1986 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

1986 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Nordstrom family
General manager	Mike McCormack
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Offensive coordinator	Steve Moore
Defensive coordinator	Tom Catlin
Home stadium	Kingdome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	RB Curt Warner (2nd team) KR/PR Bobby Joe Edmonds (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	RB Curt Warner WR Steve Largent DE Jacob Green LB Fredd Young KR/PR Bobby Joe Edmonds
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The 1986 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eleventh in the National Football League (NFL). Despite posting a 10–6 record and having a dominant five-game win streak to close out the season, the Seahawks narrowly missed the playoffs, losing the tiebreakers with both AFC wild card teams.^[1]

Safety Kenny Easley playing against the Washington Redskins in Week 4

Prior to this season, the team moved its Kirkland headquarters a mile east, from the former shipyard on the shore of Lake Washington to a new facility at Northwest College.^[2] Summer training camp was held at the new site rather than at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, southwest of Spokane.^[2]

1986 NFL draft

1986 Seattle Seahawks draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	15	John L. Williams	Running back	Florida
3	68	Patrick Hunter	Defensive back	Nevada-Reno
5	126	Bobby Joe Edmonds	Running Back	Arkansas
6	153	Eddie Anderson	Defensive Back	Fort Valley State
7	181	Paul Miles	Running Back	Nebraska
8	211	Alonzo Mitz	Defensive end	Florida
9	237	Mike Black	Offensive tackle	Sacramento State
10	264	Don Fairbanks	Defensive End	Colorado
11	291	David Norrie	Quarterback	UCLA
12	321	John McVeigh	Linebacker	Miami (FL)

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1986 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 coaches Head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach – Tom Catlin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/receivers – Steve Moore Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Offensive backs – Chick Harris Tight ends – Rusty Tillman Offensive line – Kent Stephenson Special assignments – Russ Purnell

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

• Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel
• Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik

Final roster

1986 Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  7 Gale Gilbert 17 Dave Krieg Running backs (RB) 30 Bobby Joe Edmonds 37 Eric Lane 43 Randall Morris 28 Curt Warner 32 John L. Williams Wide receivers (WR) 83 Ray Butler 80 Steve Largent 82 Paul Skansi 81 Daryl Turner 89 Byron Walker Tight ends (TE) 85 Gordon Hudson 86 Mike Tice

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Edwin Bailey G 76 Jon Borchardt G/T 52 Will Grant C 60 Glenn Hyde C 62 Kani Kauahi C 70 Ron Mattes T 71 Bryan Millard G 74 Curt Singer T 75 Mike Wilson T Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Jeff Bryant DE 68 Randy Edwards DE 79 Jacob Green DE 61 Alonzo Mitz DE 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 58 Bruce Scholtz OLB 50 Fredd Young ILB Defensive backs (DB) 47 Eddie Anderson FS 22 Dave Brown CB 23 Patrick Hunter CB 27 Gregg Johnson SS 26 Kerry Justin CB 21 Paul Moyer SS 41 Eugene Robinson FS 20 Terry Taylor CB Special teams (ST)  2 Vincent Gamache P  9 Norm Johnson K

Reserve 59 Blair Bush C (IR) 87 Tony Davis TE (IR) 45 Kenny Easley S (IR) 66 Stan Eisenhooth T (IR) 64 Ron Essink T (IR) 88 Byron Franklin WR (IR) 69 Rory Graves T (IR) 84 Danny Greene WR (IR) 63 Reggie Kinlaw NT (IR) 73 Alvin Powell G (IR)  8 Sean Salisbury QB (IR) Rookies in italics

^[3]

