1988 Seattle Seahawks season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Seahawks 1988 9–7 1st AFC West Chuck Knox Steve Moore Tom Catlin Mike McCormack Ken Behring Kingdome Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Bengals) 13–21 QB Dave KriegLB Rufus Porter None Seahawks seasons The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won their first division title in the AFC West. They won the division with only a 9–7 record and finished with only a +10-point differential. The team never went under .500 during the season and clinched the AFC West in week 16 with a 43–37 shootout win over the Los Angeles Raiders. The Seahawks were the #3 seed in the AFC playoffs; they lost 21–13 on the road in the Divisional round to the top-seeded Cincinnati Bengals on December 31.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JltWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6672%2C347033 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Pierson Don (Chicago Tribune) Seahawks rushed out early January 1, 1989 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dq5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4496%2C175808 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Los Angeles Times) Wojciechowski Gene It's no act – Seahawks fall to Bengals January 1, 1989 6Ehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uJUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6050%2C486595 Idahonian Moscow Associated Press Bengals' defense cages Seahawks January 2, 1989 1B In late August, Ken Behring and partner Ken Hofmann purchased the team from the Nordstrom family for $80 million.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u1pWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=te8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2139%2C9178351 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington wire reports 'Hawks sale still pending; Young returns to practice August 29, 1988 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xUJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2vkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5731%2C2103897 Spokane Chronicle Washington Associated Press Seahawks owner has a Super goal August 30, 1988 B1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vVpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=te8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5608%2C10439002 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Cour Jim New owner has partner August 31, 1988 D5 Offseason NFL draft 1988 NFL draft 1988 Seattle Seahawks 2 49 Brian Blades Wide receiver Miami (FL) yes yes 3 75 Tommy Kane Wide receiver Syracuse yes 4 101 Kevin Harmon Running back Iowa yes 6 158 Roy Hart Nose tackle South Carolina yes 7 185 Ray Jackson Defensive back Ohio State no 8 215 Robert Tyler Tight end South Carolina State yes 9 242 Deatrich Wise Nose Tackle Jackson State no 10 269 Derwin Jones Defensive end Miami (FL) no 11 284 Rick McLeod Offensive tackle Washington no 11 299 Dwayne Harper Cornerback South Carolina State yes 12 326 Dave DesRochers Offensive Tackle San Diego State yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1988 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRyan KnightRunning backUSCKevin McLeanQuarterbackUSCPat PearsonGuardSouthern MissGarey WaitersPunterJacksonville StateArthur WhiteLinebackerFloridaDonald WilsonSafetyPenn Personnel Staff 1988 Seattle Seahawks Owner – Ken Behring President/general manager – Mike McCormack Vice president/assistant general manager – Chuck Allen Player personnel director – Mike Allman Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson Pro personnel assistant – Randy Mueller Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik Head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach – Tom Catlin Offensive coordinator/receivers – Steve Moore Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Offensive backs – Chick Harris Tight ends – Russ Purnell Offensive line – Kent Stephenson Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive line – George Dyer Assistant linebackers – Rusty Tillman Defensive backs – Ralph Hawkins Special assignments – Joe Vitt Special teams – Rusty Tillman Assistant special teams – Russ Purnell Final roster 1988 Seattle Seahawks 47 9 15 Jeff Kemp 17 Dave Krieg 11 Kelly Stouffer y 33 Tommie Agee American football 30 Bobby Joe Edmonds KR/PR 34 Kevin Harmon y 28 Curt Warner 32 John L. Williams American football FB 89 Brian Blades y 83 Ray Butler American football 84 Louis Clark wide receiver 80 Steve Largent 82 Paul Skansi 88 John Spagnola 86 Mike Tice 65 Edwin Bailey American football G 59 Blair Bush C LS 66 Stan Eisenhooth C 54 Grant Feasel C LS 60 Chris Godfrey G 70 Ron Mattes T 71 Bryan Millard G 75 Mike Wilson offensive lineman T 77 Jeff Bryant DE 67 Ken Clarke American football NT 79 Jacob Green DE 61 Alonzo Mitz DE 72 Joe Nash NT 53 Darren Comeaux ILB 56 Greg Gaines linebacker OLB 52 M. L. Johnson OLB 91 Darrin Miller y ILB 97 Rufus Porter American