1986 Seattle Seahawks season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Seahawks 1986 10–6 3rd AFC West Chuck Knox Steve Moore Tom Catlin Mike McCormack The Nordstrom family Kingdome Did not qualify RB Curt WarnerWR Steve LargentDE Jacob GreenLB Fredd YoungKR/PR Bobby Joe Edmonds RB Curt Warner (2nd team)KR/PR Bobby Joe Edmonds (1st team) Seahawks seasons The 1986 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eleventh in the National Football League (NFL). Despite posting a 10–6 record and having a dominant five-game win streak to close out the season, the Seahawks narrowly missed the playoffs, losing the tiebreakers with both AFC wild card teams.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g4BRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eggEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6450%2C4033622 The Spokesman-Review Associated Press Cour Jim Hawks will be staying home for holidays December 22, 1986 B1 thumb|Safety Kenny Easley playing against the Washington Redskins in Week 4 Prior to this season, the team moved its Kirkland headquarters a mile east, from the former shipyard on the shore of Lake Washington to a new facility at Northwest College.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mxBXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3045%2C3801973 The Spokesman-Review Associated Press Cour Jim New home to help Seahawks on field July 8, 1986 B3 Summer training camp was held at the new site rather than at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, southwest of Spokane. 1986 NFL draft 1986 NFL draft 1986 Seattle Seahawks draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 15 John L. Williams Running back Florida3 68 Patrick Hunter Defensive back Nevada-Reno5 126 Bobby Joe Edmonds Running Back Arkansas6153 Eddie Anderson Defensive Back Fort Valley State7 181 Paul Miles Running Back Nebraska8 211 Alonzo Mitz Defensive end Florida9 237 Mike Black Offensive tackle Sacramento State10 264 Don Fairbanks Defensive End Colorado11 291 David Norrie Quarterback UCLA12 321 John McVeigh Linebacker Miami (FL) Personnel Staff / Coaches 1986 Seattle Seahawks 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 coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach – Tom Catlin Offensive coordinator/receivers – Steve Moore Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Offensive backs – Chick Harris Tight ends – Rusty Tillman Offensive line – Kent Stephenson Special assignments – Russ Purnell Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive line – George Dyer Defensive backs – Ralph Hawkins Special assignments – Joe Vitt Special teams – Rusty Tillman Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik Final roster 1986 Seattle Seahawks  7 Gale Gilbert 17 Dave Krieg 30 Bobby Joe Edmonds y 37 Eric Lane American football 43 Randall Morris 28 Curt Warner 32 John L. Williams American football y 83 Ray Butler American football 80 Steve Largent 82 Paul Skansi 81 Daryl Turner 89 Byron Walker 85 Gordon Hudson 86 Mike Tice 65 Edwin Bailey American football G 76 Jon Borchardt G/T 52 Will Grant C 60 Glenn Hyde C 62 Kani Kauahi C 70 Ron Mattes T 71 Bryan Millard G 74 Curt Singer offensive lineman T 75 Mike Wilson offensive lineman T 77 Jeff Bryant DE 68 Randy Edwards DE 79 Jacob Green DE 61 Alonzo Mitz y DE 72 Joe Nash NT 53 Keith Butler American football ILB 56 Greg Gaines linebacker OLB 55 Michael Jackson linebacker OLB 54 John Kaiser American football OLB 51 Sam Merriman ILB 58 Bruce Scholtz OLB 50 Fredd Young ILB 47 Eddie Anderson safety y FS 22 Dave Brown cornerback CB 23 Patrick Hunter y CB 27 Gregg Johnson American football SS 26 Kerry Justin CB 21 Paul Moyer American football SS 41 Eugene Robinson American football FS 20 Terry Taylor American football CB  2 Vincent Gamache y P  9 Norm Johnson K 59 Blair Bush C IR 87 Tony Davis tight end TE IR 45 Kenny Easley S IR 66 Stan Eisenhooth y T IR 64 Ron Essink T IR 88 Byron Franklin WR IR 69 Rory Graves y T IR 84 Danny Greene American football WR IR 63 Reggie Kinlaw NT IR 73 Alvin Powell G IR  8 Sean Salisbury y QB IRhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Home pro-football-reference.com Starters in bold. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1987 Pro Bowl. Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 August 8, 1986 Indianapolis Colts W 21–14 1–0 Kingdome Recap 2 August 15, 1986 at Detroit Lions L 27–30 (OT) 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 3 August 22, 1986 Minnesota Vikings W 27–17 2–1 Kingdome Recap 4 August 29, 1986 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–21 2–2 Candlestick Park Recap Source: Seahawks Media Guides1986 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1987 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015. Regular season Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East. Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 7 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–0 1–0 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198609070sea.htm Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks - September 7th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 2 September 14 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–17 2–0 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198609140sea.htm Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks - September 14th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 3 September 21 at New England Patriots W 38–31 3–0 Sullivan Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198609210nwe.htm Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots - September 21st, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 4 September 28 at Washington Redskins L 14–19 3–1 RFK Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198609280was.htm Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins - September 28th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 5 October 6, 1986 San Diego Chargers W 33–7 4–1 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198610060sea.htm San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks - October 6th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 6 October 12 at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–14 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198610120rai.htm Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders - October 12th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 7 October 19 New York Giants W 17–12 5–2 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198610190sea.htm New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks - October 19th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 8 October 26 at Denver Broncos L 13–20 5–3 Mile High Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198610260den.htm Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos - October 26th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 9 November 2 New York Jets L 7–38 5–4 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198611020sea.htm New York Jets at Seattle Seahawks - November 2nd, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 10 November 9 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–27 5–5 Arrowhead Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198611090kan.htm Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs - November 9th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 11 November 16 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–34 5–6 Riverfront Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198611160cin.htm Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals - November 16th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 12 November 23 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–20 6–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198611230sea.htm Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks - November 23rd, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 13 November 27, 1986 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–14 7–6 Texas Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198611270dal.htm Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys - November 27th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 14 December 8, 1986 Los Angeles Raiders W 37–0 8–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198612080sea.htm Los Angeles Raiders at Seattle Seahawks - December 8th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 15 December 14 at San Diego Chargers W 34–24 9–6 Jack Murphy Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198612140sdg.htm Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers - December 14th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 16 December 20 Denver Broncos W 41–16 10–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198612200sea.htm Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks - December 20th, 1986 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1986 NFL season results1986 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015. Standings Game summaries Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, a memorable moment during the season was Steve Largent breaking Harold Carmichael's NFL record for consecutive games (128) with at least one reception. It came on October 6 in a 33–7 home victory over the San Diego Chargers on Monday Night Football as Seattle improved its record to 4–1.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gVpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6648%2C4225710 The Spokesman-Review Baxter Kevin 'A big relief': Largent sets record October 7, 1986 B1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m9wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2330%2C1682004 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Night of NFL records in Kingdome October 7, 1986 1D Preseason Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary August 8 Friday 7:35 pm local Colts 0 0 7 7 Seahawks 0 14 7 0 Kingdome, Seattle 55,443 indoors Chuck Heberling Gamebook Week P2: at Detroit Lions background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary August 15 Friday 8:05 pm local Seahawks 7 3 3 14 0 Lions 0 17 3 7 3 Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 37,875 indoors Gene Barth KING Gamebook Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary August 22 Friday 7:34 pm local Vikings 7 7 0 3 Seahawks 0 14 3 10 Kingdome, Seattle 57,730 indoors Fred Wyant Gamebook Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 29 Friday 6:01 pm local Seahawks 3 7 0 0 49ers 0 14 0 7 Candlestick Park, San Francisco 52,419 partly cloudy, 65 °F °C, wind NW 12 mph km/h Ben Dreith KING Gamebook Regular season Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary September 7 1:02 pm local Steelers 0 0 0 0 Seahawks 0 6 10 14 Kingdome, Seattle 61,461 indoors Jerry Seeman NBC Tom Hammond and Dave Rowe Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:25 (SEA 6–0) Third quarter SEA – Dave Brown 18-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 5:50 (SEA 13–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 0:40 (SEA 16–0) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:46 (SEA 23–0) SEA – Randall Morris 49-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:35 (SEA 30–0) Top passers PIT – Mark Malone: 9 completions/27 attempts, 79 yds, 3 INT interceptions SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/33, 195 yds, 2 TD touchdowns, 2 INT Top rushers PIT – Frank Pollard: 8 car carries, 39 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 21 car, 114 yds Top receivers PIT – John Stallworth: 4 rec receptions, 41 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers PIT – 61 – 85 – 146 – 5 SEA – 172 – 202 – 374 – 2 Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 14 1:02 pm local Chiefs 3 0 7 7 Seahawks 0 13 10 0 Kingdome, Seattle 61,068 indoors Dick Hantak NBC Jay Randolph and Jimmy Cefalo Gamebook First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 10:31 (KC 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 14:57 (Tied 3–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 11:51 (SEA 6–3) SEA – Daryl Turner 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:56 (SEA 13–3) Third quarter KC – Carlos Carson 70-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 9:23 (SEA 13–10) SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 6:34 (SEA 16–10) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:47 (SEA 23–10) Fourth quarter KC – Jeff Smith 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:04 (SEA 23–17) Top passers KC – Todd Blackledge: 15/29, 183 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/35, 203 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers KC – Mike Pruitt: 6 car, 28 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 25 car, 80 yds, 1 TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson: 2 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 62 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers KC – 167 – 98 – 265 – 3 SEA – 203 – 128 – 331 – 1 Week 3: at New England Patriots Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary September 21 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 0 7 24 Patriots 7 10 0 14 Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 58,977 drizzle, 53 °F °C, 94% humidity, wind NE 11 mph km/h Bob Frederic NBC Tom Davis & Dave Rowe Gamebook First quarter SEA – Curt Warner 13-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:20 (SEA 7–0) NE – Tony Collins 6-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 2:12 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter NE – Tony Franklin 26-yard field goal, 6:39 (NE 10–7) NE – Stanley Morgan 27-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 1:55 (NE 17–7) Third quarter SEA – Ray Butler 54-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:34 (NE 17–14) Fourth quarter NE – Stanley Morgan 44-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 14:52 (NE 24–14) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 12:37 (SEA 24–21) NE – Stanley Morgan 30-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 6:51 (NE 31–21) SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 2:35 (NE 31–24) SEA – Paul Moyer recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 2:12 (Tied 31–31) SEA – Ray Butler 67-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:14 (SEA 38–31) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/20, 207 yds, 2 TD NE – Tony Eason: 26/45, 414 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 73 yds, 2 TD NE – Craig James: 15 car, 52 yds Top receivers SEA – Ray Butler: 3 rec, 128 yds, 2 TD NE – Stanley Morgan: 7 rec, 161 yds, 3 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 183 – 120 – 303 – 0 NE – 386 – 120 – 506 – 1 Week 4: at Washington Redskins Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary September 28 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 0 0 7 Redskins 6 3 7 3 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 54,157 cloudy, 67 °F °C, 90% humidity, wind SE 6 mph km/h Pat Haggerty NBC Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo Gamebook First quarter SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:05 (SEA 7–0) WAS – George Rogers 24-yard run (PAT failed), 5:21 (SEA 7–6) Second quarter WAS – Steve Cox 57-yard field goal, 0:12 (WAS 9–7) Third quarter WAS – George Rogers 7-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 1:25 (WAS 16–7) Fourth quarter WAS – Mark Moseley 36-yard field goal, 8:14 (WAS 19–7) SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:50 (WAS 19–14) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/32, 219 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT WAS – Jay Schroeder: 14/26, 195 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 106 yds, 1 TD WAS – George Rogers: 25 car, 115 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Byron Franklin: 5 rec, 79 yds WAS – Art Monk: 5 rec, 103 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 213 – 148 – 