1988 Seattle Seahawks season

1988 Seattle Seahawks season
1988 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Ken Behring
General manager	Mike McCormack
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Bengals) 13–21
Pro Bowlers	QB Dave Krieg; LB Rufus Porter
AP All-Pros	None
	← 1987; Seahawks seasons; 1989 →;

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.

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]

1988 NFL Draft

1988 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
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	Defensive Back	South Carolina State
12/326	Dave DesRochers	Offensive Tackle	San Diego State

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 Head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach – Tom Catlin 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 final roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 Jeff Kemp 17 Dave Krieg * 11 Kelly Stouffer Running backs 33 Tommie Agee 30 Bobby Joe Edmonds KR/PR 34 Kevin Harmon 28 Curt Warner 32 John L. Williams FB Wide receivers 89 Brian Blades 83 Ray Butler 84 Louis Clark 80 Steve Largent 82 Paul Skansi Tight ends 88 John Spagnola 86 Mike Tice		Offensive linemen 65 Edwin Bailey G 59 Blair Bush C/LS 66 Stan Eisenhooth C 54 Grant Feasel C/LS 60 Chris Godfrey G 70 Ron Mattes T 71 Bryan Millard G 75 Mike Wilson T Defensive linemen 77 Jeff Bryant DE 67 Ken Clarke NT 79 Jacob Green DE 61 Alonzo Mitz DE 72 Joe Nash NT		Linebackers 53 Darren Comeaux ILB 56 Greg Gaines OLB 52 M.L. Johnson OLB 91 Darrin Miller ILB 97 Rufus Porter OLB * 58 Bruce Scholtz OLB 57 Tony Woods OLB 92 Dave Wyman ILB Defensive backs 31 Vernon Dean CB/S 22 Nesby Glasgow SS 29 Dwayne Harper 25 David Hollis CB/S 23 Patrick Hunter CB 24 Mel Jenkins CB 21 Paul Moyer SS 41 Eugene Robinson FS 20 Terry Taylor CB Special teams 9 Norm Johnson K 5 Ruben Rodriguez P		Reserve lists 62 Roland Barbay NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Brian Bosworth LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 69 Dave Des Rochers T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 63 Roy Hart NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Tommy Kane WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 13 Bruce Mathison QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 Sam Merriman LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 73 Alvin Powell G/T (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 87 Robert Tyler TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics 47 active, 9 inactive

^[7]

Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1989 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

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

Source: Seahawks Media Guides^[8]^[9]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

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

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1988 NFL season results^[10]

Postseason

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	Recap

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Seattle Seahawks⁽³⁾	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

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	0	7
Seahawks	14	0	7	0	21

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 4
Game time: 7:34 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 54,778
Referee: Ben Dreith
Gamebook

Week P2: at Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	0	3	10	3	16
Lions	7	6	0	0	0	13

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Date: August 11
Game time: 7:30 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 37,993
Referee: Red Cashion
Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Buffalo Bills

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	10	3	0	13
Seahawks	3	0	14	13	30

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 19
Game time: 7:34 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 47,000
Referee: Fred Silva
Gamebook

Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	14	0	21
49ers	0	0	20	7	27

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	14	0	21
Broncos	0	7	0	7	14

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: September 4
Game time: 2:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 20% humidity, wind N 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 75,986
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:29 (SEA 7–0)
DEN – Orson Mobley 1-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 3:27 (Tied 7–7)

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

SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/30, 168 yds, 2 TD
DEN – John Elway: 21/45, 259 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – John L. Williams: 16 car, 79 yds
DEN – Tony Dorsett: 9 car, 32 yds

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

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	0	7	10
Seahawks	3	28	0	0	31

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 11
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,512
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover & Jon Morris
Gamebook

Game information

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

KC – Stephone Paige 15-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:51 (SEA 31–10)

Top passers

KC – Steve DeBerg: 22/38, 244 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/22, 114 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

KC – Paul Palmer: 14 car, 44 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 20 car, 72 yds, 2 TD

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

Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	0	3	6
Chargers	7	3	0	7	17

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 18
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: hazy, 70 °F (21 °C), 74% humidity, wind WNW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 44,449
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (NBC): Ray Scott and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SD – Keith Browner 55-yard interception return (Vince Abbott kick), 9:27 (SD 7–0)

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

SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/18, 134 yds, 3 INT
SD – Babe Laufenberg: 11/23, 112 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 60 yds
SD – Gary Anderson: 19 car, 120 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 71 yds
SD – Darren Flutie: 3 rec, 51 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 194 – 105 – 299 – 4
SD – 78 – 159 – 237 – 1

