1984 Seattle Seahawks season

1984 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Nordstrom family
General manager	Mike McCormack
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Raiders) 13–7 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 10–31
Pro Bowlers	QB Dave Krieg WR Steve Largent CB Dave Brown LB Fredd Young NT Joe Nash SS Kenny Easley K Norm Johnson
AP All-Pros	WR Steve Largent (2nd team) NT Joe Nash (1st team) CB Dave Brown (2nd team) DE Jacob Green (2nd team) SS Kenny Easley (1st team) K Norm Johnson (1st team) ST Fredd Young (1st team)
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The 1984 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's ninth season with the National Football League (NFL). The season opener was moved from Sunday to Monday afternoon on Labor Day to avoid a conflict with a Seattle Mariners baseball game.

The 1984 Seahawks were a well-balanced team on offense and defense. They scored 418 points (26.1 per game), and gave up only 282 points (17.6 per game), both ranked 5th in the NFL. Their point differential of +136 points was third in the NFL; the Seahawks' giveaway/takeaway ratio was +24, best in the league. The team's 63 defensive takeaways is the most in NFL history for a 16-game schedule, and the most since the merger. ^[1]

The team's offense boasted a 3,000-yard passer in quarterback Dave Krieg (3,671 yards), and a 1,000-yard wide receiver in Steve Largent (74 receptions for 1,164 yards). The passing attack more than made up for the loss of star running back Curt Warner, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener.

The Seahawks's defensive line generated an outstanding pass rush, with defensive ends Jeff Bryant and Jacob Green registering 14.5 and 13 sacks, respectively. Safety Kenny Easley led the team and league with 10 interceptions. ^[2] Easley, Green, and NT Joe Nash made the All-Pro team.

In a wild Week 10 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Seahawks intercepted Kansas City's quarterbacks six times, and returned four of them for touchdowns. All the touchdown returns were for over 50 yards. ^[3] In the game, the Seahawks set NFL records for most yards returning interceptions (325), and most interceptions-for-touchdowns in a game (4).

Seattle would make the playoffs for the second straight season. They defeated the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders 13–7 in the wild card round avenging their 1983 loss. However, they were not able to advance past the Miami Dolphins, as they lost in Miami 31–10 to a powerful Dolphins squad led by record setting second year quarterback Dan Marino, who they had defeated in the playoffs the previous season. After this season, the Seahawks wouldn't win another playoff game until their Super Bowl-appearing 2005 season.

1984 NFL Draft

1984 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/22	Terry Taylor	Defensive back	Southern Illinois
2/49	Daryl Turner	Wide receiver	Michigan State
3/76	Fredd Young	Linebacker	New Mexico State
4/86	Rickey Hagood	Nose tackle	South Carolina
6/162	John Kaiser	Linebacker	Arizona
7/189	Sam Slater	Offensive tackle	Weber State
8/216	John Puzar	Center	Long Beach State
9/243	Adam Schreiber	Center	Texas
10/270	Randall Morris	Running back	Tennessee
11/302	Steve Gemza	Offensive Tackle	UCLA
12/329	Theo Windham	Defensive Back	Utah State
Supp.	Gordon Houston	Tight end	Brigham Young
Supp.	Alvin Powell	Offensive Guard	Winston-Salem State
Supp.	Frank Seurer	Quarterback	Kansas

Personnel

Staff

1984 Seattle Seahawks staff

	Front office President/general manager – Mike McCormack 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/offensive line – Ray Prochaska Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Offensive backs – Chick Harris Receivers – Steve Moore Tight ends – Rusty Tillman			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

