1988 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League. 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.

1988 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bengals) 13–21
Pro Bowlers	QB Dave Krieg LB Rufus Porter
AP All-Pros	none

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 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 – 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 15 Jeff Kemp 17 Dave Krieg * 11 Kelly Stouffer Running backs 33 Tommie Agee 34 Kevin Harmon 43 Randall Morris 28 Curt Warner 32 John L. Williams FB Wide receivers 89 Brian Blades 83 Ray Butler 84 Louis Clark 81 Tommy Kane 80 Steve Largent 82 Paul Skansi 83 Jimmy Teal Tight ends 88 John Spagnola 86 Mike Tice		Offensive linemen 65 Edwin Bailey G 59 Blair Bush C 66 Stan Eisenhooth C 54 Grant Feasel C 60 Chris Godfrey G 70 Ron Mattes T 71 Bryan Millard G 73 Alvin Powell G 75 Mike Wilson T Defensive linemen 77 Jeff Bryant DE 67 Ken Clarke NT 79 Jacob Green DE 78 Doug Hollie DE 61 Alonzo Mitz DE 72 Joe Nash NT		Linebackers 55 Brian Bosworth 53 Darren Comeaux 56 Greg Gaines 52 M.L. Johnson 91 Darrin Miller 97 Rufus Porter * 58 Bruce Scholtz 57 Tony Woods 92 Dave Wyman Defensive backs 38 Lou Brock, Jr. 31 Vernon Dean 22 Nesby Glasgow 29 Dwayne Harper 31 David Hollis 23 Patrick Hunter CB 24 Mel Jenkins CB 21 Paul Moyer S 41 Eugene Robinson S 20 Terry Taylor CB Special teams 30 Bobby Joe Edmonds KR  9 Norm Johnson K  5 Ruben Rodriguez P		Reserve lists 51 Sam Merriman LB Practice squad Rookies in italics 54 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[7]

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

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com 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	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	NFL.com 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	Memorial Coliseum	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1988 NFL season results [10]

Postseason

Further information: 1988–89 NFL playoffs

Playoff round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
Wild Card	First-round bye
Divisonal	December 31	at Cincinnati Bengals (1)	L 13–21	0–1	Riverfront Stadium	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

• Date: August 11
• Game time: 7:30pm 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

	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 announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:29 (SEA 7–0) DEN – Orson Mobley 1-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 3:27 (Tied 7–7) 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 SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/30, 168 yds, 2 TD DEN – John Elway: 21/45, 259 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	0	7	10
Seahawks	3	28	0	0	31

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 1:02pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,512
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV: NBC
• Gamebook

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 KC – Stephone Paige 15-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:51 (SEA 31–10) Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg: 22/38, 244 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/22, 114 yds, 1 TD 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

	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 SD – Keith Browner 55-yard interception return (Vince Abbott kick), 9:27 (SD 7–0) 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 SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/18, 134 yds, 3 INT SD – Babe Laufenberg: 11/23, 112 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 60 yds SD – Gary Anderson: 19 car, 120 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 71 yds SD – Darren Flutie: 3 rec, 51 yds 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	10	14	7	38
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 1:02pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,382
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (CBS): Steve Zabriskie & Terry Bradshaw
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SF – Jerry Rice 1-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 6:02 (SF 7–0) 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 SF – Joe Montana: 20/29, 302 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 11/15, 133 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT 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

	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 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 SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 11/21, 164 yds ATL – Steve Dils: 18/32, 266 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 110 yds, 1 TD ATL – John Settle: 21 car, 115 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 59 yds ATL – Stacey Bailey: 2 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	6	0	3	16
Browns	7	0	0	3	10

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 1:00pm 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 CLE – Kevin Mack 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:20 (CLE 7–0) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:10 (Tied 7–7) 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 SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 9/17, 112 yds CLE – Don Strock: 12/20, 151 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 96 yds, 1 TD CLE – Kevin Mack: 15 car, 66 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Brian Blades: 2 rec, 33 yds CLE – Webster Slaughter: 4 rec, 59 yds 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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