361 – 2 WAS – 195 – 162 – 357 – 1 Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 6 Monday 6:07 pm local Chargers 7 0 0 0 Seahawks 0 6 17 10 Kingdome, Seattle 63,207 indoors Red Cashion ABC Frank Gifford and O. J. Simpson Gamebook First quarter SD – Buford McGee 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:32 (SD 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 13:49 (SD 7–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 0:35 (SD 7–6) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 54-yard field goal, 10:36 (SEA 9–7) SEA – Byron Franklin 46-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:04 (SEA 16–7) SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:51 (SEA 23–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Eric Lane 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:39 (SEA 30–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 20-yard field goal, 7:12 (SEA 33–7) Top passers SD – Dan Fouts: 20/31, 231 yds, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/35, 284 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Lionel James: 10 car, 27 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 142 yds Top receivers SD – Wes Chandler: 3 rec, 61 yds SEA – Byron Franklin: 5 rec, 118 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SD – 222 – 49 – 271 – 5 SEA – 294 – 218 – 512 – 3 Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary October 12 1:02 pm local Seahawks 0 3 7 0 Raiders 7 7 0 0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 70,635 hazy, 78 °F °C, 71% humidity, wind W 3 mph km/h Chuck Heberling NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Gamebook First quarter LA – Dokie Williams 9-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 1:17 (LA 7–0) Second quarter LA – Jessie Hester 49-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 10:47 (LA 14–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 1:56 (LA 14–3) Third quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:43 (LA 14–10) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/26, 152 yds LA – Jim Plunkett: 15/26, 199 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 74 yds, 1 TD LA – Napoleon McCallum: 20 car, 75 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 60 yds LA – Jessie Hester: 2 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 120 – 91 – 211 – 0 LA – 185 – 138 – 323 – 2 Week 7: vs. New York Giants Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants – Game summary October 19 1:02 pm local Giants 0 9 0 3 Seahawks 7 0 3 7 Kingdome, Seattle 62,282 indoors Gene Barth CBS Pat Summerall & John Madden Gamebook First quarter SEA – Gordon Hudson 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:51 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter NYG – Solomon Miller 32-yard pass from Phil Simms (PAT failed), 11:50 (SEA 7–6) NYG – Raul Allegre 23-yard field goal, 0:41 (NYG 9–6) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 7:03 (SEA 10–9) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:00 (SEA 17–9) NYG – Raul Allegre 31-yard field goal, 4:42 (SEA 17–12) Top passers NYG – Phil Simms: 14/25, 190 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/22, 166 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers NYG – Joe Morris: 24 car, 116 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 56 yds, 1 TD Top receivers NYG – Phil McConkey: 3 rec, 49 yds NYG – Bobby Johnson: 3 rec, 49 yds SEA – Byron Franklin: 2 rec, 46 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers NYG – 145 – 162 – 307 – 4 SEA – 146 – 72 – 218 – 2 Week 8: at Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 26 2:00 pm local Seahawks 0 3 3 7 Broncos 10 3 0 7 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 76,089 clear, 66 °F °C, 22% humidity, wind N 7 mph km/h Gordon McCarter NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Gamebook First quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 22-yard field goal, 9:34 (DEN 3–0) DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:26 (DEN 10–0) Second quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 47-yard field goal, 4:58 (DEN 13–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 3:04 (DEN 13–3) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 9:19 (DEN 13–6) Fourth quarter DEN – Vance Johnson 34-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 10:34 (DEN 20–6) SEA – Steve Largent 24-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 1:48 (DEN 20–13) Top passers SEA – Gale Gilbert: 4/4, 71 yds, 1 TD DEN – John Elway: 18/32, 321 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 21 car, 139 yds DEN – Sammy Winder: 18 car, 83 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Byron Franklin: 2 rec, 41 yds DEN – Mark Jackson: 3 rec, 84 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 50 – 164 – 214 – 0 DEN – 332 – 118 – 450 – 2 Week 9: vs. New York Jets Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary November 2 1:02 pm local Jets 3 21 7 7 Seahawks 7 0 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 62,497 indoors Tom Dooley NBC Marv Albert and Bob Griese Gamebook First quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 50-yard field goal, 4:35 (NYJ 3–0) SEA – Daryl Turner 27-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 0:48 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter NYJ – Al Toon 50-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 12:00 (NYJ 10–7) NYJ – Wesley Walker 83-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 9:30 (NYJ 17–7) NYJ – Freeman McNeil 9-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 5:20 (NYJ 24–7) Third quarter NYJ – Al Toon 36-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 8:41 (NYJ 31–7) Fourth quarter NYJ – Mickey Shuler 1-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 13:33 (NYJ 38–7) Top passers NYJ – Ken O'Brien: 26/32, 431 yds, 4 TD SEA – Gale Gilbert: 25/44, 274 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYJ – Freeman McNeil: 25 car, 84 yds, 1 TD SEA – Curt Warner: 9 car, 31 yds Top receivers NYJ – Al Toon: 9 rec, 195 yds, 2 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 108 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers NYJ – 427 – 126 – 553 – 0 SEA – 271 – 51 – 322 – 3 Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 9 1:00 pm local Seahawks 0 0 0 7 Chiefs 0 17 7 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 53,268 clear, 40 °F °C, 52% humidity, wind NW 7 mph km/h Jerry Markbreit NBC Len Berman and Dave Rowe Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter KC – Walt Arnold 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:40 (KC 7–0) KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 5:51 (KC 10–7) KC – Stephone Paige 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:00 (KC 17–7) Third quarter KC – Carlos Carson 25-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:54 (KC 24–7) Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 37yard field goal, 12:12 (KC 27–7) SEA – Steve Largent 38-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 7:17 (KC 27–7) Top passers SEA – Gale Gilbert: 13/26, 140 yds, 1 TD KC – Bill Kenney: 22/41, 256 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 16 yds KC – Larry Moriarty: 11 car, 43 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD KC – Stephone Paige: 5 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 108 – 25 – 133 – 3 KC – 248 – 127 – 375 – 4 Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary November 16 1:00 pm local Seahawks 0 0 7 0 Bengals 7 3 7 17 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 54,410 cloudy, 43 °F °C, 85% humidity, wind SW 10 mph km/h Fred Wyant NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Gamebook First quarter CIN – Stanley Wilson 2-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 4:10 (CIN 7–0) Second quarter CIN – Jim Breech 37-yard field goal, 8:41 (CIN 10–0) Third quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:02 (CIN 10–7) CIN – Eric Kattus 1-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 1:52 (CIN 17–7) Fourth quarter CIN – Eddie Edwards recovered fumble in end zone (Jim Breech kick), 11:13 (CIN 24–7) CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 6:32 (CIN 27–7) CIN – Louis Breeden 36-yard interception return (Jim Breech kick), 0:27 (CIN 34–7) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 18/28, 168 yds, 1 INT CIN – Boomer Esiason: 22/33, 334 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 94 yds, 1 TD CIN – James Brooks: 12 car, 42 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 102 yds CIN – Eddie Brown: 6 rec, 97 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA –127 – 179 – 306 – 5 CIN – 320 – 105 – 425 – 4 Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary November 23 1:01 pm local Eagles 3 3 7 7 Seahawks 7 14 0 3 Kingdome, Seattle 55,786 indoors Ben Dreith CBS Jack Buck & Joe Theismann Gamebook First quarter PHI – Paul McFadden 35-yard field goal, 3:18 (PHI 3–0) SEA – Daryl Turner 72-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:49 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter PHI – Paul McFadden 32-yard field goal, 3:48 (SEA 7–6) SEA – Eric Lane 12-yard blocked punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:13 (SEA 14–6) SEA – bobby joe edmonds 75-yard punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 0:11 (SEA 21–6) Third quarter PHI – Kenny Jackson 7-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick), 4:46 (SEA 21–13) Fourth quarter PHI – Kenny Jackson 9-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick), 8:18 (SEA 21–20) SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 24–20) Top passers PHI – Randall Cunningham: 22/37, 215 yds, 2 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/26, 288 yds, 1 TD Top rushers PHI – Randall Cunningham: 8 car, 63 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 13 car, 33 yds Top receivers PHI – Anthony Toney: 5 rec, 68 yds SEA – Daryl Turner: 1 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers PHI – 182 – 142 – 324 – 0 SEA – 260 – 80 – 340 – 3 Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary November 27 Thursday 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 17 0 7 Cowboys 7 0 7 0 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 58,020 partly cloudy, 50 °F °C, 61% humidity, wind N 13 mph km/h Bob McElwee NBC Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, and Bob Griese Gamebook First quarter DAL – Tony Dorsett 8-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 5:57 (DAL 7–0) SEA – Dave Krieg 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:41 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:04 (SEA 14–7) SEA – Byron Franklin 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:56 (SEA 21–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 0:08 (SEA 24–7) Third quarter DAL – Herschel Walker 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 6:54 (SEA 24–14) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 9-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:06 (SEA 31–14) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/24, 214 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT DAL – Steve Pelluer: 22/36, 210 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 122 yds, 1 TD DAL – Tony Dorsett: 14 car, 59 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD DAL – Mike Sherrard: 4 rec, 61 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 214 – 201 – 415 – 1 DAL – 201 – 127 – 328 – 1 Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary December 8 Monday 6:05 pm local Raiders 0 0 0 0 Seahawks 14 10 6 7 Kingdome, Seattle 62,923 indoors Dick Jorgensen ABC Al Michaels and Frank Gifford Gamebook First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:08 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:59 (SEA 14–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 4:17 (SEA 17–0) SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:45 (SEA 24–0) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 51-yard field goal, 9:13 (SEA 27–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 5:09 (SEA 30–0) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:31 (SEA 37–0) Top passers LA – Jim Plunkett: 4/11, 61 yds, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/21, 243 yds, 2 TD Top rushers LA – Rusty Hilger: 1 car, 16 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 116 yds, 2 TD Top receivers LA – Todd Christensen: 3 rec, 50 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers LA – 98 – 40 – 138 – 3 SEA – 224 – 183 – 407 – 1 Week 15: at San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 14 1:00 pm local Seahawks 10 7 3 14 Chargers 0 17 0 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 47,096 high clouds, 64 °F °C, 71% humidity, wind WSW 8 mph km/h Chuck Heberling NBC Jay Randolph and Dave Rowe Gamebook First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 9:29 (SEA 3–0) SEA – Steve Largent 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:44 (SEA 10–0) Second quarter SD – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:38 (SEA 10–7) SEA – Daryl Turner 72-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:19 (SEA 17–7) SD – Rolf Benirschke 23-yard field goal, 4:14 (SEA 17–10) SD – Kellen Winslow 14-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:10 (Tied 17–17) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 9:01 (SEA 20–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 23-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:40 (SEA 27–17) SD – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:56 (SEA 27–24) SEA – Ray Butler 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:23 (SEA 34–24) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/21, 305 yds, 4 TD SD – Dan Fouts: 21/38, 237 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 93 yds SD – Curtis Adams: 18 car, 66 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 96 yds, 2 TD SD – Kellen Winslow: 8 rec, 105 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 286 – 140 – 426 – 0 SD – 220 – 85 – 305 – 1 Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1986 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary December 20 1:07 pm local Broncos 0 10 3 3 Seahawks 3 17 7 14 Kingdome, Seattle 63,697 indoors Red Cashion NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Gamebook First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 6:33 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:49 (SEA 10–0) DEN – Rich Karlis 31-yard field goal, 6:14 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 4:22 (SEA 13–3) DEN – Orson Mobley 17-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 1:06 (SEA 13–10) SEA – Daryl Turner 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:18 (SEA 20–10) Third quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:14 (SEA 27–10) DEN – Rich Karlis 34-yard field goal, 1:00 (SEA 27–13) Fourth quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 47-yard field goal, 14:10 (SEA 27–16) SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:51 (SEA 34–16) SEA – Curt Warner 60-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 6:10 (SEA 41–16) Top passers DEN – John Elway: 17/37, 186 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/24, 238 yds, 2 TD Top rushers DEN – Gerald Willhite: 7 car, 26 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 192 yds, 3 TD Top receivers DEN – Steve Watson: 5 rec, 53 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 101 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 193 – 75 – 268 – 0 SEA – 238 – 298 – 536 – 1 References External links https://www.seahawks.com/ 1986 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1986 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1986 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1986 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com Seattle Category:Seattle Seahawks seasons Category:1986 in sports in Washington (state) Category:1980s in Seattle