1989 Seattle Seahawks season

1989 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Ken Behring
General manager	Tom Flores
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Offensive coordinator	John Becker
Defensive coordinator	Tom Catlin
Home stadium	Kingdome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	ST Rufus Porter (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	QB Dave Krieg WR Brian Blades LB Rufus Porter

The 1989 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League (NFL). The season marked the end of an era for the team, as the last remaining original Seahawk, longtime wide receiver Steve Largent, retired after playing 14 seasons in the league, all with the Seahawks. At the time of his retirement, he was the NFL's all-time reception leader.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1989 NFL draft

1989 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	15	Andy Heck	Offensive tackle	Notre Dame
2	44	Joe Tofflemire	Center	Arizona
3	71	Elroy Harris	Running back	Eastern Kentucky
4	101	Travis McNeal	Tight end	Tennessee-Chattanooga
4	103	James Henry	Cornerback	Southern Miss
7	184	Mike Nettles	Cornerback	Memphis State
8	211	Marlin Williams	Defensive end	Western Illinois
9	238	David Franks	Guard	Connecticut
10	268	Derrick Fenner	Running back	North Carolina
11	295	Mike Baum	Defensive end	Northwestern
12	322	R. J. Kors	Safety	Long Beach State
Made roster

Undrafted free agents

1989 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Willie Bouyer	Wide receiver	Michigan State
Tony Brown	Fullback	Western Kentucky
Tyler Burdick	Tight end	Toledo
Karl Burnige	Offensive tackle	Oregon Tech
Gilbert Dudley	Defensive end	Tennessee–Martin
Darryl Hall	Safety	Washington
Jesse Hatcher	Linebacker	Clemson
Smokey Hodge	Linebacker	Auburn
Tony Logan	Wide receiver	Nevada
Boo Mitchell	Wide receiver	Vanderbilt
Alex Morris	Cornerback	Texas A&M
Robert Pickett	Linebacker	West Virginia
Mike Ramos	Safety	Washington
Lee Marke Sellers	Tight end	Auburn
Rod Stephens	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
Jeff Stephenson	Linebacker	St. Cloud State
Mike Stumberg	Linebacker	Central College

Personnel

Staff

1989 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office Owner – Ken Behring President/general manager – Tom Flores Vice president/assistant general manager – Chuck Allen Player personnel director – Mike Allman Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson Pro personnel assistant – Randy Mueller Head coaches Head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach – Tom Catlin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/receivers – John Becker Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Offensive backs – Chick Harris Tight ends – Russ Purnell Offensive line – Kent Stephenson

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive line – George Dyer Assistant linebackers – Rusty Tillman Defensive backs – Rod Perry Special assignments – Joe Vitt Special teams coaches Special teams – Rusty Tillman Assistant special teams – Russ Purnell

Final roster

1989 Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Jeff Kemp 17 Dave Krieg 11 Kelly Stouffer Running backs (RB) 44 Derrick Fenner 33 Elroy Harris 28 Curt Warner 32 John L. Williams FB Wide receivers (WR) 89 Brian Blades 88 Jeff Chadwick 84 Louis Clark 80 Steve Largent 82 Paul Skansi Tight ends (TE) 83 Rod Jones 86 Travis McNeal

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Edwin Bailey G 64 Darrick Brilz G 54 Grant Feasel C 66 Andy Heck T 70 Ron Mattes T 71 Bryan Millard G 56 Joe Tofflemire C 75 Mike Wilson T Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Jeff Bryant DE 90 Jethro Franklin DE 79 Jacob Green DE 63 Roy Hart NT 72 Joe Nash NT 98 Elston Ridgle DE

Linebackers (LB) 59 Joe Cain OLB 53 Darren Comeaux ILB 52 M. L. Johnson OLB 91 Darrin Miller ILB 97 Rufus Porter OLB 94 Rod Stephens ILB 57 Tony Woods OLB 92 Dave Wyman ILB Defensive backs (DB) 22 Nesby Glasgow SS 29 Dwayne Harper CB 25 David Hollis SS 23 Patrick Hunter CB 26 James Jefferson CB 24 Mel Jenkins CB 23 Thom Kaumeyer CB/S 41 Eugene Robinson FS Special teams (ST)  9 Norm Johnson K 85 Harper LeBel LS  5 Ruben Rodriguez P

Practice squad  8 Willie Bouyer WR 42 Richard Shelton CB Reserve 55 Brian Bosworth LB (IR) 81 Donnie Dee TE (IR) 34 Kevin Harmon RB (IR) 30 James Jones FB (IR) 81 Tommy Kane WR (IR) 21 Paul Moyer S (IR) -- Pat Pearson G (IR) -- Jim Sandusky WR (PUP) 87 Robert Tyler TE (IR) 74 Warren Wheat G (IR) Rookies in italics 47 active, 10 reserve, 2 practice squad