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 NO – Bobby Hebert: 16/22, 185 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 27/46, 370 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT 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

	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 SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 14:56 (LA 10–3) LA – Robert Delpino 37-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 12:06 (LA 17–3) LA – Damone Johnson 1-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 4:34 (LA 24–3) 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 SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 16/24, 101 yds, 3 INT LA – Jim Everett: 20/27, 311 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 81 yds LA – Charles White: 15 car, 79 yds Top receivers SEA – Paul Skansi: 3 rec, 32 yds LA – Henry Ellard: 7 rec, 101 yds 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	14	14
Seahawks	3	7	0	7	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:39 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Brian Blades 23-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 0:52 (SEA 10–0) 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 SD – Mark Malone: 20/32, 169 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 14/28, 121 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SD – Tim Spencer: 8 car, 69 yds SEA – John L. Williams: 15 car, 73 yds Top receivers SD – Jamie Holland: 5 rec, 53 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 37 yds 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	7	0	3	13
Seahawks	0	3	0	0	3

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 1:03pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,074
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor & Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter BUF – Scott Norwood 27-yard field goal, 3:37 (BUF 3–0) 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 BUF – Jim Kelly: 16/25, 180 yds, 1 INT SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 10/22, 105 yds, 1 INT 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	7	3	7	7	24
Seahawks	7	3	7	10	27

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Game information

First quarter HOU – Drew Hill 57-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick), 10:19 (HOU 7–0) SEA – Brian Blades 23-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:42 (Tied 7–7) 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 HOU – Warren Moon: 13/22, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/26, 188 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers HOU – Alonzo Highsmith: 9 car, 80 yds SEA – John L. Williams: 13 car, 102 yds, 1 TD Top receivers HOU – Drew Hill: 8 rec, 139 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 2 rec, 46 yds 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

	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 KC – James Saxon 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:54 (KC 7–0) Second quarter KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:24 (KC 14–0) SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:01 (KC 14–7) 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 SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/30, 225 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT KC – Steve DeBerg: 16/26, 203 yds, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 50 yds KC – Herman Heard: 16 car, 84 yds Top receivers SEA – Brian Blades: 7 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD KC – Stephone Paige: 5 rec, 106 yds 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	14	6	7	0	27
Seahawks	7	14	0	14	35

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 6:08pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,641
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:30 (SEA 7–0) LA – Greg Townsend recovered fumble in end zone (Chris Bahr kick), 1:15 (Tied 7–7) LA – Tim Brown 49-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Chris Bahr kick), 0:05 (LA 14–7) 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 LA – Steve Beuerlein: 4/19, 89 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/28, 220 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT Top rushers LA – Marcus Allen: 8 car, 75 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 27 car, 130 yds 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

	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 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 SEA – Ray Butler 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:14 (SEA 7–6) NE – Bob Perryman 1-yard run (Jason Staurovsky kick), 8:44 (NE 13–7) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/20, 62 yds, 1 TD NE – Doug Flutie: 9/10, 47 yds, 1 INT 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	7	14
Seahawks	7	21	14	0	42

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 11
• Game time: 5:05pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,838
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – John L. Williams 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:38 (SEA 7–0) 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 DEN – John Elway: 21/34, 270 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/22, 220 yds, 2 TD Top rushers DEN – Sammy Winder: 8 car, 42 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 126 yds, 4 TD 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	9	14	6	43
Raiders	7	10	10	10	37

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

• Date: December 18
• Game time: 1:02pm 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 LA – Tim Brown 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 9:00 (LA 7–0) SEA – Steve Largent 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:25 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:06 (SEA 14–7) 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 SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/32, 410 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT LA – Jay Schroeder: 22/49, 354 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT 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

Main article: 1988–89 NFL playoffs

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: 4:05 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: NBC
• 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 SEA – John L. Williams 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:40 (CIN 21–7) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (PAT failed), 6:05 (CIN 21–13) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 24/50, 297 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT CIN – Boomer Esiason: 7/19, 108 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 8 car, 11 yds CIN – Ickey Woods: 23 car, 126 yds, 1 TD 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.
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External links

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