football y OLB 58 Bruce Scholtz OLB 57 Tony Woods American football OLB 92 Dave Wyman ILB 31 Vernon Dean CB/S 22 Nesby Glasgow SS 29 Dwayne Harper y CB 25 David Hollis CB/S 23 Patrick Hunter CB 24 Mel Jenkins CB 21 Paul Moyer American football SS 41 Eugene Robinson American football FS 20 Terry Taylor American football CB  9 Norm Johnson K  5 Ruben Rodriguez American football P 62 Roland Barbay NT IR 55 Brian Bosworth LB IR 69 Dave Des Rochers y T IR 63 Roy Hart gridiron football y NT IR 81 Tommy Kane y WR IR 13 Bruce Mathison QB IR 51 Sam Merriman LB IR 73 Alvin Powell G/T NF-Inj. 87 Robert Tyler American football y TE IRhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com Pro Football Statistics and History pro-football-reference.com December 24, 2015 (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1989 Pro Bowl. Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 August 4, 1988 Phoenix Cardinals W 21–7 1–0 Kingdome Recap 2 August 11, 1988 at Detroit Lions W 16–13 (OT) 2–0 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 3 August 19, 1988 Buffalo Bills W 30–13 3–0 Kingdome Recap 4 August 26, 1988 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–27 3–1 Candlestick Park Recap Source: Seahawks Media Guides1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015. Regular season Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West. Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 4 at Denver Broncos W 21–14 1–0 Mile High Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809040den.htm Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos - September 4th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 2 September 11 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–10 2–0 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809110sea.htm Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks - September 11th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 3 September 18 at San Diego Chargers L 6–17 2–1 Jack Murphy Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809180sdg.htm Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers - September 18th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 4 September 25 San Francisco 49ers L 7–38 2–2 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809250sea.htm San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks - September 25th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 5 October 2 at Atlanta Falcons W 31–20 3–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810020atl.htm Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons - October 2nd, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 6 October 9 at Cleveland Browns W 16–10 4–2 Cleveland Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810090cle.htm Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns - October 9th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 7 October 16 New Orleans Saints L 19–20 4–3 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810160sea.htm New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks - October 16th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 8 October 23 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–31 4–4 Anaheim Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810230ram.htm Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams - October 23rd, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 9 October 30 San Diego Chargers W 17–14 5–4 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810300sea.htm San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks - October 30th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 10 November 6 Buffalo Bills L 3–13 5–5 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811060sea.htm Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks - November 6th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 11 November 13 Houston Oilers W 27–24 6–5 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811130sea.htm Houston Oilers at Seattle Seahawks - November 13th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 12 November 20 at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–27 6–6 Arrowhead Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811200kan.htm Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs - November 20th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 13 November 28, 1988 Los Angeles Raiders W 35–27 7–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198811280sea.htm Los Angeles Raiders at Seattle Seahawks - November 28th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 14 December 4 at New England Patriots L 7–13 7–7 Sullivan Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812040nwe.htm Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots - December 4th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 15 December 11 Denver Broncos W 42–14 8–7 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812110sea.htm Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks - December 