1985 Seattle Seahawks season

1985 Seattle Seahawks season
1985 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Nordstrom family
General manager	Mike McCormack
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home stadium	Kingdome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	WR Steve Largent (1st team); SS Kenny Easley (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	WR Steve Largent; LB Fredd Young; SS Kenny Easley

The 1985 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with an 8–8 record and a 3rd place finish in the AFC West and missed the playoffs.

Offseason

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1985 Seattle Seahawks draft
2	53	Owen Gill	RB	Iowa
3	81	Danny Greene	WR	Washington
4	109	Tony Davis	TE	Missouri
5	123	Mark Napolitan	C	Michigan St
5	128	Arnold Brown	DB	NC Central
5	137	Johnnie Jones	RB	Tennessee
7	193	Ron Mattes	OT	Virginia
8	221	Judious Lewis	WR	Arkansas St
9	248	Bob Otto	DE	Idaho St
10	277	John Conner	QB	Arizona
10	280	James Bowers	DB	Memphis
11	305	Louis Cooper	LB	Western Carolina
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1985 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Eugene Robinson	Safety	Colgate

Personnel

Staff

**1985 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 Head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach – Tom Catlin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ray Prochaska Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Offensive backs – Chick Harris Receivers – Steve Moore Tight ends – Rusty Tillman Offensive line – Kent Stephenson			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

Final roster

**1985 Seattle Seahawks roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 7 Gale Gilbert 17 Dave Krieg Running backs (RB) 46 David Hughes 37 Eric Lane 43 Randall Morris 29 Rick Parros 28 Curt Warner Wide receivers (WR) 83 Ray Butler 80 Steve Largent 82 Paul Skansi 81 Daryl Turner 89 Byron Walker Tight ends (TE) 85 Dan Ross 86 Mike Tice 87 Charle Young		Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Edwin Bailey G 76 Jon Borchardt G 59 Blair Bush C 78 Bob Cryder T 62 Kani Kauahi C 71 Bryan Millard T/G 61 Robert Pratt G Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Jeff Bryant DE 68 Randy Edwards DE 79 Jacob Green DE 63 Reggie Kinlaw NT 72 Joe Nash NT		Linebackers (LB) 53 Keith Butler ILB 56 Greg Gaines OLB 55 Michael Jackson OLB 54 John Kaiser OLB 51 Sam Merriman ILB 57 Shelton Robinson ILB 58 Bruce Scholtz OLB 50 Fredd Young ILB Defensive backs (DB) 22 Dave Brown CB 45 Kenny Easley SS 44 John Harris FS 24 Terry Jackson CB 21 Paul Moyer SS 41 Eugene Robinson FS 42 Keith Simpson CB 20 Terry Taylor CB Special teams (ST) 15 Dave Finzer P 9 Norm Johnson K		Reserve 90 Tony Davis TE (IR) 94 Angelo Dilulo NT (IR) 31 Zachary Dixon RB (PUP) 33 Dan Doornink RB (IR) 64 Ron Essink T (IR) 88 Byron Franklin WR (IR) 84 Danny Greene WR (IR) 14 Jeff Komlo QB (IR) 70 Ron Mattes T (IR) 40 John Williams RB (IR) Rookies in italics

^[1]

Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1986 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 10	at Indianapolis Colts	L 7–19	0–1	Hoosier Dome	Recap
2	August 16	Detroit Lions	W 28–3	1–1	Kingdome	Recap
3	August 24	at Minnesota Vikings	W 27–10	2–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
4	August 30	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–23	2–2	Kingdome	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides^[2]^[3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 8	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–24	1–0	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
2	September 15	at San Diego Chargers	W 49–35	2–0	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–35	2–1	Kingdome	Recap
4	September 29	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–28	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	October 6	San Diego Chargers	W 26–21	3–2	Kingdome	Recap
6	October 13	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–26	4–2	Kingdome	Recap
7	October 20	at Denver Broncos	L 10–13 (OT)	4–3	Mile High Stadium	Recap
8	October 27	at New York Jets	L 14–17	4–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
9	November 3	Los Angeles Raiders	W 33–3	5–4	Kingdome	Recap
10	November 10	at New Orleans Saints	W 27–3	6–4	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
11	November 17	New England Patriots	L 13–20	6–5	Kingdome	Recap
12	November 25	at San Francisco 49ers	L 6–19	6–6	Candlestick Park	Recap
13	December 1	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–6	7–6	Kingdome	Recap
14	December 8	Cleveland Browns	W 31–13	8–6	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 15	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 3–13	8–7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
16	December 20	Denver Broncos	L 24–27	8–8	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1985 NFL season results^[4]