1984 Seattle Seahawks final roster

	Quarterbacks 17 Dave Krieg * 10 Jim Zorn Running backs 32 Cullen Bryant 33 Dan Doornink 34 Franco Harris 46 David Hughes FB 37 Eric Lane 43 Randall Morris 28 Curt Warner Wide receivers 83 Chris Castor 85 Paul Johns 80 Steve Largent * 84 Dwight Scales 82 Paul Skansi 81 Daryl Turner 89 Byron Walker Tight ends 88 Pete Metzelaars 86 Mike Tice 87 Charle Young		Offensive linemen 69 Sid Abramowitz T 76 Steve August T 65 Edwin Bailey G 59 Blair Bush C 78 Bob Cryder T 64 Ron Essink T 62 Kani Kauahi C 67 Reggie McKenzie G 71 Bryan Millard T 61 Robert Pratt G 75 Adam Schreiber G Defensive linemen 77 Jeff Bryant DE 68 Randy Edwards DE 74 Mike Fanning DT 79 Jacob Green DE 73 Dino Mangiero NT 72 Joe Nash NT *		Linebackers 96Chuck Butler 53 Keith Butler 56 Greg Gaines 55 Michael Jackson 60 John Kaiser 51 Sam Merriman 57 Shelton Robinson 58 Bruce Scholtz 50 Fredd Young * Defensive backs 22 Dave Brown CB * 25 Don Dufek S 45 Kenny Easley S/PR * 44 John Harris S 24 Terry Jackson 21 Paul Moyer 42 Keith Simpson CB 38 Ray Wilmer Special teams 31 Zachary Dixon KR  9 Norm Johnson K *  8 Jeff West P		Reserve lists 63 Marcus Hicks LB (IR) Rookies in italics 54 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

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• Starters in bold.
• (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1985 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
HOF	July 28	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 38–0	1–0	Fawcett Stadium (Canton)	Recap
1	August 4	Buffalo Bills	W 7–3	2–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 11	at Detroit Lions	W 28–24	3–0	Pontiac Silverdome	Recap
3	August 17	St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–7	4–0	Kingdome	Recap
5	August 24	at San Francisco 49ers	L 7–17	4–1	Candlestick Park	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides ^{[5] [6]}

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 3	Cleveland Browns	W 33–0	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	September 9	San Diego Chargers	W 31–17	2–0	Kingdome	Recap
3	September 16	at New England Patriots	L 23–38	2–1	Sullivan Stadium	Recap
4	September 23	Chicago Bears	W 38–9	3–1	Kingdome	Recap
5	September 30	at Minnesota Vikings	W 20–12	4–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
6	October 7	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 14–28	4–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
7	October 14	Buffalo Bills	W 31–28	5–2	Kingdome	Recap
8	October 21	at Green Bay Packers	W 30–24	6–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
9	October 29	at San Diego Chargers	W 24–0	7–2	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
10	November 4	Kansas City Chiefs	W 45–0	8–2	Kingdome	Recap
11	November 12	Los Angeles Raiders	W 17–14	9–2	Kingdome	Recap
12	November 18	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–6	10–2	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
13	November 25	at Denver Broncos	W 27–24	11–2	Mile High Stadium	Recap
14	December 2	Detroit Lions	W 38–17	12–2	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 9	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–34	12–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
16	December 15	Denver Broncos	L 14–31	12–4	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1984 NFL season results ^[7]

Postseason

Further information: 1984–85 NFL playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
Wild Card	December 22	Los Angeles Raiders (5)	W 13–7	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
Divisional	December 29	at Miami Dolphins (1)	L 10–31	1–1	Miami Orange Bowl	Recap

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos (2)	13	3	0	.813	6–2	10–2	353	241	W2
Seattle Seahawks (4)	12	4	0	.750	5–3	8–4	418	282	L2
Los Angeles Raiders (5)	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	368	278	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–7	314	324	W3
San Diego Chargers	7	9	0	.438	0–8	3–9	394	413	L2

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	21	3	7	38
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0

at Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio

• Date: July 28
• Game time: 3:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 74 °F (23 °C), 52% humidity, wind E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,250
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (ABC): Bill Flemming and O. J. Simpson
• Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Buffalo Bills

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 4
• Game time: 7:33 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 53,360
• Referee: Fred Silva
• Gamebook

Week P3: at Detroit Lions

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	7	0	7	28
Lions	7	10	0	7	24

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

• Date: August 11
• Game time: 7:05 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 41,414
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (KING): Charlie Jones and Gene Washington
• Gamebook

Week P4: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
Seahawks	0	7	10	0	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 17
• Game time: 7:36 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 53,772
• Referee: Red Cashion
• Gamebook

Week P5: at San Francisco 49ers

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	7	7
49ers	7	7	3	0	17

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

• Date: August 24
• Game time: 6:07 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), wind N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 49,219
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV: KING
• Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	7	13	13	0	33

