1986 Seattle Seahawks season

Seattle Seahawks
1986 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Chuck Knox
General manager	Mike McCormack
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	T-2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Curt Warner; WR Steve Largent; DE Jacob Green; LB Fredd Young; KR/PR Bobby Joe Edmonds
AP All-Pros	RB Curt Warner (2nd team); KR/PR Bobby Joe Edmonds (1st team)

The 1986 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 11th season with the National Football League.

Despite posting a 10-6 record the Seahawks would miss the playoffs after having a dominant 5 game win streak to close out the season.

Seahawks safety Kenny Easley playing against the Washington Redskins in Week 4.

1986 NFL Draft

1986 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/15	John L. Williams	Running Back	Florida
3/68	Patrick Hunter	Defensive Back	Nevada-Reno
5/126	Bobby Joe Edmonds	Running Back	Arkansas
6/153	Eddie Anderson	Defensive Back	Fort Valley State
7/181	Paul Miles	Running Back	Nebraska
8/211	Alonzo Mitz	Defensive End	Florida
9/237	Mike Black	Offensive Tackle	Sacramento State
10/264	Don Fairbanks	Defensive End	Colorado
11/291	David Norrie	Quarterback	UCLA
12/321	John McVeigh	Linebacker	Miami (FL)

Personnel

Staff

**1986 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 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 – Rusty Tillman Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson Special Assignments – Russ Purnell			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

**1986 Seattle Seahawks final roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Gale Gilbert 17 Dave Krieg Running backs 37 Eric Lane 43 Randall Morris 28 Curt Warner * 32 John L. Williams FB Wide receivers 83 Ray Butler 88 Byron Franklin 80 Steve Largent * 82 Paul Skansi 81 Daryl Turner 89 Byron Walker Tight ends 85 Gordon Hudson 89 Jim Laughton 86 Mike Tice		Offensive linemen 65 Edwin Bailey G 76 Jon Borchardt G 59 Blair Bush C 78 Bob Cryder T 52 Will Grant T 60 Glenn Hyde T 62 Kani Kauahi C 70 Ron Mattes T 71 Bryan Millard T 74 Curt Singer 75 Mike Wilson T Defensive linemen 77 Jeff Bryant DE 68 Randy Edwards DE 79 Jacob Green DE * 63 Reggie Kinlaw NT 61 Alonzo Mitz DE 72 Joe Nash NT		Linebackers 53 Keith Butler 56 Greg Gaines 55 Michael Jackson 60 John Kaiser 51 Sam Merriman 58 Bruce Scholtz 50 Fredd Young * Defensive backs 47 Eddie Anderson 22 Dave Brown CB 45 Kenny Easley S 23 Patrick Hunter 27 Gregg Johnson 26 Kerry Justin 21 Paul Moyer S 41 Eugene Robinson S 20 Terry Taylor CB Special teams 30 Bobby Joe Edmonds KR * 2 Vincent Gamache P 9 Norm Johnson K		Reserve lists 87 Tony Davis TE (IR) 66 Stan Eisenhooth T (IR) 64 Ron Essink T (IR) 69 Roy Graves T (IR) 84 Danny Greene WR (IR) 73 Alvin Powell G (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics 51 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[1]

Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1987 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 8	Indianapolis Colts	W 21–14	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 15	at Detroit Lions	L 27–30 OT	1–1	Silverdome	Recap
3	August 22	Minnesota Vikings	W 27–17	2–1	Kingdome	Recap
4	August 29	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10–21	2–2	Candlestick Park	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 7	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–0	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	September 14	Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–17	2–0	Kingdome	Recap
3	September 21	at New England Patriots	W 38–31	3–0	Sullivan Stadium	Recap
4	September 28	at Washington Redskins	L 14–19	3–1	RFK Stadium	Recap
5	October 6	San Diego Chargers	W 33–7	4–1	Kingdome	Recap
6	October 12	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 10–14	4–2	Memorial Coliseum	Recap
7	October 19	New York Giants	W 17–12	5–2	Kingdome	Recap
8	October 26	at Denver Broncos	L 13–20	5–3	Mile High Stadium	Recap
9	November 2	New York Jets	L 7–38	5–4	Kingdome	Recap
10	November 9	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–27	5–5	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
11	November 16	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 7–34	5–6	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
12	November 23	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–20	6–6	Kingdome	Recap
13	November 27	at Dallas Cowboys	W 31–14	7–6	Texas Stadium	Recap
14	December 8	Los Angeles Raiders	W 37–0	8–6	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 14	at San Diego Chargers	W 34–24	9–6	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
16	December 20	Denver Broncos	W 41–16	10–6	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1986 NFL season results[4]

