1987 Seattle Seahawks season

1987 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Nordstrom family
General manager	Mike McCormack
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	9–6
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Oilers) 20–23 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	RB Curt Warner WR Steve Largent DE Jacob Green LB Fredd Young SS Kenny Easley
AP All-Pros	RB Curt Warner (2nd team) WR Steve Largent (2nd team) LB Fredd Young (1st team)
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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 1987 season would be Kenny Easley's last due to a kidney failure caused from excessive ibuprofen use, which forced him into retirement. The Seahawks selected Brian Bosworth from the University of Oklahoma, who signed the biggest rookie contract in NFL history.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1987 NFL draft

1987 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	18	Tony Woods	Defensive end	Pittsburgh
2	45	Dave Wyman	Linebacker	Stanford
4	104	Mark Moore	Safety	Oklahoma State
5	119	Tommie Agee	Running back	Auburn
5	131	Ruben Rodriguez	Punter	Arizona
7	184	Roland Barbay	Nose tackle	LSU
7	185	Derek Tennell	Tight end	UCLA
8	216	Sammy Garza	Quarterback	UTEP
9	243	M.L. Johnson	Linebacker	Hawaii
10	270	Louis Clark	Wide receiver	Mississippi State
11	297	Darryl Oliver	Running back	Miami (FL)
12	312	Wes Dove	Defensive End	Syracuse
12	324	Tony Burse	Running Back	Middle Tennessee State
Made roster

Supplemental draft

1987 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	--	Brian Bosworth	Linebacker	Oklahoma	[1] [2]
Made roster

Undrafted free agents

1987 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Brant Bengen	Wide receiver	Idaho
Nate Blanks	Wide receiver	Western Illinois
Ron Bohm	Defensive tackle	Illinois
Fred Davis	Cornerback	Western Carolina
Paul Day	Wide receiver	Arizona State
Steve Domonoski	Linebacker	Temple
Jim Fox	Punter	Syracuse
Charles Glaze	Cornerback	South Carolina State
Scott Hagler	Kicker	South Carolina
Matt Hanousek	Tackle	Utah State
Henry Harris	Defensive tackle	Georgia
Ray Hairston	Linebacker	Illinois
Eric Hodges	Wide receiver	Florida
David Hollis	Cornerback	UNLV
Marshall Pinkney	Linebacker	Alabama A&M
Ken Rogers	Running back	Mississippi State
Rick Singleton	Defensive end	Virginia Tech
Dallis Smith	Safety	Valdosta State
Daryle Smith	Tackle	Tennessee
Donald Snell	Wide receiver	Virginia Tech
Len Strandley	Kicker	Cal State Fullerton
Mike Teifke	Center	Akron
Ricky Thomas	Safety	Alabama
James Williams	Running back	Fresno State
Ray Williams	Wide receiver	Clemson
Carl Woods	Running back	Vanderbilt

Personnel

Staff

1987 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office 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 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

• Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel
• Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik

NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

1987 Seattle Seahawks replacement roster
Quarterbacks 8 Jim Plum 11 Bruce Mathison 15 Jeff Kemp 18 David Lindley Running backs 24 Daryl Baines 27 Alvin Moore 27 James Williams 29 Rick Parros 30 Boyce Green RB/KR 33 Tim Harris 34 Mike Hagen FB 36 Michael Morton 37 Eric Lane 37 Chad Stark FB 39 Todd McGrady Wide receivers 80 Steve Largent 81 Brant Bengen WR/KR 81 Durell Taylor 82 Curt Pardridge 83 Jimmy Teal WR/KR 84 Mike Grant 86 Donald Snell 87 Kevin Juma 88 Russell Evans Tight ends 85 Mark Keel 86 Jeff Lamson 84 John O'Callaghan 89 Ken Sager		Offensive linemen 51 Dean Perryman 59 Blair Bush 60 Doug Hire C 61 Jack Sims RG 64 Tom Andrews 66 Stan Eisenhooth 67 Matt Hanousek RT 69 Garth Thomas LG 70 Howard Richards 73 Ron Scoggins 78 Tim Burnham LT Defensive linemen 68 John Eisenhooth 71 Van Hughes RE 72 Bruce Courtney 72 Lester Williams 74 Don Fairbanks LE 75 David Graham 77 Doug Hollie 77 Charles Wiley NT 79 Dale Dorning		Linebackers 50 Joe Terry ILB 50 Fredd Young ILB 52 Rico Tipton OLB 53 John McVeigh ILB 54 Joe Jackson 55 Paul Lavine 56 Julio Cortes OLB 57 Tony Caldwell OLB 58 Rob DeVita 59 Fred Orns Defensive backs 16 Charles Glaze LCB 20 Arnold Brown 21 Charles White 23 LaWayne Foster 25 Dallis Smith FS 29 Anthony Blue 31 Fred Davis LCB 35 Renard Young RCB 38 Curtis Baham 46 Harvy Allen SS 40 Kim Mack Special teams 1 Scott Hagler K 6 Russell Griffith P 9 Norm Johnson K 10 Barry Bowman P

Final roster

1987 Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Jeff Kemp 17 Dave Krieg 11 Bruce Mathison Running backs (RB) 34 Tony Burse 30 Bobby Joe Edmonds KR 37 Eric Lane 43 Randall Morris 28 Curt Warner 32 John L. Williams FB Wide receivers (WR) 83 Ray Butler 88 Byron Franklin 80 Steve Largent 82 Paul Skansi 85 Jimmy Teal 81 Daryl Turner Tight ends (TE) 87 Wilbur Strozier 86 Mike Tice

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Edwin Bailey G 76 Jon Borchardt G 59 Blair Bush C 66 Stan Eisenhooth T 54 Grant Feasel C 70 Ron Mattes T 71 Bryan Millard G 73 Alvin Powell G 75 Mike Wilson T Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Roland Barbay 77 Jeff Bryant DE 64 Wes Dove DE 79 Jacob Green DE 61 Alonzo Mitz DE 72 Joe Nash NT

Linebackers (LB) 55 Brian Bosworth 53 Keith Butler 56 Greg Gaines 52 M.L. Johnson 51 Sam Merriman 58 Bruce Scholtz 57 Tony Woods 50 Fredd Young Defensive backs (DB) 45 Kenny Easley S 25 David Hollis 23 Patrick Hunter CB 24 Mel Jenkins 35 Mark Moore SS 21 Paul Moyer S 41 Eugene Robinson S 20 Terry Taylor CB Special teams  9 Norm Johnson K  5 Ruben Rodriguez P

Reserve 33 Tommie Agee RB (IR) 84 Louis Clark WR (IR) 68 Randy Edwards DE (IR) 47 Ray Harrison LB (IR) —- Doug Hollie DE (IR) 26 Kerry Justin CB (IR) —- Howard Richards T (IR) 74 Curt Singer T (IR) 72 Lester Williams DE (IR) 92 Dave Wyman ILB (IR) Rookies in italics 110 active, 0 reserve, 0 practice squad

^[3]

• Starters in bold.
• (‡) Denotes strike replacement players.
• (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1988 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 13	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–23	0–1	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
2	August 22	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 21–28	0–2	Busch Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	Detroit Lions	W 38–10	1–2	Kingdome	Recap
4	September 4	San Francisco 49ers	W 34–10	2–2	Kingdome	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides ^{[4] [5]}

Regular season

Divisional matchups this season have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

A 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were canceled, but the games for weeks 4–6 were played with replacement players. 85% of the veteran players did not cross picket lines during the strike, putting in question the integrity of the 1987 season results.