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 1:07 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 59,540
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (KING-TV): Charlie Jones and Gene Washington (game only aired in Seattle TV market)
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Mike Tice 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:48 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 6:25 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Paul Johns 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:13 (SEA 17–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 50-yard field goal, 0:24 (SEA 20–0) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 6:12 (SEA 23–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 5:35 (SEA 26–0) Fourth quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:19 (SEA 33–0) Top passers CLE – Paul McDonald: 8/27, 114 yds, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/28, 179 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CLE – Mike Pruitt: 15 car, 43 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 10 car, 40 yds Top receivers CLE – Duriel Harris: 2 rec, 45 yds SEA – Paul Johns: 3 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to CLE – 68 – 52 – 120 – 5 SEA – 162 – 145 – 307 – 3

Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	10	0	0	7	17
Seahawks	0	10	7	14	31

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,314
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SD – Rolf Benirschke 43-yard field goal, 10:56 (SD 3–0) SD – Bobby Duckworth 61-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:30 (SD 10–0) Second quarter SEA – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:34 (SD 10–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 0:01 (Tied 10–10) Third quarter SEA – Dave Krieg 37-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:17 (SEA 17–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Dave Krieg 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:10 (SEA 24–10) SEA – Daryl Turner 22-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:34 (SEA 31–10) SD – Eric Sievers 4-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:24 (SEA 31–17) Top passers SD – Dan Fouts: 23/40 332 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 18/38, 263 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SD – Earnest Jackson: 16 car, 89 yds SEA – Dave Krieg: 6 car, 61 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SD – Pete Holohan: 6 rec, 133 yds SEA – Daryl Turner: 3 rec, 97 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SD – 318 – 97 – 415 – 8 SEA – 257 – 173 – 430 – 2

Week 3: at New England Patriots

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	9	14	0	0	23
Patriots	0	7	14	17	38

at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 58 °F (14 °C), 62% humidity, wind NNW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 43,140
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 8:17 (SEA 3–0) SEA – Daryl Turner 41-yard pass from Dave Krieg (PAT failed), 4:45 (SEA 9–0) Second quarter SEA – Paul Johns 47-yard punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 10:16 (SEA 16–0) SEA – Kenny Easley 25-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:16 (SEA 23–0) Third quarter NE – Tony Eason 25-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 0:35 (SEA 23–21) NE – Derrick Ramsey 2-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 12:34 (SEA 23–14) NE – Mosi Tatupu 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 4:34 (SEA 23–21) Fourth quarter NE – Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal, 6:31 (NE 24–23) NE – Mosi Tatupu 10-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 5:30 (NE 31–23) NE – Irving Fryar 15-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 1:56 (NE 38–23) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/35, 265 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT NE – Tony Eason: 12/22, 126 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – David Hughes: 8 car, 18 yds NE – Tony Collins: 20 car, 107 yds Top receivers SEA – Paul Johns: 8 rec, 105 yds NE – Stephen Starring: 4 rec, 46 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 215 – 37 – 252 – 3 NE – 102 – 189 – 291 – 2

The Seahawks saw the Patriots erase a 23–0 deficit with 38 unanswered points led by new quarterback Tony Eason, who took over halfway through the game for Steve Grogan.

Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	2	9
Seahawks	7	3	21	7	38

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,520
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Johnny Morris
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter CHI – Matt Suhey 3-yard pass from Walter Payton (Bob Thomas kick), 11:14 (CHI 7–0) SEA – Keith Simpson 39-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 7:49 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 13:16 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter SEA – Dave Krieg 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:37 (SEA 17–7) SEA – Eric Lane 55-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:45 (SEA 24–7) SEA – Joe Nash recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 3:46 (SEA 31–7) Fourth quarter CHI – Safety, Seattle holding in end zone, 11:23 (SEA 31–9) SEA – Terry Jackson 62-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 0:11 (SEA 38–9) Top passers CHI – Bob Avellini: 13/26, 119 yds, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 6/16, 146 yds, 1 TD Top rushers CHI – Walter Payton: 24 car, 116 yds SEA – Eric Lane: 17 car, 50 yds Top receivers CHI – Willie Gault: 6 rec, 73 yds SEA – Eric Lane: 1 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to CHI – 165 – 136 – 301 – 6 SEA – 110 – 93 – 203 – 1

