1984 Seattle Seahawks season

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1984 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner The Nordstrom family
General manager Mike McCormack
Head coach Chuck Knox
Home stadium Kingdome
Results
Record12–4
Division place2nd AFC West
PlayoffsWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Raiders) 13–7
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Dolphins) 10–31
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)
Pro Bowlers QB Dave Krieg
WR Steve Largent
CB Dave Brown
LB Fredd Young
NT Joe Nash
SS Kenny Easley
K Norm Johnson

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.

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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.

1984 NFL draft

1984 Seattle Seahawks draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
122 Terry Taylor Defensive back Southern Illinois
249 Daryl Turner Wide receiver Michigan State
376 Fredd Young Linebacker New Mexico State
486Rickey Hagood Nose tackle South Carolina
6162 John Kaiser Linebacker Arizona
7189Sam Slater Offensive tackle Weber State
8216John Puzar Center Long Beach State
9243 Adam Schreiber Center Texas
10270 Randall Morris Running back Tennessee
11302Steve GemzaOffensive Tackle UCLA
12329Theo WindhamDefensive 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

Offensive coaches

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 roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics
49 active, 8 reserve

[4]

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteRecap
HOF July 28at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 38–01–0 Fawcett Stadium (Canton) Recap
1August 4 Buffalo Bills W 7–32–0 Kingdome Recap
2August 11at Detroit Lions W 28–243–0 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
3August 17 St. Louis Cardinals W 17–74–0Kingdome Recap
5August 24at San Francisco 49ers L 7–174–1 Candlestick Park Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [5] [6]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteRecap
1September 3 Cleveland Browns W 33–01–0 Kingdome Recap
2September 9 San Diego Chargers W 31–172–0Kingdome Recap
3September 16at New England Patriots L 23–382–1 Sullivan Stadium Recap
4September 23 Chicago Bears W 38–93–1Kingdome Recap
5September 30at Minnesota Vikings W 20–124–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
6October 7at Los Angeles Raiders L 14–284–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
7October 14 Buffalo Bills W 31–285–2Kingdome Recap
8October 21at Green Bay Packers W 30–246–2 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
9October 29at San Diego ChargersW 24–07–2 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
10November 4 Kansas City Chiefs W 45–08–2Kingdome Recap
11November 12Los Angeles RaidersW 17–149–2Kingdome Recap
12November 18at Cincinnati Bengals W 26–610–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap
13November 25at Denver Broncos W 27–2411–2 Mile High Stadium Recap
14December 2 Detroit Lions W 38–1712–2Kingdome Recap
15December 9at Kansas City ChiefsL 7–3412–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
16December 15Denver BroncosL 14–3112–4Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1984 NFL season results [7]

Postseason

RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordGame siteRecap
Wild CardDecember 22 Los Angeles Raiders (5)W 13–71–0 Kingdome Recap
DivisionalDecember 29at Miami Dolphins (1)L 10–311–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap

Standings

AFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Denver Broncos (2)1330.8136–210–2353241W2
Seattle Seahawks (4)1240.7505–38–4418282L2
Los Angeles Raiders (5)1150.6885–38–4368278L1
Kansas City Chiefs 880.5004–47–7314324W3
San Diego Chargers 790.4380–83–9394413L2

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
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Seahawks7213738
Buccaneers00000

at Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio

Week P2: vs. Buffalo Bills

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bills00303
Seahawks07007

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P3: at Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks1470728
Lions7100724

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Week P4: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals70007
Seahawks0710017

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P5: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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Seahawks00077
49ers773017

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
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Browns00000
Seahawks71313033

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
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Chargers1000717
Seahawks01071431

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks9140023
Patriots07141738

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

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
Quarter1234Total
Bears70029
Seahawks7321738

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
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Seahawks7301020
Vikings333312

at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
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Seahawks070714
Raiders01401428

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

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
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Bills0147728
Seahawks1707731

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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Seahawks7137330
Packers1707024

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

Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
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Seahawks7107024
Chargers00000

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Chiefs00000
Seahawks3287745

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 11: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
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Raiders070714
Seahawks0017017

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
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks7100926
Bengals03306

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
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 13: at Denver Broncos

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks7371027
Broncos377724

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Lions3140017
Seahawks71401738

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Seahawks70007
Chiefs7177334

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Broncos10014731
Seahawks077014

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Postseason

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
Quarter1234Total
Raiders00077
Seahawks073313

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Miami Dolphins

AFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0100010
Dolphins7714331

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Game information

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.