• Starters in bold.
• (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1987 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 8	Indianapolis Colts	W 21–14	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 15	at Detroit Lions	L 27–30 (OT)	1–1	Pontiac Silverdome	Recap
3	August 22	Minnesota Vikings	W 27–17	2–1	Kingdome	Recap
4	August 29	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10–21	2–2	Candlestick Park	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides^[4][5]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 7	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–0	1–0	Kingdome[6]	Recap
2	September 14	Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–17	2–0	Kingdome[7]	Recap
3	September 21	at New England Patriots	W 38–31	3–0	Sullivan Stadium[8]	Recap
4	September 28	at Washington Redskins	L 14–19	3–1	RFK Stadium[9]	Recap
5	October 6	San Diego Chargers	W 33–7	4–1	Kingdome[10]	Recap
6	October 12	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 10–14	4–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[11]	Recap
7	October 19	New York Giants	W 17–12	5–2	Kingdome[12]	Recap
8	October 26	at Denver Broncos	L 13–20	5–3	Mile High Stadium[13]	Recap
9	November 2	New York Jets	L 7–38	5–4	Kingdome[14]	Recap
10	November 9	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–27	5–5	Arrowhead Stadium[15]	Recap
11	November 16	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 7–34	5–6	Riverfront Stadium[16]	Recap
12	November 23	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–20	6–6	Kingdome[17]	Recap
13	November 27	at Dallas Cowboys	W 31–14	7–6	Texas Stadium[18]	Recap
14	December 8	Los Angeles Raiders	W 37–0	8–6	Kingdome[19]	Recap
15	December 14	at San Diego Chargers	W 34–24	9–6	Jack Murphy Stadium[20]	Recap
16	December 20	Denver Broncos	W 41–16	10–6	Kingdome[21]	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1986 NFL season results^[22]

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos(2)	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	378	327	L1
Kansas City Chiefs(5)	10	6	0	.625	5–3	9–5	358	326	W3
Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	5–3	7–5	366	293	W5
Los Angeles Raiders	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–5	323	346	L4
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	1–7	4–8	335	396	L2

Game summaries

Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, a memorable moment during the season was Steve Largent breaking Harold Carmichael's NFL record for consecutive games (128) with at least one reception. It came on October 6 in a 33–7 home victory over the San Diego Chargers on Monday Night Football as Seattle improved its record to 4–1.^[23][24]

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	7	7	14
Seahawks	0	14	7	0	21

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 8
• Game time: 7:35 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 55,443
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• Gamebook

Week P2: at Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	7	3	3	14	0	27
Lions	0	17	3	7	3	30

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

• Date: August 15
• Game time: 8:05 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 37,875
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV: KING
• Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	7	0	3	17
Seahawks	0	14	3	10	27

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 22
• Game time: 7:34 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 57,730
• Referee: Fred Wyant
• Gamebook

Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	7	0	0	10
49ers	0	14	0	7	21

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

• Date: August 29
• Game time: 6:01 pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C), wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 52,419
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV: KING
• Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	0	6	10	14	30

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,461
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Dave Rowe
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:25 (SEA 6–0) Third quarter SEA – Dave Brown 18-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 5:50 (SEA 13–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 0:40 (SEA 16–0) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:46 (SEA 23–0) SEA – Randall Morris 49-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:35 (SEA 30–0) Top passers PIT – Mark Malone: 9/27, 79 yds, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/33, 195 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers PIT – Frank Pollard: 8 car, 39 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 21 car, 114 yds Top receivers PIT – John Stallworth: 4 rec, 41 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to PIT – 61 – 85 – 146 – 5 SEA – 172 – 202 – 374 – 2

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	7	7	17
Seahawks	0	13	10	0	23

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,068
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Jimmy Cefalo
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 10:31 (KC 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 14:57 (Tied 3–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 11:51 (SEA 6–3) SEA – Daryl Turner 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:56 (SEA 13–3) Third quarter KC – Carlos Carson 70-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 9:23 (SEA 13–10) SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 6:34 (SEA 16–10) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:47 (SEA 23–10) Fourth quarter KC – Jeff Smith 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:04 (SEA 23–17) Top passers KC – Todd Blackledge: 15/29, 183 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/35, 203 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers KC – Mike Pruitt: 6 car, 28 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 25 car, 80 yds, 1 TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson: 2 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 62 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to KC – 167 – 98 – 265 – 3 SEA – 203 – 128 – 331 – 1

Week 3: at New England Patriots

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	7	24	38
Patriots	7	10	0	14	31

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: drizzle, 53 °F (12 °C), 94% humidity, wind NE 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
• Game attendance: 58,977
• Referee: Bob Frederic
• TV announcers (NBC): Tom Davis & Dave Rowe
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Curt Warner 13-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:20 (SEA 7–0) NE – Tony Collins 6-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 2:12 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter NE – Tony Franklin 26-yard field goal, 6:39 (NE 10–7) NE – Stanley Morgan 27-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 1:55 (NE 17–7) Third quarter SEA – Ray Butler 54-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:34 (NE 17–14) Fourth quarter NE – Stanley Morgan 44-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 14:52 (NE 24–14) SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 12:37 (SEA 24–21) NE – Stanley Morgan 30-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick), 6:51 (NE 31–21) SEA – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 2:35 (NE 31–24) SEA – Paul Moyer recovered fumble in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 2:12 (Tied 31–31) SEA – Ray Butler 67-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:14 (SEA 38–31) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 9/20, 207 yds, 2 TD NE – Tony Eason: 26/45, 414 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 18 car, 73 yds, 2 TD NE – Craig James: 15 car, 52 yds Top receivers SEA – Ray Butler: 3 rec, 128 yds, 2 TD NE – Stanley Morgan: 7 rec, 161 yds, 3 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 183 – 120 – 303 – 0 NE – 386 – 120 – 506 – 1