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	10	14	7	38
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 25
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,382
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (CBS): Steve Zabriskie & Terry Bradshaw
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SF – Jerry Rice 1-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 6:02 (SF 7–0)

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

SF – Mike Wilson 16-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick), 4:07 (SF 38–7)

Top passers

SF – Joe Montana: 20/29, 302 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 11/15, 133 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SF – Roger Craig: 21 car, 107 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 9 car, 29 yds

Top receivers

SF – Jerry Rice: 6 rec, 163 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Ray Butler: 2 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SF – 341 – 239 – 580 – 1
SEA – 125 – 29 – 154 – 5

Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	7	7	31
Falcons	3	0	10	7	20

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

Game information

First quarter

ATL – Greg Davis 32-yard field goal, 6:20 (ATL 3–0)
SEA – Curt Warner 12-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:04 (SEA 7–3)

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

SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 11/21, 164 yds
ATL – Steve Dils: 18/32, 266 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 110 yds, 1 TD
ATL – John Settle: 21 car, 115 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 59 yds
ATL – Stacey Bailey: 2 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 149 – 168 – 317 – 1
ATL – 245 – 140 – 385 – 4

Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	6	0	3	16
Browns	7	0	0	3	10

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: October 9
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: overcast, 53 °F (12 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 78,605
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor & Joe Namath
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

CLE – Kevin Mack 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:20 (CLE 7–0)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:10 (Tied 7–7)

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

SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 9/17, 112 yds
CLE – Don Strock: 12/20, 151 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 96 yds, 1 TD
CLE – Kevin Mack: 15 car, 66 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Brian Blades: 2 rec, 33 yds
CLE – Webster Slaughter: 4 rec, 59 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 101 – 126 – 227 – 1
CLE – 174 – 160 – 334 – 4

Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	10	7	3	20
Seahawks	3	3	6	7	19

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 16
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 63,569
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton & Dan Fouts
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 6:13 (SEA 3–0)

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

NO – Bobby Hebert: 16/22, 185 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 27/46, 370 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

NO – Rueben Mayes: 18 car, 78 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 35 yds

Top receivers

NO – Eric Martin: 6 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Brian Blades: 8 rec, 145 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

NO – 177 – 141 – 318 – 3
SEA – 341 – 93 – 434 – 2

Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	0	7	10
Rams	10	14	7	0	31

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: October 23
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: hazy, 75 °F (24 °C), 83% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 57,033
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
Gamebook^{[permanent dead link]}

Game information

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

SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 14:56 (LA 10–3)
LA – Robert Delpino 37-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 12:06 (LA 17–3)
LA – Damone Johnson 1-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 4:34 (LA 24–3)

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

SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 16/24, 101 yds, 3 INT
LA – Jim Everett: 20/27, 311 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 81 yds
LA – Charles White: 15 car, 79 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Paul Skansi: 3 rec, 32 yds
LA – Henry Ellard: 7 rec, 101 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 143 – 153 – 296 – 5
LA – 311 – 154 – 465 – 3

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	14	14
Seahawks	3	7	0	7	17

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

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:39 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Brian Blades 23-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 0:52 (SEA 10–0)

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

SD – Mark Malone: 20/32, 169 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 14/28, 121 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SD – Tim Spencer: 8 car, 69 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 15 car, 73 yds

Top receivers

SD – Jamie Holland: 5 rec, 53 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 37 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SD – 169 – 130 – 299 – 3
SEA – 109 – 126 – 235 – 0

Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	7	0	3	13
Seahawks	0	3	0	0	3

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 6
Game time: 1:03 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,074
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor & Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BUF – Scott Norwood 27-yard field goal, 3:37 (BUF 3–0)

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

BUF – Jim Kelly: 16/25, 180 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 10/22, 105 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

BUF – Robb Riddick: 18 car, 75 yds, 1 TD
SEA – John L. Williams: 5 car, 33 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 33 yds

Top receivers

BUF – Trumaine Johnson: 5 rec, 52 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 2 rec, 56 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

BUF – 194 – 142 – 336 – 2
SEA – 73 – 72 – 145 – 2

Week 11: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	7	3	7	7	24
Seahawks	7	3	7	10	27

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 13
Game time: 1:03 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,446
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Drew Hill 57-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick), 10:19 (HOU 7–0)
SEA – Brian Blades 23-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:42 (Tied 7–7)

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

HOU – Warren Moon: 13/22, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/26, 188 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

HOU – Alonzo Highsmith: 9 car, 80 yds
SEA – John L. Williams: 13 car, 102 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

HOU – Drew Hill: 8 rec, 139 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 2 rec, 46 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

HOU – 182 – 237 – 419 – 1
SEA – 188 – 177 – 365 – 1

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	7	10	24
Chiefs	7	7	3	10	27

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

Game information

First quarter

KC – James Saxon 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:54 (KC 7–0)

Second quarter

KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:24 (KC 14–0)
SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:01 (KC 14–7)

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

SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/30, 225 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
KC – Steve DeBerg: 16/26, 203 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 50 yds
KC – Herman Heard: 16 car, 84 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Brian Blades: 7 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
KC – Stephone Paige: 5 rec, 106 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 208 – 105 – 313 – 2
KC – 203 – 162 – 365 – 2

Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	14	6	7	0	27
Seahawks	7	14	0	14	35

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 28
Game time: 6:08 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,641
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:30 (SEA 7–0)
LA – Greg Townsend recovered fumble in end zone (Chris Bahr kick), 1:15 (Tied 7–7)
LA – Tim Brown 49-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Chris Bahr kick), 0:05 (LA 14–7)

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

LA – Steve Beuerlein: 4/19, 89 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/28, 220 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

LA – Marcus Allen: 8 car, 75 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 27 car, 130 yds

Top receivers

LA – Tim Brown: 4 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

LA – 144 – 113 – 257 – 2
SEA – 212 – 247 – 459 – 5

Week 14: at New England Patriots

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7
Patriots	0	6	7	0	13

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

Game information

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

SEA – Ray Butler 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:14 (SEA 7–6)
NE – Bob Perryman 1-yard run (Jason Staurovsky kick), 8:44 (NE 13–7)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/20, 62 yds, 1 TD
NE – Doug Flutie: 9/10, 47 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – John L. Williams: 10 car, 20 yds
NE – John Stephens: 31 car, 121 yds

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

Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	7	14
Seahawks	7	21	14	0	42

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 11
Game time: 5:05 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,838
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – John L. Williams 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:38 (SEA 7–0)

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

DEN – John Elway: 21/34, 270 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/22, 220 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

DEN – Sammy Winder: 8 car, 42 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 126 yds, 4 TD

Top receivers

DEN – Mark Jackson: 7 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 76 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DEN – 301 – 101 – 402 – 1
SEA – 220 – 230 – 450 – 0

Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	9	14	6	43
Raiders	7	10	10	10	37

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Date: December 18
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C), 77% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 61,127
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

LA – Tim Brown 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 9:00 (LA 7–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:25 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:06 (SEA 14–7)

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

SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/32, 410 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
LA – Jay Schroeder: 22/49, 354 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – John L. Williams: 14 car, 59 yds
LA – Bo Jackson: 14 car, 67 yds

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

Postseason

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	13	13
Bengals	7	14	0	0	21

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: December 31
Game time: 4:05 pm EST
Game weather: cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C), 60% humidity, wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 58,560
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

CIN – Stanley Wilson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 9:11 (CIN 7–0)

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

SEA – John L. Williams 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:40 (CIN 21–7)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (PAT failed), 6:05 (CIN 21–13)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 24/50, 297 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
CIN – Boomer Esiason: 7/19, 108 yds

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 8 car, 11 yds
CIN – Ickey Woods: 23 car, 126 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – John L. Williams: 11 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD
CIN – Rodney Holman: 3 rec, 44 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA –276 – 18 – 294 – 3
CIN – 91 – 254 – 345 – 2

References

^ Pierson, Don (January 1, 1989). "Seahawks rushed out early". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Chicago Tribune). p. C1.
^ Wojciechowski, Gene (January 1, 1989). "It's no act – Seahawks fall to Bengals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 6E.
^ "Bengals' defense cages Seahawks". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. January 2, 1989. p. 1B.
^ "'Hawks sale still pending; Young returns to practice". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. August 29, 1988. p. C1.
^ "Seahawks owner has a Super goal". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 30, 1988. p. B1.
^ Cour, Jim (August 31, 1988). "New owner has partner". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. D5.
^ "Pro Football Statistics and History". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
^ 1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1988 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

[roear-1] Pierson, Don (January 1, 1989). "Seahawks rushed out early". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Chicago Tribune). p. C1.

[jest-2] Wojciechowski, Gene (January 1, 1989). "It's no act – Seahawks fall to Bengals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 6E.

[cages-3] "Bengals' defense cages Seahawks". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. January 2, 1989. p. 1B.

[stpdg-4] "'Hawks sale still pending; Young returns to practice". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. August 29, 1988. p. C1.

[sgl-5] "Seahawks owner has a Super goal". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 30, 1988. p. B1.

[nohp-6] Cour, Jim (August 31, 1988). "New owner has partner". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. D5.

[pro-football-reference-7] "Pro Football Statistics and History". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

[8] 1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[9] 1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[10] 1988 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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