11th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap 16 December 18 at Los Angeles Raiders W 43–37 9–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812180rai.htm Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders - December 18th, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1988 NFL season results1988 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015. Postseason 1988–89 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Recap Wild CardFirst-round bye Divisional December 31, 1988 at Cincinnati Bengals (1) L 13–21 0–1 Riverfront Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198812310cin.htm Divisional Round - Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals - December 31st, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com November 2, 2025 Recap Standings Game summaries Preseason Week P1: vs. Phoenix Cardinals background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary August 4 Thursday 7:34 pm local Cardinals 0 7 0 0 Seahawks 14 0 7 0 Kingdome, Seattle 54,778 indoors Ben Dreith 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 11 Thursday 7:30 pm local Seahawks 0 0 3 10 3 Lions 7 6 0 0 0 Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 37,993 indoors Red Cashion Gamebook Week P3: vs. Buffalo Bills background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary August 19 Friday 7:34 pm local Bills 0 10 3 0 Seahawks 3 0 14 13 Kingdome, Seattle 47,000 indoors Fred Silva 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 26 Friday 6:05 pm local Seahawks 0 7 14 0 49ers 0 0 20 7 Candlestick Park, San Francisco 53,357 clear, 72 °F °C, wind variable 18 mph km/h Ben Dreith Gamebook Regular season Week 1: at Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary September 4 2:00 pm local Seahawks 0 7 14 0 Broncos 0 7 0 7 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 75,986 clear, 77 °F °C, 20% humidity, wind N 14 mph km/h Red Cashion NBC Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 13:29 (SEA 7–0) DEN – Orson Mobley 1-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 3:27 (Tied 7–7) Third quarter SEA – Ray Butler 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:23 (SEA 14–7) SEA – Curt Warner 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:41 (SEA 21–7) Fourth quarter DEN – Mark Jackson 20-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 4:14 (SEA 21–14) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 14 completions/30 attempts, 168 yds, 2 TD touchdowns DEN – John Elway: 21/45, 259 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT interceptions Top rushers SEA – John L. Williams: 16 car carries, 79 yds DEN – Tony Dorsett: 9 car, 32 yds Top receivers SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec receptions, 82 yds DEN – Steve Sewell: 5 rec, 81 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 152 – 178 – 330 – 1 DEN – 226 – 76 – 302 – 3 Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 11 1:02 pm local Chiefs 3 0 0 7 Seahawks 3 28 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 61,512 indoors Jerry Markbreit NBC Sam Nover & Jon Morris Gamebook First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 6:44 (SEA 3–0) KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 1:11 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:37 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:26 (SEA 17–3) SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51 (SEA 24–3) SEA – Jacob Green recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37 (SEA 31–3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter KC – Stephone Paige 15-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:51 (SEA 31–10) Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg: 22/38, 244 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/22, 114 yds, 1 TD Top rushers KC – Paul Palmer: 14 car, 44 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 20 car, 72 yds, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Paul Palmer: 8 rec, 105 yds SEA – Brian Blades: 3 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers KC – 236 – 50 – 286 – 6 SEA – 107 – 156 – 263 – 1 Week 3: at San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 18 1:00 pm local Seahawks 0 3 0 3 Chargers 7 3 0 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 44,449 hazy, 70 °F °C, 74% humidity, wind WNW 12 mph km/h Jim Tunney NBC Ray Scott and Merlin Olsen Gamebook First quarter SD – Keith Browner 55-yard interception return (Vince Abbott kick), 9:27 (SD 7–0) Second quarter SD – Vince Abbott 48-yard field goal, 13:07 (SD 10–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 1:53 (SD 10–3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:27 (SD 10–6) SD – Gary Anderson 25-yard run (Vince Abbott kick), 4:05 (SD 17–6) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/18, 134 yds, 3 INT SD – Babe Laufenberg: 11/23, 112 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 60 yds SD – Gary Anderson: 19 car, 120 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 