• (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1990 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 11	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 16–10 (OT)	1–0	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	at New England Patriots	L 12–17	1–1	Busch Stadium	Recap
3	August 25	Detroit Lions	W 13–7	2–1	Kingdome	Recap
4	September 1	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–17	3–1	Kingdome	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–31	0–1	Veterans Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	Phoenix Cardinals	L 24–34	0–2	Kingdome	Recap
3	September 24	at New England Patriots	W 24–3	1–2	Foxboro Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 24–20	2–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
5	October 8	Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–20	2–3	Kingdome	Recap
6	October 15	at San Diego Chargers	W 17–16	3–3	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	Denver Broncos	L 21–24 (OT)	3–4	Kingdome	Recap
8	October 29	San Diego Chargers	W 10–7	4–4	Kingdome	Recap
9	November 5	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–20	4–5	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	Cleveland Browns	L 7–17	4–6	Kingdome	Recap
11	November 19	at New York Giants	L 3–15	4–7	Giants Stadium	Recap
12	November 26	at Denver Broncos	L 14–41	4–8	Mile High Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	Buffalo Bills	W 17–16	5–8	Kingdome	Recap
14	December 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–17	6–8	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	Los Angeles Raiders	W 23–17	7–8	Kingdome	Recap
16	December 23	Washington Redskins	L 0–29	7–9	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1989 NFL season results

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos(1)	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	362	226	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	8	7	1	.531	3–5	6–7–1	307	286	W1
Los Angeles Raiders	8	8	0	.500	3–5	6–6	315	297	L2
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	4–4	7–5	241	327	L1
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	4–4	4–8	266	290	W2

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Phoenix Cardinals

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	0	6	16
Cardinals	3	0	0	7	0	10

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: August 11
• Game time: 7:30 pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 99 °F (37 °C), wind N 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 37,158
• Referee: Howard Roe
• Gamebook

Week P2: vs. New England Patriots

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	6	6	0	12
Patriots	0	10	7	0	17

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: August 19
• Game time: 8:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C), wind S 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
• Game attendance: 48,746
• Referee: Gene Barth
• Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	3	3	7	0	13

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 25
• Game time: 7:36 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 55,829
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• 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	0	10	7	0	17
Seahawks	7	0	14	7	28

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 6:08 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 58,641
• Referee: Red Cashion
• Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7
Eagles	7	10	7	7	31

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 4:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 93 °F (34 °C), 46% humidity, wind SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 64,287
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers & Paul Maguire
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter PHI – Anthony Toney 1-yard run (Luis Zendejas kick), 11:49 (PHI 7–0) SEA – Steve Largent 23-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:56 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter PHI – Luis Zendejas 24-yard field goal, 11:27 (PHI 10–7) PHI – Cris Carter 8-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Luis Zendejas kick), 4:51 (PHI 17–7) Third quarter PHI – Mike Quick 8-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Luis Zendejas kick), 9:49 (PHI 24–7) Fourth quarter PHI – Eric Everett 30-yard interception return (Luis Zendejas kick), 2:36 (PHI 31–7) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/34, 210 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT PHI – Randall Cunningham: 13/27, 240 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 12 car, 47 yds PHI – Mark Higgs: 13 car, 44 yds Top receivers SEA – Louis Clark: 3 rec, 63 yds PHI – Mike Quick: 6 rec, 140 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 193 – 77 – 270 – 3 PHI – 234 – 131 – 365 – 0

Week 2: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	13	0	7	14	34
Seahawks	0	7	7	10	24

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 60,444
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Randy Cross
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter PHX – Roy Green 51-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (PAT blocked), 12:20 (PHX 6–0) PHX – Tony Jordan 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick), 2:16 (PHX 13–0) Second quarter SEA – Paul Skansi 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:23 (PHX 13–7) Third quarter PHX – J.T. Smith 25-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick), 11:50 (PHX 20–7) SEA – Paul Skansi 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:59 (PHX 20–14) Fourth quarter PHX – Roy Green 6-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick), 14:52 (PHX 27–14) SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 7:55 (PHX 27–17) PHX – Roy Green 59-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick), 4:16 (PHX 34–17) SEA – Brian Blades 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:45 (PHX 34–24) Top passers PHX – Gary Hogeboom: 18/24, 298 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 25/43, 279 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers PHX – Stump Mitchell: 18 car, 95 yds SEA – John L. Williams: 9 car, 36 yds Top receivers PHX – Roy Green: 8 rec, 166 yds, 3 TD SEA – Brian Blades: 9 rec, 146 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to PHX – 298 – 171 – 469 – 2 SEA – 269 – 77 – 346 – 1

