1978 Seattle Seahawks season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Seahawks 1978 9–7 3rd AFC West Jack Patera John Thompson The Nordstrom family Kingdome Did not qualify WR Steve Largent QB Jim Zorn (2nd team)WR Steve Largent (2nd team) Seahawks seasons The 1978 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's third season in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won nine games, giving the franchise its first winning season. Head coach Jack Patera won NFL Coach of the Year and general manager John Thompson was named NFL Executive of the Year at seasons end. Led by the third ranked offense, the team had some achievements. David Sims led the AFC in total touchdowns – 15, including 14 rushing – and the team had 28 rushing touchdowns, number two in the league. Steve Largent made his first Pro Bowl with 71 receptions and 8 touchdowns. Quarterback Jim Zorn earned his sole All-Pro honor of his career by making the second team. This would be the only All-Pro by a Seahawks quarterback until Russell Wilson was selected in 2019. The defense, however, lagged far behind ranking 26th. Season highlights included defeating the Oakland Raiders twice and a last-second win over the Minnesota Vikings. Also a memorable game was a 20–17 loss in overtime to the Denver Broncos. Following an interception of a Jim Zorn pass off of a deflection, in overtime, the Broncos drove to the 1 yard line, but could not punch it in for a touchdown. Jim Turner missed an 18-yard field goal attempt, but the Seahawks were penalized for having 12 men on the field and the Broncos made the second kick. A 37–10 defeat in San Diego in week 15 eliminated the Seahawks from playoff contention, but a 23–19 win at home against Kansas City gave the team their first winning season. Offseason Draft 1978 NFL draft 1978 Seattle Seahawks 1 9 Keith Simpson Cornerback Memphis State yes 2 36 Keith Butler Linebacker Memphis State yes 3 63 Bob Jury Cornerback Pittsburgh no 5 119 Louis Bullard Offensive tackle Jackson State yes 6 146 Glenn Starks Wide receiver Texas A&I no 7 173 John Harris Safety Arizona State yes 9 231 Rich Grimmett Offensive tackle Illinois no 10 258 Rob Stewart Wide Receiver Lafayette no 11 301 George Halas Linebacker Miami (FL) no 12 316 Jeff Bergeron Running back Lamar no no no Undrafted free agents + 1978 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJerome CarterCornerbackDelaware StateJon ClemonsGuardArkansas TechRufus CrawfordRunning backVirginia StateGene DalesLinebackerOregon StateTim EberleLinebackerCanisiusRickey EllisWide receiverCal State FullertonSteve FeferDefensive tackleTexas A&ILance GarrettWide receiverSouth CarolinaElton GrossTight endGuilfordMarcus HatleyTight endTulsaKerry JustinCornerbackOregon StateTrever KennerdKickerNorthern AlbertaMike KorvasPunterWeber StateRob LoweKicker/PunterIdahoBill McCaddenSafetyCal PolySteve MidboeDefensive endMinnesotaChris MooreDefensive endVirginia StateMike O'BrienSafetyCaliforniaTim OchsGuardWashington StateScott PalmerQuarterbackAndersonBrian PeetsTight endPacificJeff SaltaFullbackPortland StateRich SorensonKickerChico StateMark SteflDefensive endLong Beach StateFrank StephensSafetyUCLAHoward StuddardWide receiverUSCSkip TaylorRunning backOklahoma StateJeff TisdelQuarterbackNevadaBruce TimmierQuarterbackTrinityJoe VolinskyDefensive endPenn State Personnel Staff 1978 Seattle Seahawks Managing general partner – Herman Sarkowsky general manager – John Thompson Assistant general manager – Mark Duncan Director of player personnel – Dick Mansperger Director of pro scouting – Chuck Allen Head coach – Jack Patera Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald Offensive line – Howard Mudd Defensive/linebackers – Larry Peccatiello Defensive line – Jim E. Mora Defensive backs – Jack Christiansen Head trainer – Bruce Scott Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel Final roster 1978 Seattle Seahawks 45 8 12 Sam Adkins American football 16 Steve Myer 10 Jim Zorn 31 Tony Benjamin 34 Rufus Crawford y 24 Al Hunter American football 47 Sherman Smith 42 Don Testerman 89 Duke Fergerson 80 Steve Largent 84 Sam McCullum 83 Steve Raible 87 Ron Howard American football 88 Brian Peets y 81 John Sawyer American football 64 Charles Aiu G 76 Steve August T 63 Nick Bebout T 72 Louis Bullard y T 73 Norm Evans T 54 Art Kuehn C 61 Tom Lynch American football G 78 Bob Newton American football G 68 Dennis Boyd American football DT 77 Bill Gregory DE 70 Dave Kraayeveld y DE 71 Steve Niehaus DT 62 Ernie Price DE 66 Bill Sandifer DT/DE 58 Terry Beeson MLB 53 Keith Butler American football y OLB 57 Peter Cronan MLB 36 Ken Geddes OLB 56 Sammy Green OLB 59 Charles McShane OLB 27 Autry Beamon SS 22 Dave Brown cornerback CB 44 John Harris safety y FS 26 Kerry Justin y CB 23 Doug Long American football FS 48 Keith Simpson American football y CB 38 Cornell Webster CB  1 Efrén Herrera K  3 John Leypoldt K 18 Herman Weaver P 60 Ron Coder G IR 25 Don Dufek S IR 91 George Halas y no LB Left Squad 85 Marcus Hatley y no TE IR 64 Gordon Jolley T IR  9 Mike Korves y no P IR 35 David Sims running back y RB IR 51 John Yarno C IRhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Home pro-football-reference.com Starters in bold. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1979 Pro Bowl. Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 August 4, 1978 San Diego Chargers W 17–9 1–0 Kingdome Recap 2 August 12, 1978 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–6 2–0 Candlestick Park Recap 3 August 17, 1978 Los Angeles Rams L 7–26 2–1 Kingdome Recap 4 August 24, 1978 Chicago Bears W 16–7 3–1 Kingdome Recap Source: Seahawks Media Guides1978 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1979 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015. Regular season With the start of a 16-game season, inter-conference play began a rotating schedule. Divisional matchups had the AFC West playing the NFC Central. Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 3 San Diego Chargers L 20–24 0–1 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809030sea.htm San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks - September 3rd, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 2 September 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–21 0–2 Three Rivers Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809100pit.htm Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers - September 10th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 3 September 17 at New York Jets W 24–17 1–2 Shea Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809170nyj.htm Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets - September 17th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 4 September 24 Detroit Lions W 28–16 2–2 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809240sea.htm Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks - September 24th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 5 October 1 at Denver Broncos L 7–28 2–3 Mile High Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810010den.htm Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos - October 1st, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 6 October 8 Minnesota Vikings W 29–28 3–3 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810080sea.htm Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks - October 8th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 7 October 15 at Green Bay Packers L 28–45 3–4 Milwaukee County Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810150gnb.htm Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers - October 15th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 8 October 22 Oakland Raiders W 27–7 4–4 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810220sea.htm Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks - October 22nd, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 9 October 29 Denver Broncos L 17–20 (OT) 4–5 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197810290sea.htm Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks - October 29th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 10 November 5 at Chicago Bears W 31–29 5–5 Soldier Fieldhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811050chi.htm Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears - November 5th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 11 November 12 Baltimore Colts L 14–17 5–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811120sea.htm Baltimore Colts at Seattle Seahawks - November 12th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 12 November 19 at Kansas City Chiefs W 13–10 6–6 Arrowhead Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811190kan.htm Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs - November 19th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 13 November 26 at Oakland Raiders W 17–16 7–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197811260rai.htm Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders - November 26th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 14 December 3 Cleveland Browns W 47–24 8–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197812030sea.htm Cleveland Browns at Seattle Seahawks - December 3rd, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 15 December 10 at San Diego Chargers L 10–37 8–7 San Diego Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197812100sdg.htm Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers - December 10th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 16 December 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–19 9–7 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197812170sea.htm Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks - December 17th, 1978 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1978 NFL season resultsSeattle Seahawks 1978 Schedule1978 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015. Standings Game summaries Preseason Week P1: vs. San Diego Chargers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary August 4 Friday 7:33 pm local Chargers 0 3 3 3 Seahawks 0 7 3 7 Kingdome, Seattle 58,853 indoors Pat Haggerty KIRO tape delay Gamebook Week P2: at San Francisco 49ers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 12 Saturday 6:06 pm local Seahawks 0 13 7 0 49ers 0 3 3 0 Candlestick Park, San Francisco 36,069 cloudy, 61 °F °C, 77% humidity, wind S 4 mph km/h Fred Silva KIRO Gamebook Week P3: vs. Los Angeles Rams background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary August 17 Thursday 7:34 pm local Rams 10 6 7 3 Seahawks 0 7 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 63,235 indoors Cal Lepore KIRO tape delay Gamebook Week P4: vs. Chicago Bears background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary August 24 Thursday 7:35 pm local Bears 0 0 0 7 Seahawks 0 7 3 6 Kingdome, Seattle 54,844 indoors Red Cashion KIRO tape delay Gamebook Regular season Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 3 1:07 pm local Chargers 7 3 7 7 Seahawks 6 7 0 7 Kingdome, Seattle 55,778 indoors Dick Jorgensen NBC Stu Nahan and Paul Maguire Gamebook First quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 64-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 12:02 (SEA 6–0) SD – John Jefferson 29-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:24 (SD 7–6) Second quarter SD – Rolf Benirschke 18-yard field goal, 3:21 (SD 10–6) SEA – Jim Zorn 23-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:16 (SEA 13–10) Third quarter SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:23 (SD 17–13) Fourth quarter SD – Gary Johnson 52-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 10:49 (SD 24–13) SEA – Steve Largent 33-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:06 (SD 24–20) Top passers SD – Dan Fouts: 14 completions/22 attempts, 186 yds, 2 TD touchdowns, 1 INT interceptions SEA – Jim Zorn: 21/32, 329 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SD – Bo Matthews: 10 car carries, 49 yds SEA – David Sims: 18 car, 61 yds Top receivers SD – Don Woods: 7 rec receptions, 77 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SD – 186 – 89 – 275 – 2 SEA – 308 – 138 – 446 – 2 Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary September 10 1:00 pm local Seahawks 0 7 3 0 Steelers 0 14 0 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 48,277 cloudy, 78 °F °C, 78% humidity, wind S 4 mph km/h Jim Tunney NBC Sam Nover and Mike Haffner Gamebook February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes First quarter PIT – Lynn Swann 4-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 14:10 (PIT 7–0) PIT – Sidney Thornton 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 8:41 (PIT 14–0) Second quarter SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:32 (PIT 14–7) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 6:48 (PIT 14–10) Fourth quarter PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 14:19 (PIT 21–10) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/22, 174 yds, 1 INT PIT – Terry Bradshaw: 17/32, 213 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Al Hunter: 10 car, 37 yds PIT – Franco Harris: 18 car, 64 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 88 yds PIT – Lynn Swann: 6 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 154 – 93 – 247 – 3 PIT – 185 – 151 – 336 – 1 Week 3: at New York Jets Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary September 17 1:03 pm local Seahawks 0 14 3 7 Jets 7 7 3 0 Shea Stadium, New York 46,911 clear, 71 °F °C, 66% humidity, wind NW 7 mph km/h Gordon McCarter NBC Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy Gamebook First quarter NYJ – Clark Gaines 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 9:51 (NYJ 7–0) Second quarter SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:19 (Tied 7–7) NYJ – Clark Gaines 5-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 7:58 (NYJ 14–7) SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:01 (Tied 14–14) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 45-yard field goal, 8:33 (SEA 17–14) NYJ – Pat Leahy 37-yard field goal, 