The teams fielded by NFL clubs bore little resemblance to those the fans had come to recognize through previous seasons. ^[6] Fans tagged the replacement player teams with mock names like "Seattle Sea-scabs." ^[7]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 13	at Denver Broncos	L 17–40	0–1	Mile High Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	Kansas City Chiefs	W 43–14	1–1	Kingdome	Recap
3	September 27	at San Diego Chargers	Cancelled due to players' strike
4	October 4	Miami Dolphins	W 24–20	2–1	Kingdome	Recap
5	October 11	Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–17	2–2	Kingdome	Recap
6	October 18	at Detroit Lions	W 37–14	3–2	Pontiac Silverdome	Recap
7	October 25	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 35–13	4–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
8	November 1	Minnesota Vikings	W 28–17	5–2	Kingdome	Recap
9	November 9	at New York Jets	L 14–30	5–3	The Meadowlands	Recap
10	November 15	Green Bay Packers	W 24–13	6–3	Kingdome	Recap
11	November 22	San Diego Chargers	W 34–3	7–3	Kingdome	Recap
12	November 30	Los Angeles Raiders	L 14–37	7–4	Kingdome	Recap
13	December 6	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–13	7–5	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	Denver Broncos	W 28–21	8–5	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 20	at Chicago Bears	W 34–21	9–5	Soldier Field	Recap
16	December 27	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–41	9–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1987 NFL season results ^[8]

Postseason

Further information: 1987–88 NFL playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
Wild Card	January 3, 1988	at Houston Oilers (4)	L 20–23 (OT)	0–1	Astrodome	Recap

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos (1)	10	4	1	.700	7–1	8–3	379	288	W2
Seattle Seahawks (5)	9	6	0	.600	4–3	5–6	371	314	L1
San Diego Chargers	8	7	0	.533	3–4	6–7	253	317	L6
Los Angeles Raiders	5	10	0	.333	2–6	3–8	301	289	L3
Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	0	.267	3–5	3–9	273	388	W1

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Los Angeles Rams

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	7	0	14
Rams	0	20	0	3	23

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: August 13
• Game time: 7:34 pm local
• Game weather: hazy, 70 °F (21 °C), wind SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 57,772
• Referee: Fred Silva
• Gamebook

Week P2: at St. Louis Cardinals

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	0	7	21
Cardinals	14	7	0	7	28

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: August 22
• Game time: 7:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 83 °F (28 °C), wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 60,014
• Referee: Gene Barth
• Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	10	0	0	10
Seahawks	3	14	14	7	38

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:34 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 57,751
• Referee: Bob Frederic
• Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	10	0	0	10
Seahawks	21	13	0	0	34

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: September 4
• Game time: 5:05 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 60,403
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Denver Broncos

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	3	0	0	17
Broncos	7	13	14	6	40

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 2:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 85 °F (29 °C), 16% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 75,999
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:24 (SEA 7–0) DEN – Steve Sewell 72-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 9:13 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Curt Warner 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:35 (SEA 14–7) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 10:18 (SEA 17–7) DEN – Rich Karlis 37-yard field goal, 5:31 (SEA 17–10) DEN – Rich Karlis 42-yard field goal, 1:17 (SEA 17–13) DEN – Steve Watson 4-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 0:25 (DEN 20–17) Third quarter DEN – Orson Mobley 5-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 10:21 (DEN 27–17) DEN – Vance Johnson 59-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 1:32 (DEN 34–17) Fourth quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 25-yard field goal, 8:27 (DEN 37–17) DEN – Rich Karlis 29-yard field goal, 3:22 (DEN 40–17) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/28, 185 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT DEN – John Elway: 22/32, 338 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 83 yds DEN – Sammy Winder: 17 car, 79 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 73 yds DEN – Vance Johnson: 4 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 169 – 108 – 277 – 5 DEN – 338 – 166 – 504 – 2

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	7	0	7	14
Seahawks	3	14	20	6	43

