recap
15 December 11 Denver Broncos W 42–14 8–7 Kingdome[24] Recap
16 December 18 at Los Angeles Raiders W 43–37 9–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[25] Recap
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Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1988 NFL season results[26]

Postseason

Further information: 1988–89 NFL playoffs
More information Round, Date ...
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional December 31 at Cincinnati Bengals (1) L 13–21 0–1 Riverfront Stadium[27] Recap
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Standings

More information AFC West, W ...
AFC West
 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 6–2 8–4 339 329 W2
Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 3–5 5–7 327 352 W1
Los Angeles Raiders 7 9 0 .438 6–2 6–6 325 369 L2
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 3–5 4–8 231 332 W2
Kansas City Chiefs 4 11 1 .281 2–6 4–9–1 254 320 L2
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Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 007
Seahawks 14 0 7021
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at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P2: at Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
More information Quarter, OT ...
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 0 0 310316
Lions 7 6 00013
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at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Week P3: vs. Buffalo Bills

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 10 3013
Seahawks 3 0 141330
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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 0 7 14021
49ers 0 0 20727
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at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 26
  • Game time: 6:05 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), wind variable 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 53,357
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Denver Broncos

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 14021
Broncos 0 7 0714
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at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

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First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Ray Butler 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:23 (SEA 14–7)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:41 (SEA 21–7)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Mark Jackson 20-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:14 (SEA 21–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 82 yds
  • DEN – Steve Sewell: 5 rec, 81 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 152 – 178 – 330 – 1
  • DEN – 226 – 76 – 302 – 3
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Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 0710
Seahawks 3 28 0031
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 6:44 (SEA 3–0)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 1:11 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:37 (SEA 10–3)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:26 (SEA 17–3)
  • SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51 (SEA 24–3)
  • SEA – Jacob Green recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37 (SEA 31–3)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Paul Palmer: 8 rec, 105 yds
  • SEA – Brian Blades: 3 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • KC – 236 – 50 – 286 – 6
  • SEA – 107 – 156 – 263 – 1
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Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 036
Chargers 7 3 0717
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at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – Vince Abbott 48-yard field goal, 13:07 (SD 10–0)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 1:53 (SD 10–3)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:27 (SD 10–6)
  • SD – Gary Anderson 25-yard run (Vince Abbott kick), 4:05 (SD 17–6)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 194 – 105 – 299 – 4
  • SD – 78 – 159 – 237 – 1
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Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 7 10 14738
Seahawks 0 0 707
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SF – John Frank 1-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 7:55 (SF 14–0)
  • SF – Mike Cofer 21-yard field goal, 1:57 (SF 17–0)

Third quarter

  • SF – Jerry Rice 69-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 10:05 (SF 24–0)
  • SF – Jerry Rice 60-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 2:25 (SF 31–0)
  • SEA – Ray Butler 46-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 1:24 (SF 31–7)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SF – 341 – 239 – 580 – 1
  • SEA – 125 – 29 – 154 – 5
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Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 7731
Falcons 3 0 10720
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at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: rain, 73 °F (23 °C), 65% humidity, wind SE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,619
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Kevin Slaten & Jerry Kramer
  • Gamebook
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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:33 (SEA 14–3)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 44-yard field goal, 0:10 (SEA 17–3)

Third quarter

  • ATL – Greg Davis 31-yard field goal, 11:00 (SEA 17–6)
  • ATL – Stacey Bailey 45-yard pass from Steve Dils (Greg Davis kick), 6:51 (SEA 17–13)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:40 (SEA 24–13)

Fourth quarter

  • ATL– Steve Dils 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 8:01 (SEA 24–20)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:21 (SEA 31–20)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 149 – 168 – 317 – 1
  • ATL – 245 – 140 – 385 – 4
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Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 6 0316
Browns 7 0 0310
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at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 10:25 (SEA 10–7)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 38-yard field goal, 0:05 (SEA 13–7)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 8:55 (SEA 16–7)
  • CLE – Matt Bahr 23-yard field goal, 2:40 (SEA 16–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 101 – 126 – 227 – 1
  • CLE – 174 – 160 – 334 – 4
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Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 10 7320
Seahawks 3 3 6719
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • NO – Eric Martin 19-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick), 9:25 (NO 7–3)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 47-yard field goal, 3:55 (NO 7–6)
  • NO – Morten Andersen 23-yard field goal, 0:00 (NO 10–6)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 11:23 (NO 10–9)
  • NO – Dave Waymer 58-yard blocked field goal return (Morten Andersen kick), 2:09 (NO 17–9)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 1:31 (NO 17–12)

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Morten Andersen 31-yard field goal, 6:50 (NO 20–12)
  • SEA – Brian Blades 3-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 0:38 (NO 20–19)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NO – 177 – 141 – 318 – 3
  • SEA – 341 – 93 – 434 – 2
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Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 0710
Rams 10 14 7031
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at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

