1977 Seattle Seahawks season
1977 Seattle Seahawks season |
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Head coach |
Jack Patera |
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Home field |
Kingdome |
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Results |
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Record |
5–9 |
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Division place |
4th AFC West |
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Playoff finish |
did not qualify |
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Uniform |
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The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second campaign in the National Football League. The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West. The Seahawks lost five of their first six games. On October 30, the Seahawks earned their second win of the season when quarterback Jim Zorn returned from an injury and threw four touchdown passes in a 56-17 win over the Buffalo Bills at the Kingdome. Two weeks later, the team recorded its first shutout, beating the Jets 17-0 in New York. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a 5-9 record, winning their final two games in the process.
1977 NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
1977 Seattle Seahawks staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Head Trainer – Bruce Scott
- Assistant Trainer – Jim Whitesel
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Final roster
1977 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
53 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad
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Schedule
Preseason
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2][3]
Regular season
In its second year, Seattle played all of the teams in the AFC as a member of the AFC West.
Week |
Date |
Kickoff |
Opponent |
Results |
Game Site |
Attendance |
TV |
Recap |
Final score |
Team record |
1 |
September 18 |
1:00pm PDT |
Baltimore Colts |
L 14–29 |
0–1 |
Kingdome |
58,991 |
NBC |
Recap |
2 |
September 25 |
10:00am PDT |
at Cincinnati Bengals |
L 20–42 |
0–2 |
Riverfront Stadium |
45,579 |
NBC |
Recap |
3 |
October 2 |
1:00pm PDT |
Denver Broncos |
L 13–24 |
0–3 |
Kingdome |
53,108 |
NBC |
Recap |
4 |
October 9 |
10:00am PDT |
at New England Patriots |
L 0–31 |
0–4 |
Schaefer Stadium |
45,927 |
NBC |
Recap |
5 |
October 16 |
1:00pm PDT |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 30–23 |
1–4 |
Kingdome |
54,783 |
CBS |
Recap |
6 |
October 23 |
10:00am PDT |
at Miami Dolphins |
L 13–31 |
1–5 |
Orange Bowl |
29,855 |
NBC |
Recap |
7 |
October 30 |
1:00pm PST |
Buffalo Bills |
W 56–17 |
2–5 |
Kingdome |
61,180 |
NBC |
Recap |
8 |
November 6 |
1:00pm PST |
at Oakland Raiders |
L 7–44 |
2–6 |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
50,929 |
NBC |
Recap |
9 |
November 13 |
10:00am PST |
at New York Jets |
W 17–0 |
3–6 |
Shea Stadium |
42,923 |
NBC |
Recap |
10 |
November 20 |
1:00pm PST |
Houston Oilers |
L 10–22 |
3–7 |
Kingdome |
61,519 |
NBC |
Recap |
11 |
November 27 |
1:00pm PST |
San Diego Chargers |
L 28–30 |
3–8 |
Kingdome |
58,994 |
NBC |
Recap |
12 |
December 4 |
10:00am PST |
at Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 20–30 |
3–9 |
Three Rivers Stadium |
45,429 |
NBC |
Recap |
13 |
December 11 |
11:05am PST |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
W 34–31 |
4–9 |
Arrowhead Stadium |
22,262 |
NBC |
Recap |
14 |
December 18 |
1:00pm PST |
Cleveland Browns |
W 20–19 |
5–9 |
Kingdome |
61,583 |
NBC |
Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1977 NFL season results [4]
Standings
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: at San Francisco 49ers
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
3 |
10 |
7 | 14 | 34 |
49ers |
7 |
10 |
7 | 0 | 24 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Date: August 7
- Game time: 1:01pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C), wind variable
- Game attendance: 38,024
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV: KIRO
- Gamebook
Week P2: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Cowboys |
3 |
0 |
14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Seahawks |
0 |
3 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: August 13
- Game time: 6:06pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 58,789
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV: KIRO tape delay
- Gamebook
Week P3: vs. Oakland Raiders
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Raiders |
10 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
6 | 6 | 12 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week P4: vs. Detroit Lions
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
2 |
14 |
0 | 0 | 16 |
Seahawks |
0 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week P5: vs. Denver Broncos
Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Broncos |
10 |
0 |
10 | 7 | 27 |
Seahawks |
0 |
3 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week P6: at San Diego Chargers
Preseason Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
6 |
0 |
14 | 0 | 20 |
Chargers |
7 |
21 |
0 | 10 | 38 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 60,825
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV: KIRO
- Gamebook
Regular Season
Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts
Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Colts |
7 |
7 |
5 | 10 | 29 |
Seahawks |
0 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- BAL – Safety, Doug Nettles blocked punt out of end zone, 13:37 (BAL 16–7)
