NFL team season
The 1984 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's ninth season with the National Football League (NFL). The season opener was moved from Sunday to Monday afternoon on Labor Day to avoid a conflict with a Seattle Mariners baseball game.
The 1984 Seahawks were a well-balanced team on offense and defense. The 1984 Seahawks season was the Seahawks' best season as a team in the AFC West. They scored 418 points (26.1 per game), and gave up only 282 points (17.6 per game), both ranked 5th in the NFL. Their point differential of +136 points was third in the NFL; the Seahawks' giveaway/takeaway ratio was +24, best in the league. The team's 63 defensive takeaways is the most in NFL history for a 16-game schedule, and the most since the merger .[ 1]
The team's offense boasted a 3,000-yard passer in quarterback Dave Krieg (3,671 yards), and a 1,000-yard wide receiver in Steve Largent (74 receptions for 1,164 yards). The passing attack more than made up for the loss of star running back Curt Warner , who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener.
The Seahawks's defensive line generated an outstanding pass rush, with defensive ends Jeff Bryant and Jacob Green registering 14.5 and 13 sacks, respectively. Safety Kenny Easley led the team and league with 10 interceptions.[ 2] Easley, Green, and NT Joe Nash made the All-Pro team .
In a wild week-10 game against the Kansas City Chiefs , the Seahawks intercepted Kansas City's quarterbacks six times, and returned four of them for touchdowns. All the touchdown returns were for over 50 yards.[ 3] In the game, the Seahawks set NFL records for most yards returning interceptions (325), and most interceptions-for-touchdowns in a game (4).
Seattle would make the playoffs for the second straight season. They defeated the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders 13–7 in the wild card round avenging their 1983 loss. However, they were not able to advance past the Miami Dolphins , as they lost in Miami 31–10 to a powerful Dolphins squad led by record setting second year quarterback Dan Marino , who they had defeated in the playoffs the previous season. After this season, the Seahawks wouldn't win another playoff game until their Super Bowl-appearing 2005 season .
1984 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 athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel
Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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
1984 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
54 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad
[ 4]
Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1985 Pro Bowl .
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[ 5] [ 6]
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1984 NFL season results [ 7]
Week P1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ]
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
21
3 7 38
Buccaneers
0
0
0 0 0
at Fawcett Stadium , Canton, Ohio
Week P2: vs. Buffalo Bills [ edit ]
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bills
0
0
3 0 3
Seahawks
0
7
0 0 7
at Kingdome , Seattle
Week P3: at Detroit Lions [ edit ]
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
14
7
0 7 28
Lions
7
10
0 7 24
at Silverdome , Pontiac, Michigan
Week P4: vs. St. Louis Cardinals [ edit ]
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals
7
0
0 0 7
Seahawks
0
7
10 0 17
at Kingdome , Seattle
Week P5: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ]
Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
0
0 7 7
49ers
7
7
3 0 17
at Candlestick Park , San Francisco
Date : Game time : 6:07 pm local Game weather : clear, 68 °F (20 °C), wind N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 49,219Referee : Jerry Seeman TV : KING Gamebook
Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns [ edit ]
Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Browns
0
0
0 0 0
Seahawks
7
13
13 0 33
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 6:25 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Paul Johns 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:13 (SEA 17–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 50-yard field goal, 0:24 (SEA 20–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 6:12 (SEA 23–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 5:35 (SEA 26–0)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Daryl Turner 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:19 (SEA 33–0)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
CLE – 68 – 52 – 120 – 5
SEA – 162 – 145 – 307 – 3
Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers [ edit ]
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
10
0
0 7 17
Seahawks
0
10
7 14 31
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:34 (SD 10–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 0:01 (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
SEA – Dave Krieg 37-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:17 (SEA 17–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Dave Krieg 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:10 (SEA 24–10)
SEA – Daryl Turner 22-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:34 (SEA 31–10)
SD – Eric Sievers 4-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:24 (SEA 31–17)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SD – 318 – 97 – 415 – 8
SEA – 257 – 173 – 430 – 2
Week 3: at New England Patriots [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NE – Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal, 6:31 (NE 24–23)
NE – Mosi Tatupu 10-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 5:30 (NE 31–23)
NE – Irving Fryar 15-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 1:56 (NE 38–23)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 215 – 37 – 252 – 3
NE – 102 – 189 – 291 – 2
The Seahawks saw the Patriots erase a 23–0 deficit with 38 unanswered points led by new quarterback Tony Eason , who took over halfway through the game for Steve Grogan .
Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears [ edit ]
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
7
0
0 2 9
Seahawks
7
3
21 7 38
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 13:16 (SEA 10–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Dave Krieg 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:37 (SEA 17–7)
SEA – Eric Lane 55-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:45 (SEA 24–7)
SEA – Joe Nash recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 3:46 (SEA 31–7)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
CHI – 165 – 136 – 301 – 6
SEA – 110 – 93 – 203 – 1
Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings [ edit ]
Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
3
0 10 20
Vikings
3
3
3 3 12
at Metrodome , Minneapolis , Minnesota
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
MIN – Jan Stenerud 44-yard field goal, 1:01 (SEA 7–6)
SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA 10–6)
Third quarter
MIN – Jan Stenerud 28-yard field goal, 8:12 (SEA 10–9)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 14:57 (SEA 13–9)
MIN – Jan Stenerud 34-yard field goal, 3:59 (SEA 13–12)
SEA – Eric Lane 40-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:08 (SEA 20–12)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 217 – 192 – 409 – 4
MIN – 196 – 138 – 334 – 4
Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders [ edit ]
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
7
0 7 14
Raiders
0
14
0 14 28
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles
Date : October 7Game time : 1:00 pm local Game weather : hazy, 80 °F (27 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)Game attendance : 77,904Referee : Ben Dreith TV announcers (NBC ) : Dick Enberg and Merlin OlsenGamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
SEA – David Hughes 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:57 (Tied 14–14)
LA – Marcus Allen 58-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 5:32 (LA 21–14)
LA – Rod Martin 14-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick), 5:13 (LA 28–14)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent : 4 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD
LA – Marcus Allen: 4 rec, 173 yds, 1 TD
Team – – – –
SEA – 61 – 131 – 192 – 3
LA – 296 – 79 – 375 – 2
Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills [ edit ]
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bills
0
14
7 7 28
Seahawks
17
0
7 7 31
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
BUF – Preston Dennard 38-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick), 11:10 (BUF 28–24)
SEA – Steve Largent 51-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:07 (SEA 31–28)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
BUF – 214 – 142 – 356 – 4
SEA – 197 – 41 – 238 – 3
Week 8: at Green Bay Packers [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 12:14 (GB 17–10)
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 1:11 (GB 17–13)
SEA – Eric Lane 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:09 (SEA 20–17)
Third quarter
SEA – Daryl Turner 25-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:13 (SEA 27–17)
GB – Gerry Ellis 8-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Al Del Greco kick), 1:10 (SEA 27–24)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 45-yard field goal, 8:36 (SEA 30–24)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 281 – 97 – 378 – 2
GB – 312 – 92 – 404 – 3
Week 9: at San Diego Chargers [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:08 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37 (SEA 17–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:12 (SEA 24–0)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 274 – 81 – 355 – 3
SD – 153 – 48 – 201 – 4
Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ]
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
0
0 0 0
Seahawks
3
28
7 7 45
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Dave Brown 90-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:29 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Keith Simpson 76-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 11:18 (SEA 17–0)
SEA – Dan Doornink 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:47 (SEA 24–0)
SEA – Mike Tice 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:42 (SEA 31–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Dave Brown 56-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 12:40 (SEA 38–0)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Kenny Easley 58-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:35 (SEA 45–0)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
KC – 196 – 78 – 274 – 6
SEA – 129 – 132 – 261 – 1
Week 11: vs. Los Angeles Raiders [ edit ]
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
0
7
0 7 14
Seahawks
0
0
17 0 17
at Kingdome , Seattle
Date : November 12Game time : 6:05 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 64,001Referee : Jim Tunney TV announcers (ABC ) : Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and O. J. SimpsonGamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 12:21 (LA 7–3)
SEA – Byron Walker 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:17 (SEA 10–7)
SEA – Daryl Turner 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:02 (SEA 17–7)
Fourth quarter
LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 13:38 (SEA 17–14)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
LA – 169 – 141 – 310 – 6
SEA – 122 – 85 – 207 – 2
Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ]
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