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First quarter

  • LA – Greg Bell 1-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 13:02 (LA 7–0)
  • LA – Mike Lansford 39-yard field goal, 4:43 (LA 10–0)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • LA – Aaron Cox 32-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 12:30 (LA 31–3)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Vernon Dean 62-yard blocked field goal return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:14 (LA 31–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 143 – 153 – 296 – 5
  • LA – 311 – 154 – 465 – 3
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Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 01414
Seahawks 3 7 0717
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at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 59,641
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Larry Csonka
  • Gamebook
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First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Anthony Miller 11-yard pass from Mark Malone (Vince Abbott kick), 13:11 (SEA 10–7)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 6-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 3:43 (SEA 17–7)
  • SD – Anthony Miller 10-yard pass from Mark Malone (Vince Abbott kick), 0:53 (SEA 17–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SD – 169 – 130 – 299 – 3
  • SEA – 109 – 126 – 235 – 0
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Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 7 0313
Seahawks 0 3 003
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 6:24 (Tied 3–3)
  • BUF – Robb Riddick 1-yard run (Scott Norwood kick), 1:57 (BUF 10–3)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • BUF – Scott Norwood 23-yard field goal, 2:38 (BUF 13–3)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • BUF – 194 – 142 – 336 – 2
  • SEA – 73 – 72 – 145 – 2
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Week 11: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Oilers 7 3 7724
Seahawks 7 3 71027
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • HOU – Tony Zendejas 52-yard field goal, 14:07 (HOU 10–7)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 6:34 (Tied 10–10)

Third quarter

  • HOU – Allen Pinkett 2-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 9:28 (HOU 17–10)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:48 (Tied 17–17)

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Warren Moon 11-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 11:47 (HOU 24–17)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 44-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:17 (Tied 24–24)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 27–24)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • HOU – 182 – 237 – 419 – 1
  • SEA – 188 – 177 – 365 – 1
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Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 71024
Chiefs 7 7 31027
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 12:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 34 °F (1 °C), 61% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,152
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould & Jimmy Cefalo
  • Gamebook
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First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Terry Taylor 27-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:04 (Tied 14–14)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 2:18 (KC 17–14)

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Steve DeBerg 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:38 (KC 24–14)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 10:13 (KC 24–17)
  • SEA – Brian Blades 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:20 (Tied 24–24)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 046: (KC 27–24)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 208 – 105 – 313 – 2
  • KC – 203 – 162 – 365 – 2
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Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 14 6 7027
Seahawks 7 14 01435
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Brian Blades 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:18 (Tied 14–14)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal, 6:45 (LA 17–14)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal, 1:50 (LA 20–14)
  • SEA – Paul Skansi 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:29 (SEA 21–20)

Third quarter

  • LA – Steve Smith 4-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:23 (LA 27–21)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:17 (SEA 28–27)
  • SEA – Louis Clark 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:40 (SEA 35–27)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • LA – 144 – 113 – 257 – 2
  • SEA – 212 – 247 – 459 – 5
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Week 14: at New England Patriots

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 707
Patriots 0 6 7013
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at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 31 °F (−1 °C), 44% humidity, wind W 25 miles per hour (40 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 59,086
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
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First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • NE – Jason Staurovsky 34-yard field goal, 13:01 (NE 3–0)
  • NE – Jason Staurovsky 22-yard field goal, 9:21 (NE 6–0)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 37 yds
  • NE – Stanley Morgan: 1 rec, 19 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 45 – 20 – 65 – 1
  • NE – 41 – 171 – 212 – 3
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Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 7 0714
Seahawks 7 21 14042
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at Kingdome, Seattle

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:36 (SEA 14–0)
  • DEN – Mark Jackson 15-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 11:05 (SEA 14–7)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:46 (SEA 21–7)
  • SEA – John Spagnola 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:33 (SEA 28–7)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 13-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:15 (SEA 35–7)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 12-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:47 (SEA 42–7)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Steve Sewell 3-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:28 (SEA 42–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 301 – 101 – 402 – 1
  • SEA – 220 – 230 – 450 – 0
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Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 9 14643
Raiders 7 10 101037
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • LA – Willie Gault 51-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 14:52 (Tied 14–14)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 12:14 (SEA 17–14)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal, 7:32 (Tied 17–17)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 20–17)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 0:13 (SEA 23–17)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Brian Blades 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:17 (SEA 30–17)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 28-yard field goal, 7:49 (SEA 30–20)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 75-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:26 (SEA 37–20)
  • LA – Steve Smith 4-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 1:11 (SEA 37–27)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 14:46 (SEA 40–27)
  • LA – Mervyn Fernandez 54-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 12:54 (SEA 40–34)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 5:18 (SEA 43–34)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 24-yard field goal, 2:21 (SEA 43–37)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 7 rec, 180 yds, 1 TD
  • LA – Mervyn Fernandez: 4 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 389 – 101 – 490 – 3
  • LA – 331 – 111 – 442 – 1
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Postseason

Main article: 1988–89 NFL playoffs

Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC.

AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Cincinnati Bengals

AFC Divisional Playoff: #3 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 01313
Bengals 7 14 0021
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at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Stanley Wilson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 11:35 (CIN 14–0)
  • CIN – Ickey Woods 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 7:40 (CIN 21–0)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA –276 – 18 – 294 – 3
  • CIN – 91 – 254 – 345 – 2
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Seahawks lost and in 1989 missed the playoffs 7-9.

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