1978 Seattle Seahawks season

1978 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Nordstrom family
General manager	John Thompson
Head coach	Jack Patera
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Steve Largent
AP All-Pros	QB Jim Zorn (2nd team) WR Steve Largent (2nd team)

The 1978 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's third season in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won nine games, giving the franchise its first winning season. Coach Jack Patera won the National Football League Coach of the Year Award at seasons end.

Led by the third ranked offense, the team had some achievements. David Sims led the AFC in total touchdowns – 15, including 14 rushing – and the team had 28 rushing touchdowns, number two in the league. Steve Largent made his first Pro Bowl with 71 receptions and 8 touchdowns. Quarterback Jim Zorn earned his sole All-Pro honor of his career by making the second team. This would be the only All-Pro by a Seahawks quarterback until Russell Wilson was selected in 2019. The defense, however, lagged far behind ranking 26th.

Season highlights included defeating the Oakland Raiders twice and a last-second win over the Minnesota Vikings. Also a memorable game was a 20–17 loss in overtime to the Denver Broncos. Following an interception of a Jim Zorn pass off of a deflection, in overtime, the Broncos drove to the 1 yard line, but could not punch it in for a touchdown. Jim Turner missed an 18-yard field goal attempt, but the Seahawks were penalized for having 12 men on the field and the Broncos made the second kick. A 37–10 defeat in San Diego in week 15 eliminated the Seahawks from playoff contention, but a 23–19 win at home against Kansas City gave the team their first winning season.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1978 NFL draft

1978 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Keith Simpson	Cornerback	Memphis State
2	36	Keith Butler	Linebacker	Memphis State
3	63	Bob Jury	Cornerback	Pittsburgh
5	119	Louis Bullard	Offensive tackle	Jackson State
6	146	Glenn Starks	Wide receiver	Texas A&I
7	173	John Harris	Safety	Arizona State
9	231	Rich Grimmett	Offensive tackle	Illinois
10	258	Rob Stewart	Wide Receiver	Lafayette
11	301	George Halas	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
12	316	Jeff Bergeron	Running back	Lamar
Made roster

Undrafted free agents

1978 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Jerome Carter	Defensive back	Delaware State
Gene Dales	Guard	Oregon State
Lance Garrett	Wide receiver	South Carolina
Marcus Hatley	Tight end	Tulsa
Mike Korvas	Punter	Weber State
Rob Lowe	Kicker/Punter	Idaho
Steve Midboe	Defensive end	Minnesota
Mike O'Brien	Defensive Back	California
Scott Palmer	Quarterback	Anderson
Frank Stephens	Defensive Back	UCLA
Howard Studdard	Wide receiver	USC
Skip Taylor	Running back	Oklahoma State
Jeff Tisdel	Quarterback	Nevada
Bruce Timmier	Quarterback	Trinity
Joe Volinsky	Defensive end	Penn State

Personnel

Staff

1978 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office Managing general partner – Herman Sarkowsky general manager – John Thompson Assistant general manager – Mark Duncan Director of player personnel – Dick Mansperger Director of pro scouting – Chuck Allen Head coaches Head coach – Jack Patera Offensive coaches Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald Offensive line – Howard Mudd

Defensive coaches Defensive/linebackers – Larry Peccatiello Defensive line – Jim E. Mora Defensive backs – Jack Christiansen Strength and conditioning Head trainer – Bruce Scott Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

1978 Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Sam Adkins 16 Steve Myer 10 Jim Zorn Running backs (RB) 31 Tony Benjamin 34 Rufus Crawford 24 Al Hunter 35 David Sims FB 47 Sherman Smith 42 Don Testerman FB Wide receivers (WR) 89 Duke Fergerson 80 Steve Largent 84 Sam McCullum 83 Steve Raible Tight ends (TE) 87 Ron Howard 88 Brian Peets 81 John Sawyer

Offensive linemen (OL) 64 Charles Aiu G 76 Steve August T 63 Nick Bebout T 72 Louis Bullard T 73 Norm Evans T 54 Art Kuehn C 61 Tom Lynch G 78 Bob Newton G 51 John Yarno C Defensive linemen (DL) 68 Dennis Boyd DT 67 Bill Cooke DT 77 Bill Gregory DE 70 Dave Kraayeveld DE/DT 71 Steve Niehaus DT 62 Ernie Price DE 75 Alden Roche DE 66 Bill Sandifer DT

Linebackers (LB) 58 Terry Beeson 53 Keith Butler 57 Pete Cronan 36 Ken Geddes 56 Sammy Green 59 Charles McShane Defensive backs (DB) 27 Autry Beamon SS 22 Dave Brown CB 44 John Harris S 26 Kerry Justin CB 88 Doug Long S 48 Keith Simpson 38 Cornell Webster CB Special teams 34 Rufus Crawford KR  1 Efrén Herrera K 18 Herman Weaver P

