1981 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

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.

Offseason

Draft

1981 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 4 Kenny Easley DB UCLA
2 31 David Hughes RB Boise State
3 58 Bill Dugan OG Penn State
4 87 Scott Phillips WR Brigham Young
5 114 Edwin Bailey OG South Carolina State
6 140 Steve Durham DE Clemson
7 170 Ron Johnson WR Long Beach State
186 Brad Scovill TE Penn State
8 196 Eric Lane RB Brigham Young
9 223 Jim Stone RB Notre Dame
236 Jimbo Whatley WR Washington State
10 252 Ken Dawson RB Savannah State
11 279 Lance Olander RB Colorado
12 306 Jeff Bednarek DT U. of Pacific

Undrafted free agents

1981 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Mike Babb Punter Oregon
Kim Baker Linebacker Nebraska
David Bayle Tight End Washington
Dan Boomhower Running back Kearney State
Dave Boschma Safety Linfield
Chris Buono Safety Furman
Brad Chace Safety Colorado
Bob Chauza Tackle Northwest Missouri State
Bob Danenhauer Linebacker Nebraska–Omaha
Bill Fenn Fullback Illinois State
Steve Griffiths Linebacker Penn State

Personnel

Staff

1981 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Managing general partner – Herman Sarkowsky
  • general manager – John Thompson
  • Assistant general manager – Mark Duncan
  • Director of player personnel – Dick Mansperger
  • Director of pro scouting – Chuck Allen

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome
  • Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald
  • Offensive line – Howard Mudd
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head trainer – Bruce Scott
  • Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

1981 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 63 Fred Anderson DE
  • 68 Dennis Boyd DT/DE
  • 79 Jacob Green DE
  • 75 Robert Hardy DT
  • 69 Doug Sutherland DT
  • 74 Manu Tuiasosopo DE
  • 70 Mike White DT
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  2 Wilson Alvarez K
  •  6 Frank Garcia P
 Reserve lists
  • 36 Larry Brinson RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 50 Brian Flones LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 56 Greg Gaines LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  1 Efrén Herrera K (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 32 Jeff Moore RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  8 Jeff West P (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Rookies in italics
 55 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[1]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1982 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 5 San Francisco 49ers L 24–27 (OT) 0–1 Kingdome Recap
2 August 14 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–30 0–2 Kingdome Recap
3 August 22 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–24 0–3 Candlestick Park Recap
4 August 28 Baltimore Colts W 31–17 1–3 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 6 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–27 0–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap
2 September 13 Denver Broncos W 13–10 1–1 Kingdome Recap
3 September 20 at Oakland Raiders L 10–20 1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
4 September 27 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–20 1–3 Kingdome Recap
5 October 4 at San Diego Chargers L 10–24 1–4 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
6 October 11 at Houston Oilers L 17–35 1–5 Houston Astrodome Recap
7 October 18 New York Giants L 0–32 1–6 Kingdome Recap
8 October 25 at New York Jets W 19–3 2–6 Shea Stadium Recap
9 November 1 at Green Bay Packers L 24–34 2–7 Lambeau Field Recap
10 November 8 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–21 3–7 Kingdome Recap
11 November 16 San Diego Chargers W 44–23 4–7 Kingdome Recap
12 November 22 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–40 4–8 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
13 November 29 Oakland Raiders L 31–32 4–9 Kingdome Recap
14 December 6 New York Jets W 27–23 5–9 Kingdome Recap
15 December 13 at Denver Broncos L 13–23 5–10 Mile High Stadium Recap
16 December 20 Cleveland Browns W 42–21 6–10 Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1981 NFL season results[4]

Standings

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers(3) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 478 390 W2
Denver Broncos 10 6 0 .625 5–3 7–5 321 289 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 343 290 W1
Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 2–6 5–7 273 343 L2
Seattle Seahawks 6 10 0 .375 2–6 6–8 322 388 W1

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
49ers 7 7 37327
Seahawks 7 3 014024

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 5
  • Game time: 7:34 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 56,958
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 6 7 71030
Seahawks 0 7 7721