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	7	14
Redskins	6	3	7	3	19

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 90% humidity, wind SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 54,157
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:05 (SEA 7–0) WAS – George Rogers 24-yard run (PAT failed), 5:21 (SEA 7–6) Second quarter WAS – Steve Cox 57-yard field goal, 0:12 (WAS 9–7) Third quarter WAS – George Rogers 7-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 1:25 (WAS 16–7) Fourth quarter WAS – Mark Moseley 36-yard field goal, 8:14 (WAS 19–7) SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:50 (WAS 19–14) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 19/32, 219 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT WAS – Jay Schroeder: 14/26, 195 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 16 car, 106 yds, 1 TD WAS – George Rogers: 25 car, 115 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Byron Franklin: 5 rec, 79 yds WAS – Art Monk: 5 rec, 103 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 213 – 148 – 361 – 2 WAS – 195 – 162 – 357 – 1

Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	0	0	0	7
Seahawks	0	6	17	10	33

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 6:07 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 63,207
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford and O. J. Simpson
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SD – Buford McGee 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:32 (SD 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 13:49 (SD 7–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 0:35 (SD 7–6) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 54-yard field goal, 10:36 (SEA 9–7) SEA – Byron Franklin 46-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:04 (SEA 16–7) SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 8:51 (SEA 23–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Eric Lane 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:39 (SEA 30–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 20-yard field goal, 7:12 (SEA 33–7) Top passers SD – Dan Fouts: 20/31, 231 yds, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 21/35, 284 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Lionel James: 10 car, 27 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 142 yds Top receivers SD – Wes Chandler: 3 rec, 61 yds SEA – Byron Franklin: 5 rec, 118 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SD – 222 – 49 – 271 – 5 SEA – 294 – 218 – 512 – 3

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	0	10
Raiders	7	7	0	0	14

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: hazy, 78 °F (26 °C), 71% humidity, wind W 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 70,635
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter LA – Dokie Williams 9-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 1:17 (LA 7–0) Second quarter LA – Jessie Hester 49-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 10:47 (LA 14–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 1:56 (LA 14–3) Third quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:43 (LA 14–10) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/26, 152 yds LA – Jim Plunkett: 15/26, 199 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 74 yds, 1 TD LA – Napoleon McCallum: 20 car, 75 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 60 yds LA – Jessie Hester: 2 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 120 – 91 – 211 – 0 LA – 185 – 138 – 323 – 2

Week 7: vs. New York Giants

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	9	0	3	12
Seahawks	7	0	3	7	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,282
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall & John Madden
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Gordon Hudson 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:51 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter NYG – Solomon Miller 32-yard pass from Phil Simms (PAT failed), 11:50 (SEA 7–6) NYG – Raul Allegre 23-yard field goal, 0:41 (NYG 9–6) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 7:03 (SEA 10–9) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:00 (SEA 17–9) NYG – Raul Allegre 31-yard field goal, 4:42 (SEA 17–12) Top passers NYG – Phil Simms: 14/25, 190 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/22, 166 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers NYG – Joe Morris: 24 car, 116 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 19 car, 56 yds, 1 TD Top receivers NYG – Phil McConkey: 3 rec, 49 yds NYG – Bobby Johnson: 3 rec, 49 yds SEA – Byron Franklin: 2 rec, 46 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to NYG – 145 – 162 – 307 – 4 SEA – 146 – 72 – 218 – 2