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Raiders⁽¹⁾	12	4	0	.750	5–3	9–3	354	308	W6
Denver Broncos	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	380	329	W2
	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	349	303	L2
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	3–5	7–7	467	435	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	3–5	4–8	317	360	W1

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7
Colts	0	3	3	13	19

at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis

Date: August 10
Game time: 7:31 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,014
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	0	0	3
Seahawks	0	0	7	21	28

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 16
Game time: 7:34 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 57,751
Referee: Bob Frederic
Gamebook

Week P3: at Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	3	7	2	26
Vikings	0	3	7	0	10

at Metrodome, Minneapolis

Date: August 24
Game time: 7:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 56,562
Referee: Gene Barth
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	3	3	10	23
Seahawks	7	7	7	0	21

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 30
Game time: 6:04 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,403
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	14	0	7	28
Bengals	0	10	14	0	24

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 8
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: clear, 88 °F (31 °C), 71% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 51,625
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Byron Walker 28-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:12 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

CIN – James Brooks 15-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 13:11 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Daryl Turner 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:04 (SEA 14–7)
SEA – Charle Young 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:16 (SEA 21–7)
CIN – Jim Breech 22-yard field goal, 2:26 (SEA 21–10)

Third quarter

CIN – James Brooks 17-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 9:16 (SEA 21–17)
CIN – Larry Kinnebrew 9-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 0:06 (CIN 24–21)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 11-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:07 (SEA 28–24)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/25, 236 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
CIN – Turk Schonert: 9/16, 169 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 17 car, 66 yds, 1 TD
CIN – Larry Kinnebrew: 18 car, 101 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 81 yds
CIN – Cris Collinsworth: 4 rec, 101 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA −206 – 91 – 297 – 0
CIN – 193 – 151 – 344 – 1

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	28	7	49
Chargers	10	13	6	6	35

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego

Date: September 15
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 76 °F (24 °C), 73% humidity, wind SSW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 54,420
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Sam Rutigliano
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SD – Lionel James 7-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 7:18 (SD 7–0)
SD – Bob Thomas 21-yard field goal, 3:53 (SD 10–0)
SEA – Daryl Turner 34-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37 (SD 10–7)

Second quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:10 (SEA 14–10)
SD – Charlie Joiner 18-yard pass from Dan Fouts (PAT failed), 3:32 (SD 16–14)
SD – Wes Chandler 20-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 0:43 (SD 23–14)

Third quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:42 (SD 23–21)
SD – Eric Sievers 5-yard pass from Dan Fouts (PAT failed), 8:47 (SD 29–21)
SEA – Daryl Turner 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:38 (SD 29–28)
SEA – Daryl Turner 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:22 (SEA 35–29)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:15 (SEA 42–29)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:10 (SEA 49–29)
SD – Charlie Joiner 18-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (PAT failed), 0:11 (SEA 49–35)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 22/32, 307 yds, 5 TD
SD – Dan Fouts: 29/43, 440 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 169 yds, 2 TD
SD – Lionel James: 8 car, 41 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Daryl Turner: 7 rec, 121 yds, 4 TD
SD – Wes Chandler: 13 rec, 243 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 293 – 196 – 489 – 0
SD – 494 – 63 – 557 – 4

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	14	14	35
Seahawks	0	7	3	14	24

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 23
Game time: 6:04 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 63,292
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson, and Joe Namath
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

LA – Eric Dickerson 1-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 2:32 (LA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Dave Brown 28-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 7:27 (Tied 7–7)

Third quarter

LA – Bobby Duckworth 19-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Mike Lansford kick), 13:14 (LA 14–7)
LA – Eric Dickerson 2-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 12:57 (LA 21–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 3:55 (LA 21–10)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Danny Greene 21-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:48 (LA 21–17)
LA – Eric Dickerson 15-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 3:33 (LA 28–17)
LA – Danny Greene 21-yard interception return (Mike Lansford kick), 1:45 (LA 35–17)
SEA – Daryl Turner 37-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 0:28 (LA 35–24)