71 yds SD – Darren Flutie: 3 rec, 51 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 194 – 105 – 299 – 4 SD – 78 – 159 – 237 – 1 Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary September 25 1:02 pm local 49ers 7 10 14 7 Seahawks 0 0 7 0 Kingdome, Seattle 62,382 indoors Dick Jorgensen CBS Steve Zabriskie & Terry Bradshaw Gamebook First quarter SF – Jerry Rice 1-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 6:02 (SF 7–0) Second quarter SF – John Frank 1-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 7:55 (SF 14–0) SF – Mike Cofer 21-yard field goal, 1:57 (SF 17–0) Third quarter SF – Jerry Rice 69-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 10:05 (SF 24–0) SF – Jerry Rice 60-yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick), 2:25 (SF 31–0) SEA – Ray Butler 46-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 1:24 (SF 31–7) Fourth quarter SF – Mike Wilson 16-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick), 4:07 (SF 38–7) Top passers SF – Joe Montana: 20/29, 302 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 11/15, 133 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SF – Roger Craig: 21 car, 107 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 9 car, 29 yds Top receivers SF – Jerry Rice: 6 rec, 163 yds, 3 TD SEA – Ray Butler: 2 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SF – 341 – 239 – 580 – 1 SEA – 125 – 29 – 154 – 5 Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary October 2 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 10 7 7 Falcons 3 0 10 7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta 28,619 rain, 73 °F °C, 65% humidity, wind SE 10 mph km/h Gordon McCarter NBC Kevin Slaten & Jerry Kramer Gamebook First quarter ATL – Greg Davis 32-yard field goal, 6:20 (ATL 3–0) SEA – Curt Warner 12-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:04 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:33 (SEA 14–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 44-yard field goal, 0:10 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter ATL – Greg Davis 31-yard field goal, 11:00 (SEA 17–6) ATL – Stacey Bailey 45-yard pass from Steve Dils (Greg Davis kick), 6:51 (SEA 17–13) SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:40 (SEA 24–13) Fourth quarter ATL– Steve Dils 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 8:01 (SEA 24–20) SEA – John L. Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:21 (SEA 31–20) Top passers SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 11/21, 164 yds ATL – Steve Dils: 18/32, 266 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 110 yds, 1 TD ATL – John Settle: 21 car, 115 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 59 yds ATL – Stacey Bailey: 2 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 149 – 168 – 317 – 1 ATL – 245 – 140 – 385 – 4 Week 6: at Cleveland Browns Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary October 9 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 6 0 3 Browns 7 0 0 3 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 78,605 overcast, 53 °F °C, 64% humidity, wind SW 7 mph km/h Jerry Seeman NBC Mel Proctor & Joe Namath Gamebook First quarter CLE – Kevin Mack 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:20 (CLE 7–0) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:10 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 10:25 (SEA 10–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 38-yard field goal, 0:05 (SEA 13–7) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 8:55 (SEA 16–7) CLE – Matt Bahr 23-yard field goal, 2:40 (SEA 16–10) Top passers SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 9/17, 112 yds CLE – Don Strock: 12/20, 151 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 96 yds, 1 TD CLE – Kevin Mack: 15 car, 66 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Brian Blades: 2 rec, 33 yds CLE – Webster Slaughter: 4 rec, 59 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 101 – 126 – 227 – 1 CLE – 174 – 160 – 334 – 4 Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary October 16 1:02 pm local Saints 0 10 7 3 Seahawks 3 3 6 7 Kingdome, Seattle 63,569 indoors Pat Haggerty CBS Dick Stockton & Dan Fouts Gamebook First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 6:13 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter NO – Eric Martin 19-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick), 9:25 (NO 7–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 47-yard field goal, 3:55 (NO 7–6) NO – Morten Andersen 23-yard field goal, 0:00 (NO 10–6) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 11:23 (NO 10–9) NO – Dave Waymer 58-yard blocked field goal return (Morten Andersen kick), 2:09 (NO 17–9) SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 1:31 (NO 17–12) Fourth quarter NO – Morten Andersen 31-yard field goal, 6:50 (NO 20–12) SEA – Brian Blades 3-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 0:38 (NO 20–19) Top