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	21	3	0	24
Patriots	3	0	0	0	3

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 58 °F (14 °C), 52% humidity, wind NW 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
• Game attendance: 48,025
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Ahmad Rashad
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NE – Greg Davis 35-yard field goal, 3:36 (NE 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Louis Clark 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:15 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Paul Skansi 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:43 (SEA 14–3) SEA – John L. Williams 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:35 (SEA 21–3) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 23-yard field goal, 8:03 (SEA 24–3) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/24, 177 yds, 3 TD NE – Tony Eason: 17/33, 147 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 65 yds NE – Bob Perryman: 11 car, 46 yds Top receivers SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 71 yds, 1 TD NE – Bob Perryman: 5 rec, 44 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 159 – 157 – 316 – 0 NE – 128 – 91 – 219 – 3

Week 4: at Los Angeles Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	17	24
Raiders	0	10	7	3	20

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: hazy, 74 °F (23 °C), 41% humidity, wind SE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 44,319
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – John L. Williams 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:31 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter LA – Jeff Jaeger 45-yard field goal, 8:42 (SEA 7–3) LA – Lionel Washington 37-yard fumble return (Jeff Jaeger kick), 6:18 (LA 10–7) Third quarter LA – Mervyn Fernandez 36-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 9:39 (LA 17–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:02 (LA 17–14) SEA – Brian Blades 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:58 (SEA 21–17) LA – Jeff Jaeger 28-yard field goal, 5:58 (SEA 21–20) SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 24–20) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 22/31, 227 yds, 2 TD LA – Jay Schroeder: 16/30, 213 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 21 car, 102 yds, 1 TD LA – Marcus Allen: 11 car, 65 yds Top receivers SEA – Brian Blades: 7 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD LA – Mervyn Fernandez: 7 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 194 – 160 – 354 – 2 LA – 197 – 114 – 311 – 2

Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	7	10	20
Seahawks	7	9	0	0	16

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 1:03 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 60,715
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Ahmad Rashad
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – James Jefferson 97-yard kickoff return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:43 (SEA 7–0) KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 4:29 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 5:03 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:49 (SEA 13–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 16–3) Third quarter KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53 (SEA 16–10) Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 11:52 (SEA 16–13) KC – Alfredo Roberts 2-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 9:27 (KC 20–16) Top passers KC – Ron Jaworski: 12/18, 104 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/36, 252 yds, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye: 30 car, 156 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 3 car, 29 yds Top receivers KC – Emile Harry: 3 rec, 41 yds SEA – Brian Blades: 4 rec, 86 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to KC – 104 – 199 – 303 – 1 SEA – 236 – 52 – 288 – 2

Week 6: at San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	0	7	0	17
Chargers	7	3	0	6	16

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 47% humidity, wind WNW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,079
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SD – Arthur Cox 3-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Chris Bahr kick), 10:25 (SD 7–0) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:15 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 50-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 10–7) Second quarter SD – Chris Bahr 29-yard field goal, 8:44 (Tied 10–10) Third quarter SEA – John L. Williams 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:35 (SEA 17–10) Fourth quarter SD – Marion Butts 2-yard run (PAT failed), 4:14 (SEA 17–16) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/24, 139 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SD – Jim McMahon: 25/39, 286 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – John L. Williams: 11 car, 54 yds SD – Tim Spencer: 16 car, 49 yds Top receivers SEA – John L. Williams: 6 rec, 53 yds, 1 TD SD – Anthony Miller: 7 rec, 116 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 139 – 85 – 224 – 3 SD – 263 – 99 – 362 – 4

Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	0	0	7	14	3	24
Seahawks	7	7	0	7	0	21

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,353
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan & Jimmy Cefalo
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – John L. Williams 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:37 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – John L. Williams 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:10 (SEA 14–0) Third quarter DEN – Bobby Humphrey 1-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 2:11 (SEA 14–7) Fourth quarter DEN – Clarence Kay 2-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 10:23 (Tied 14–14) SEA – Paul Skansi 24-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:33 (SEA 21–14) DEN – Vance Johnson 54-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 2:19 (Tied 21–21) DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 7:14 (DEN 24–21) Top passers DEN – John Elway: 18/35, 344 yds, 2 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 22/38, 237 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Bobby Humphrey: 17 car, 50 yds, 1 TD SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 74 yds Top receivers DEN – Mike Young: 6 rec, 137 yds SEA – Paul Skansi: 5 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to DEN – 316 – 55 – 371 – 1 SEA – 224 – 139 – 363 – 4