- BAL – Toni Linhart 38-yard field goal, 7:37 (BAL 19–7)
- Fourth quarter
- BAL – Toni Linhart 42-yard field goal, 14:53 (BAL 22–7)
- SEA – Autry Beamon 17-yard blocked punt return (John Leypoldt kick), 9:32 (BAL 22–14)
- BAL – Roger Carr 21-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 5:50 (BAL 29–14)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- BAL – 220 – 206 – 426 – 1
- SEA – 151 – 104 – 255 – 4
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Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 10:20 (CIN 28–14)
- SEA – John Leypoldt 32-yard field goal, 7:18 (CIN 28–17)
- SEA – John Leypoldt 42-yard field goal, 5:16 (CIN 28–20)
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 172 – 110 – 282 – 3
- CIN – 225 – 199 – 424 – 1
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Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Broncos |
10 |
0 |
14 | 0 | 24 |
Seahawks |
7 |
0 |
6 | 0 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- DEN – 177 – 153 – 330 – 2
- SEA – 191 – 81 – 272 – 3
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Week 4: at New England Patriots
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- NE – Russ Francis 1-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 0:07 (NE 14–0)
- Third quarter
- NE – Don Calhoun 18-yard run (John Smith kick), 9:37 (NE 21–0)
- NE – John Smith 36-yard field goal, 2:48 (NE 24–0)
- NE – Darryl Stingley 24-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 0:28 (NE 31–0)
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 50 – 95 – 145 – 5
- NE – 137 – 196 – 333 – 3
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Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers |
6 |
7 |
3 | 7 | 23 |
Seahawks |
7 |
10 |
0 | 13 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Game information |
- First quarter
- SEA – Steve Largent 8-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 10:52 (SEA 7–0)
- TB – Allan Leavitt 40-yard field goal, 4:24 (SEA 7–3)
- TB – Allan Leavitt 37-yard field goal, 2:02 (SEA 7–6)
- Second quarter
- SEA – Steve Largent 4-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 12:43 (SEA 14–6)
- TB – Anthony Davis 1-yard run (Allan Leavitt kick), 0:47 (SEA 14–13)
- SEA – John Leypoldt 43-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 17–13)
- Third quarter
- TB – Allan Leavitt 20-yard field goal, 9:53 (SEA 17–16)
- Fourth quarter
- SEA – Duke Fergerson 45-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 10:42 (SEA 24–16)
- TB – Morris Owens 67-yard pass from Gary Huff (Allan Leavitt kick), 10:17 (SEA 24–23)
- SEA – Sherman Smith 44-yard pass from Steve Myer (PAT failed), 7:07 (SEA 30–23)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- TAM – 217 – 167 – 384 – 6
- SEA – 241 – 134 – 375 – 2
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Week 6: at Miami Dolphins
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
3 |
7 |
0 | 3 | 13 |
Dolphins |
0 |
24 |
0 | 7 | 31 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C), 91% humidity, wind N 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
- Game attendance: 29,855
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- MIA – Nat Moore 12-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 13:43 (MIA 7–3)
- MIA – Don Nottingham 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 6:07 (MIA 14–3)
- SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 3:06 (MIA 14–10)
- MIA – Nat Moore 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 0:31 (MIA 21–10)
- MIA – Garo Yepremian 29-yard field goal, 0:00 (MIA 24–10)
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- SEA – John Leypoldt 41-yard field goal, 14:55 (MIA 24–13)
- MIA – Don Nottingham 3-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 3:11 (MIA 31–13)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 143 – 79 – 222 – 3
- MIA – 86 – 136 – 222 – 1
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Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Bills |
3 |
0 |
7 | 7 | 17 |
Seahawks |
14 |
28 |
7 | 7 | 56 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- SEA – Steve Largent 48-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 9:32 (SEA 21–3)
- SEA – Jim Zorn 4-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 8:14 (SEA 28–3)
- SEA – Sherman Smith 13-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:44 (SEA 35–3)
- SEA – Don Testerman 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 1:46 (SEA 42–3)
- Third quarter
- SEA – David Sims 17-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 5:42 (SEA 49–3)
- BUF – John Kimbrough 38-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick), 1:34 (SEA 49–10)
- Fourth quarter
- SEA – Al Hunter 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 7:51 (SEA 56–10)
- BUF – Joe Ferguson 4-yard run (Carson Long kick), 3:42 (SEA 56–17)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- BUF – John Kimbrough: 4 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
- SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 134 yds, 2 TD
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- BUF – 221 – 115 – 336 – 3
- SEA – 226 – 333 – 559 – 3
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Week 8: at Oakland Raiders
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
Raiders |
3 |
24 |
10 | 7 | 44 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 39% humidity, wind 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)
- Game attendance: 50,929
- Referee: Don Wedge
- TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- OAK – Errol Mann 35-yard field goal, 7:43 (OAK 3–0)