1:57 (Tied 17–17) Fourth quarter SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:20 (SEA 24–17) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/26, 191 yds, 1 INT NYJ – Richard Todd: 13/24, 220 yds, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 121 yds, 3 TD NYJ – Kevin Long: 16 car, 80 yds Top receivers SEA – Al Hunter: 4 rec, 62 yds NYJ – Derrick Gaffney: 3 rec, 74 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 181 – 153 – 334 – 2 NYJ – 201 – 177 – 378 – 3 Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary September 24 1:04 pm local Lions 3 3 10 0 Seahawks 0 7 0 21 Kingdome, Seattle 60,040 indoors Jerry Markbreit CBS Frank Glieber and Bill Mazer Gamebook First quarter DET – Benny Ricardo 44-yard field goal, 11:05(DET 3–0) Second quarter DET – Benny Ricardo 35-yard field goal, 12:00 (DET 6–0) SEA – Jim Zorn 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:10 (SEA 7–6) Third quarter DET – Benny Ricardo 29-yard field goal, 9:53 (DET 9–7) DET – Dexter Bussey 29-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick), 0:58 (DET 16–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 40-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:34 (DET 16–14) SEA – Ron Howard 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:17 (SEA 21–16) SEA – Sam McCullum 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:30 (SEA 28–16) Top passers DET – Greg Landry: 16/26, 155 yds SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/17, 189 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers DET – Dexter Bussey: 20 car, 120 yds, 1 TD SEA – David Sims: 15 car, 48 yds Top receivers DET – Horace King: 5 rec, 50 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DET – 129 – 132 – 261 – 0 SEA – 158 – 87 – 245 – 1 Week 5: at Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 1 2:00 pm local Seahawks 0 0 7 0 Broncos 7 7 0 14 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,989 partly cloudy, 82 °F °C, 23% humidity, wind 5 mph km/h Cal Lepore NBC Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner Gamebook First quarter DEN – Norris Weese 6-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 6:30 (DEN 7–0) Second quarter DEN – Jon Keyworth 9-yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick), 7:26 (DEN 14–0) Third quarter SEA – David Sims 6-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:17 (DEN 14–7) Fourth quarter DEN – Larry Canada 9-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 7:39 (DEN 21–7) DEN – Dave Preston 30-yard pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick), 3:05 (DEN 28–7) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 24/38, 218 yds, 3 INT DEN – Norris Weese: 14/21, 161 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – David Sims: 10 car, 45 yds, 1 TD DEN – Lonnie Perrin: 7 car, 65 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Raible: 3 rec, 49 yds DEN – Riley Odoms: 3 rec, 45 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 231 – 92 – 323 – 5 DEN – 169 – 204 – 373 – 3 Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary October 8 1:03 pm local Vikings 0 14 14 0 Seahawks 13 6 0 10 Kingdome, Seattle 62,031 indoors Fred Silva CBS Vin Scully, George Allen and Jim Brown Gamebook First quarter SEA – Sam McCullum 44-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 9:47 (SEA 6–0) SEA – Jim Zorn 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:59 (SEA 13–0) Second quarter MIN – Ahmad Rashad 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 8:57 (SEA 13–7) SEA – David Sims 8-yard run (PAT failed), 0:40 (SEA 19–7) MIN – Fran Tarkenton 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:04 (SEA 19–14) Third quarter MIN – Robert Miller 5-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 6:41 (MIN 21–19) MIN – Sammy White 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:59 (MIN 28–19) Fourth quarter SEA – Jim Zorn 22-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:02 (MIN 28–26) SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 29–28) Top passers MIN – Fran Tarkenton: 27/37, 274 yds, 2 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/28, 256 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIN – Robert Miller: 20 car, 64 yds, 1 TD SEA – Sherman Smith: 16 car, 74 yds Top receivers MIN – Robert Miller: 4 rec, 58 yds SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers MIN – 274 – 117 – 391 – 1 SEA – 248 – 184 – 432 – 2 Week 7: at Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary October 15 12:00 pm local Seahawks 0 14 7 7 Packers |H1=28|H2=3|H3=14|H4=0 |stadium=Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |attendance=52,712 |weather=cloudy, 42 °F °C, 87% humidity, wind S 14 mph km/h |referee=Chuck