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	3	0	0	7	10

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 59,691
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 2:03 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SD – Arthur Cox 14-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Chris Bahr kick), 1:53 (SD 7–3) SEA – Brian Blades 21-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:40 (SEA 10–7) Top passers SD – Jim McMahon: 9/12, 82 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 27/49, 311 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Marion Butts: 7 car, 44 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 15 car, 40 yds Top receivers SD – Wayne Walker: 3 rec, 36 yds SEA – Brian Blades: 10 rec, 117 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SD – 103– 92 – 195 – 1 SEA – 269 – 70 – 339 – 2

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	0	10
Chiefs	7	10	0	3	20

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 12:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 69% humidity, wind W 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
• Game attendance: 54,489
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan & Jim Laslavic
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Nesby Glasgow 38-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:50 (SEA 7–0) KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:51 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter KC – Steve Pelluer 10-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:49 (KC 14–7) KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:33 (KC 17–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 0:15 (KC 17–10) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 5:37 (KC 20–10) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/32, 126 yds KC – Steve Pelluer: 7/13, 80 yds Top rushers SEA – John L. Williams: 6 car, 28 yds KC – Christian Okoye: 37 car, 126 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 47 yds KC – Jonathan Hayes: 1 rec, 20 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 90 – 39 – 129 – 4 KC – 69 – 246 – 315 – 2

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	7	7	3	17
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 58,978
• Referee: Howard Roe
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & Ahmad Rashad
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Brian Blades 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:20 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter CLE – Tim Manoa 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 0:23 (Tied 7–7) Third quarter CLE – Lawyer Tillman 17-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick), 3:26 (CLE 14–7) Fourth quarter CLE – Matt Bahr 29-yard field goal, 3:25 (CLE 17–7) Top passers CLE – Bernie Kosar: 16/27, 173 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/30, 141 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers CLE – Eric Metcalf: 19 car, 75 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 13 car, 29 yds Top receivers CLE – Reggie Langhorne: 3 rec, 49 yds SEA – Brian Blades: 4 rec, 57 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to CLE – 138 – 139 – 277 – 0 SEA – 134 – 46 – 180 – 3

Week 11: at New York Giants

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	3	3
Giants	7	0	8	0	15

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 4:03 pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), 47% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 75,014
• Referee: Fred Wyant
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NYG – Howard Cross 16-yard pass from Phil Simms (Björn Nittmo kick), 8:15 (NYG 7–0) Second quarter NYG – Björn Nittmo 32-yard field goal, 11:32 (NYG 10–0) NYG – Safety, Kelly Stouffer fumbled ball out of end zone, 10:40 (NYG 12–0) NYG – Björn Nittmo 32-yard field goal, 0:32 (NYG 15–0) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 9:08 (NYG 15–3) Top passers SEA – Kelly Stouffer: 16/29, 155 yds, 2 INT NYG – Phil Simms: 17/26, 194 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – John L. Williams: 3 car, 23 yds NYG – Lewis Tillman: 13 car, 68 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 39 yds NYG – Howard Cross: 3 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 132 – 63 – 195 – 2 NYG – 187 – 162 – 349 – 1

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	7	14
Broncos	14	24	0	3	41

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 28% humidity, wind SW 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
• Game attendance: 75,117
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DEN – Vance Johnson 4-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 5:39 (DEN 7–0) DEN – Bobby Humphrey 4-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 1:23 (DEN 14–0) Second quarter DEN – David Treadwell 30-yard field goal, 12:47 (DEN 17–0) DEN – Vance Johnson 10-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 5:18 (DEN 24–0) DEN – Steve Sewell 32-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 5:00 (DEN 31–0) DEN – Mike Young 9-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:03 (DEN 38–0) Third quarter SEA – Derrick Fenner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:38 (DEN 38–7) Fourth quarter DEN – David Treadwell 45-yard field goal, 11:05 (DEN 41–7) SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:10 (DEN 41–14) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 11/22, 171 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT DEN – John Elway: 10/19, 217 yds, 4 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 6 car, 51 yds DEN – Bobby Humphrey: 25 car, 86 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Brian Blades: 8 rec, 122 yds DEN – Vance Johnson: 6 rec, 154 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 192 – 133 – 325 – 4 DEN – 216 – 137 – 353 – 0