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 14
  • Game time: 7:34 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 55,520
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 17 0 0017
49ers 7 0 71024

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 22
  • Game time: 6:05 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C), wind NE 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 37,563
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Week P4: vs. Baltimore Colts

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 0317
Seahawks 10 0 14731

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 7:34 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 55,794
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 21 0 0021
Bengals 0 10 10727

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 71% humidity, wind NE 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 41,177
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Jim Breech 25-yard field goal, 10:44 (SEA 21–3)
  • CIN – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 0:57 (SEA 21–10)

Third quarter

  • CIN – Jim Breech 40-yard field goal, 11:32 (SEA 21–13)
  • CIN – Archie Griffin 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 2:52 (SEA 21–20)

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 5:04 (CIN 27–21)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Jim Jodat: 8 car, 21 yds, 1 TD
  • CIN – Pete Johnson: 20 car, 84 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA –230 – 60 – 290 – 4
  • CIN – 165 – 210 – 375 – 4

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 7 0010
Seahawks 7 3 3013

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 58,513
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Jim Turner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 43-yard field goal, 2:39 (SEA 10–3)
  • DEN – Riley Odoms 11-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 1:06 (Tied 10–10)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 22-yard field goal, 5:53 (SEA 13–10)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • DEN – Steve Watson: 2 rec, 36 yds
  • SEA – David Hughes: 6 rec, 59 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 142 – 110 – 252 – 2
  • SEA – 156 – 111 – 267 – 2

Week 3: at Oakland Raiders

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7010
Raiders 7 6 0720

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 58% humidity, wind SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 45,725
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 26-yard field goal, 4:45 (OAK 7–3)
  • OAK – Morris Bradshaw 29-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (PAT failed), 0:13 (OAK 13–3)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Derrick Jensen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 11:24 (OAK 20–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 4 car, 25 yds
  • OAK – Derrick Jensen: 19 car, 84 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 308 – 82 – 390 – 2
  • OAK – 242 – 190 – 432 – 3

Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 13 0020
Seahawks 0 7 7014

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 59,255
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:41 (KC 14–0)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 30-yard field goal, 6:40 (KC 17–0)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 5:28 (KC 20–0)
  • SEA – Sam McCullum 11-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:58 (KC 20–7)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:01 (KC 20–14)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

  • KC – Joe Delaney: 15 car, 45 yds
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 4 car, 48 yds

Top receivers

  • KC – J.T. Smith: 5 rec, 81 yds
  • SEA – David Hughes: 12 rec, 103 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • KC – 227 – 154 – 381 – 2
  • SEA – 277 – 82 – 359 – 1

Week 5: at San Diego Chargers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 0310
Chargers 0 10 7724

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C), 68% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 51,463
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and George Kunz
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SD – Charlie Joiner 12-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:50 (SD 17–7)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 11-yard field goal, 10:30 (SD 17–10)
  • SD – Charlie Joiner 11-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 3:56 (SD 24–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 118 yds, 1 TD
  • SD – Clarence Williams: 10 rec, 89 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 200 – 92 – 292 – 1
  • SD – 272 – 99 – 371 – 2

Week 6: at Houston Oilers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 0 0717
Oilers 7 7 02135

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • HOU – Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:16 (HOU 14–10)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Dave Casper 32-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 14:54 (HOU 21–10)
  • HOU – Ken Burrough 24-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 11:55 (HOU 28–10)
  • HOU – Earl Campbell 4-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 6:59 (HOU 35–10)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Sam Adkins (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:18 (HOU 35–17)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Sam Adkins: 3 car, 28 yds
  • HOU – Earl Campbell: 39 car, 186 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 214 – 75 – 289 – 3
  • HOU – 156 – 216 – 372 – 1

Week 7: vs. New York Giants

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 3 10 13632
Seahawks 0 0 000

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

  • NYG – Joe Danelo 29-yard field goal, 9:23 (NYG 3–0)

Second quarter

  • NYG – Gary Shirk 6-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick), 12:09 (NYG 10–0)
  • NYG – Joe Danelo 54-yard field goal, 4:30 (NYG 13–0)

