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1984 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerThe Nordstrom family
General managerMike McCormack
Head coachChuck Knox
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record12–4
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Raiders) 13–7
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Dolphins) 10–31
Pro BowlersQB Dave Krieg
WR Steve Largent
CB Dave Brown
LB Fredd Young
NT Joe Nash
SS Kenny Easley
K Norm Johnson
AP All-ProsWR Steve Largent (2nd team)
NT Joe Nash (1st team)
CB Dave Brown (2nd team)
DE Jacob Green (2nd team)
SS Kenny Easley (1st team)
K Norm Johnson (1st team)
ST Fredd Young (1st team)

The 1984 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's ninth season with the National Football League (NFL). The season opener was moved from Sunday to Monday afternoon on Labor Day to avoid a conflict with a Seattle Mariners baseball game.

The 1984 Seahawks were a well-balanced team on offense and defense. The 1984 Seahawks season was the Seahawks' best season as a team in the AFC West. They scored 418 points (26.1 per game), and gave up only 282 points (17.6 per game), both ranked 5th in the NFL. Their point differential of +136 points was third in the NFL; the Seahawks' giveaway/takeaway ratio was +24, best in the league. The team's 63 defensive takeaways is the most in NFL history for a 16-game schedule, and the most since the merger.[1]

The team's offense boasted a 3,000-yard passer in quarterback Dave Krieg (3,671 yards), and a 1,000-yard wide receiver in Steve Largent (74 receptions for 1,164 yards). The passing attack more than made up for the loss of star running back Curt Warner, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener.

The Seahawks's defensive line generated an outstanding pass rush, with defensive ends Jeff Bryant and Jacob Green registering 14.5 and 13 sacks, respectively. Safety Kenny Easley led the team and league with 10 interceptions.[2] Easley, Green, and NT Joe Nash made the All-Pro team.

In a wild week-10 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Seahawks intercepted Kansas City's quarterbacks six times, and returned four of them for touchdowns. All the touchdown returns were for over 50 yards.[3] In the game, the Seahawks set NFL records for most yards returning interceptions (325), and most interceptions-for-touchdowns in a game (4).

Seattle would make the playoffs for the second straight season. They defeated the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders 13–7 in the wild card round avenging their 1983 loss. However, they were not able to advance past the Miami Dolphins, as they lost in Miami 31–10 to a powerful Dolphins squad led by record setting second year quarterback Dan Marino, who they had defeated in the playoffs the previous season. After this season, the Seahawks wouldn't win another playoff game until their Super Bowl-appearing 2005 season.

1984 NFL Draft

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Main article: 1984 NFL draft
1984 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 22 Terry Taylor Defensive back Southern Illinois
2 49 Daryl Turner Wide receiver Michigan State
3 76 Fredd Young Linebacker New Mexico State
4 86 Rickey Hagood Nose tackle South Carolina
6 162 John Kaiser Linebacker Arizona
7 189 Sam Slater Offensive tackle Weber State
8 216 John Puzar Center Long Beach State
9 243 Adam Schreiber Center Texas
10 270 Randall Morris Running back Tennessee
11 302 Steve Gemza Offensive Tackle UCLA
12 329 Theo Windham Defensive Back Utah State
Supp. Gordon Houston Tight end Brigham Young
Supp. Alvin Powell Offensive Guard Winston-Salem State
Supp. Frank Seurer Quarterback Kansas

Personnel

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Staff

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1984 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

Offensive coaches

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

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1984 Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve

  • 96 Chuck Butler LB (IR)
Rookies in italics
54 active, 0 reserve, 0 practice squad

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  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1985 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
HOF July 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 38–0 1–0 Fawcett Stadium (Canton) Recap
1 August 4 Buffalo Bills W 7–3 2–0 Kingdome Recap
2 August 11 at Detroit Lions W 28–24 3–0 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
3 August 17 St. Louis Cardinals W 17–7 4–0 Kingdome Recap
5 August 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–17 4–1 Candlestick Park Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[5][6]