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽²⁾	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	378	327	L1
Kansas City Chiefs⁽⁵⁾	10	6	0	.625	5–3	9–5	358	326	W3
Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	5–3	7–5	366	293	W5
Los Angeles Raiders	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–5	323	346	L4
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	1–7	4–8	335	396	L2

Game Summaries

Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, their most memorable moment during the season was Steve Largent breaking Harold Carmichael's NFL record for consecutive games with at least one reception in a 33-7 victory on Monday Night Football against the Chargers.

Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	7	7	14
Seahawks	0	14	7	0	21

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 8
Game time: 7:35pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 55,443
Referee: Chuck Heberling
Gamebook

Week P2: at Detroit Lions

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	7	3	3	14	0	27
Lions	0	17	3	7	3	30

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Date: August 15
Game time: 8:05pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 37,875
Referee: Gene Barth
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	7	0	3	17
Seahawks	0	14	3	10	27

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 22
Game time: 7:34pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 57,730
Referee: Fred Wyant
Gamebook

Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	7	0	0	10
49ers	0	14	0	7	21

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Date: August 29
Game time: 6:01pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C), wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 52,419
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	0	6	10	14	30

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 7
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,461
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Dave Rowe
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:25 (SEA 6–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Dave Brown 18-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 5:50 (SEA 13–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 0:40 (SEA 16–0)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:46 (SEA 23–0)
SEA – Randall Morris 49-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:35 (SEA 30–0)

Top passers

PIT – Mark Malone: 9/27, 79 yds, 3 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/33, 195 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

PIT – Frank Pollard: 8 car, 39 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 21 car, 114 yds

Top receivers

PIT – John Stallworth: 4 rec, 41 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

PIT – 61 – 85 – 146 – 5
SEA – 172 – 202 – 374 – 2

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	7	7	17
Seahawks	0	13	10	0	23

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 14
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,068
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Jimmy Cefalo
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 10:31 (KC 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 14:57 (Tied 3–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 11:51 (SEA 6–3)
SEA – Daryl Turner 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:56 (SEA 13–3)

Third quarter

KC – Carlos Carson 70-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 9:23 (SEA 13–10)
SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 6:34 (SEA 16–10)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:47 (SEA 23–10)

Fourth quarter

KC – Jeff Smith 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:04 (SEA 23–17)

Top passers

KC – Todd Blackledge: 15/29, 183 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/35, 203 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

KC – Mike Pruitt: 6 car, 28 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 25 car, 80 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

KC – Carlos Carson: 2 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 62 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

KC – 167 – 98 – 265 – 3
SEA – 203 – 128 – 331 – 1

Week 3: at New England Patriots

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	7	24	38
Patriots	7	10	0	14	31

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: September 21
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: drizzle, 53 °F (12 °C), 94% humidity, wind NE 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
Game attendance: 58,977
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers (NBC): Tom Davis & Dave Rowe
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 13-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:20 (SEA 7–0)
NE – Tony Collins 6-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 2:12 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

NE – Tony Franklin 26-yard field goal, 6:39 (NE 10–7)
NE – Stanley Morgan 27-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 1:55 (NE 17–7)

Third quarter

SEA – Ray Butler 54-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:34 (NE 17–14)

Fourth quarter

NE – Stanley Morgan 44-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 14:52 (NE 24–14)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 12:37 (SEA 24–21)
NE – Stanley Morgan 30-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 6:51 (NE 31–21)
SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 2:35 (NE 31–24)
SEA – Paul Moyer recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 2:12 (Tied 31–31)
SEA – Ray Butler 67-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:14 (SEA 38–31)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/20, 207 yds, 2 TD
NE – Tony Eason: 26/45, 414 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 73 yds, 2 TD
NE – Craig James: 15 car, 52 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Ray Butler: 3 rec, 128 yds, 2 TD
NE – Stanley Morgan: 7 rec, 161 yds, 3 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 183 – 120 – 303 – 0
NE – 386 – 120 – 506 – 1

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	7	14
Redskins	6	3	7	3	19

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Date: September 28
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 90% humidity, wind SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 54,157
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:05 (SEA 7–0)
WAS – George Rogers 24-yard run (PAT failed), 5:21 (SEA 7–6)