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 1:03 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,667
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 7:16 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 9-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:47 (SEA 10–0) KC – Carlos Carson 10-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 3:56 (SEA 10–7) SEA – Daryl Turner 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51 (SEA 17–7) Third quarter SEA – Mike Tice 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:06 (SEA 24–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 8:05 (SEA 27–7) SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:42 (SEA 34–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 0:43 (SEA 37–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 8:28 (SEA 40–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 49-yard field goal, 4:15 (SEA 43–7) KC – Carlos Carson 10-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:07 (SEA 43–14) Top passers KC – Bill Kenney: 6/11, 75 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/22, 152 yds, 3 TD Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye: 11 car, 30 yds SEA – John L. Williams: 15 car, 112 yds, 1 TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson: 5 rec, 83 yds, 2 TD SEA – Ray Butler: 4 rec, 50 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to KC – 107 – 75 – 182 – 5 SEA – 137 – 223 – 360– 0

Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	0	6	7	20
Seahawks	7	3	0	14	24

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 1:03 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 19,448
• Referee: Bob Frederic
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter MIA – Leland Douglas 14-yard pass from Kyle Mackey (Willie Beecher kick), 9:45 (MIA 7–0) SEA – Curt Pardridge 25-yard pass from Bruce Mathison (Scott Hagler kick), 6:44 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter SEA – Scott Hagler 20-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter MIA – Willie Beecher 34-yard field goal, 11:12 (Tied 10–10) MIA – Willie Beecher 40-yard field goal, 3:55 (MIA 13–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Mark Keel 24-yard pass from Bruce Mathison (Scott Hagler kick), 10:15 (SEA 17–13) MIA – John Tagliaferri 2-yard run (Willie Beecher kick), 3:11 (MIA 20–17) SEA – Rick Parros 1-yard run (Scott Hagler kick), 1:30 (SEA 24–20) Top passers MIA – Kyle Mackey: 17/26, 179 yds, 1 TD SEA – Bruce Mathison: 20/42, 326 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers MIA – Ronald Scott: 9 car, 55 yds MIA – Clarence Bailey: 10 car, 55 yds SEA – Rick Parros: 13 car, 32 yds, 1 TD Top receivers MIA – Eddie Chavis: 4 rec, 58 yds SEA – Jimmy Teal: 9 rec, 137 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to MIA – 160 – 164 – 324 – 2 SEA – 326 – 76 – 402 – 3

Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	17	0	0	17
Seahawks	0	0	3	7	10

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 31,739
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV: NBC
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter CIN – Marc Logan 5-yard run (Massimo Manca kick), 13:01 (CIN 7–0) CIN – David McCluskey 1-yard run (Massimo Manca kick), 3:49 (CIN 14–0) CIN – Massimo Manca 28-yard field goal, 0:09 (CIN 17–0) Third quarter SEA – Scott Hagler 24-yard field goal, 8:54 (CIN 17–3) Fourth quarter SEA – Jimmy Teal 8-yard pass from Bruce Mathison (Scott Hagler kick), 3:29 (CIN 17–10) Top passers CIN – Dave Walter: 6/11, 97 yds SEA – Bruce Mathison: 15/32, 167 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers CIN – Marc Logan: 16 car, 103 yds, 1 TD SEA – Boyce Green: 15 car, 68 yds Top receivers CIN – Marquis Pleasant: 2 rec, 45 yds SEA – Kevin Juma: 3 rec, 53 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to CIN – 97 – 270 – 367 – 3 SEA –126 – 90 – 216 – 2

Week 6: at Detroit Lions

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	21	9	7	0	37
Lions	0	7	0	7	14

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 8,310
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 19-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson kick), 12:48 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Steve Largent 21-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson kick), 10:49 (SEA 14–0) SEA – Steve Largent 2-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson kick), 3:35 (SEA 21–0) Second quarter DET – Danny Bradley 5-yard pass from Todd Hons (Mike Prindle kick), 13:45 (SEA 21–7) SEA – Jimmy Teal 12-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (PAT failed), 11:02 (SEA 27–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 30–7) Third quarter SEA – Michael Morton 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:26 (SEA 37–7) Fourth quarter DET – Danny Bradley 3-yard pass from Todd Hons (Mike Prindle kick), 9:53 (SEA 37–14) Top passers SEA – Jeff Kemp: 20/27, 344 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT DET – Todd Hons: 14/27, 127 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Michael Morton: 12 car, 28 yds, 1 TD DET – Gary Ellerson: 16 car, 61 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 15 rec, 261 yds, 3 TD DET – Danny Bradley: 7 rec, 50 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 324 – 80 – 404 – 2 DET – 104 – 93 – 197 – 2

