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Final roster
- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1985 Pro Bowl.
| 1984 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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| 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) |
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. The 1984 Seahawks season was the Seahawks' best season as a team in the AFC West. 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.
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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| 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 |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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| 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 |
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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| 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 |
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Lions | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 49ers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 33 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chargers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Patriots | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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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.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Vikings | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Raiders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Seahawks | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Packers | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
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| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
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| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| Bengals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
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| Lions | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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| Broncos | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
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The 1998 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 23rd playing their home games at the Kingdome, and the fourth and final under head coach head coach Dennis Erickson. They matched their 8–8 record from 1997, but a late-season loss to the New York Jets came due to a controversial call when Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde ran in a touchdown but was downed short of the goalline yet the play was ruled a touchdown; the loss helped knock Seattle to 6-7. They won the next two games but a loss to the Denver Broncos in the final week saw them finish 8-8 and out of the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.
The 1997 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League (NFL). This season would mark a new era for the Seahawks as they drafted two first round picks and traded quarterback Rick Mirer and signed Minnesota Vikings/Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon to be John Friesz's backup. Moon and Jones would go on to be selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and 2014, respectively. They also signed rookie quarterback Jon Kitna. After a Week 1 injury to Friesz, Moon led the Seahawks improvement from 1996's 7–9 record to finish 8–8. This would be Moon's last season making the Pro Bowl in his career, he went on to win Pro Bowl MVP.
The 1995 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 20th playing their home games at the Kingdome and the first under head coach Dennis Erickson. They were able to improve on their 6–10 record and finished the season 8–8, however missing the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
The 1994 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 19th season with the National Football League (NFL). The 1994 season was head coach Tom Flores' last with the team. The team played their two preseason and first three regular season home games at Husky Stadium due to the collapse of four ceiling tiles at the Kingdome on July 19.
The 1993 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 18th in the National Football League (NFL). Playing under head coach and general manager Tom Flores, the team finished with a 6–10 win–loss record in the AFC West and missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season. In the first round of the 1993 NFL draft, Seattle selected quarterback Rick Mirer, who became their starter for the 1993 season.
The 1992 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League (NFL). This was the first of three seasons in Seattle for head coach Tom Flores, but the Seahawks' winning percentage (.125) remains the worst in franchise history.
The 1991 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 16th season with the National Football League (NFL). The 1991 season was the last season for head coach Chuck Knox, who left to become head coach of the Los Angeles Rams while president and general manager Tom Flores replaced him.
The 1990 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 15th season with the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on its 7–9 record from 1989, finishing 9–7. Despite the winning record, the team missed the postseason.
The 1989 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League (NFL). The season marked the end of an era for the team, as the last remaining original Seahawk, longtime wide receiver Steve Largent, retired after playing 14 seasons in the league, all with the Seahawks. At the time of his retirement, he was the NFL's all-time reception leader.
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 1987 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League (NFL). After two seasons of missing the postseason, the Seahawks returned to the playoffs.
The 1986 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eleventh in the National Football League (NFL). Despite posting a 10–6 record and having a dominant five-game win streak to close out the season, the Seahawks narrowly missed the playoffs, losing the tiebreakers with both AFC wild card teams.
The 1985 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with an 8-8 record and a 3rd place finish in the AFC West and missed the playoffs.
The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 8th season with the National Football League (NFL).
The 1982 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League (NFL), which was interrupted by a 57-day players strike, which began on September 21, after the second game.
The 1981 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's sixth season with the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks got off to a terrible start, losing six of their first seven games, on the way to a 6–10 season. Steve Largent would have a stellar season with 1,224 receiving yards. Seattle opened their season at Cincinnati, and held a 21–0 lead before the Bengals rallied for an improbable 27–21 win. This loss proved to be the beginning of the end for the Seahawks in 1981, as they would struggle as the season progressed.
The 1980 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fifth season in the National Football League (NFL).
The 1979 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fourth season in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks had a winning record for the second consecutive year, matching their 9–7 record from 1978.
The 1978 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's third season in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won nine games, giving the franchise its first winning season. Coach Jack Patera won the National Football League Coach of the Year Award at seasons end.
The 1977 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 2nd in the National Football League (NFL). This 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 New York 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; it was a three-game improvement from the inaugural season.