1985 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

1985 Seattle Seahawks season

Owner| The Nordstrom family
General manager| Mike McCormack
Head coach| Chuck Knox
Home field| Kingdome
Results
Record| 8–8
Division place| 3rd AFC West
Playoff finish| Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers| WR Steve Largent
LB Fredd Young
SS Kenny Easley
AP All-Pros| WR Steve Largent (1st team)
SS Kenny Easley (1st team)

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* Seahawks seasons
* 1986 ->

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.

## Offseason

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### Draft

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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

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1985 Undrafted Free Agents of note  Player  | Position  | College

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Eugene Robinson | Safety  | Colgate

## Personnel

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### Staff

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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

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* Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin
* Defensive line – George Dyer
* Defensive backs – Ralph Hawkins
* Special assignments – Joe Vitt

Special teams coaches

* Special teams – Rusty Tillman

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### Final roster

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1985 Seattle Seahawks roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 7 Gale Gilbert

* 17 Dave Krieg

Running backs (RB)

* 47 Andre Hardy

* 46 David Hughes FB

* 37 Eric Lane

* 29 Rick Parros

* 28 Curt Warner

* 40 John Williams

Wide receivers (WR)

* 83 Ray Butler

* 88 Byron Franklin

* 80 Steve Largent

* 82 Paul Skansi PR

* 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

* 64 Ron Essink T

* 62 Kani Kauahi C

* 71 Bryan Millard T

* 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

* 56 Greg Gaines

* 55 Michael Jackson

* 60 John Kaiser

* 51 Sam Merriman

* 57 Shelton Robinson

* 58 Bruce Scholtz

* 50 Fredd Young

Defensive backs (DB)

* 22 Dave Brown CB

* 45 Kenny Easley S

* 44 John Harris S

* 24 Terry Jackson

* 21 Paul Moyer

* 41 Eugene Robinson S

* 25 Rick Sanford

* 42 Keith Simpson

* 20 Terry Taylor CB

Special teams

* 5 Jimmy Colquitt P

* 15 Dave Finzer P

* 9 Norm Johnson K

* 43 Randall Morris KR

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Reserve

* 87 Tony Davis TE (IR)

* 75 Angelo Dilulo DT (IR)

* 33 Dan Doornink RB (IR)

* 84 Danny Greene WR (IR)

* \-- Jeff Komlo QB (IR)

* 70 Ron Mattes T (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 1986 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule

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### Preseason

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Game site  | Recap

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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[2][3]

### Regular season

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Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Game site  | Recap

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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[4]

## Standings

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AFC West

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| 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

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### Preseason

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#### Week P1: at Indianapolis Colts

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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#### Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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#### Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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#### Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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#### Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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#### Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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#### Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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

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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

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#### Week 7: at Denver Broncos

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Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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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

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#### Week 8 at Jets

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See also: 1985 New York Jets season

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

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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

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Scoring summary

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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
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#### Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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

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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

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#### Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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#### Week 11: vs. New England Patriots

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

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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

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#### Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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
* Gamebook

Game information

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

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#### Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

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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
* Gamebook

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

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#### Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

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

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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
* Gamebook

Game information

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

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#### Week 15: at Los Angeles Raiders

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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
* Gamebook

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

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#### Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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
* Gamebook

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

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## References

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1. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
2. ^ 1985 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
3. ^ 1986 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
4. ^ 1985 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

## External links

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* Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
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