Week 7: at Los Angeles Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	21	0	7	35
Raiders	0	0	7	6	13

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: high clouds, 79 °F (26 °C), 76% humidity, wind calm
• Game attendance: 52,735
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV: NBC
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:19 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Ray Butler 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:00 (SEA 14–0) SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:00 (SEA 21–0) SEA – Fredd Young 50-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 0:56 (SEA 28–0) Third quarter LA – Todd Christensen 7-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 11:01 (SEA 28–7) Fourth quarter LA – Dokie Williams 14-yard pass from Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/20, 192 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT LA – Marc Wilson: 13/27, 173 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 29 car, 112 yds, 2 TD LA – Marcus Allen: 11 car, 29 yds Top receivers SEA – Ray Butler: 4 rec, 73 yds, 2 TD LA – Todd Christensen: 8 rec, 124 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 149 – 144 – 293 – 2 LA – 206 – 44 – 250 – 3

Week 8: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	3	0	7	17
Seahawks	7	7	7	7	28

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:01 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,134
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Joe Theismann
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:39 (SEA 7–0) MIN – Wade Wilson 1-yard run (Chuck Nelson kick), 4:21 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:14 (SEA 14–7) MIN – Chuck Nelson 29-yard field goal, 0:11 (SEA 14–10) Third quarter SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:14 (SEA 21–10) Fourth quarter MIN – D.J. Dozier 5yard run (Chuck Nelson kick), 6:48 (SEA 21–17) SEA – Ray Butler 28-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Norm Johnson kick), 1:32 (SEA 28–17) Top passers MIN – Wade Wilson: 23/39, 271 yds, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 11/17, 148 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers MIN – D.J. Dozier: 11 car, 45 yds, 1 TD SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 94 yds Top receivers MIN – Anthony Carter: 4 rec, 86 yds SEA – Ray Butler: 3 rec, 62 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to MIN – 252 – 143 – 395 – 2 SEA – 195 – 123 – 318 – 1

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	14	0	14
Jets	0	10	10	10	30

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 9:07 pm local
• Game weather: drizzle, 55 °F (13 °C), 55% humidity, wind SSW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 60,452
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NYJ – Jo-Jo Townsell 91-yard punt return (Pat Leahy kick), 12:16 (NYJ 7–0) NYJ – Pat Leahy 35-yard field goal, 0:01 (NYJ 10–0) Third quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 36-yard field goal, 11:32 (NYJ 13–0) SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:14 (NYJ 13–7) SEA – Steve Largent 29-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:18 (SEA 14–13) NYJ – Billy Griggs 4-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:21 (NYJ 20–14) Fourth quarter NYJ – Johnny Hector 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 11:03 (NYJ 27–14) NYJ – Pat Leahy 26-yard field goal, 1:26 (NYJ 30–14) Top passers NYJ – Ken O'Brien: 12/29, 188 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 23/30, 226 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 70 yds, 1 TD NYJ – Johnny Hector: 20 car, 63 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD NYJ – Al Toon: 4 rec, 66 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 164 – 111 – 275 – 4 NYJ – 210 – 132 – 342 – 1

Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	3	10	0	0	13
Seahawks	0	21	0	3	24

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 60,963
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brant & Hank Stram
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter GB – Max Zendejas 31-yard field goal, 10:07 (GB 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 57-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:50 (SEA 7–3) GB – Keith Paskett 47-yard pass from Randy Wright (Max Zendejas kick), 12:49 (GB 10–7) GB – Max Zendejas 48-yard field goal, 9:24 (GB 13–7) SEA – Eugene Robinson 8-yard blocked punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 2:08 (SEA 14–13) SEA – Dave Krieg 8-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:43 (SEA 21–13) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 14:12 (SEA 24–13) Top passers GB – Randy Wright: 10/19, 134 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/15, 105 yds, 3 INT Top rushers GB – Kenneth Davis: 14 car, 75 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 25 car, 123 yds, 1 TD Top receivers GB – Walter Stanley: 5 rec, 66 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 79 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to GB – 198 – 100 – 298 – 5 SEA – 88 – 193 – 281 – 5

Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	0	0	3
Seahawks	3	14	10	7	34

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,144
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV: NBC
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 12:46 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – John L. Williams 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:53 (SEA 10–0) SD – Vince Abbott 33-yard field goal, 10:27 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 6:13 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter SEA – Dave Krieg 11-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 12:36 (SEA 24–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 0:06 (SEA 27–3) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:14 (SEA 34–3) Top passers SD – Mark Herrmann: 12/19, 140 yds, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/26, 246 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SD – Curtis Adams: 5 car, 12 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 119 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SD – Lionel James: 2 rec, 42 yds SD – Gary Anderson: 5 rec, 42 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SD – 139 – 17 – 156 – 4 SEA – 219 – 277 – 496 – 1

Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	20	10	0	37
Seahawks	7	0	7	0	14

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 6:07 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,802
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:33 (SEA 7–0) LA – James Lofton 46-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 2:33 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter LA – Bo Jackson 14-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 12:19 (LA 14–7) LA – Bo Jackson 91-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 9:42 (LA 21–7) LA – Chris Bahr 23-yard field goal, 3:42 (LA 24–7) LA – Chris Bahr 47-yard field goal, 0:44 (LA 27–7) Third quarter LA – Bo Jackson 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 11:30 (LA 34–7) LA – Chris Bahr 23-yard field goal, 5:29 (LA 37–7) SEA – Mike Tice 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:05 (LA 37–14) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers LA – Marc Wilson: 11/18, 159 yds, 2 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/31, 170 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers LA – Bo Jackson: 18 car, 221 yds, 2 TD SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 26 yds Top receivers LA – Dokie Williams: 4 rec, 47 yds SEA – Paul Skansi: 4 rec, 54 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to LA – 151 – 356 – 507 – 1 SEA – 130 – 37 – 167 – 3

Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	6	0	0	9
Steelers	3	3	0	7	13

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 6
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C), 80% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 48,881
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV: NBC
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 37-yard field goal, 9:07 (PIT 3–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 1:47 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (PAT failed), 7:47 (SEA 9–3) PIT – Gary Anderson 24-yard field goal, 0:19 (SEA 9–6) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter PIT – Frank Pollard 11-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 14:56 (PIT 13–9) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/15, 91 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT PIT – Mark Malone: 11/18, 99 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 69 yds PIT – Frank Pollard: 22 car, 106 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – John L. Williams: 3 rec, 28 yds PIT – Joey Clinkscales: 2 rec, 20 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 80 – 135 – 215 – 2 PIT – 99 – 209 – 308 – 0

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	14	7	21
Seahawks	0	14	7	7	28

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 13
• Game time: 5:05 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,759
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV: ESPN
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:50 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Ray Butler 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:22 (SEA 14–0) Third quarter DEN – Sammy Winder 11-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 12:28 (SEA 14–7) DEN – Rick Massie 39-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 10:36 (Tied 14–14) SEA – Ray Butler 40-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:30 (SEA 21–14) Fourth quarter SEA – John L. Williams 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:39 (SEA 28–14) DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:25 (SEA 28–21) Top passers DEN – John Elway: 21/42, 335 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 23/33, 238 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Sammy Winder: 13 car, 50 yds, 2 TD SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 76 yds, 1 TD Top receivers DEN – Mark Jackson: 3 rec, 85 yds SEA – Ray Butler: 6 rec, 107 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to DEN – 308 – 72 – 380 – 2 SEA – 226 – 141 – 367 – 4