passers NO – Bobby Hebert: 16/22, 185 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 27/46, 370 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers NO – Rueben Mayes: 18 car, 78 yds SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 35 yds Top receivers NO – Eric Martin: 6 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD SEA – Brian Blades: 8 rec, 145 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers NO – 177 – 141 – 318 – 3 SEA – 341 – 93 – 434 – 2 Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary October 23 1:02 pm local Seahawks 0 3 0 7 Rams 10 14 7 0 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California 57,033 hazy, 75 °F °C, 83% humidity, wind SW 12 mph km/h Ben Dreith NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy GamebookFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes First quarter LA – Greg Bell 1-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 13:02 (LA 7–0) LA – Mike Lansford 39-yard field goal, 4:43 (LA 10–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 14:56 (LA 10–3) LA – Robert Delpino 37-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 12:06 (LA 17–3) LA – Damone Johnson 1-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 4:34 (LA 24–3) Third quarter LA – Aaron Cox 32-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick), 12:30 (LA 31–3) Fourth quarter SEA – Vernon Dean 62-yard blocked field goal return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:14 (LA 31–10) Top passers SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 16/24, 101 yds, 3 INT LA – Jim Everett: 20/27, 311 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 81 yds LA – Charles White: 15 car, 79 yds Top receivers SEA – Paul Skansi: 3 rec, 32 yds LA – Henry Ellard: 7 rec, 101 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 143 – 153 – 296 – 5 LA – 311 – 154 – 465 – 3 Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 30 1:03 pm local Chargers 0 0 0 14 Seahawks 3 7 0 7 Kingdome, Seattle 59,641 indoors Red Cashion NBC Jim Donovan and Larry Csonka Gamebook First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:39 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Brian Blades 23-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 0:52 (SEA 10–0) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SD – Anthony Miller 11-yard pass from Mark Malone (Vince Abbott kick), 13:11 (SEA 10–7) SEA – John L. Williams 6-yard pass from Kelly Stouffer (Norm Johnson kick), 3:43 (SEA 17–7) SD – Anthony Miller 10-yard pass from Mark Malone (Vince Abbott kick), 0:53 (SEA 17–14) Top passers SD – Mark Malone: 20/32, 169 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 14/28, 121 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SD – Tim Spencer: 8 car, 69 yds SEA – John L. Williams: 15 car, 73 yds Top receivers SD – Jamie Holland: 5 rec, 53 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 37 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SD – 169 – 130 – 299 – 3 SEA – 109 – 126 – 235 – 0 Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary November 6 1:03 pm local Bills 3 7 0 3 Seahawks 0 3 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 61,074 indoors Fred Silva NBC Mel Proctor & Merlin Olsen Gamebook First quarter BUF – Scott Norwood 27-yard field goal, 3:37 (BUF 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 41-yard field goal, 6:24 (Tied 3–3) BUF – Robb Riddick 1-yard run (Scott Norwood kick), 1:57 (BUF 10–3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BUF – Scott Norwood 23-yard field goal, 2:38 (BUF 13–3) Top passers BUF – Jim Kelly: 16/25, 180 yds, 1 INT SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 10/22, 105 yds, 1 INT Top rushers BUF – Robb Riddick: 18 car, 75 yds, 1 TD SEA – John L. Williams: 5 car, 33 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 33 yds Top receivers BUF – Trumaine Johnson: 5 rec, 52 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 2 rec, 56 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers BUF – 194 – 142 – 336 – 2 SEA – 73 – 72 – 145 – 2 Week 11: vs. Houston Oilers Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary November 13 1:03 pm local Oilers 7 3 7 7 Seahawks 7 3 7 10 Kingdome, Seattle 60,446 indoors Dick Hantak NBC Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo Gamebook First quarter HOU – Drew Hill 57-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick), 10:19 (HOU 7–0) SEA – Brian Blades 23-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:42 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter HOU – Tony Zendejas 52-yard field goal, 14:07 (HOU 10–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 6:34 (Tied 10–10) Third quarter HOU – Allen Pinkett 2-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 9:28 (HOU 17–10) SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:48 (Tied 17–17) Fourth quarter HOU – Warren Moon 11-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 11:47 (HOU 24–17) SEA – John L. Williams 