1985 Seattle Seahawks season

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

The 1985 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with an 8–8 record and a 3rd-place finish in the AFC West and missed the playoffs. The Seahawks 1985 season has the odd distinction of being the only team in NFL history to win two games, then lose two games, alternately, for the entire season.

Offseason

Draft

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

Undrafted free agents

1985 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Beau Babka	Nose tackle	Hawaii
Anthony Beverley	Linebacker	SMU
Pete Blazek	Tackle	Georgia Tech
Julio Cortes	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
Anthony DiLuto	Nose tackle	Oregon State
Dale Dorning	Defensive end	Oregon
James Gargus	Punter	TCU
Tom Gerber	Defensive end	Arizona State
Gale Gilbert	Quarterback	California
Harry Grimminger	Guard	Nebraska
Greg Haeusler	Linebacker	SMU
Adam Haysbert	Wide Receiver	BYU
Ernest Hines	Tackle	Norfolk State
Darry Hopper	Cornerback	USC
Bob Hudetz	Linebacker	Oregon
Don La Bomme	Fullback	Washington State
Matt Latham	Safety	Connecticut
Eugene Robinson	Safety	Colgate
Mike Rusinek	Defensive end	California
Michael Scott	Wide receiver	Pacific
William Scott	Safety	Morris Brown
Lenson Staples	Linebacker	Missouri
John Tushar	Guard	Cincinnati
Carlton Walker	Guard	Utah
Leon Winfrey	Wide receiver	Morris Brown
Barry Wood	Kicker	Tulane
Tony Wood	Tackle	Connecticut
Tony Wrice	Cornerback	Northwestern (lowa)
Gino Wynter	Wide receiver	Vanderbilt

Personnel

Staff

1985 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office President/general manager – Mike McCormack Assistant general manager – Chuck Allen Player personnel director – Mike Allman Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson Pro personnel assistant – Randy Mueller Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik Head coaches Head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach – Tom Catlin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ray Prochaska Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Offensive backs – Chick Harris Receivers – Steve Moore Tight ends – Rusty Tillman Offensive line – Kent Stephenson

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive line – George Dyer Defensive backs – Ralph Hawkins Special assignments – Joe Vitt Special teams coaches Special teams – Rusty Tillman

Final roster

1985 Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  7 Gale Gilbert 17 Dave Krieg Running backs (RB) 46 David Hughes 37 Eric Lane 43 Randall Morris 29 Rick Parros 28 Curt Warner Wide receivers (WR) 83 Ray Butler 80 Steve Largent * 82 Paul Skansi 81 Daryl Turner 89 Byron Walker Tight ends (TE) 85 Dan Ross 86 Mike Tice 87 Charle Young

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Edwin Bailey G 76 Jon Borchardt G 59 Blair Bush C 78 Bob Cryder T 62 Kani Kauahi C 71 Bryan Millard T/G 61 Robert Pratt G Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Jeff Bryant DE 68 Randy Edwards DE 79 Jacob Green DE 63 Reggie Kinlaw NT 72 Joe Nash NT

Linebackers (LB) 53 Keith Butler ILB 56 Greg Gaines OLB 55 Michael Jackson OLB 54 John Kaiser OLB 51 Sam Merriman ILB 57 Shelton Robinson ILB 58 Bruce Scholtz OLB 50 Fredd Young ILB * Defensive backs (DB) 22 Dave Brown CB 45 Kenny Easley SS * 44 John Harris FS 24 Terry Jackson CB 21 Paul Moyer SS 41 Eugene Robinson FS 42 Keith Simpson CB 20 Terry Taylor CB Special teams (ST) 15 Dave Finzer P  9 Norm Johnson K

Reserve 90 Tony Davis TE (IR) 94 Angelo Dilulo NT (IR) 31 Zachary Dixon RB (PUP) 33 Dan Doornink RB (IR) 64 Ron Essink T (IR) 88 Byron Franklin WR (IR) 84 Danny Greene WR (IR) 14 Jeff Komlo QB (IR) 70 Ron Mattes T (IR) 40 John Williams RB (IR) Rookies in italics

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

Schedule

Preseason

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

Source: Seahawks Media Guides

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

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

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1985 NFL season results

Standings

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

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Indianapolis Colts

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

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

at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis

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

Week P2: vs. Detroit Lions

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Week P3: at Minnesota Vikings