Third quarter

  • NYG – Joe Danelo 21-yard field goal, 12:10 (NYG 16–0)
  • NYG – Joe Danelo 47-yard field goal, 5:39 (NYG 19–0)
  • NYG – Rob Carpenter 2-yard run (Joe Danelo kick), 3:5 (NYG 26–0)

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Joe Danelo 31-yard field goal, 11:15 (NYG 29–0)
  • NYG – Joe Danelo 37-yard field goal, 0:16 (NYG 32–0)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • NYG – Rob Carpenter: 21 car, 116 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Theotis Brown: 4 car, 9 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NYG – 88 – 213 – 301 – 1
  • SEA – 98 – 29 – 127 – 4

Week 8: at New York Jets

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 6619
Jets 0 0 303

at Shea Stadium, New York

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 4:01 pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 55 °F (13 °C), 64% humidity, wind SE 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,678
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 12:53 (SEA 13–0)
  • NYJ – Pat Leahy 34-yard field goal, 7:53 (SEA 13–3)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 4-yard run (PAT failed), 13:42 (SEA 19–3)

Top passers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 13/21, 172 yds, 1 TD
  • NYJ – Richard Todd: 14/29, 121 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 163 – 217 – 380 – 1
  • NYJ – 101 – 118 – 219 – 4

Week 9: at Green Bay Packers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 3024
Packers 7 14 7634

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 56 °F (13 °C), 75% humidity, wind NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,467
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Dave Rowe
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Dan Doornink 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:03 (SEA 14–7)
  • GB – David Whitehurst 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:19 (Tied 14–14)
  • GB – James Lofton 8-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:18 (GB 21–14)
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 14-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:24 (Tied 21–21)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 54-yard field goal, 5:54 (SEA 24–21)
  • GB – James Lofton 38-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:02 (GB 28–24)

Fourth quarter

  • GB – Jan Stenerud 19-yard field goal, 1:58 (GB 31–24)
  • GB – Jan Stenerud 36-yard field goal, 0:45 (GB 34–24)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 102 – 119 – 221 – 3
  • GB – 195 – 182 – 337 – 3

Week 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 14 0021
Seahawks 3 7 01424

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:13 (PIT 21–17)
  • SEA – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:04 (SEA 24–21)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • PIT – 205 – 162 – 367 – 2
  • SEA – 260 – 96 – 356 – 1

Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 10 0623
Seahawks 0 24 14644

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 25-yard field goal, 12:43 (SD 7–3)
  • SEA – Theotis Brown 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:27 (SEA 10–7)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 18-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:56 (SEA 17–7)
  • SD – Chuck Muncie 73-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:26 (SEA 17–14)
  • SEA – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:57 (SEA 24–14)
  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 32-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA 24–17)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Dan Doornink 80-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:46 (SEA 31–17)
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:12 (SEA 38–17)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 30-yard field goal, 13:05 (SEA 41–17)
  • SD – Charlie Joiner 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (PAT failed), 11:39 (SEA 41–23)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 23-yard field goal, 6:11 (SEA 44–23)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SD – 291 – 195 – 486 – 4
  • SEA – 212 – 156 – 368 – 0

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 3 7013
Chiefs 3 17 71340

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 53 °F (12 °C), 40% humidity, wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,002
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 24-yard field goal, 11:16 (KC 6–3)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 30-yard field goal, 2:51 (Tied 6–6)
  • KC – J.T. Smith 14-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:07 (KC 13–6)
  • KC – Lloyd Burruss 46-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 0:31 (KC 20–6)

Third quarter

  • KC – Billy Jackson 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 9:40 (KC 27–6)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 30-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:46 (KC 27–13)

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Willie Scott 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 14:57 (KC 33–13)
  • KC – Billy Jackson 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 9:36 (KC 40–13)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD
  • KC – J.T. Smith: 7 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 256 – 83 – 339 – 2
  • KC – 181 – 269 – 450 – 0