Heberling |TV=NBC |TVAnnouncers= Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy |reference=Gamebook |scoring=First quarter GB – Steve Odom 95-yard kickoff return (Chester Marcol kick), 14:44 (GB 7–0) GB – James Lofton 24-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick), 13:04 (GB 14–0) GB – Terdell Middleton 5-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 2:56 (GB 21–0) GB – Terdell Middleton 14-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 1:33 (GB 28–0)Second quarter SEA – Jim Zorn 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:06 (GB 28–7) SEA – Steve Largent 48-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:38 (GB 28–14) GB – Chester Marcol 22-yard field goal, 6:32 (GB 31–14)Third quarter GB – Terdell Middleton 2-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 11:51 (GB 38–14) SEA – Sherman Smith 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:04 (GB 38–21) GB – Terdell Middleton 9-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 4:35 (GB 45–21)Fourth quarter SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:23 (GB 45–28) |stats=Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/31, 308 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT GB – David Whitehurst: 12/19, 179 yds, 1 TD, 1 INTTop rushers SEA – David Sims: 22 car, 104 yds, 1 TD GB – Terdell Middleton: 23 car, 121 yds, 4 TDTop receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD GB – James Lofton: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TDTeam' – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 289 – 194 – 483 – 7 GB – 179 – 190 – 369 – 3 Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary October 22 1:00 pm local Raiders 0 0 0 7 Seahawks 7 14 6 0 Kingdome, Seattle 62,529 indoors Don Wedge NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Gamebook First quarter SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:37 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:33 (SEA 14–0) SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:07 (SEA 21–0) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 42-yard field goal, 2:16 (SEA 24–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 32-yard field goal, 0:36 (SEA 27–0) Fourth quarter OAK – Cliff Branch 22-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 4:57 (SEA 27–7) Top passers OAK – Ken Stabler: 19/30, 204 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/21, 144 yds, 1 INT Top rushers OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 7 car, 26 yds SEA – Sherman Smith: 17 car, 63 yds, 2 TD Top receivers OAK – Cliff Branch: 6 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 67 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers OAK – 177 – 70 – 247 – 4 SEA – 170 – 204 – 374 – 1 Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary October 29 1:04 pm local Broncos 3 7 7 0 3 Seahawks 7 7 0 3 0 Kingdome, Seattle 62,948 indoors Gordon McCarter NBC Curt Gowdy and John Brodie Gamebook First quarter DEN – Jim Turner 34-yard field goal, 9:47 (DEN 3–0) SEA – Sam McCullum 44-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:13 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Jim Zorn 4-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:09 (SEA 14–3) DEN – Rick Upchurch 29-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 3:28 (SEA 14–10) Third quarter DEN – Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 5:46 (DEN 17–14) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 37-yard field goal, 1:53 (Tied 17–17) Overtime DEN – Jim Turner 18-yard field goal, 2:01 (DEN 20–17) Top passers DEN – Craig Morton: 11/28, 155 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 9/29, 110 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers DEN – Jon Keyworth: 8 car, 70 yds SEA – Sherman Smith: 17 car, 73 yds Top receivers DEN – Haven Moses: 3 rec, 80 yds SEA – Sam McCullum: 3 rec, 57 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 145 – 278 – 423 – 3 SEA – 140 – 118 – 258 – 5 Week 10: at Chicago Bears Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary November 5 12:01 pm local Seahawks 7 7 14 3 Bears 0 6 10 13 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 50,697 clear, 71 °F °C, 74% humidity, wind S 16 mph km/h Pat Haggerty NBC Curt Gowdy and John Brodie Gamebook First quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:59 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter CHI – Bob Thomas 33-yard field goal, 1:22 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Steve Largent 26-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:31 (SEA 14–3) CHI – Bob Thomas 36-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 14–6) Third quarter CHI – Bob Thomas 39-yard field