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

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

at Metrodome, Minneapolis

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

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Regular season

Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

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

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Byron Walker 28-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:12 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter CIN – James Brooks 15-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 13:11 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Daryl Turner 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:04 (SEA 14–7) SEA – Charle Young 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:16 (SEA 21–7) CIN – Jim Breech 22-yard field goal, 2:26 (SEA 21–10) Third quarter CIN – James Brooks 17-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 9:16 (SEA 21–17) CIN – Larry Kinnebrew 9-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 0:06 (CIN 24–21) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 11-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:07 (SEA 28–24) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/25, 236 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT CIN – Turk Schonert: 9/16, 169 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 17 car, 66 yds, 1 TD CIN – Larry Kinnebrew: 18 car, 101 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 81 yds CIN – Cris Collinsworth: 4 rec, 101 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA −206 – 91 – 297 – 0 CIN – 193 – 151 – 344 – 1

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

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

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

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego

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

Game information

First quarter SD – Lionel James 7-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 7:18 (SD 7–0) SD – Bob Thomas 21-yard field goal, 3:53 (SD 10–0) SEA – Daryl Turner 34-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37 (SD 10–7) Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:10 (SEA 14–10) SD – Charlie Joiner 18-yard pass from Dan Fouts (PAT failed), 3:32 (SD 16–14) SD – Wes Chandler 20-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 0:43 (SD 23–14) Third quarter SEA – Steve Largent 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:42 (SD 23–21) SD – Eric Sievers 5-yard pass from Dan Fouts (PAT failed), 8:47 (SD 29–21) SEA – Daryl Turner 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:38 (SD 29–28) SEA – Daryl Turner 30-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:22 (SEA 35–29) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:15 (SEA 42–29) Fourth quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:10 (SEA 49–29) SD – Charlie Joiner 18-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (PAT failed), 0:11 (SEA 49–35) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 22/32, 307 yds, 5 TD SD – Dan Fouts: 29/43, 440 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 169 yds, 2 TD SD – Lionel James: 8 car, 41 yds Top receivers SEA – Daryl Turner: 7 rec, 121 yds, 4 TD SD – Wes Chandler: 13 rec, 243 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 293 – 196 – 489 – 0 SD – 494 – 63 – 557 – 4

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Game information

First quarter LA – Eric Dickerson 1-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 2:32 (LA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Dave Brown 28-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 7:27 (Tied 7–7) Third quarter LA – Bobby Duckworth 19-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Mike Lansford kick), 13:14 (LA 14–7) LA – Eric Dickerson 2-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 12:57 (LA 21–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 3:55 (LA 21–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Danny Greene 21-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:48 (LA 21–17) LA – Eric Dickerson 15-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 3:33 (LA 28–17) LA – Danny Greene 21-yard interception return (Mike Lansford kick), 1:45 (LA 35–17) SEA – Daryl Turner 37-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 0:28 (LA 35–24) Top passers LA – Dieter Brock: 12/24, 203 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 23/45, 267 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers LA – Eric Dickerson: 31 car, 150 yds, 3 TD SEA – Curt Warner: 13 car, 32 yds Top receivers LA – Bobby Duckworth: 4 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD SEA – Daryl Turner: 3 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to LA – 187 – 170 – 357 – 5 SEA – 270 – 44 – 314 – 5

Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

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

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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

Game information

First quarter KC – Herman Heard 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 12:28 (KC 7–0) KC – Stephone Paige 34-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 5:28 (KC 14–0) Second quarter KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:26 (KC 21–0) Third quarter KC – Stephone Paige 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 8:14 (KC 28–0) SEA – Daryl Turner 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:20 (KC 28–7) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/38, 220 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT KC – Bill Kenney: 8/19, 116 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 15 car, 56 yds KC – Herman Heard: 7 car, 26 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 92 yds KC – Stephone Paige: 3 rec, 66 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 301 – 68 – 369 – 7 KC – 88 – 77 – 165 – 4

Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 28-yard field goal, 10:01 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 11:41 (SEA 6–0) SD – Wes Chandler 3-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 0:43 (SD 7–6) Third quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 11:42 (SEA 13–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 18-yard run (PAT failed), 10:55 (SEA 19–7) SD – Wes Chandler 6-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 8:33 (SEA 19–14) SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:15 (SEA 26–14) SD – Charlie Joiner 9-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 1:48 (SEA 26–21) Top passers SD – Mark Herrmann: 26/35, 344 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/26, 189 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SD – Gary Anderson: 8 car, 15 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 94 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SD – Wes Chandler: 9 rec, 150 yds, 2 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SD – 305 – 40 – 345 – 5 SEA – 145 – 108 – 253 – 1

Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:36 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter ATL – Mick Luckhurst 25-yard field goal, 7:04 (SEA 7–3) ATL – Mick Luckhurst 52-yard field goal, 1:14 (SEA 7–6) Third quarter ATL – Mick Luckhurst 48-yard field goal, 9:22 (ATL 9–7) SEA – Charle Young 32-yard pass from Dave Krieg (kick fails, Steve Largent run), 6:28 (SEA 14–9) Fourth quarter SEA – Byron Walker 24-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:48 (SEA 21–9) ATL – Billy Johnson 12-yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick), 8:31 (SEA 21–16) ATL – Anthony Allen 37-yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick), 6:37 (ATL 23–21) ATL – Mick Luckhurst 40-yard field goal, 5:26 (ATL 26–21) SEA – Paul Skansi 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:35 (SEA 28–26) SEA – Safety, fumble rolls out of end zone, 0:20 (SEA 30–26) Top passers ATL – David Archer: 14/27, 209 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 33/51, 405 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Top rushers ATL – Gerald Riggs: 23 car, 139 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 12 car, 66 yds Top receivers ATL – Anthony Allen: 3 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 103 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to ATL – 187 – 163 – 350 – 1 SEA – 358 – 63 – 421 – 3

Week 7: at Denver Broncos

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

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

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

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

Game information

First quarter DEN – Sammy Winder 36-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 10:25 (DEN 7–0) Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 45-yard field goal, 10:30 (DEN 10–0) SEA – Steve Largent 9-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:46 (DEN 10–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 5:46 (Tied 10–10) Overtime DEN – Rich Karlis 24-yard field goal, 5:41 (DEN 13–10) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/32, 115 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT DEN – John Elway: 22/43, 166 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 27 car, 136 yds DEN – Sammy Winder: 16 car, 69 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Charle Young: 2 rec, 31 yds DEN – Gerald Willhite: 4 rec, 40 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 77 – 172 – 249 – 5 DEN – 148 – 98 – 246 – 0

Week 8 at Jets

See also: 1985 New York Jets season

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

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

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

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

Game information
Seahawks Dave Krieg 9/20, 148 Yds, TD, 2 INT Randall Morris 23 Rush, 88 Yds Daryl Turner 2 Rec, 78 Yds, TD Jets Ken O'Brien 13/25, 182 Yds, 2 TD, INT Freeman McNeil 22 Rush, 151 Yds Rocky Klever 3 Rec, 43 Yds

Scoring summary

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

Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 1:47 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 27-yard run (PAT failed), 14:41 (SEA 9–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 14:01 (SEA 12–0) SEA – Byron Walker 56-yard blocked field goal return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:09 (SEA 19–0) SEA – Terry Taylor 75-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:14 (SEA 26–0) Third quarter LA – Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal, 5:14 (SEA 26–3) SEA – Daryl Turner 38-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:22 (SEA 33–3) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers LA – Marc Wilson: 15/33, 156 yds, 4 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/21, 143 yds, 2 TD Top rushers LA – Marcus Allen: 19 car, 101 yds SEA – Randall Morris: 12 car, 51 yds Top receivers LA – Jessie Hester: 4 rec, 57 yds SEA – Daryl Turner: 2 rec, 47 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to LA – 131 – 151 – 282 – 5 SEA – 133 – 101 – 234 – 1

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

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

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

at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Game information

First quarter NO – Morten Andersen 20-yard field goal, 7:14 (NO 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:46 (SEA 7–3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 8:15 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Jacob Green 19-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 7:10 (SEA 17–3) SEA – Daryl Turner 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:08 (SEA 24–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 0:28 (SEA 27–3) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/28, 282 yds, 1 TD NO – Dave Wilson: 13/22, 156 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 47 yds, 1 TD NO – Wayne Wilson: 10 car, 41 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 110 yds NO – Hoby Brenner: 3 rec, 58 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 256 – 90 – 346 – 1 NO – 96 – 87 – 183 – 1