Second quarter

WAS – Steve Cox 57-yard field goal, 0:12 (WAS 9–7)

Third quarter

WAS – George Rogers 7-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 1:25 (WAS 16–7)

Fourth quarter

WAS – Mark Moseley 36-yard field goal, 8:14 (WAS 19–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:50 (WAS 19–14)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/32, 219 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
WAS – Jay Schroeder: 14/26, 195 yds

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 106 yds, 1 TD
WAS – George Rogers: 25 car, 115 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Byron Franklin: 5 rec, 79 yds
WAS – Art Monk: 5 rec, 103 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 213 – 148 – 361 – 2
WAS – 195 – 162 – 357 – 1

Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	0	0	0	7
Seahawks	0	6	17	10	33

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 6
Game time: 6:07pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 63,207
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford and O.J. Simpson
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SD – Buford McGee 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:32 (SD 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 13:49 (SD 7–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 0:35 (SD 7–6)

Third quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 54-yard field goal, 10:36 (SEA 9–7)
SEA – Byron Franklin 46-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:04 (SEA 16–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:51 (SEA 23–7)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Eric Lane 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:39 (SEA 30–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 20-yard field goal, 7:12 (SEA 33–7)

Top passers

SD – Dan Fouts: 20/31, 231 yds, 3 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/35, 284 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SD – Lionel James: 10 car, 27 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 142 yds

Top receivers

SD – Wes Chandler: 3 rec, 61 yds
SEA – Byron Franklin: 5 rec, 118 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SD – 222 – 49 – 271 – 5
SEA – 294 – 218 – 512 – 3

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	0	10
Raiders	7	7	0	0	14

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Date: October 12
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: hazy, 78 °F (26 °C), 71% humidity, wind W 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 70,635
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

LA – Dokie Williams 9-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 1:17 (LA 7–0)

Second quarter

LA – Jessie Hester 49-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 10:47 (LA 14–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 1:56 (LA 14–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:43 (LA 14–10)

Fourth quarter

*No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/26, 152 yds
LA – Jim Plunkett: 15/26, 199 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 74 yds, 1 TD
LA – Napoleon McCallum: 20 car, 75 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 60 yds
LA – Jessie Hester: 2 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 120 – 91 – 211 – 0
LA – 185 – 138 – 323 – 2

Week 7: vs. New York Giants

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	9	0	3	12
Seahawks	7	0	3	7	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 19
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,282
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall & John Madden
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Gordon Hudson 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:51 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

NYG – Solomon Miller 32-yard pass from Phil Simms (PAT failed), 11:50 (SEA 7–6)
NYG – Raul Allegre 23-yard field goal, 0:41 (NYG 9–6)

Third quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 7:03 (SEA 10–9)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:00 (SEA 17–9)
NYG – Raul Allegre 31-yard field goal, 4:42 (SEA 17–12)

Top passers

NYG – Phil Simms: 14/25, 190 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/22, 166 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

NYG – Joe Morris: 24 car, 116 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 56 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

NYG – Phil McConkey: 3 rec, 49 yds
NYG – Bobby Johnson: 3 rec, 49 yds
SEA – Byron Franklin: 2 rec, 46 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

NYG – 145 – 162 – 307 – 4
SEA – 146 – 72 – 218 – 2

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	3	7	13
Broncos	10	3	0	7	20

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: October 26
Game time: 2:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 66 °F (19 °C), 22% humidity, wind N 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 76,089
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Rich Karlis 22-yard field goal, 9:34 (DEN 3–0)
DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:26 (DEN 10–0)

Second quarter

DEN – Rich Karlis 47-yard field goal, 4:58 (DEN 13–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 3:04 (DEN 13–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 9:19 (DEN 13–6)

Fourth quarter

DEN – Vance Johnson 34-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 10:34 (DEN 20–6)
SEA – Steve Largent 24-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 1:48 (DEN 20–13)

Top passers

SEA – Gale Gilbert: 4/4, 71 yds, 1 TD
DEN – John Elway: 18/32, 321 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 21 car, 139 yds
DEN – Sammy Winder: 18 car, 83 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Byron Franklin: 2 rec, 41 yds
DEN – Mark Jackson: 3 rec, 84 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 50 – 164 – 214 – 0
DEN – 332 – 118 – 450 – 2