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	10	20
Vikings	3	3	3	3	12

at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 12:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 57,171
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV announcers (NBC): Todd Donoho and Gene Washington
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter MIN – Jan Stenerud 43-yard field goal, 10:18 (MIN 3–0) SEA – Steve Largent 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:37 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter MIN – Jan Stenerud 44-yard field goal, 1:01 (SEA 7–6) SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA 10–6) Third quarter MIN – Jan Stenerud 28-yard field goal, 8:12 (SEA 10–9) Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 14:57 (SEA 13–9) MIN – Jan Stenerud 34-yard field goal, 3:59 (SEA 13–12) SEA – Eric Lane 40-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:08 (SEA 20–12) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/27, 222 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT MIN – Tommy Kramer: 16/31, 227 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Eric Lane: 14 car, 113 yds, 1 TD MIN – Alfred Anderson: 21 car, 69 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 130 yds, 1 TD MIN – Leo Lewis: 4 rec, 75 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 217 – 192 – 409 – 4 MIN – 196 – 138 – 334 – 4

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	7	14
Raiders	0	14	0	14	28

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: hazy, 80 °F (27 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 77,904
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 10:31 (LA 7–0) LA – Todd Christensen 24-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 7:56 (LA 14–0) SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:38 (LA 14–7) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – David Hughes 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:57 (Tied 14–14) LA – Marcus Allen 58-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 5:32 (LA 21–14) LA – Rod Martin 14-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick), 5:13 (LA 28–14) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 5/12, 74 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT LA – Marc Wilson: 12/19, 309 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Randall Morris: 15 car, 87 yds LA – Marcus Allen: 15 car, 40 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD LA – Marcus Allen: 4 rec, 173 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 61 – 131 – 192 – 3 LA – 296 – 79 – 375 – 2

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	14	7	7	28
Seahawks	17	0	7	7	31

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 1:03 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 59,034
• Referee: Fred Wyant
• TV: KING-TV (game aired only in the Seattle TV market, as NBC was airing Game 5 of the 1984 World Series)
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:06 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:00 (SEA 14–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 17–0) Second quarter BUF – Lucius Sanford 46-yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick), 2:49 (SEA 17–7) BUF – Don Wilson 65-yard punt return (Joe Danelo kick), 1:27 (SEA 17–14) Third quarter SEA – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:42 (SEA 24–14) BUF – Byron Franklin 50-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick), 6:10 (SEA 24–21) Fourth quarter BUF – Preston Dennard 38-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick), 11:10 (BUF 28–24) SEA – Steve Largent 51-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:07 (SEA 31–28) Top passers BUF – Joe Ferguson: 15/32, 227 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/29, 231 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Greg Bell: 28 car, 113 yds SEA – Eric Lane: 6 car, 21 yds, 1 TD Top receivers BUF – Byron Franklin: 3 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 106 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to BUF – 214 – 142 – 356 – 4 SEA – 197 – 41 – 238 – 3

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	13	7	3	30
Packers	17	0	7	0	24

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 12:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 86% humidity, wind N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 52,286
• Referee: Bob Frederic
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter GB – James Lofton 79-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Al Del Greco kick), 14:41 (GB 7–0) SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:24 (Tied 7–7) GB – James Lofton 20-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Al Del Greco kick), 7:26 (GB 14–7) GB – Al Del Greco 42-yard field goal, 0:56 (GB 17–7) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 12:14 (GB 17–10) SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 1:11 (GB 17–13) SEA – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:09 (SEA 20–17) Third quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 25-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:13 (SEA 27–17) GB – Gerry Ellis 8-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Al Del Greco kick), 1:10 (SEA 27–24) Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 45-yard field goal, 8:36 (SEA 30–24) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 22/35, 310 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT GB – Lynn Dickey: 24/38, 364 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – Eric Lane: 9 car, 32 yds, 1 TD GB – Jessie Clark: 11 car, 69 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 129 yds, 1 TD GB – James Lofton: 5 rec, 162 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 281 – 97 – 378 – 2 GB – 312 – 92 – 404 – 3

Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	7	0	24
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 6:01 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C), 84% humidity, wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 53,974
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and O. J. Simpson
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:13 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:08 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37 (SEA 17–0) Third quarter SEA – Steve Largent 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:12 (SEA 24–0) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 23/29, 282 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT SD – Dan Fouts: 24/39, 200 yds, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – David Hughes: 10 car, 36 yds SD – Earnest Jackson: 18 car, 38 yds Top receivers SEA – Daryl Turner: 6 rec, 92 yds SD – Lionel James: 7 rec, 46 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 274 – 81 – 355 – 3 SD – 153 – 48 – 201 – 4