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	10	6	0	16
Seahawks	10	0	0	7	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 4
• Game time: 6:08 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 57,682
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 11:04 (SEA 3–0) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Steve Largent run), 6:56 (SEA 10–0) Second quarter BUF – Andre Reed 61-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick), 12:52 (SEA 10–7) BUF – Scott Norwood 32-yard field goal, 1:08 (Tied 10–10) Third quarter BUF – Scott Norwood 40-yard field goal, 12:131 (BUF 13–10) BUF – Scott Norwood 43-yard field goal, 6:40 (BUF 16–10) Fourth quarter SEA – John L. Williams 51-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:38 (SEA 17–16) Top passers BUF – Jim Kelly: 10/23, 144 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 20/40, 298 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Thurman Thomas: 21 car, 79 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 57 yds, 1 TD Top receivers BUF – Andre Reed: 2 rec, 77 yds, 1 TD SEA – John L. Williams: 5 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to BUF – 135 – 97 – 232 – 2 SEA – 277 – 78 – 355 – 2

Week 14 at Bengals

See also: 1989 Cincinnati Bengals season

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

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

at Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: December 10
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: Cloudy • 30 °F (−1 °C) • Wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) SW
• Game attendance: 54,744
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Ahmad Rashad
• Play-by-Play

Game information
Seahawks Dave Krieg 22/33, 258 Yds, 3 TD, INT Curt Warner 14 Rush, 51 Yds Brian Blades 6 Rec, 107 Yds, TD Bengals Boomer Esiason 21/42, 246 yds, TD James Brooks 11 Rush, 52 Yds Tim McGee 7 Rec, 109 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SEA CIN 1 5:18 3 44 0:48 Bengals Tim McGee 21-yard touchdown reception from Boomer Esiason, Jim Breech kick good 0 7 2 10:37 13 71 5:51 Bengals 24-yard field goal by Jim Breech 0 10 2 0:42 12 78 2:25 Seahawks Steve Largent 10-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Norm Johnson kick good 7 10 3 12:58 5 37 1:51 Seahawks 48-yard field goal by Norm Johnson 10 10 3 10:14 1 60 0:12 Seahawks Brian Blades 60-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Norm Johnson kick good 17 10 4 9:39 Bengals Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by Eric Thomas, Jim Breech kick good 17 17 4 3:51 10 80 5:42 Seahawks Curt Warner 1-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Norm Johnson kick good 24 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 17

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	0	14	0	17
Seahawks	7	6	7	3	23

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 17
• Game time: 5:08 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,076
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Paul Skansi 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:23 (SEA 7–0) LA – Jeff Jaeger 19-yard field goal, 1:26 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 10:38 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 1:57 (SEA 13–3) Third quarter LA – Willie Gault 36-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jeff Jaeger kick), 13:07 (SEA 13–10) LA – Trey Junkin 1-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jeff Jaeger kick), 9:26 (LA 17–13) SEA – John L. Williams 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:11 (SEA 20–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 6:44 (SEA 23–17) Top passers LA – Steve Beuerlein: 13/23, 188 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 25/34, 270 yds, 2 TD Top rushers LA – Bo Jackson: 12 car, 69 yds SEA – John L. Williams: 14 car, 38 yds Top receivers LA – Mervyn Fernandez: 6 rec, 73 yds SEA – John L. Williams: 12 rec, 129 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to LA – 175 – 98 – 273 – 1 SEA – 268 – 82 – 350 – 0

Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	10	3	16	0	29
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 23
• Game time: 1:04 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 60,294
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton & Dan Fouts
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 29-yard field goal, 3:36 (WAS 3–0) WAS – Earnest Byner 2-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 2:01 (WAS 10–0) Second quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 27-yard field goal, 7:25 (WAS 13–0) Third quarter WAS – Gary Clark 44-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 13:22 (WAS 20–0) WAS – Safety, Fred Stokes tackled Dave Krieg in end zone, 13:05 (WAS 22–0) WAS – Earnest Byner 8-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 9:27 (WAS 29–0) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers WAS – Mark Rypien: 22/31, 290 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 18/29, 213 yds, 1 INT Top rushers WAS – Earnest Byner: 19 car, 63 yds, 2 TD SEA – John L. Williams: 4 car, 9 yds Top receivers WAS – Gary Clark: 9 rec, 149 yds, 1 TD SEA – John L. Williams: 6 rec, 65 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to WAS – 319 – 137 – 456 – 1 SEA – 176 – 25 – 201 – 4

Steve Largent's final game with Seahawks

External links

• Official website
• 1989 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN
• 1989 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
• 1989 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 1989 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com