Week 9: vs. New York Jets

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	3	21	7	7	38
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 2
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,497
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Griese
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NYJ – Pat Leahy 50-yard field goal, 4:35 (NYJ 3–0)
SEA – Daryl Turner 27-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 0:48 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

NYJ – Al Toon 50-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 12:00 (NYJ 10–7)
NYJ – Wesley Walker 83-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 9:30 (NYJ 17–7)
NYJ – Freeman McNeil 9-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 5:20 (NYJ 24–7)

Third quarter

NYJ – Al Toon 36-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 8:41 (NYJ 31–7)

Fourth quarter

NYJ – Mickey Shuler 1-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 13:33 (NYJ 38–7)

Top passers

NYJ – Ken O'Brien: 26/32, 431 yds, 4 TD
SEA – Gale Gilbert: 25/44, 274 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

NYJ – Freeman McNeil: 25 car, 84 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Curt Warner: 9 car, 31 yds

Top receivers

NYJ – Al Toon: 9 rec, 195 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 108 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

NYJ – 427 – 126 – 553 – 0
SEA – 271 – 51 – 322 – 3

Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	7	7
Chiefs	0	17	7	3	27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: November 9
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 52% humidity, wind NW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 53,268
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Len Berman and Dave Rowe
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

KC – Walt Arnold 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:40 (KC 7–0)
KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 5:51 (KC 10–7)
KC – Stephone Paige 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:00 (KC 17–7)

Third quarter

KC – Carlos Carson 25-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:54 (KC 24–7)

Fourth quarter

KC – Nick Lowery 37yard field goal, 12:12 (KC 27–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 38-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 7:17 (KC 27–7)

Top passers

SEA – Gale Gilbert: 13/26, 140 yds, 1 TD
KC – Bill Kenney: 22/41, 256 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 16 yds
KC – Larry Moriarty: 11 car, 43 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD
KC – Stephone Paige: 5 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 108 – 25 – 133 – 3
KC – 248 – 127 – 375 – 4

Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7
Bengals	7	3	7	17	34

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: November 16
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C), 85% humidity, wind SW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 54,410
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

CIN – Stanley Wilson 2-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 4:10 (CIN 7–0)

Second quarter

CIN – Jim Breech 37-yard field goal, 8:41 (CIN 10–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:02 (CIN 10–7)
CIN – Eric Kattus 1-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 1:52 (CIN 17–7)

Fourth quarter

CIN – Eddie Edwards recovered fumble in end zone (Jim Breech kick), 11:13 (CIN 24–7)
CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 6:32 (CIN 27–7)
CIN – Louis Breeden 36-yard interception return (Jim Breech kick), 0:27 (CIN 34–7)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 18/28, 168 yds, 1 INT
CIN – Boomer Esiason: 22/33, 334 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 94 yds, 1 TD
CIN – James Brooks: 12 car, 42 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 102 yds
CIN – Eddie Brown: 6 rec, 97 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA –127 – 179 – 306 – 5
CIN – 320 – 105 – 425 – 4

Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	3	7	7	20
Seahawks	7	14	0	3	24

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 23
Game time: 1:01pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 55,786
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck & Joe Theismann
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

PHI – Paul McFadden 35-yard field goal, 3:18 (PHI 3–0)
SEA – Daryl Turner 72-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:49 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

PHI – Paul McFadden 32-yard field goal, 3:48 (SEA 7–6)
SEA – Eric Lane 12-yard blocked punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:13 (SEA 14–6)
SEA – bobby joe edmonds 75-yard punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 0:11 (SEA 21–6)

Third quarter

PHI – Kenny Jackson 7-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick), 4:46 (SEA 21–13)

Fourth quarter

PHI – Kenny Jackson 9-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick), 8:18 (SEA 21–20)
SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 24–20)

Top passers

PHI – Randall Cunningham: 22/37, 215 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/26, 288 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

PHI – Randall Cunningham: 8 car, 63 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 13 car, 33 yds

Top receivers

PHI – Anthony Toney: 5 rec, 68 yds
SEA – Daryl Turner: 1 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

PHI – 182 – 142 – 324 – 0
SEA – 260 – 80 – 340 – 3

Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	17	0	7	31
Cowboys	7	0	7	0	14

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Date: November 27
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 61% humidity, wind N 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Game attendance: 58,020
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, and Bob Griese
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DAL – Tony Dorsett 8-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 5:57 (DAL 7–0)
SEA – Dave Krieg 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:41 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:04 (SEA 14–7)
SEA – Byron Franklin 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:56 (SEA 21–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 0:08 (SEA 24–7)