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	3	28	7	7	45

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 1:01 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,396
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and John Brodie
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 6:28 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Dave Brown 90-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:29 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Keith Simpson 76-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 11:18 (SEA 17–0) SEA – Dan Doornink 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:47 (SEA 24–0) SEA – Mike Tice 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:42 (SEA 31–0) Third quarter SEA – Dave Brown 56-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 12:40 (SEA 38–0) Fourth quarter SEA – Kenny Easley 58-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:35 (SEA 45–0) Top passers KC – Bill Kenney: 8/18, 86 yds, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 12/20, 138 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers KC – Herman Heard: 13 car, 53 yds SEA – Zachary Dixon: 9 car, 54 yds Top receivers KC – J.T. Smith: 5 rec, 49 yds SEA – Daryl Turner: 2 rec, 37 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to KC – 196 – 78 – 274 – 6 SEA – 129 – 132 – 261 – 1

Week 11: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 6:05 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 64,001
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and O. J. Simpson
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Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 9:49 (LA 7–0) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 12:21 (LA 7–3) SEA – Byron Walker 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:17 (SEA 10–7) SEA – Daryl Turner 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:02 (SEA 17–7) Fourth quarter LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 13:38 (SEA 17–14) Top passers LA – Marc Wilson: 16/34, 191 yds, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 11/25, 156 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers LA – Frank Hawkins: 14 car, 65 yds SEA – Dan Doornink: 10 car, 41 yds Top receivers LA – Todd Christensen: 6 rec, 71 yds SEA – Daryl Turner: 3 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to LA – 169 – 141 – 310 – 6 SEA – 122 – 85 – 207 – 2

Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	0	9	26
Bengals	0	3	3	0	6

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: rain/snow 34 °F (1 °C), 71% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,280
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Zachary Dixon 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:38 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:27 (SEA 14–0) CIN – Jim Breech 30-yard field goal, 3:54 (SEA 14–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 0:08 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter CIN – Jim Breech 33-yard field goal, 0:38 (SEA 17–6) Fourth quarter SEA – Safety, Jeff Bryant tackled Turk Schonert in end zone, 13:44 (SEA 19–6) SEA – Zachary Dixon 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:49 (SEA 26–6) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 10/16, 108 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT CIN – Turk Schonert: 14/26, 141 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Dan Doornink: 17 car, 67 yds CIN – Larry Kinnebrew: 22 car, 119 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD CIN – James Brooks: 5 rec, 50 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA −104 – 120 – 224 – 1 CIN – 115 – 162 – 277 – 5

Week 13: at Denver Broncos

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

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

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C), 36% humidity, wind NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 74,922
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & John Brodie
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 80-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:45 (SEA 7–0) DEN – Rich Karlis 27-yard field goal, 7:53 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 14:42 (SEA 10–3) DEN – Butch Johnson 19-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:53 (Tied 10–10) Third quarter SEA – David Hughes 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:14 (SEA 17–10) DEN – Gene Lang 2-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 7:16 (Tied 17–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:25 (SEA 24–17) SEA – Norm Johnson 28-yard field goal, 6:32 (SEA 27–17) DEN – Gene Lang 9-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:25 (SEA 27–24) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 30/44, 406 yds, 3 TD DEN – John Elway: 15/27, 275 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Dan Doornink: 9 car, 32 yds DEN – John Elway: 5 car, 43 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 12 rec, 191 yds, 1 TD DEN – Gerald Willhite: 3 rec, 94 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 406 – 60 – 466 – 0 DEN – 258 – 93 – 351 – 2

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	14	0	0	17
Seahawks	7	14	0	17	38

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 2
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,441
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Hill and John Dockery
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:44 (SEA 7–0) DET – Eddie Murray 45-yard field goal, 14:51 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter DET – Ken Jenkins 25-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 1:59 (DET 10–7) SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:24 (SEA 14–10) DET – James Jones 15-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick), 11:51 (DET 17–14) SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:24 (SEA 21–17) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 51-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:43 (SEA 28–17) SEA – Norm Johnson 36-yard field goal, 5:06 (SEA 31–17) SEA – Mike Tice 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:03 (SEA 38–17) Top passers DET – Gary Danielson: 11/20, 117 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 27/38, 294 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT Top rushers DET – Ken Jenkins: 12 car, 73 yds, 1 TD SEA – David Hughes: 7 car, 46 yds Top receivers DET – James Jones: 6 rec, 42 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 104 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to DET – 139 – 108 – 247 – 2 SEA – 275 – 113 – 388 – 2

Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7
Chiefs	7	17	7	3	34

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 9
• Game time: 12:01 pm local
• Game weather: overcast, 54 °F (12 °C), 72% humidity, wind S 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 34,855
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
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Game information

First quarter KC – Herman Heard 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:26 (KC 7–0) SEA – Daryl Turner 49-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:54 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 11:21 (KC 10–7) KC – Scott Radecic 19-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 10:24 (KC 17–7) KC – Henry Marshall 26-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 5:22 (KC 24–7) Third quarter KC – Carlos Carson 25-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:32 (KC 31–7) Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 12:17 (KC 34–7) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/38, 263 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT KC – Bill Kenney: 18/37, 312 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – David Hughes: 8 car, 32 yds KC – Herman Heard: 24 car, 73 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 98 yds KC – Henry Marshall: 8 rec, 166 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 307 – 66 – 373 – 6 KC – 325 – 91 – 416 – 0

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 15
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 64,411
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
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Game information

First quarter DEN – John Elway 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 12:35 (DEN 7–0) DEN – Rich Karlis 34-yard field goal, 5:02 (DEN 10–0) Second quarter SEA – Dan Doornink 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:28 (DEN 10–7) Third quarter DEN – James Wright 14-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 12:26 (DEN 17–7) DEN – Steve Foley 40-yard interception return (Rich Karlis kick), 4:25 (DEN 24–7) SEA – Charle Young 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51 (DEN 24–14) Fourth quarter DEN – Rick Parros 4-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 14:14 (DEN 31–14) Top passers DEN – John Elway: 9/21, 148 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 30/50, 334 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Sammy Winder: 18 car, 80 yds SEA – David Hughes: 8 car, 38 yds Top receivers DEN – Steve Watson: 2 rec, 84 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 96 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to DEN – 148 – 143 – 291 – 4 SEA – 306 – 79 – 385 – 3

Postseason

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1984-85

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

AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs #5 Los Angeles Raiders

AFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Los Angeles Raiders at #4 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 22
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,049
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
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Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 26-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:41 (SEA 7–0) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 13:31 (SEA 10–0) Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 44-yard field goal, 4:10 (SEA 13–0) LA – Marcus Allen 5-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 9:55 (SEA 13–7) Top passers LA – Jim Plunkett: 14/27, 184 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 4/10, 70 yds, 1 TD Top rushers LA – Marcus Allen: 17 car, 61 yds SEA – Dan Doornink: 29 car, 126 yds Top receivers LA – Marcus Allen: 5 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD SEA – Daryl Turner: 1 rec, 26 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to LA – 135 – 105 – 240 – 3 SEA – 46 – 205 – 251 – 0

AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Miami Dolphins

AFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: December 29
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 67% humidity, wind E 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
• Game attendance: 73,469
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
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Game information

First quarter MIA – Tony Nathan 14-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick), 4:09 (MIA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 13:36 (MIA 7–3) MIA – Jimmy Cefalo 56-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 10:53 (MIA 14–3) SEA – Steve Largent 56-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:23 (MIA 14–10) Third quarter MIA – Bruce Hardy 3-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 4:25 (MIA 21–10) MIA – Mark Clayton 33-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 2:25 (MIA 28–10) Fourth quarter MIA – Uwe von Schamann 37-yard field goal, 11:28 (MIA 31–10) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/35, 234 yds, 1 TD MIA – Dan Marino: 21/34, 262 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Dan Doornink: 10 car, 35 yds MIA – Tony Nathan: 18 car, 76 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 128 yds, 1 TD MIA – Mark Clayton: 5 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 216 – 51 – 267 – 1 MIA – 262 – 143 – 405 – 2

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending Takeaways.
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 Seattle Seahawks
3. Dave Brown, 90-yard return for TD; Keith Simpson, 76-yard return for TD; Dave Brown, 56-yard return for TD; Kenny Easley, 58-yard return for TD: Pro-Football-Reference.com: Kansas City Chiefs 0 at Seattle Seahawks 45, Sunday, November 4, 1984
4. "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
5. 1984 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
6. 1985 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
7. 1984 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1984 NFL season results at NFL.com