goal, 11:04 (SEA 14–9) SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:14 (SEA 21–9) CHI – Roland Harper 20-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick), 1:38 (SEA 21–16) SEA – Sherman Smith 6-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:03 (SEA 28–16) Fourth quarter CHI – Walter Payton 1-yard run (PAT failed), 7:33 (SEA 28–22) SEA – Efrén Herrera 34-yard field goal, 5:06 (SEA 31–22) CHI – Roland Harper 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 0:35 (SEA 31–29) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 13/24, 208 yds, 2 TD CHI – Mike Phipps: 15/25, 177 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 23 car, 152 yds, 2 TD CHI – Walter Payton: 18 car, 109 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 126 yds, 2 TD CHI – James Scott: 5 rec, 88 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 165 – 224 – 389 – 1 CHI – 227 – 174 – 401 – 3 Week 11: vs. Baltimore Colts Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary November 12 1:03 pm local Colts 7 3 0 7 Seahawks 7 0 0 7 Kingdome, Seattle 61,905 indoors Ben Dreith NBC Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield Gamebook First quarter BAL – Glenn Doughty 12-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 3:14 (BAL 7–0) SEA – David Sims 44-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:24 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter BAL – Toni Linhart 22-yard field goal, 9:58 (BAL 10–7) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BAL – Ron Lee 14-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 8:20 (BAL 17–7) SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:05 (BAL 17–14) Top passers BAL – Bert Jones: 12/17, 128 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/24, 119 yds, 1 INT Top rushers BAL – Joe Washington: 25 car, 93 yds SEA – David Sims: 14 car, 106 yds, 2 TD Top receivers BAL – Don McCauley: 10 rec, 88 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 57 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers BAL – 115 – 133 – 248 – 1 SEA – 95 – 168 – 263 – 3 Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 19 1:05 pm local Seahawks 3 7 3 0 Chiefs 0 3 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 35,252 overcast, 36 °F °C, 22% humidity, wind E 23 mph km/h Chuck Heberling NBC Marv Albert and Paul Maguire Gamebook First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 40-yard field goal, 0:44 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – David Sims 10-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:56 (SEA 10–0) KC – Jan Stenerud 20-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 10–3) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 18-yard field goal, 9:08 (SEA 13–3) Fourth quarter KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:09 (SEA 13–10) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/23, 142 yds KC – Mike Livingston: 18/33, 231 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 12 car, 84 yds KC – Tony Reed: 15 car, 50 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 89 yds KC – Henry Marshall: 4 rec, 78 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 125 – 132 – 257 – 0 KC – 231 – 124 – 355 – 4 Week 13: at Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 26 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 0 0 10 Raiders 0 10 0 6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 52,978 hazy, 50 °F °C, 86% humidity, wind W 5 mph km/h Jerry Markbreit NBC Curt Gowdy and John Brodie Gamebook First quarter SEA – Steve Raible 38-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:41 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter OAK – Mark van Eeghen 4-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 12:29 (Tied 7–7) OAK – Errol Mann 26-yard field goal, 1:03 (OAK 10–7) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:20 (SEA 14–10) OAK – Dave Casper 31-yard pass from Ken Stabler (PAT failed), 5:29 (OAK 16–14) SEA – Efrén Herrera 46-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 17–16) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 23/44, 270 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT OAK – Ken Stabler: 17/31, 218 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 14 car, 28 yds OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 13 car, 53 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 65 yds OAK – Dave Casper: 5 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 263 – 84 – 347 – 2 OAK – 198 – 133 – 331 – 1 Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary December 3 1:00 pm local Browns 0 10 7 7 Seahawks 14 9 7 17 Kingdome, Seattle 62,262 indoors Don Wedge NBC Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield Gamebook First quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:50 (SEA 7–0) SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:54 (SEA 14–0) Second quarter SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:51 (SEA 21–0) SEA – Safety, Steve Raible ran Johnny Evans out of end zone, 11:40 (SEA 23–0) CLE – Dave Logan 7-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:00 (SEA 23–7) CLE – Don Cockroft 40-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 23–10) Third quarter SEA – David Sims 19-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:14 (SEA 30–10) CLE – Greg Pruitt 26-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 5:33 (SEA 30–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 38-yard field goal, 9:22 (SEA 33–17) SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:49 (SEA 40–17) CLE – Dave Logan 5-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:24 (SEA 40–24) SEA – Keith Simpson 40-yard interception return (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:43 (SEA 47–24) Top passers CLE – Brian Sipe: 20/36, 250 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 15/24, 219 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CLE – Greg Pruitt: 12 car, 133 yds SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 91 yds, 3 TD Top receivers CLE – Reggie Rucker: 4 rec, 86 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 108 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers CLE – 259 – 193 – 452 – 6 SEA – 235 – 183 – 418 – 2 Week 15: at San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 10 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 3 0 0 Chargers 3 17 0 17 San Diego Stadium, San Diego 49,975 clear, 69 °F °C, 50% humidity, wind W 8 mph km/h Pat Haggerty NBC Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield Gamebook First quarter SD – Rolf Benirschke 37-yard field goal, 8:21 (SD 3–0) SEA – David Sims 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:20 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 48-yard field goal, 12:44 (SEA 10–3) SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 4:33 (SEA 10–6) SD – John Jefferson 31-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:56 (SD 13–10) SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:22 (SD 20–10) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SD – Larry Burton 55-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:06 (SD 27–10) SD – Hank Bauer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:58 (SD 34–10) SD – Rolf Benirschke 27-yard field goal, 6:51 (SD 37–10) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/31, 150 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SD – Dan Fouts: 22/33, 279 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 63 yds SD – Don Woods: 11 car, 47 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 46 yds SD – John Jefferson: 5 rec, 82 yds, 2 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 103 – 136 – 239 – 3 SD – 286 – 95 – 381 – 1 Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1978 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 17 1:00 pm local Chiefs 3 7 7 2 Seahawks 7 13 0 3 Kingdome, Seattle 58,490 indoors Bob Frederic NBC Jay Randolph and Ed Podolak Gamebook First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 57-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:15 (SEA 7–0) KC – Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal, 6:16 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (PAT failed), 8:56 (SEA 13–3) SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:12 (SEA 20–3) KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:58 (SEA 20–10) Third quarter KC – Tony Reed 62-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:39 (SEA 20–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 6:47 (SEA 23–17) KC – Safety, Ed Beckman ran Herman Weaver out of end zone, 0:15 (SEA 23–19) Top passers KC – Mike Livingston: 5/19, 66 yds, 3 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/29, 256 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers KC – Tony Reed: 11 car, 121 yds, 1 TD SEA – Al Hunter: 27 car, 133 yds, 1 TD Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall: 1 rec, 40 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers KC – 44 – 253 – 297 – 3 SEA – 252 – 204 – 456 – 2 References External links https://www.seahawks.com/ 1978 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1978 Seattle Seahawks season at Pro Football Reference (pro-football-reference.com) 1978 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1978 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com Seattle Category:Seattle Seahawks seasons Seattle Seahawks season Category:1970s in Seattle