Third quarter

DAL – Herschel Walker 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 6:54 (SEA 24–14)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 9-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:06 (SEA 31–14)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/24, 214 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
DAL – Steve Pelluer: 22/36, 210 yds

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 122 yds, 1 TD
DAL – Tony Dorsett: 14 car, 59 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD
DAL – Mike Sherrard: 4 rec, 61 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 214 – 201 – 415 – 1
DAL – 201 – 127 – 328 – 1

Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	14	10	6	7	37

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 8
Game time: 6:05pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,923
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels and Frank Gifford
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:08 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:59 (SEA 14–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 4:17 (SEA 17–0)
SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:45 (SEA 24–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 51-yard field goal, 9:13 (SEA 27–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 5:09 (SEA 30–0)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:31 (SEA 37–0)

Top passers

LA – Jim Plunkett: 4/11, 61 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/21, 243 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

LA – Rusty Hilger: 1 car, 16 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 116 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

LA – Todd Christensen: 3 rec, 50 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

LA – 98 – 40 – 138 – 3
SEA – 224 – 183 – 407 – 1

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	7	3	14	34
Chargers	0	17	0	7	24

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 14
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: high clouds, 64 °F (18 °C), 71% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 47,096
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Dave Rowe
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 9:29 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:44 (SEA 10–0)

Second quarter

SD – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:38 (SEA 10–7)
SEA – Daryl Turner 72-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:19 (SEA 17–7)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 23-yard field goal, 4:14 (SEA 17–10)
SD – Kellen Winslow 14-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:10 (Tied 17–17)

Third quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 9:01 (SEA 20–17)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 23-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:40 (SEA 27–17)
SD – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:56 (SEA 27–24)
SEA – Ray Butler 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:23 (SEA 34–24)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/21, 305 yds, 4 TD
SD – Dan Fouts: 21/38, 237 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 93 yds
SD – Curtis Adams: 18 car, 66 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 96 yds, 2 TD
SD – Kellen Winslow: 8 rec, 105 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 286 – 140 – 426 – 0
SD – 220 – 85 – 305 – 1

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	10	3	3	16
Seahawks	3	17	7	14	41

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 20
Game time: 1:07pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 63,697
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 6:33 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:49 (SEA 10–0)
DEN – Rich Karlis 31-yard field goal, 6:14 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 4:22 (SEA 13–3)
DEN – Orson Mobley 17-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 1:06 (SEA 13–10)
SEA – Daryl Turner 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:18 (SEA 20–10)

Third quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:14 (SEA 27–10)
DEN – Rich Karlis 34-yard field goal, 1:00 (SEA 27–13)

Fourth quarter

DEN – Rich Karlis 47-yard field goal, 14:10 (SEA 27–16)
SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:51 (SEA 34–16)
SEA – Curt Warner 60-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 6:10 (SEA 41–16)

Top passers

DEN – John Elway: 17/37, 186 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/24, 238 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

DEN – Gerald Willhite: 7 car, 26 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 192 yds, 3 TD

Top receivers

DEN – Steve Watson: 5 rec, 53 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 101 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DEN – 193 – 75 – 268 – 0
SEA – 238 – 298 – 536 – 1

References

https://www.pro-football-reference.com
1986 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
1987 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
1986 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com

[2] 1986 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[3] 1987 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[4] 1986 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

Seattle Seahawks
Founded in 1976 Based in Seattle, Washington Headquartered in Renton, Washington
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches Quarterbacks Expansion draft First-round draft picks Records Draft history Broadcasters Virginia Mason Athletic Center
Stadiums	Kingdome Husky Stadium Lumen Field
Culture	12th Man "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Blitz Blue Thunder Jones Soda Legion of Boom Paul Allen Ring of Honor Seahawks Dancers Steve Largent Award Tuba Man
Lore	Beast Quake Fail Mary The Tip
Rivals	San Francisco 49ers Green Bay Packers
Division championships (11)	1988 1999 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2013 2014 2016 2020
Conference championships (3)	2005 2013 2014
League championships (1)	2013 (XLVIII)
Retired numbers	12 45 71 80 96
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
Seasons (43)	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Championship seasons in bold

Seattle Seahawks seasons
1970s	1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021
Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance