1988 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won their first division title in the AFC West. They won the division with only a 9–7 record and finished with only a +10-point differential.

The team never went under .500 during the season and clinched the AFC West in week 16 with a 43–37 shootout win over the Los Angeles Raiders. The Seahawks were the #3 seed in the AFC playoffs; they lost 21–13 on the road in the Divisional round to the top-seeded Cincinnati Bengals on December 31.[1][2][3]

In late August, Ken Behring and partner Ken Hofmann purchased the team from the Nordstrom family for $80 million.[4][5][6]

1988 NFL Draft

1988 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/Pick Player Position College
2/49 Brian Blades Wide receiver Miami (FL)
3/75 Tommy Kane Wide Receiver Syracuse
4/101 Kevin Harmon Running back Iowa
6/158 Roy Hart Nose tackle South Carolina
7/185 Ray Jackson Defensive back Ohio State
8/215 Robert Tyler Tight end South Carolina State
9/242 Deatrich Wise Nose Tackle Jackson State
10/269 Derwin Jones Defensive end Miami (FL)
11/284 Rick McLeod Offensive tackle Washington
11/299 Dwayne Harper Defensive Back South Carolina State
12/326 Dave DesRochers Offensive Tackle San Diego State

Personnel

Staff

1988 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Owner – Ken Behring
  • 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 athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel
  • Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik

Head coaches

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


Final roster

1988 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 62 Roland Barbay NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 55 Brian Bosworth LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 69 Dave Des Rochers T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 63 Roy Hart NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 81 Tommy Kane WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 13 Bruce Mathison QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 51 Sam Merriman LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 73 Alvin Powell G/T (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 87 Robert Tyler TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Rookies in italics
 47 active, 9 inactive

[7]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1989 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 4 Phoenix Cardinals W 21–7 1–0 Kingdome Recap
2 August 11 at Detroit Lions W 16–13 (OT) 2–0 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
3 August 19 Buffalo Bills W 30–13 3–0 Kingdome Recap
4 August 26 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–27 3–1 Candlestick Park Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[8][9]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 4 at Denver Broncos W 21–14 1–0 Mile High Stadium Recap
2 September 11 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–10 2–0 Kingdome Recap
3 September 18 at San Diego Chargers L 6–17 2–1 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
4 September 25 San Francisco 49ers L 7–38 2–2 Kingdome Recap
5 October 2 at Atlanta Falcons W 31–20 3–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Recap
6 October 9 at Cleveland Browns W 16–10 4–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap
7 October 16 New Orleans Saints L 19–20 4–3 Kingdome Recap
8 October 23 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–31 4–4 Anaheim Stadium Recap
9 October 30 San Diego Chargers W 17–14 5–4 Kingdome Recap
10 November 6 Buffalo Bills L 3–13 5–5 Kingdome Recap
11 November 13 Houston Oilers W 27–24 6–5 Kingdome Recap
12 November 20 at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–27 6–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
13 November 28 Los Angeles Raiders W 35–27 7–6 Kingdome Recap
14 December 4 at New England Patriots L 7–13 7–7 Sullivan Stadium Recap
15 December 11 Denver Broncos W 42–14 8–7 Kingdome Recap
16 December 18 at Los Angeles Raiders W 43–37 9–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1988 NFL season results[10]

Postseason

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional December 31 at Cincinnati Bengals (1) L 13–21 0–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap

Standings

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Seattle Seahawks(3) 9 7 0 .563 6–2 8–4 339 329 W2
Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 3–5 5–7 327 352 W1
Los Angeles Raiders 7 9 0 .438 6–2 6–6 325 369 L2
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 3–5 4–8 231 332 W2
Kansas City Chiefs 4 11 1 .281 2–6 4–9–1 254 320 L2

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 007
Seahawks 14 0 7021

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 4
  • Game time: 7:34 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 54,778
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • Gamebook

Week P2: at Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 0 0 310316
Lions 7 6 00013

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: August 11
  • Game time: 7:30 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 37,993
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Buffalo Bills

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 10 3013
Seahawks 3 0 141330

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 7:34 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 47,000
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • Gamebook

Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 14021
49ers 0 0 20727

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 26
  • Game time: 6:05 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), wind variable 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 53,357
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Denver Broncos

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 14021
Broncos 0 7 0714

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: September 4
  • Game time: 2:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 20% humidity, wind N 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,986
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Ray Butler 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:23 (SEA 14–7)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:41 (SEA 21–7)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Mark Jackson 20-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:14 (SEA 21–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 16 car, 79 yds
  • DEN – Tony Dorsett: 9 car, 32 yds

Top receivers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 82 yds
  • DEN – Steve Sewell: 5 rec, 81 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 152 – 178 – 330 – 1
  • DEN – 226 – 76 – 302 – 3

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 0710
Seahawks 3 28 0031

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 6:44 (SEA 3–0)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 1:11 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:37 (SEA 10–3)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:26 (SEA 17–3)
  • SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51 (SEA 24–3)
  • SEA – Jacob Green recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37 (SEA 31–3)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

  • KC – Paul Palmer: 14 car, 44 yds
  • SEA – Curt Warner: 20 car, 72 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • KC – Paul Palmer: 8 rec, 105 yds
  • SEA – Brian Blades: 3 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • KC – 236 – 50 – 286 – 6
  • SEA – 107 – 156 – 263 – 1

Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 036
Chargers 7 3 0717

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: September 18
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: hazy, 70 °F (21 °C), 74% humidity, wind WNW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 44,449
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Ray Scott and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – Vince Abbott 48-yard field goal, 13:07 (SD 10–0)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 1:53 (SD 10–3)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:27 (SD 10–6)
  • SD – Gary Anderson 25-yard run (Vince Abbott kick), 4:05 (SD 17–6)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 60 yds
  • SD – Gary Anderson: 19 car, 120 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 194 – 105 – 299 – 4
  • SD – 78 – 159 – 237 – 1

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 7 10 14738
Seahawks 0 0 707

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SF – John Frank 1-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 7:55 (SF 14–0)
  • SF – Mike Cofer 21-yard field goal, 1:57 (SF 17–0)

Third quarter

  • SF – Jerry Rice 69-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 10:05 (SF 24–0)
  • SF – Jerry Rice 60-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 2:25 (SF 31–0)
  • SEA – Ray Butler 46-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 1:24 (SF 31–7)

Fourth quarter

  • SF – Mike Wilson 16-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick), 4:07 (SF 38–7)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SF – Roger Craig: 21 car, 107 yds
  • SEA – Curt Warner: 9 car, 29 yds

Top receivers

  • SF – Jerry Rice: 6 rec, 163 yds, 3 TD
  • SEA – Ray Butler: 2 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SF – 341 – 239 – 580 – 1
  • SEA – 125 – 29 – 154 – 5

Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 7731
Falcons 3 0 10720

at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: rain, 73 °F (23 °C), 65% humidity, wind SE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,619
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Kevin Slaten & Jerry Kramer
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • ATL – Greg Davis 32-yard field goal, 6:20 (ATL 3–0)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 12-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:04 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

  • SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:33 (SEA 14–3)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 44-yard field goal, 0:10 (SEA 17–3)

Third quarter

  • ATL – Greg Davis 31-yard field goal, 11:00 (SEA 17–6)
  • ATL – Stacey Bailey 45-yard pass from Steve Dils (Greg Davis kick), 6:51 (SEA 17–13)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:40 (SEA 24–13)

Fourth quarter

  • ATL– Steve Dils 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 8:01 (SEA 24–20)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:21 (SEA 31–20)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 149 – 168 – 317 – 1
  • ATL – 245 – 140 – 385 – 4

Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 6 0316
Browns 7 0 0310

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 53 °F (12 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 78,605
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor & Joe Namath
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 10:25 (SEA 10–7)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 38-yard field goal, 0:05 (SEA 13–7)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 8:55 (SEA 16–7)
  • CLE – Matt Bahr 23-yard field goal, 2:40 (SEA 16–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 101 – 126 – 227 – 1
  • CLE – 174 – 160 – 334 – 4

Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 10 7320
Seahawks 3 3 6719

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 63,569
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton & Dan Fouts
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NO – Eric Martin 19-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick), 9:25 (NO 7–3)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 47-yard field goal, 3:55 (NO 7–6)
  • NO – Morten Andersen 23-yard field goal, 0:00 (NO 10–6)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 11:23 (NO 10–9)
  • NO – Dave Waymer 58-yard blocked field goal return (Morten Andersen kick), 2:09 (NO 17–9)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 1:31 (NO 17–12)

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Morten Andersen 31-yard field goal, 6:50 (NO 20–12)
  • SEA – Brian Blades 3-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 0:38 (NO 20–19)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • NO – Rueben Mayes: 18 car, 78 yds
  • SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 35 yds

Top receivers

  • NO – Eric Martin: 6 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Brian Blades: 8 rec, 145 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NO – 177 – 141 – 318 – 3
  • SEA – 341 – 93 – 434 – 2

Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 0710
Rams 10 14 7031

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: hazy, 75 °F (24 °C), 83% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 57,033
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook[permanent dead link]
Game information

First quarter

  • LA – Greg Bell 1-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 13:02 (LA 7–0)
  • LA – Mike Lansford 39-yard field goal, 4:43 (LA 10–0)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • LA – Aaron Cox 32-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 12:30 (LA 31–3)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Vernon Dean 62-yard blocked field goal return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:14 (LA 31–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 81 yds
  • LA – Charles White: 15 car, 79 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 143 – 153 – 296 – 5
  • LA – 311 – 154 – 465 – 3

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 01414
Seahawks 3 7 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 59,641
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Larry Csonka
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Anthony Miller 11-yard pass from Mark Malone (Vince Abbott kick), 13:11 (SEA 10–7)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 6-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 3:43 (SEA 17–7)
  • SD – Anthony Miller 10-yard pass from Mark Malone (Vince Abbott kick), 0:53 (SEA 17–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SD – Tim Spencer: 8 car, 69 yds
  • SEA – John L. Williams: 15 car, 73 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SD – 169 – 130 – 299 – 3
  • SEA – 109 – 126 – 235 – 0

Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 7 0313
Seahawks 0 3 003

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 6:24 (Tied 3–3)
  • BUF – Robb Riddick 1-yard run (Scott Norwood kick), 1:57 (BUF 10–3)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • BUF – Scott Norwood 23-yard field goal, 2:38 (BUF 13–3)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • BUF – Robb Riddick: 18 car, 75 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – John L. Williams: 5 car, 33 yds
  • SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 33 yds

Top receivers

  • BUF – Trumaine Johnson: 5 rec, 52 yds
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 2 rec, 56 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • BUF – 194 – 142 – 336 – 2
  • SEA – 73 – 72 – 145 – 2

Week 11: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 7 3 7724
Seahawks 7 3 71027

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,446
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • HOU – Tony Zendejas 52-yard field goal, 14:07 (HOU 10–7)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 6:34 (Tied 10–10)

Third quarter

  • HOU – Allen Pinkett 2-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 9:28 (HOU 17–10)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:48 (Tied 17–17)

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Warren Moon 11-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 11:47 (HOU 24–17)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 44-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:17 (Tied 24–24)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 27–24)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • HOU – Alonzo Highsmith: 9 car, 80 yds
  • SEA – John L. Williams: 13 car, 102 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • HOU – 182 – 237 – 419 – 1
  • SEA – 188 – 177 – 365 – 1

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 71024
Chiefs 7 7 31027

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 12:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 34 °F (1 °C), 61% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,152
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould & Jimmy Cefalo
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – James Saxon 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:54 (KC 7–0)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Terry Taylor 27-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:04 (Tied 14–14)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 2:18 (KC 17–14)

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Steve DeBerg 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:38 (KC 24–14)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 10:13 (KC 24–17)
  • SEA – Brian Blades 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:20 (Tied 24–24)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 046: (KC 27–24)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 50 yds
  • KC – Herman Heard: 16 car, 84 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 208 – 105 – 313 – 2
  • KC – 203 – 162 – 365 – 2

Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 14 6 7027
Seahawks 7 14 01435

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Brian Blades 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:18 (Tied 14–14)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal, 6:45 (LA 17–14)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal, 1:50 (LA 20–14)
  • SEA – Paul Skansi 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:29 (SEA 21–20)

Third quarter

  • LA – Steve Smith 4-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:23 (LA 27–21)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:17 (SEA 28–27)
  • SEA – Louis Clark 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:40 (SEA 35–27)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • LA – Tim Brown: 4 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • LA – 144 – 113 – 257 – 2
  • SEA – 212 – 247 – 459 – 5

Week 14: at New England Patriots

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 707
Patriots 0 6 7013

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 31 °F (−1 °C), 44% humidity, wind W 25 miles per hour (40 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 59,086
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • NE – Jason Staurovsky 34-yard field goal, 13:01 (NE 3–0)
  • NE – Jason Staurovsky 22-yard field goal, 9:21 (NE 6–0)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 10 car, 20 yds
  • NE – John Stephens: 31 car, 121 yds

Top receivers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 37 yds
  • NE – Stanley Morgan: 1 rec, 19 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 45 – 20 – 65 – 1
  • NE – 41 – 171 – 212 – 3

Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 7 0714
Seahawks 7 21 14042

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:36 (SEA 14–0)
  • DEN – Mark Jackson 15-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 11:05 (SEA 14–7)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:46 (SEA 21–7)
  • SEA – John Spagnola 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:33 (SEA 28–7)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Curt Warner 13-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:15 (SEA 35–7)
  • SEA – Curt Warner 12-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:47 (SEA 42–7)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Steve Sewell 3-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:28 (SEA 42–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • DEN – Mark Jackson: 7 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 76 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 301 – 101 – 402 – 1
  • SEA – 220 – 230 – 450 – 0

Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 9 14643
Raiders 7 10 101037

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C), 77% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 61,127
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • LA – Willie Gault 51-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 14:52 (Tied 14–14)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 12:14 (SEA 17–14)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal, 7:32 (Tied 17–17)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 20–17)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 0:13 (SEA 23–17)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Brian Blades 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:17 (SEA 30–17)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 28-yard field goal, 7:49 (SEA 30–20)
  • SEA – John L. Williams 75-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:26 (SEA 37–20)
  • LA – Steve Smith 4-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 1:11 (SEA 37–27)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 14:46 (SEA 40–27)
  • LA – Mervyn Fernandez 54-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 12:54 (SEA 40–34)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 5:18 (SEA 43–34)
  • LA – Chris Bahr 24-yard field goal, 2:21 (SEA 43–37)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 14 car, 59 yds
  • LA – Bo Jackson: 14 car, 67 yds

Top receivers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 7 rec, 180 yds, 1 TD
  • LA – Mervyn Fernandez: 4 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 389 – 101 – 490 – 3
  • LA – 331 – 111 – 442 – 1

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC.

AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Cincinnati Bengals

AFC Divisional Playoff: #3 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 01313
Bengals 7 14 0021

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 4:05 pm EST
  • Game weather: cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C), 60% humidity, wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 58,560
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • CIN – Stanley Wilson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 9:11 (CIN 7–0)

Second quarter

  • CIN – Stanley Wilson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 11:35 (CIN 14–0)
  • CIN – Ickey Woods 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 7:40 (CIN 21–0)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – John L. Williams: 11 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD
  • CIN – Rodney Holman: 3 rec, 44 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA –276 – 18 – 294 – 3
  • CIN – 91 – 254 – 345 – 2

References

  1. ^ Pierson, Don (January 1, 1989). "Seahawks rushed out early". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Chicago Tribune). p. C1.
  2. ^ Wojciechowski, Gene (January 1, 1989). "It's no act – Seahawks fall to Bengals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 6E.
  3. ^ "Bengals' defense cages Seahawks". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. January 2, 1989. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "'Hawks sale still pending; Young returns to practice". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. August 29, 1988. p. C1.
  5. ^ "Seahawks owner has a Super goal". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 30, 1988. p. B1.
  6. ^ Cour, Jim (August 31, 1988). "New owner has partner". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. D5.
  7. ^ "Pro Football Statistics and History". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  8. ^ 1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  9. ^ 1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  10. ^ 1988 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1988 NFL season results at NFL.com
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