44-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:17 (Tied 24–24) SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 27–24) Top passers HOU – Warren Moon: 13/22, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/26, 188 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers HOU – Alonzo Highsmith: 9 car, 80 yds SEA – John L. Williams: 13 car, 102 yds, 1 TD Top receivers HOU – Drew Hill: 8 rec, 139 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 2 rec, 46 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers HOU – 182 – 237 – 419 – 1 SEA – 188 – 177 – 365 – 1 Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 20 12:00 pm local Seahawks 0 7 7 10 Chiefs 7 7 3 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 33,152 clear, 34 °F °C, 61% humidity, wind NW 12 mph km/h Bob McElwee NBC Gary Gerould & Jimmy Cefalo Gamebook First quarter KC – James Saxon 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:54 (KC 7–0) Second quarter KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:24 (KC 14–0) SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:01 (KC 14–7) Third quarter SEA – Terry Taylor 27-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:04 (Tied 14–14) KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 2:18 (KC 17–14) Fourth quarter KC – Steve DeBerg 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:38 (KC 24–14) SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 10:13 (KC 24–17) SEA – Brian Blades 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:20 (Tied 24–24) KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 046: (KC 27–24) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/30, 225 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT KC – Steve DeBerg: 16/26, 203 yds, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 50 yds KC – Herman Heard: 16 car, 84 yds Top receivers SEA – Brian Blades: 7 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD KC – Stephone Paige: 5 rec, 106 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 208 – 105 – 313 – 2 KC – 203 – 162 – 365 – 2 Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary November 28 Monday 6:08 pm local Raiders 14 6 7 0 Seahawks 7 14 0 14 Kingdome, Seattle 62,641 indoors Jerry Markbreit ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf Gamebook First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:30 (SEA 7–0) LA – Greg Townsend recovered fumble in end zone (Chris Bahr kick), 1:15 (Tied 7–7) LA – Tim Brown 49-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Chris Bahr kick), 0:05 (LA 14–7) Second quarter SEA – Brian Blades 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:18 (Tied 14–14) LA – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal, 6:45 (LA 17–14) LA – Chris Bahr 46-yard field goal, 1:50 (LA 20–14) SEA – Paul Skansi 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:29 (SEA 21–20) Third quarter LA – Steve Smith 4-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:23 (LA 27–21) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:17 (SEA 28–27) SEA – Louis Clark 20-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:40 (SEA 35–27) Top passers LA – Steve Beuerlein: 4/19, 89 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/28, 220 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT Top rushers LA – Marcus Allen: 8 car, 75 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 27 car, 130 yds Top receivers LA – Tim Brown: 4 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers LA – 144 – 113 – 257 – 2 SEA – 212 – 247 – 459 – 5 Week 14: at New England Patriots Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary December 4 1:00 pm local Seahawks 0 0 7 0 Patriots 0 6 7 0 Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 59,086 clear, 31 °F °C, 44% humidity, wind W 25 mph km/h Tom Dooley NBC Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE – Jason Staurovsky 34-yard field goal, 13:01 (NE 3–0) NE – Jason Staurovsky 22-yard field goal, 9:21 (NE 6–0) Third quarter SEA – Ray Butler 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:14 (SEA 7–6) NE – Bob Perryman 1-yard run (Jason Staurovsky kick), 8:44 (NE 13–7) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/20, 62 yds, 1 TD NE – Doug Flutie: 9/10, 47 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – John L. Williams: 10 car, 20 yds NE – John Stephens: 31 car, 121 yds Top receivers SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 37 yds NE – Stanley Morgan: 1 rec, 19 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 45 – 20 – 65 – 1 NE – 41 – 171 – 212 – 3 Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary December 11 5:05 pm local Broncos 0 7 0 7 Seahawks 7 21 14 0 Kingdome, Seattle 62,838 indoors Gordon McCarter ESPN Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann Gamebook First quarter SEA – John L. Williams 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:38 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:36 (SEA 14–0) DEN – Mark Jackson 