10
0 9 26
Bengals
0
3
3 0 6
at Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati , Ohio
Date : November 18Game time : 1:00 pm local Game weather : rain/snow 34 °F (1 °C), 71% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 50,280Referee : Gordon McCarter TV announcers (NBC ) : Don Criqui and Bob TrumpyGamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:27 (SEA 14–0)
CIN – Jim Breech 30-yard field goal, 3:54 (SEA 14–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 0:08 (SEA 17–3)
Third quarter
CIN – Jim Breech 33-yard field goal, 0:38 (SEA 17–6)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA −104 – 120 – 224 – 1
CIN – 115 – 162 – 277 – 5
Week 13: at Denver Broncos [ edit ]
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
3
7 10 27
Broncos
3
7
7 7 24
at Mile High Stadium , Denver , Colorado
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 14:42 (SEA 10–3)
DEN – Butch Johnson 19-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:53 (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
SEA – David Hughes 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:14 (SEA 17–10)
DEN – Gene Lang 2-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 7:16 (Tied 17–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Steve Largent 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:25 (SEA 24–17)
SEA – Norm Johnson 28-yard field goal, 6:32 (SEA 27–17)
DEN – Gene Lang 9-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:25 (SEA 27–24)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 406 – 60 – 466 – 0
DEN – 258 – 93 – 351 – 2
Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions [ edit ]
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
3
14
0 0 17
Seahawks
7
14
0 17 38
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DET – Ken Jenkins 25-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 1:59 (DET 10–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:24 (SEA 14–10)
DET – James Jones 15-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick), 11:51 (DET 17–14)
SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:24 (SEA 21–17)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
SEA – Daryl Turner 51-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:43 (SEA 28–17)
SEA – Norm Johnson 36-yard field goal, 5:06 (SEA 31–17)
SEA – Mike Tice 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:03 (SEA 38–17)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
DET – 139 – 108 – 247 – 2
SEA – 275 – 113 – 388 – 2
Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
KC – Carlos Carson 25-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:32 (KC 31–7)
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 12:17 (KC 34–7)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 307 – 66 – 373 – 6
KC – 325 – 91 – 416 – 0
Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos [ edit ]
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Broncos
10
0
14 7 31
Seahawks
0
7
7 0 14
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
DEN – John Elway 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 12:35 (DEN 7–0)
DEN – Rich Karlis 34-yard field goal, 5:02 (DEN 10–0)
Second quarter
Third quarter
DEN – James Wright 14-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 12:26 (DEN 17–7)
DEN – Steve Foley 40-yard interception return (Rich Karlis kick), 4:25 (DEN 24–7)
SEA – Charle Young 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51 (DEN 24–14)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Rick Parros 4-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 14:14 (DEN 31–14)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
DEN – 148 – 143 – 291 – 4
SEA – 306 – 79 – 385 – 3
Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.
AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs #5 Los Angeles Raiders[ edit ]
AFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Los Angeles Raiders at #4 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
0
0
0 7 7
Seahawks
0
7
3 3 13
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 13:31 (SEA 10–0)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
LA – Marcus Allen: 5 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Daryl Turner : 1 rec, 26 yds, 1 TD
Team – – – –
LA – 135 – 105 – 240 – 3
SEA – 46 – 205 – 251 – 0
AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Miami Dolphins[ edit ]
AFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
10
0 0 10
Dolphins
7
7
14 3 31
at Miami Orange Bowl , Miami , Florida
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
MIA – Bruce Hardy 3-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 4:25 (MIA 21–10)
MIA – Mark Clayton 33-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick), 2:25 (MIA 28–10)
Fourth quarter
MIA – Uwe von Schamann 37-yard field goal, 11:28 (MIA 31–10)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 216 – 51 – 267 – 1
MIA – 262 – 143 – 405 – 2
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending Takeaways.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 Seattle Seahawks
^ Dave Brown, 90-yard return for TD; Keith Simpson, 76-yard return for TD; Dave Brown, 56-yard return for TD; Kenny Easley, 58-yard return for TD: Pro-Football-Reference.com: Kansas City Chiefs 0 at Seattle Seahawks 45, Sunday, November 4, 1984
^ "Home" . pro-football-reference.com .
^ 1984 Seahawks Media Guide , accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1985 Seahawks Media Guide , accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1984 NFL season results , NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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