- Second quarter
- OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 13:37 (OAK 10–0)
- OAK – Errol Mann 39-yard field goal, 7:25 (OAK 13–0)
- OAK – Clarence Davis 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 6:57 (OAK 20–0)
- OAK – Mike Siani 12-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 0:52 (OAK 27–0)
- Third quarter
- OAK – Errol Mann 37-yard field goal, 10:05 (OAK 30–0)
- OAK – Dave Casper 15-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 9:05 (OAK 37–0)
- SEA – Sherman Smith 16-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:15 (OAK 37–7)
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- SEA – Sherman Smith: 3 rec, 18 yds
- OAK – Mike Siani: 6 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 51 – 126 – 177 – 4
- OAK – 149 – 248 – 397 – 0
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Week 9: at New York Jets
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
7 |
0 |
7 | 3 | 17 |
Jets |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C), 60% humidity, wind NW 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
- Game attendance: 42,923
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Jimmy Johnson
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- SEA – David Sims 9-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 6:01 (SEA 14–0)
- Fourth quarter
- SEA – John Leypoldt 33-yard field goal, 12:24 (SEA 17–0)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 213 – 232 – 445 – 1
- NYJ – 25 – 99 – 124 – 3
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Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Oilers |
0 |
10 |
3 | 9 | 22 |
Seahawks |
0 |
3 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- HOU – Tom Dempsey 37-yard field goal, 3:46 (HOU 13–3)
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- HOU – 237 – 195 – 432 – 3
- SEA – 27 – 102 – 129 – 4
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Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Chargers |
10 |
3 |
3 | 14 | 30 |
Seahawks |
0 |
14 |
7 | 7 | 28 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 13:19 (SEA 21–13)
- SD – Rolf Benirschke 39-yard field goal, 7:48 (SD 21–16)
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- SD – Dan Fouts: 19/26, 199 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
- SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/26, 291 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SD – 192 – 131 – 323 – 1
- SEA – 281 – 109 – 390 – 3
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Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
0 |
3 |
10 | 7 | 20 |
Steelers |
7 |
6 |
0 | 17 | 30 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: clear, 34 °F (1 °C), 62% humidity, wind NW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 45,429
- Referee: Cal Lepore
- TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- SEA – John Leypoldt 20-yard field goal, 13:10 (PIT 7–3)
- PIT – Roy Gerela 22-yard field goal, 7:32 (PIT 10–3)
- PIT – Roy Gerela 28-yard field goal, 3:59 (PIT 13–3)
- Third quarter
- SEA – Sam McCullum 65-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 11:09 (PIT 13–10)
- SEA – John Leypoldt 27-yard field goal, 9:02 (Tied 13–13)
- Fourth quarter
- PIT – Roy Gerela 43-yard field goal, 14:52 (PIT 16–13)
- PIT – Lynn Swann 22-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 12:18 (PIT 23–13)
- PIT – Terry Bradshaw 3-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 8:16 (PIT 30–13)
- SEA – Steve Largent 30-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 1:26 (PIT 30–20)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 210 – 166 – 376 – 4
- PIT – 157 – 236 – 393 – 2
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Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks |
14 |
20 |
0 | 0 | 34 |
Chiefs |
21 |
0 |
3 | 7 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 11
- Game time: 1:05pm local
- Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
- Game attendance: 22,262
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Andy Russell
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- KC – Jan Stenerud 23-yard field goal, 10:13 (SEA 34–24)
- Fourth quarter
- KC – Mark Bailey 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 12:26 (SEA 34–31)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- SEA – Sherman Smith: 3 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD
- KC – Larry Brunson: 3 rec, 95 yds
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- SEA – 133 – 209 – 342 – 5
- KC – 189 – 145 – 334 – 5
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Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Browns |
6 |
10 |
0 | 3 | 19 |
Seahawks |
0 |
7 |
0 | 13 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,583
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Floyd Little
- Gamebook
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- CLE – Greg Pruitt 5-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 14:14 (CLE 13–0)
- SEA – Sherman Smith 20-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 8:45 (CLE 13–7)
- CLE – Don Cockroft 24-yard field goal, 0:36 (CLE 16–7)
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- SEA – David Sims 5-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 14:03 (CLE 16–14)
- CLE – Don Cockroft 33-yard field goal, 1:51 (CLE 19–14)
- SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 0:52 (SEA 20–19)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Team – pass – rush – total – to
- CLE – 101 – 259 – 360 – 5
- SEA – 132 – 191 – 323 – 2
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