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

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

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 2:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 66 °F (19 °C), 22% humidity, wind N 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 76,089
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 22-yard field goal, 9:34 (DEN 3–0) DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:26 (DEN 10–0) Second quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 47-yard field goal, 4:58 (DEN 13–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 3:04 (DEN 13–3) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 9:19 (DEN 13–6) Fourth quarter DEN – Vance Johnson 34-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 10:34 (DEN 20–6) SEA – Steve Largent 24-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 1:48 (DEN 20–13) Top passers SEA – Gale Gilbert: 4/4, 71 yds, 1 TD DEN – John Elway: 18/32, 321 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 21 car, 139 yds DEN – Sammy Winder: 18 car, 83 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Byron Franklin: 2 rec, 41 yds DEN – Mark Jackson: 3 rec, 84 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 50 – 164 – 214 – 0 DEN – 332 – 118 – 450 – 2

Week 9: vs. New York Jets

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	3	21	7	7	38
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,497
• Referee: Tom Dooley
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Griese
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 50-yard field goal, 4:35 (NYJ 3–0) SEA – Daryl Turner 27-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 0:48 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter NYJ – Al Toon 50-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 12:00 (NYJ 10–7) NYJ – Wesley Walker 83-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 9:30 (NYJ 17–7) NYJ – Freeman McNeil 9-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 5:20 (NYJ 24–7) Third quarter NYJ – Al Toon 36-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 8:41 (NYJ 31–7) Fourth quarter NYJ – Mickey Shuler 1-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 13:33 (NYJ 38–7) Top passers NYJ – Ken O'Brien: 26/32, 431 yds, 4 TD SEA – Gale Gilbert: 25/44, 274 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYJ – Freeman McNeil: 25 car, 84 yds, 1 TD SEA – Curt Warner: 9 car, 31 yds Top receivers NYJ – Al Toon: 9 rec, 195 yds, 2 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 108 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to NYJ – 427 – 126 – 553 – 0 SEA – 271 – 51 – 322 – 3

Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	7	7
Chiefs	0	17	7	3	27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 52% humidity, wind NW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 53,268
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (NBC): Len Berman and Dave Rowe
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter KC – Walt Arnold 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:40 (KC 7–0) KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 5:51 (KC 10–7) KC – Stephone Paige 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:00 (KC 17–7) Third quarter KC – Carlos Carson 25-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:54 (KC 24–7) Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 37yard field goal, 12:12 (KC 27–7) SEA – Steve Largent 38-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Norm Johnson kick), 7:17 (KC 27–7) Top passers SEA – Gale Gilbert: 13/26, 140 yds, 1 TD KC – Bill Kenney: 22/41, 256 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 11 car, 16 yds KC – Larry Moriarty: 11 car, 43 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD KC – Stephone Paige: 5 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 108 – 25 – 133 – 3 KC – 248 – 127 – 375 – 4

Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7
Bengals	7	3	7	17	34

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C), 85% humidity, wind SW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 54,410
• Referee: Fred Wyant
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter CIN – Stanley Wilson 2-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 4:10 (CIN 7–0) Second quarter CIN – Jim Breech 37-yard field goal, 8:41 (CIN 10–0) Third quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:02 (CIN 10–7) CIN – Eric Kattus 1-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 1:52 (CIN 17–7) Fourth quarter CIN – Eddie Edwards recovered fumble in end zone (Jim Breech kick), 11:13 (CIN 24–7) CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 6:32 (CIN 27–7) CIN – Louis Breeden 36-yard interception return (Jim Breech kick), 0:27 (CIN 34–7) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 18/28, 168 yds, 1 INT CIN – Boomer Esiason: 22/33, 334 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 94 yds, 1 TD CIN – James Brooks: 12 car, 42 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 7 rec, 102 yds CIN – Eddie Brown: 6 rec, 97 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA –127 – 179 – 306 – 5 CIN – 320 – 105 – 425 – 4

Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	3	7	7	20
Seahawks	7	14	0	3	24

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 1:01 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 55,786
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck & Joe Theismann
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter PHI – Paul McFadden 35-yard field goal, 3:18 (PHI 3–0) SEA – Daryl Turner 72-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:49 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter PHI – Paul McFadden 32-yard field goal, 3:48 (SEA 7–6) SEA – Eric Lane 12-yard blocked punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:13 (SEA 14–6) SEA – bobby joe edmonds 75-yard punt return (Norm Johnson kick), 0:11 (SEA 21–6) Third quarter PHI – Kenny Jackson 7-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick), 4:46 (SEA 21–13) Fourth quarter PHI – Kenny Jackson 9-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick), 8:18 (SEA 21–20) SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 24–20) Top passers PHI – Randall Cunningham: 22/37, 215 yds, 2 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/26, 288 yds, 1 TD Top rushers PHI – Randall Cunningham: 8 car, 63 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 13 car, 33 yds Top receivers PHI – Anthony Toney: 5 rec, 68 yds SEA – Daryl Turner: 1 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to PHI – 182 – 142 – 324 – 0 SEA – 260 – 80 – 340 – 3

Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	17	0	7	31
Cowboys	7	0	7	0	14

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 61% humidity, wind N 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
• Game attendance: 58,020
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, and Bob Griese
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DAL – Tony Dorsett 8-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 5:57 (DAL 7–0) SEA – Dave Krieg 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 0:41 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter SEA – Steve Largent 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:04 (SEA 14–7) SEA – Byron Franklin 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:56 (SEA 21–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 0:08 (SEA 24–7) Third quarter DAL – Herschel Walker 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 6:54 (SEA 24–14) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 9-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:06 (SEA 31–14) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 16/24, 214 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT DAL – Steve Pelluer: 22/36, 210 yds Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 22 car, 122 yds, 1 TD DAL – Tony Dorsett: 14 car, 59 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD DAL – Mike Sherrard: 4 rec, 61 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 214 – 201 – 415 – 1 DAL – 201 – 127 – 328 – 1

Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	14	10	6	7	37

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 8
• Game time: 6:05 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,923
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels and Frank Gifford
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 6:08 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:59 (SEA 14–0) Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 4:17 (SEA 17–0) SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:45 (SEA 24–0) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 51-yard field goal, 9:13 (SEA 27–0) SEA – Norm Johnson 53-yard field goal, 5:09 (SEA 30–0) Fourth quarter SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:31 (SEA 37–0) Top passers LA – Jim Plunkett: 4/11, 61 yds, 1 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 14/21, 243 yds, 2 TD Top rushers LA – Rusty Hilger: 1 car, 16 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 23 car, 116 yds, 2 TD Top receivers LA – Todd Christensen: 3 rec, 50 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 76 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to LA – 98 – 40 – 138 – 3 SEA – 224 – 183 – 407 – 1

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	7	3	14	34
Chargers	0	17	0	7	24

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 14
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: high clouds, 64 °F (18 °C), 71% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 47,096
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Dave Rowe
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 9:29 (SEA 3–0) SEA – Steve Largent 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:44 (SEA 10–0) Second quarter SD – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:38 (SEA 10–7) SEA – Daryl Turner 72-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:19 (SEA 17–7) SD – Rolf Benirschke 23-yard field goal, 4:14 (SEA 17–10) SD – Kellen Winslow 14-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:10 (Tied 17–17) Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 9:01 (SEA 20–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 23-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 13:40 (SEA 27–17) SD – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:56 (SEA 27–24) SEA – Ray Butler 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:23 (SEA 34–24) Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/21, 305 yds, 4 TD SD – Dan Fouts: 21/38, 237 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner: 28 car, 93 yds SD – Curtis Adams: 18 car, 66 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 96 yds, 2 TD SD – Kellen Winslow: 8 rec, 105 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 286 – 140 – 426 – 0 SD – 220 – 85 – 305 – 1

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	10	3	3	16
Seahawks	3	17	7	14	41

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 20
• Game time: 1:07 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 63,697
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 6:33 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 8:49 (SEA 10–0) DEN – Rich Karlis 31-yard field goal, 6:14 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 4:22 (SEA 13–3) DEN – Orson Mobley 17-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 1:06 (SEA 13–10) SEA – Daryl Turner 16-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:18 (SEA 20–10) Third quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 7-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:14 (SEA 27–10) DEN – Rich Karlis 34-yard field goal, 1:00 (SEA 27–13) Fourth quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 47-yard field goal, 14:10 (SEA 27–16) SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:51 (SEA 34–16) SEA – Curt Warner 60-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 6:10 (SEA 41–16) Top passers DEN – John Elway: 17/37, 186 yds, 1 TD SEA – Dave Krieg: 17/24, 238 yds, 2 TD Top rushers DEN – Gerald Willhite: 7 car, 26 yds SEA – Curt Warner: 24 car, 192 yds, 3 TD Top receivers DEN – Steve Watson: 5 rec, 53 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 101 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to DEN – 193 – 75 – 268 – 0 SEA – 238 – 298 – 536 – 1

References

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External links

• Official website
• 1986 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN
• 1986 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
• 1986 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 1986 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com

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