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	20	7	34
Bears	0	7	7	7	21

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: December 20
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), 79% humidity, wind W 29 miles per hour (47 km/h)
• Game attendance: 62,518
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:09 (SEA 7–0) CHI – Emery Moorehead 3-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick), 0:52 (Tied 7–7) Third quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:10 (SEA 14–7) CHI – Walter Payton 3-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 5:42 (Tied 14–14) SEA – John L. Williams 75-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:14 (SEA 21–14) SEA – Norm Johnson 45-yard field goal, 3:01 (SEA 24–14) SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 1:08 (SEA 27–14) Fourth quarter CHI – Walter Payton 5-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 12:07 (SEA 27–21) SEA – Curt Warner 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:10 (SEA 34–21) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/26, 214 yds, 2 TD CHI – Mike Tomczak: 21/36, 298 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 17 car, 75 yds, 2 TD CHI – Walter Payton: 17 car, 79 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – John L. Williams: 8 rec, 117 yds, 1 TD CHI – Dennis Gentry: 3 rec, 58 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 184 – 116 – 300 – 0 CHI – 276 – 161 – 437 – 5

Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	13	0	0	20
Chiefs	17	10	7	7	41

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 27
• Game time: 12:00 pm local
• Game weather: drizzle, 35 °F (2 °C), 95% humidity, wind S 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 20,370
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Gayle Sierens and Dave Rowe
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter KC – Herman Heard 37-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:27 (KC 7–0) SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:31 (Tied 7–7) KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 5:00 (KC 10–7) KC – Carlos Carson 81-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:54 (KC 17–7) Second quarter SEA – Paul Skansi 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:11 (KC 17–14) KC – Paul Palmer 92-yard kickoff return (Nick Lowery kick), 13:53 (KC 24–14) SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 10:02 (KC 24–17) SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 1:50 (KC 24–20) KC – Nick Lowery 44-yard field goal, 0:05 (KC 27–20) Third quarter KC – Mark Adickes 3-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 6:06 (KC 34–20) Fourth quarter KC – Stephone Paige 46-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:46 (KC 41–20) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/32, 202 yds, 2 TD KC – Todd Blackledge: 23/35, 320 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 15 car, 85 yds KC – Herman Heard: 12 car, 107 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD KC – Carlos Carson: 4 rec, 120 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 195 – 169 – 364 – 2 KC – 313 – 199 – 512 – 1

Postseason

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1987-88

Seattle entered the postseason as the #5 seed in the AFC.

AFC Wild Card Playoff: at #4 Houston Oilers

AFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Houston Oilers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	7	3	3	7	0	20
Oilers	3	10	7	0	3	23

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

• Date: January 3
• Game time: 3:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 49,622
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & Joe Namath
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:44 (SEA 7–0) HOU – Tony Zendejas 47-yard field goal, 4:44 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter HOU – Mike Rozier 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 13:17 (HOU 10–7) HOU – Tony Zendejas 49-yard field goal, 6:49 (HOU 13–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 3:10 (HOU 13–10) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 8:23 (Tied 13–13) HOU – Willie Drewrey 22-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick), 2:34 (HOU 20–13) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:26 (Tied 20–20) Overtime HOU – Tony Zendejas 42-yard field goal, 6:55 (HOU 23–20) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/38, 237 yds, 2 TD HOU – Warren Moon: 21/32, 273 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – John L. Williams: 7 car, 27 yds HOU – Alonzo Highsmith: 12 car, 74 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 132 yds, 2 TD HOU – Ernest Givins: 7 rec, 89 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 221 – 29 – 250 – 1 HOU – 259 – 178 – 437 – 2

References

1. "Bosworth threatens to skip season after being drafted by Seahawks". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 13, 1987. p. 14.
2. Richmond, Peter (June 13, 1987). "Maybe he'll swap for missiles". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. p. B2.
3. "Pro Football Statistics and History - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
4. 1987 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
5. 1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
6. "Official NFLPA History". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
7. NFL crossed the line on Replacement Sunday, By Clare Farnsworth, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter
8. 1987 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1987 NFL season results at NFL.com