1988 Seattle Seahawks season

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1988 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach Chuck Knox
Home field Kingdome
Results
Record 9–7
Division place 1st AFC West
Playoff finish Lost Cincinnati 21–13

The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League. The Seahawks won its first Division title in the AFC West for the first time in franchise history.

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 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



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
54 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad

[1]

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

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site Attendance TV Recap
Final score Team record
1 August 4 7:30pm PDT Phoenix Cardinals W 21-7 1–0 Kingdome 54,778 -- Recap
2 August 11 4:30pm PDT at Detroit Lions W 16-13 OT 2–0 Silverdome 37,993 -- Recap
3 August 19 7:30pm PDT Buffalo Bills W 30-13 3–0 Kingdome 47,000 -- Recap
4 August 26 6:00pm PDT at San Francisco 49ers L 21-27 3–1 Candlestick Park 53,357 -- Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2][3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site Attendance TV Recap
Final score Team record
1 September 4 1:00pm PDT at Denver Broncos W 21–14 1–0 Mile High Stadium 75,986 NBC Recap
2 September 11 1:00pm PDT Kansas City Chiefs W 31–10 2–0 Kingdome 61,512 NBC Recap
3 September 18 1:00pm PDT at San Diego Chargers L 6–17 2–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 44,449 NBC Recap
4 September 25 1:00pm PDT San Francisco 49ers L 7–38 2–2 Kingdome 62,382 CBS Recap
5 October 2 10:00am PDT at Atlanta Falcons W 31–20 3–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 28,619 NBC Recap
6 October 9 10:00am PDT at Cleveland Browns W 16–10 4–2 Cleveland Stadium 78,605 NBC Recap
7 October 16 1:00pm PDT New Orleans Saints L 19–20 4–3 Kingdome 63,569 CBS Recap
8 October 23 1:00pm PDT at Los Angeles Rams L 10–31 4–4 Anaheim Stadium 57,033 NBC Recap
9 October 30 1:00pm PST San Diego Chargers W 17–14 5–4 Kingdome 59,641 NBC Recap
10 November 6 1:00pm PST Buffalo Bills L 3–13 5–5 Kingdome 61,074 NBC Recap
11 November 13 1:00pm PST Houston Oilers W 27–24 6–5 Kingdome 60,446 NBC Recap
12 November 20 10:00am PST at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–27 6–6 Arrowhead Stadium 33,152 NBC Recap
13 November 28 6:00pm PST Los Angeles Raiders W 35–27 7–6 Kingdome 62,641 ABC Recap
14 December 4 10:00am PST at New England Patriots L 7–13 7–7 Sullivan Stadium 59,086 NBC Recap
15 December 11 5:00pm PST Denver Broncos W 42–14 8–7 Kingdome 62,838 ESPN Recap
16 December 18 1:00pm PST at Los Angeles Raiders W 43–37 9–7 Memorial Coliseum 61,127 NBC Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1988 NFL season results [4]

Postseason

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent (seed) Results Game Site Attendance TV Recap
Final score Team record
WC First-round bye
DIV December 31 1:05pm PST at Cincinnati Bengals (1) L 13–21 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 58,560 NBC Recap

Standings

AFC West
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
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 7 0 0 7
Seahawks 14 0 7 0 21

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 4
  • Game time: 7:34pm 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
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Seahawks 0 0 3 10 3 16
Lions 7 6 0 0 0 13

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Week P3: vs. Buffalo Bills

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Bills 0 10 3 0 13
Seahawks 3 0 14 13 30

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 7:34pm 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 14 0 21
49ers 0 0 20 7 27

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 26
  • Game time: 6:05pm 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 14 0 21
Broncos 0 7 0 7 14

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: September 4
  • Game time: 2:00pm 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: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • no scoring
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
Top receivers
  • SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 82 yds
  • DEN – Steve Sewell: 5 rec, 81 yds
Team – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 3 0 0 7 10
Seahawks 3 28 0 0 31

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
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Paul Palmer: 8 rec, 105 yds
  • SEA – Brian Blades: 3 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD
Team – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 3 0 3 6
Chargers 7 3 0 7 17

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: September 18
  • Game time: 1:00pm 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: NBC
  • 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
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
Top receivers
Team – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 7 10 14 7 38
Seahawks 0 0 7 0 7

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
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – passrushtotalto
  • SF – 341 – 239 – 580 – 1
  • SEA – 125 – 29 – 154 – 5

Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 7 10 7 7 31
Falcons 3 0 10 7 20

at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 1:00pm 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
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 – passrushtotalto
  • SEA – 149 – 168 – 317 – 1
  • ATL – 245 – 140 – 385 – 4

Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 7 6 0 3 16
Browns 7 0 0 3 10

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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
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 – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 10 7 3 20
Seahawks 3 3 6 7 19

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information
First quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 6:13 (SEA 3–0)
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
Top receivers
Team – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 3 0 7 10
Rams 10 14 7 0 31

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 1:02pm 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: NBC
  • Gamebook
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
Top receivers
Team – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Chargers 0 0 0 14 14
Seahawks 3 7 0 7 17

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information
First quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:39 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • no scoring
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
Top receivers
Team – passrushtotalto
  • SD – 169 – 130 – 299 – 3
  • SEA – 109 – 126 – 235 – 0

Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Bills 3 7 0 3 13
Seahawks 0 3 0 0 3

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
Fourth quarter
  • BUF – Scott Norwood 23-yard field goal, 2:38 (BUF 13–3)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – passrushtotalto
  • BUF – 194 – 142 – 336 – 2
  • SEA – 73 – 72 – 145 – 2

Week 11: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Oilers 7 3 7 7 24
Seahawks 7 3 7 10 27

at Kingdome, Seattle

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
Top receivers
Team – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 7 10 24
Chiefs 7 7 3 10 27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 12:00pm 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: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
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
Top receivers
Team – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 14 6 7 0 27
Seahawks 7 14 0 14 35

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
Team – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 0 7 0 7
Patriots 0 6 7 0 13

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:00pm 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: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • no scoring
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
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 37 yds
  • NE – Stanley Morgan: 1 rec, 19 yds
Team – passrushtotalto
  • SEA – 45 – 20 – 65 – 1
  • NE – 41 – 171 – 212 – 3

Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 7 0 7 14
Seahawks 7 21 14 0 42

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
Team – passrushtotalto
  • 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 14 9 14 6 43
Raiders 7 10 10 10 37

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • LA – Willie Gault 51-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 8:00 (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
Top receivers
  • SEA – John L. Williams: 7 rec, 180 yds, 1 TD
  • LA – Mervyn Fernandez: 4 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD
Team – passrushtotalto
  • SEA – 389 – 101 – 490 – 3
  • LA – 331 – 111 – 442 – 1

Postseason

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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
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 0 0 13 13
Bengals 7 14 0 0 21

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 4:05pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C), 60% humidity, wind SE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 58,560
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
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
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – passrushtotalto
  • SEA –276 – 18 – 294 – 3
  • CIN – 91 – 254 – 345 – 2

References

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  2. 1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. 1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. 1988 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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