Regular season

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Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 3 Cleveland Browns W 33–0 1–0 Kingdome Recap
2 September 9 San Diego Chargers W 31–17 2–0 Kingdome Recap
3 September 16 at New England Patriots L 23–38 2–1 Sullivan Stadium Recap
4 September 23 Chicago Bears W 38–9 3–1 Kingdome Recap
5 September 30 at Minnesota Vikings W 20–12 4–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
6 October 7 at Los Angeles Raiders L 14–28 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
7 October 14 Buffalo Bills W 31–28 5–2 Kingdome Recap
8 October 21 at Green Bay Packers W 30–24 6–2 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
9 October 29 at San Diego Chargers W 24–0 7–2 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
10 November 4 Kansas City Chiefs W 45–0 8–2 Kingdome Recap
11 November 12 Los Angeles Raiders W 17–14 9–2 Kingdome Recap
12 November 18 at Cincinnati Bengals W 26–6 10–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap
13 November 25 at Denver Broncos W 27–24 11–2 Mile High Stadium Recap
14 December 2 Detroit Lions W 38–17 12–2 Kingdome Recap
15 December 9 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–34 12–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
16 December 15 Denver Broncos L 14–31 12–4 Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1984 NFL season results [7]

Postseason

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Further information: 1984–85 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Recap
Wild Card December 22 Los Angeles Raiders (5) W 13–7 1–0 Kingdome Recap
Divisional December 29 at Miami Dolphins (1) L 10–31 1–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap

Standings

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AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos(2) 13 3 0 .813 6–2 10–2 353 241 W2
Seattle Seahawks(4) 12 4 0 .750 5–3 8–4 418 282 L2
Los Angeles Raiders(5) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 368 278 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–7 314 324 W3
San Diego Chargers 7 9 0 .438 0–8 3–9 394 413 L2

Game summaries

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Preseason

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Week P1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 21 3738
Buccaneers 0 0 000

at Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio

Week P2: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 0 303
Seahawks 0 7 007

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P3: at Detroit Lions

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Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 7 0728
Lions 7 10 0724

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Week P4: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

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Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 0 007
Seahawks 0 7 10017

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P5: at San Francisco 49ers

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Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 077
49ers 7 7 3017

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 6:07 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), wind N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,219
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Regular season

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Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 0 000
Seahawks 7 13 13033

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 0 0717
Seahawks 0 10 71431

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 3: at New England Patriots

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Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 9 14 0023
Patriots 0 7 141738

at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

The Seahawks saw the Patriots erase a 23–0 deficit with 38 unanswered points led by new quarterback Tony Eason, who took over halfway through the game for Steve Grogan.

Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 0 029
Seahawks 7 3 21738

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 01020
Vikings 3 3 3312

at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

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Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 0714
Raiders 0 14 01428

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: hazy, 80 °F (27 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 77,904
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 14 7728
Seahawks 17 0 7731

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

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Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 13 7330
Packers 17 0 7024

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 12:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 86% humidity, wind N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 52,286
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 9: at San Diego Chargers

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Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 7024
Chargers 0 0 000

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 000
Seahawks 3 28 7745

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 11: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 7 0714
Seahawks 0 0 17017

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 6:05 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 64,001
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and O. J. Simpson
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 0926
Bengals 0 3 306

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: rain/snow 34 °F (1 °C), 71% humidity, wind NE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,280
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 13: at Denver Broncos

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Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 71027
Broncos 3 7 7724

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 3 14 0017
Seahawks 7 14 01738

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 007
Chiefs 7 17 7334

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 10 0 14731
Seahawks 0 7 7014

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Postseason

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Main article: NFL playoffs, 1984-85

Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.

AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs #5 Los Angeles Raiders

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AFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Los Angeles Raiders at #4 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 077
Seahawks 0 7 3313

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Miami Dolphins

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AFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 0010
Dolphins 7 7 14331

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Game information

References

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  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending Takeaways.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 Seattle Seahawks
  3. ^ Dave Brown, 90-yard return for TD; Keith Simpson, 76-yard return for TD; Dave Brown, 56-yard return for TD; Kenny Easley, 58-yard return for TD: Pro-Football-Reference.com: Kansas City Chiefs 0 at Seattle Seahawks 45, Sunday, November 4, 1984
  4. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  5. ^ 1984 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  6. ^ 1985 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  7. ^ 1984 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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