Top passers

LA – Dieter Brock: 12/24, 203 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 23/45, 267 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

LA – Eric Dickerson: 31 car, 150 yds, 3 TD
SEA – Curt Warner: 13 car, 32 yds

Top receivers

LA – Bobby Duckworth: 4 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Daryl Turner: 3 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

LA – 187 – 170 – 357 – 5
SEA – 270 – 44 – 314 – 5

Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7
Chiefs	14	7	7	0	28

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 29
Game time: 12:00 pm local
Game weather: showers, 47 °F (8 °C), 100% humidity, wind NE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 50,485
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam Rutigliano
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

KC – Herman Heard 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 12:28 (KC 7–0)
KC – Stephone Paige 34-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 5:28 (KC 14–0)

Second quarter

KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:26 (KC 21–0)

Third quarter

KC – Stephone Paige 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 8:14 (KC 28–0)
SEA – Daryl Turner 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:20 (KC 28–7)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/38, 220 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
KC – Bill Kenney: 8/19, 116 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 15 car, 56 yds
KC – Herman Heard: 7 car, 26 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 92 yds
KC – Stephone Paige: 3 rec, 66 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 301 – 68 – 369 – 7
KC – 88 – 77 – 165 – 4

Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	0	14	21
Seahawks	3	3	7	13	26

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 6
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,300
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Sam Rutigliano
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 28-yard field goal, 10:01 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 11:41 (SEA 6–0)
SD – Wes Chandler 3-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 0:43 (SD 7–6)

Third quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:42 (SEA 13–7)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 18-yard run (PAT failed), 10:55 (SEA 19–7)
SD – Wes Chandler 6-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 8:33 (SEA 19–14)
SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:15 (SEA 26–14)
SD – Charlie Joiner 9-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 1:48 (SEA 26–21)

Top passers

SD – Mark Herrmann: 26/35, 344 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/26, 189 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SD – Gary Anderson: 8 car, 15 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 94 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SD – Wes Chandler: 9 rec, 150 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SD – 305 – 40 – 345 – 5
SEA – 145 – 108 – 253 – 1

Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	6	3	17	26
Seahawks	7	0	7	16	30

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 13
Game time: 1:01 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,430
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (CBS): Dan Dierdorf and Jean Fugett
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:36 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

ATL – Mick Luckhurst 25-yard field goal, 7:04 (SEA 7–3)
ATL – Mick Luckhurst 52-yard field goal, 1:14 (SEA 7–6)

Third quarter

ATL – Mick Luckhurst 48-yard field goal, 9:22 (ATL 9–7)
SEA – Charle Young 32-yard pass from Dave Krieg (kick fails, Steve Largent run), 6:28 (SEA 14–9)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Byron Walker 24-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:48 (SEA 21–9)
ATL – Billy Johnson 12-yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick), 8:31 (SEA 21–16)
ATL – Anthony Allen 37-yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick), 6:37 (ATL 23–21)
ATL – Mick Luckhurst 40-yard field goal, 5:26 (ATL 26–21)
SEA – Paul Skansi 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:35 (SEA 28–26)
SEA – Safety, fumble rolls out of end zone, 0:20 (SEA 30–26)

Top passers

ATL – David Archer: 14/27, 209 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 33/51, 405 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

ATL – Gerald Riggs: 23 car, 139 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 12 car, 66 yds

Top receivers

ATL – Anthony Allen: 3 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 103 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

ATL – 187 – 163 – 350 – 1
SEA – 358 – 63 – 421 – 3

Week 7: at Denver Broncos

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	3	0	10
Broncos	7	0	3	0	3	13

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: October 20
Game time: 2:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 67 °F (19 °C), 22% humidity, wind ESE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 74,899
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Sammy Winder 36-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 10:25 (DEN 7–0)

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

DEN – Rich Karlis 45-yard field goal, 10:30 (DEN 10–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 9-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:46 (DEN 10–7)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 5:46 (Tied 10–10)

Overtime

DEN – Rich Karlis 24-yard field goal, 5:41 (DEN 13–10)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/32, 115 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
DEN – John Elway: 22/43, 166 yds