Week 11: vs. New England Patriots

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE – Irving Fryar 5-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 14:55 (NE 7–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 9:42 (NE 7–3) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 8:02 (NE 7–6) SEA – Dave Krieg 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:27 (SEA 13–7) Fourth quarter NE – Craig James 23-yard pass from Steve Grogan (PAT failed), 10:35 (Tied 13–13) NE – Irving Fryar 13-yard pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick), 2:39 (NE 20–13) Top passers NE – Steve Grogan: 15/27, 198 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/43, 229 yds, 3 INT Top rushers NE – Craig James: 15 car, 45 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 105 yds Top receivers NE – Irving Fryar: 5 rec, 82 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 138 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to NE – 198 – 87 – 285 – 2 SEA – 189 – 135 – 324 – 4

Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

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

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

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 6:09 pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C), 94% humidity, wind var 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
• Game attendance: 57,482
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson, and Joe Namath
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First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SF – Freddie Solomon 27-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick), 12:25 (SF 7–0) SF – Safety, John Harty tackled Curt Warner in end zone, 7:20 (SF 9–0) SF – Ray Wersching 32-yard field goal, 0:00 (SF 12–0) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SF – Dwight Clark 22-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick), 11:13 (SF 19–0) SEA – Sam Merriman recovered fumble in end zone (PAT failed), 1:55 (SF 19–6) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 11/30, 139 yds, 1 INT SF – Joe Montana: 17/33, 237 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 48 yds SF – Wendell Tyler: 13 car, 70 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 91 yds SF – Roger Craig: 6 rec, 76 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 177 – 75 – 252 – 2 SF – 230 – 146 – 376 – 4

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 23-yard field goal, 7:45 (SEA 3–0) KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 1:20 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter SEA – Dan Ross 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:56 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:52 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 6:49 (SEA 17–6) SEA – Steve Largent 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:15 (SEA 24–6) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers KC – Todd Blackledge: 16/30, 180 yds, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/34, 254 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers KC – Todd Blackledge: 2 car, 17 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 66 yds, 1 TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson: 3 rec, 61 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to KC – 149 – 52 – 201 – 3 SEA – 243 – 94 – 337 – 3

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 8
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 58,477
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Reggie Rucker
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First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 51-yard field goal, 4:42 (SEA 3–0) CLE – Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal, 0:28 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter SEA – Dan Ross 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:38 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Daryl Turner 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:45 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter CLE – Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal, 3:31 (SEA 17–6) SEA – Daryl Turner 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:15 (SEA 24–6) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 9-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:41 (SEA 31–6) CLE – Glen Young 45-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick), 2:54 (SEA 31–13) Top passers CLE – Bernie Kosar: 18/31, 249 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 24/34, 268 yds, 4 TD Top rushers CLE – Kevin Mack: 9 car, 44 yds SEA – David Hughes: 9 car, 38 yds Top receivers CLE – Earnest Byner: 6 rec, 70 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to CLE – 214 – 92 – 306 – 4 SEA – 246 – 92 – 338 – 1

Week 15: at Los Angeles Raiders

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

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

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

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

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 6:24 (SEA 3–) Second quarter LA – Chris Bahr 22-yard field goal, 7:44 (Tied 3–3) LA – Chris Bahr 27-yard field goal, 0:03 (LA 6–3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter LA – Marcus Allen 7-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 6:09 (LA 13–3) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/33, 184 yds, 2 INT LA – Marc Wilson: 11/22, 204 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 13 car, 37 yds LA – Marcus Allen: 27 car, 109 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 61 yds LA – Dokie Williams: 3 rec, 84 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 150 – 51 – 201 – 4 LA – 195 – 154 – 349 – 2

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

First quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 41-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:04 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 11:33 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Terry Taylor 15-yard blocked punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 9:16 (SEA 17–0) DEN – Steve Watson 17-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 5:08 (SEA 17–7) DEN – Rich Karlis 25-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 17–10) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter DEN – Gerald Willhite 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 13:20 (Tied 17–17) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:20 (SEA 24–17) DEN – Steve Sewell 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 2:35 (Tied 24–24) DEN – Rich Karlis 43-yard field goal, 0:55 (DEN 27–24) Top passers DEN – John Elway: 24/42, 432 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/40, 216 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers DEN – Sammy Winder: 9 car, 34 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 92 yds, 1 TD Top receivers DEN – Clint Sampson: 3 rec, 95 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 65 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to DEN – 385 – 94 – 479 – 0 SEA – 205 – 126 – 331 – 1

External links

• Official website
• 1985 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN
• 1985 Seattle Seahawks season at Pro Football Reference (pro-football-reference.com)
• 1985 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 1985 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com