15-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 11:05 (SEA 14–7) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:46 (SEA 21–7) SEA – John Spagnola 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:33 (SEA 28–7) Third quarter SEA – Curt Warner 13-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:15 (SEA 35–7) SEA – Curt Warner 12-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:47 (SEA 42–7) Fourth quarter DEN – Steve Sewell 3-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:28 (SEA 42–14) Top passers DEN – John Elway: 21/34, 270 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/22, 220 yds, 2 TD Top rushers DEN – Sammy Winder: 8 car, 42 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 126 yds, 4 TD Top receivers DEN – Mark Jackson: 7 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 76 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 301 – 101 – 402 – 1 SEA – 220 – 230 – 450 – 0 Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary December 18 1:02 pm local Seahawks 14 9 14 6 Raiders 7 10 10 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 61,127 cloudy, 59 °F °C, 77% humidity, wind W 8 mph km/h Fred Silva NBC Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo Gamebook First quarter LA – Tim Brown 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 9:00 (LA 7–0) SEA – Steve Largent 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:25 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:06 (SEA 14–7) Second quarter LA – Willie Gault 51-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 14:52 (Tied 14–14) SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 12:14 (SEA 17–14) LA – Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal, 7:32 (Tied 17–17) SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 20–17) SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 0:13 (SEA 23–17) Third quarter SEA – Brian Blades 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:17 (SEA 30–17) LA – Chris Bahr 28-yard field goal, 7:49 (SEA 30–20) SEA – John L. Williams 75-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:26 (SEA 37–20) LA – Steve Smith 4-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 1:11 (SEA 37–27) Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 14:46 (SEA 40–27) LA – Mervyn Fernandez 54-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick), 12:54 (SEA 40–34) SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 5:18 (SEA 43–34) LA – Chris Bahr 24-yard field goal, 2:21 (SEA 43–37) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/32, 410 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT LA – Jay Schroeder: 22/49, 354 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – John L. Williams: 14 car, 59 yds LA – Bo Jackson: 14 car, 67 yds Top receivers SEA – John L. Williams: 7 rec, 180 yds, 1 TD LA – Mervyn Fernandez: 4 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 389 – 101 – 490 – 3 LA – 331 – 111 – 442 – 1 Postseason 1988–89 NFL playoffs Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC. AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Cincinnati Bengals Seattle Seahawks 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Divisional Playoff: #3 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary December 31 4:05 pm EST Seahawks 0 0 0 13 Bengals 7 14 0 0 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 58,560 cloudy, 42 F, 60% humidity, wind SE 7 mph on Red Cashion NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Gamebook First quarter CIN – Stanley Wilson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 9:11 (CIN 7–0) Second quarter CIN – Stanley Wilson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 11:35 (CIN 14–0) CIN – Ickey Woods 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 7:40 (CIN 21–0) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – John L. Williams 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 11:40 (CIN 21–7) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (PAT failed), 6:05 (CIN 21–13) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 24/50, 297 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT CIN – Boomer Esiason: 7/19, 108 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 8 car, 11 yds CIN – Ickey Woods: 23 car, 126 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – John L. Williams: 11 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD CIN – Rodney Holman: 3 rec, 44 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA –276 – 18 – 294 – 3 CIN – 91 – 254 – 345 – 2 Seahawks lost and in 1989 missed the playoffs 7-9. References 2 External links https://www.seahawks.com/ 1988 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1988 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1988 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1988 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com Seattle Category:Seattle Seahawks seasons Category:AFC West championship seasons Category:1988 in sports in Washington (state) Category:1980s in Seattle