1984 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1984 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's ninth season with the National Football League. 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, and gave up only 282 points, 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.
The team's offense boasted a 3,000-yard passer in quarterback Dave Krieg, and a 1,000-yard wide receiver in Steve Largent. 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. Easley, Green, and NT Joe Nash made the All-Pro team.
In a wild week-10 game against the [1984 1984 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs season|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. In the game, the Seahawks set NFL records for most yards returning interceptions, and most interceptions-for-touchdowns in a game.
Seattle would make the playoffs for the second straight season. They defeated the defending Super Bowl champion [1984 1984 Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders] 13–7 in the wild card round avenging their 1983 loss. However, they were not able to advance past the [1984 1984 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins season|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
| 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
Final roster
- Starters in bold.
- Denotes players that were selected for the 1985 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Regular season
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 | |
| 2 | September 9 | [1984 1984 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers] | W 31–17 | 2–0 | Kingdome | |
| 3 | September 16 | at [1984 1984 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots season|New England Patriots] | L 23–38 | 2–1 | Sullivan Stadium | |
| 4 | September 23 | Chicago Bears | W 38–9 | 3–1 | Kingdome | |
| 5 | September 30 | at [1984 1984 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings] | W 20–12 | 4–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
| 6 | October 7 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–28 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 7 | October 14 | Buffalo Bills | W 31–28 | 5–2 | Kingdome | |
| 8 | October 21 | at [1984 1984 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers] | W 30–24 | 6–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| 9 | at San Diego Chargers | W 24–0 | 7–2 | Jack Murphy Stadium | ||
| 10 | November 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 45–0 | 8–2 | Kingdome | |
| 11 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 17–14 | 9–2 | Kingdome | ||
| 12 | November 18 | at [1984 1984 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals] | W 26–6 | 10–2 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| 13 | November 25 | at [1984 1984 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos] | W 27–24 | 11–2 | Mile High Stadium | |
| 14 | December 2 | [1984 1984 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions] | W 38–17 | 12–2 | Kingdome | |
| 15 | December 9 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–34 | 12–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | |
| 16 | December 15 | Denver Broncos | L 14–31 | 12–4 | Kingdome |
Postseason
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| Wild Card | Los Angeles Raiders | W 13–7 | 1–0 | Kingdome | ||
| Divisional | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–31 | 1–1 | Miami Orange Bowl |