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 27 car, 136 yds
DEN – Sammy Winder: 16 car, 69 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Charle Young: 2 rec, 31 yds
DEN – Gerald Willhite: 4 rec, 40 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 77 – 172 – 249 – 5
DEN – 148 – 98 – 246 – 0

Week 8 at Jets

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks (4–3) at New York Jets (5–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	0	0	14
Jets	0	0	7	10	17

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: October 27
Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind SW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn) to 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
Game attendance: 69,320
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

Seahawks

Dave Krieg
9/20, 148 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Randall Morris
23 Rush, 88 Yds
Daryl Turner
2 Rec, 78 Yds, TD

Jets

Ken O'Brien
13/25, 182 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Freeman McNeil
22 Rush, 151 Yds
Rocky Klever
3 Rec, 43 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	SEA	NYJ
2	9:08	6	80	2:26	Seahawks	Daryl Turner 45-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Norm Johnson kick good	7	0
2	0:46				Seahawks	Fumble recovery returned 79 yards for touchdown by Jacob Green, Norm Johnson kick good	14	0
3	4:10	9	69	6:02	Jets	Freeman McNeil 16-yard touchdown reception from Ken O'Brien, Pat Leahy kick good	14	7
4	12:47	3	2	1:28	Jets	41-yard field goal by Pat Leahy	14	10
4	5:11	7	91	4:02	Jets	Wesley Walker 15-yard touchdown reception from Ken O'Brien, Pat Leahy kick good	14	17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							14	17

Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	3	0	3
Seahawks	3	23	7	0	33

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 3
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 64,060
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 1:47 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 27-yard run (PAT failed), 14:41 (SEA 9–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 14:01 (SEA 12–0)
SEA – Byron Walker 56-yard blocked field goal return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:09 (SEA 19–0)
SEA – Terry Taylor 75-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:14 (SEA 26–0)

Third quarter

LA – Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal, 5:14 (SEA 26–3)
SEA – Daryl Turner 38-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:22 (SEA 33–3)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

LA – Marc Wilson: 15/33, 156 yds, 4 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/21, 143 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

LA – Marcus Allen: 19 car, 101 yds
SEA – Randall Morris: 12 car, 51 yds

Top receivers

LA – Jessie Hester: 4 rec, 57 yds
SEA – Daryl Turner: 2 rec, 47 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

LA – 131 – 151 – 282 – 5
SEA – 133 – 101 – 234 – 1

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	20	27
Saints	3	0	0	0	3

at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 10
Game time: 12:01 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 47,365
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Dave Rowe
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NO – Morten Andersen 20-yard field goal, 7:14 (NO 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:46 (SEA 7–3)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 8:15 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Jacob Green 19-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 7:10 (SEA 17–3)
SEA – Daryl Turner 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:08 (SEA 24–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 0:28 (SEA 27–3)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/28, 282 yds, 1 TD
NO – Dave Wilson: 13/22, 156 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 47 yds, 1 TD
NO – Wayne Wilson: 10 car, 41 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 110 yds
NO – Hoby Brenner: 3 rec, 58 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 256 – 90 – 346 – 1
NO – 96 – 87 – 183 – 1

Week 11: vs. New England Patriots

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	7	0	13	20
Seahawks	0	3	10	0	13

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 17
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,345
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

NE – Irving Fryar 5-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 14:55 (NE 7–0)
SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 9:42 (NE 7–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 8:02 (NE 7–6)
SEA – Dave Krieg 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:27 (SEA 13–7)

Fourth quarter

NE – Craig James 23-yard pass from Steve Grogan (PAT failed), 10:35 (Tied 13–13)
NE – Irving Fryar 13-yard pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick), 2:39 (NE 20–13)

Top passers

NE – Steve Grogan: 15/27, 198 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/43, 229 yds, 3 INT

Top rushers

NE – Craig James: 15 car, 45 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 105 yds

Top receivers

NE – Irving Fryar: 5 rec, 82 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 138 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

NE – 198 – 87 – 285 – 2
SEA – 189 – 135 – 324 – 4

Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	6	6
49ers	0	12	0	7	19

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Date: November 25
Game time: 6:09 pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C), 94% humidity, wind var 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
Game attendance: 57,482
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson, and Joe Namath
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