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 82132
Seahawks 0 10 14731

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 22-yard field goal, 12:38 (SEA 3–0)
  • OAK – Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal, 8:26 (Tied 3–3)
  • SEA – Jim Zorn 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:44 (SEA 10–3)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:13 (SEA 17–3)
  • SEA – Rodell Thomas 5-yard fumble return (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:00 (SEA 24–3)
  • OAK – Safety, Jeff West stepped out of end zone, 6:22 (SEA 24–5)
  • OAK – Derrick Ramsey 5-yard pass from Marc Wilson (PAT failed), 2:48 (SEA 24–11)

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Bob Chandler 8-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 11:02 (SEA 24–18)
  • OAK – Arthur Whittington 16-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 5:53 (OAK 25–24)
  • OAK – Derrick Jensen 3-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 1:51 (OAK 32–24)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:08 (OAK 32–31)

Top passers

  • OAK – Marc Wilson: 20/33, 218 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/25, 239 yds

Top rushers

  • OAK – Kenny King: 13 car, 75 yds
  • SEA – Theotis Brown: 18 car, 34 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • OAK – 156 – 181 – 337 – 4
  • SEA – 314 – 69 – 383 – 1

Week 14: vs. New York Jets

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 9 7723
Seahawks 6 7 7727

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYJ – Scott Dierking 11-yard pass from Richard Todd (PAT failed), 13:02 (Tied 6–6)
  • SEA – Theotis Brown 21-yard run (Wilson Álvarez kick), 5:25 (SEA 13–6)
  • NYJ – Pat Leahy 26-yard field goal, 1:18 (SEA 13–9)

Third quarter

  • NYJ – Scott Dierking 15-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 13:19 (NYJ 16–13)
  • SEA – Dave Krieg 1-yard run (Wilson Álvarez kick), 1:04 (SEA 20–16)

Fourth quarter

  • NYJ – Kevin Long 1-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 9:21 (NYJ 23–20)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 57-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 8:21 (SEA 27–23)

Top passers

  • NYJ – Richard Todd: 27/27, 286 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/26, 264 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • NYJ – Kevin Long: 11 car, 51 yds
  • SEA – Theotis Brown: 18 car, 73 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NYJ – 276 – 119 – 395 – 3
  • SEA – 256 – 127 – 383 – 4

Week 15: at Denver Broncos

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 3713
Broncos 7 3 6723

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 2:00 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C), 42% humidity, wind NE 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,527
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Jim Turner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Wilson Álvarez 28-yard field goal, 8:06 (DEN 7–3)
  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 33-yard field goal, 0:00 (DEN 10–3)

Third quarter

  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 43-yard field goal, 11:28 (DEN 13–3)
  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal, 8:13 (DEN 16–3)
  • SEA – Wilson Álvarez 20-yard field goal, 1:58 (DEN 16–6)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Rick Parros 8-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick), 3:12 (DEN 23–6)
  • SEA – David Hughes 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 0:03 (DEN 23–13)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 199 – 86 – 285 – 5
  • DEN – 136 – 237 – 373 – 3

Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 7 7721
Seahawks 14 14 14042

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 14:32 (SEA 21–0)
  • SEA – Gregg Johnson 31-yard fumble return (Wilson Álvarez kick), 13:37 (SEA 28–0)
  • CLE – Greg Pruitt 5-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick), 6:44 (SEA 28–7)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Paul Johns 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 8:26 (SEA 35–7)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 7:25 (SEA 42–7)
  • CLE – Dave Logan 16-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick), 5:36 (SEA 42–14)

Fourth quarter

  • CLE – Calvin Hill 8-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick), 10:02 (SEA 42–21)

Top passers

  • CLE – Paul McDonald: 24/34, 297 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/21, 206 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

  • CLE – Charles White: 18 car, 68 yds
  • SEA – Horace Ivory: 9 car, 38 yds

Top receivers

  • CLE – Dave Logan: 5 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 80 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • CLE – 301 – 151 – 452 – 10
  • SEA – 182 – 110 – 292 – 5

References

  1. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. ^ 1981 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ 1982 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ 1981 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1981 NFL season results at NFL.com
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