- No scoring plays

Second quarter

SF – Freddie Solomon 27-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick), 12:25 (SF 7–0)
SF – Safety, John Harty tackled Curt Warner in end zone, 7:20 (SF 9–0)
SF – Ray Wersching 32-yard field goal, 0:00 (SF 12–0)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SF – Dwight Clark 22-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick), 11:13 (SF 19–0)
SEA – Sam Merriman recovered fumble in end zone (PAT failed), 1:55 (SF 19–6)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 11/30, 139 yds, 1 INT
SF – Joe Montana: 17/33, 237 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 48 yds
SF – Wendell Tyler: 13 car, 70 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 91 yds
SF – Roger Craig: 6 rec, 76 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 177 – 75 – 252 – 2
SF – 230 – 146 – 376 – 4

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	3	0	6
Seahawks	3	14	7	0	24

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 1
Game time: 1:01 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 52,655
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Reggie Rucker
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 23-yard field goal, 7:45 (SEA 3–0)
KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 1:20 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Dan Ross 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:56 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:52 (SEA 17–3)

Third quarter

KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 6:49 (SEA 17–6)
SEA – Steve Largent 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:15 (SEA 24–6)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

KC – Todd Blackledge: 16/30, 180 yds, 3 INT
SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/34, 254 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

KC – Todd Blackledge: 2 car, 17 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 66 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

KC – Carlos Carson: 3 rec, 61 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

KC – 149 – 52 – 201 – 3
SEA – 243 – 94 – 337 – 3

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	3	0	3	7	13
Seahawks	3	14	7	7	31

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 8
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 58,477
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Reggie Rucker
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 51-yard field goal, 4:42 (SEA 3–0)
CLE – Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal, 0:28 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Dan Ross 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:38 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Daryl Turner 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:45 (SEA 17–3)

Third quarter

CLE – Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal, 3:31 (SEA 17–6)
SEA – Daryl Turner 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:15 (SEA 24–6)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 9-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:41 (SEA 31–6)
CLE – Glen Young 45-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick), 2:54 (SEA 31–13)

Top passers

CLE – Bernie Kosar: 18/31, 249 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 24/34, 268 yds, 4 TD

Top rushers

CLE – Kevin Mack: 9 car, 44 yds
SEA – David Hughes: 9 car, 38 yds

Top receivers

CLE – Earnest Byner: 6 rec, 70 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

CLE – 214 – 92 – 306 – 4
SEA – 246 – 92 – 338 – 1

Week 15: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	0	0	3
Raiders	0	6	0	7	13

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Date: December 15
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C), 36% humidity, wind 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
Game attendance: 77,425
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 6:24 (SEA 3–)

Second quarter

LA – Chris Bahr 22-yard field goal, 7:44 (Tied 3–3)
LA – Chris Bahr 27-yard field goal, 0:03 (LA 6–3)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

LA – Marcus Allen 7-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 6:09 (LA 13–3)

Top passers

SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/33, 184 yds, 2 INT
LA – Marc Wilson: 11/22, 204 yds

Top rushers

SEA – Curt Warner: 13 car, 37 yds
LA – Marcus Allen: 27 car, 109 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 61 yds
LA – Dokie Williams: 3 rec, 84 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 150 – 51 – 201 – 4
LA – 195 – 154 – 349 – 2

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	10	0	17	27
Seahawks	7	10	0	7	24

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 20
Game time: 5:03 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 56,283
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson, and Joe Namath
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Daryl Turner 41-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:04 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 11:33 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Terry Taylor 15-yard blocked punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:16 (SEA 17–0)
DEN – Steve Watson 17-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 5:08 (SEA 17–7)
DEN – Rich Karlis 25-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 17–10)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

DEN – Gerald Willhite 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 13:20 (Tied 17–17)
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:20 (SEA 24–17)
DEN – Steve Sewell 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 2:35 (Tied 24–24)
DEN – Rich Karlis 43-yard field goal, 0:55 (DEN 27–24)

Top passers

DEN – John Elway: 24/42, 432 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/40, 216 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

DEN – Sammy Winder: 9 car, 34 yds
SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 92 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

DEN – Clint Sampson: 3 rec, 95 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 65 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DEN – 385 – 94 – 479 – 0
SEA – 205 – 126 – 331 – 1

References

^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
^ 1985 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1986 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1985 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

[1] "Home". pro-football-reference.com.

[2] 1985 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[3] 1986 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[4] 1985 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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