Reserve 60 Ron Coder G (IR) 25 Don Dufek S (IR) -- George Halas LB (Left squad) 85 Marcus Hatley TE (IR)  9 Mike Korves P (IR) 55 Geoff Reece C (IR) Rookies in italics 49 active, 0 reserve, 0 practice squad

• Starters in bold.
• (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1979 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 4	San Diego Chargers	W 17–9	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 12	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–6	2–0	Candlestick Park	Recap
3	August 17	Los Angeles Rams	L 7–26	2–1	Kingdome	Recap
4	August 24	Chicago Bears	W 16–7	3–1	Kingdome	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides

Regular season

With the start of a 16-game season, inter-conference play began a rotating schedule. Divisional matchups had the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 3	San Diego Chargers	L 20–24	0–1	Kingdome	Recap
2	September 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–21	0–2	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
3	September 17	at New York Jets	W 24–17	1–2	Shea Stadium	Recap
4	September 24	Detroit Lions	W 28–16	2–2	Kingdome	Recap
5	October 1	at Denver Broncos	L 7–28	2–3	Mile High Stadium	Recap
6	October 8	Minnesota Vikings	W 29–28	3–3	Kingdome	Recap
7	October 15	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–45	3–4	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
8	October 22	Oakland Raiders	W 27–7	4–4	Kingdome	Recap
9	October 29	Denver Broncos	L 17–20 (OT)	4–5	Kingdome	Recap
10	November 5	at Chicago Bears	W 31–29	5–5	Soldier Field	Recap
11	November 12	Baltimore Colts	L 14–17	5–6	Kingdome	Recap
12	November 19	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 13–10	6–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	November 26	at Oakland Raiders	W 17–16	7–6	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
14	December 3	Cleveland Browns	W 47–24	8–6	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 10	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–37	8–7	San Diego Stadium	Recap
16	December 17	Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–19	9–7	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1978 NFL season results

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos(3)	10	6	0	.625	7–1	8–4	282	198	L1
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	3–5	5–7	311	283	W1
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	4–4	6–6	345	358	W1
San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	355	309	W3
Kansas City Chiefs	4	12	0	.250	1–7	4–10	243	327	L2

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	3	3	9
Seahawks	0	7	3	7	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 4
• Game time: 7:33 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 58,853
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV: KIRO tape delay
• Gamebook

Week P2: at San Francisco 49ers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	13	7	0	20
49ers	0	3	3	0	6

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

• Date: August 12
• Game time: 6:06 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 77% humidity, wind S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 36,069
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV: KIRO
• Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	6	7	3	26
Seahawks	0	7	0	0	7

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 17
• Game time: 7:34 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 63,235
• Referee: Cal Lepore
• TV: KIRO tape delay
• Gamebook

Week P4: vs. Chicago Bears

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	0	7	3	6	16

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 24
• Game time: 7:35 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 54,844
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV: KIRO tape delay
• Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	3	7	7	24
Seahawks	6	7	0	7	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 1:07 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 55,778
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Paul Maguire
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 64-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 12:02 (SEA 6–0) SD – John Jefferson 29-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:24 (SD 7–6) Second quarter SD – Rolf Benirschke 18-yard field goal, 3:21 (SD 10–6) SEA – Jim Zorn 23-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:16 (SEA 13–10) Third quarter SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:23 (SD 17–13) Fourth quarter SD – Gary Johnson 52-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 10:49 (SD 24–13) SEA – Steve Largent 33-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:06 (SD 24–20) Top passers SD – Dan Fouts: 14/22, 186 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 21/32, 329 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SD – Bo Matthews: 10 car, 49 yds SEA – David Sims: 18 car, 61 yds Top receivers SD – Don Woods: 7 rec, 77 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SD – 186 – 89 – 275 – 2 SEA – 308 – 138 – 446 – 2

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C), 78% humidity, wind S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 48,277
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter PIT – Lynn Swann 4-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 14:10 (PIT 7–0) PIT – Sidney Thornton 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 8:41 (PIT 14–0) Second quarter SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:32 (PIT 14–7) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 6:48 (PIT 14–10) Fourth quarter PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 14:19 (PIT 21–10) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/22, 174 yds, 1 INT PIT – Terry Bradshaw: 17/32, 213 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Al Hunter: 10 car, 37 yds PIT – Franco Harris: 18 car, 64 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 88 yds PIT – Lynn Swann: 6 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 154 – 93 – 247 – 3 PIT – 185 – 151 – 336 – 1

Week 3: at New York Jets

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	3	7	24
Jets	7	7	3	0	17

at Shea Stadium, New York

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 1:03 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 66% humidity, wind NW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 46,911
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Clark Gaines 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 9:51 (NYJ 7–0) Second quarter SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:19 (Tied 7–7) NYJ – Clark Gaines 5-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 7:58 (NYJ 14–7) SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:01 (Tied 14–14) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 45-yard field goal, 8:33 (SEA 17–14) NYJ – Pat Leahy 37-yard field goal, 1:57 (Tied 17–17) Fourth quarter SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:20 (SEA 24–17) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/26, 191 yds, 1 INT NYJ – Richard Todd: 13/24, 220 yds, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 121 yds, 3 TD NYJ – Kevin Long: 16 car, 80 yds Top receivers SEA – Al Hunter: 4 rec, 62 yds NYJ – Derrick Gaffney: 3 rec, 74 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 181 – 153 – 334 – 2 NYJ – 201 – 177 – 378 – 3

Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	3	10	0	16
Seahawks	0	7	0	21	28

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 1:04 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 60,040
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Bill Mazer
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DET – Benny Ricardo 44-yard field goal, 11:05(DET 3–0) Second quarter DET – Benny Ricardo 35-yard field goal, 12:00 (DET 6–0) SEA – Jim Zorn 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:10 (SEA 7–6) Third quarter DET – Benny Ricardo 29-yard field goal, 9:53 (DET 9–7) DET – Dexter Bussey 29-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick), 0:58 (DET 16–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 40-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:34 (DET 16–14) SEA – Ron Howard 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:17 (SEA 21–16) SEA – Sam McCullum 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:30 (SEA 28–16) Top passers DET – Greg Landry: 16/26, 155 yds SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/17, 189 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers DET – Dexter Bussey: 20 car, 120 yds, 1 TD SEA – David Sims: 15 car, 48 yds Top receivers DET – Horace King: 5 rec, 50 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to DET – 129 – 132 – 261 – 0 SEA – 158 – 87 – 245 – 1

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7
Broncos	7	7	0	14	28

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 2:00 pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C), 23% humidity, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 74,989
• Referee: Cal Lepore
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DEN – Norris Weese 6-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 6:30 (DEN 7–0) Second quarter DEN – Jon Keyworth 9-yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick), 7:26 (DEN 14–0) Third quarter SEA – David Sims 6-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:17 (DEN 14–7) Fourth quarter DEN – Larry Canada 9-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 7:39 (DEN 21–7) DEN – Dave Preston 30-yard pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick), 3:05 (DEN 28–7) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 24/38, 218 yds, 3 INT DEN – Norris Weese: 14/21, 161 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – David Sims: 10 car, 45 yds, 1 TD DEN – Lonnie Perrin: 7 car, 65 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Raible: 3 rec, 49 yds DEN – Riley Odoms: 3 rec, 45 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 231 – 92 – 323 – 5 DEN – 169 – 204 – 373 – 3

Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	14	14	0	28
Seahawks	13	6	0	10	29

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 1:03 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,031
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully, George Allen and Jim Brown
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Sam McCullum 44-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 9:47 (SEA 6–0) SEA – Jim Zorn 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:59 (SEA 13–0) Second quarter MIN – Ahmad Rashad 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 8:57 (SEA 13–7) SEA – David Sims 8-yard run (PAT failed), 0:40 (SEA 19–7) MIN – Fran Tarkenton 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:04 (SEA 19–14) Third quarter MIN – Robert Miller 5-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 6:41 (MIN 21–19) MIN – Sammy White 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:59 (MIN 28–19) Fourth quarter SEA – Jim Zorn 22-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:02 (MIN 28–26) SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 29–28) Top passers MIN – Fran Tarkenton: 27/37, 274 yds, 2 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/28, 256 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIN – Robert Miller: 20 car, 64 yds, 1 TD SEA – Sherman Smith: 16 car, 74 yds Top receivers MIN – Robert Miller: 4 rec, 58 yds SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to MIN – 274 – 117 – 391 – 1 SEA – 248 – 184 – 432 – 2

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	7	7	28
Packers'	28	3	14	0	45

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 12:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C), 87% humidity, wind S 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
• Game attendance: 52,712
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter GB – Steve Odom 95-yard kickoff return (Chester Marcol kick), 14:44 (GB 7–0) GB – James Lofton 24-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick), 13:04 (GB 14–0) GB – Terdell Middleton 5-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 2:56 (GB 21–0) GB – Terdell Middleton 14-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 1:33 (GB 28–0) Second quarter SEA – Jim Zorn 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:06 (GB 28–7) SEA – Steve Largent 48-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:38 (GB 28–14) GB – Chester Marcol 22-yard field goal, 6:32 (GB 31–14) Third quarter GB – Terdell Middleton 2-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 11:51 (GB 38–14) SEA – Sherman Smith 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:04 (GB 38–21) GB – Terdell Middleton 9-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 4:35 (GB 45–21) Fourth quarter SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:23 (GB 45–28) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/31, 308 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT GB – David Whitehurst: 12/19, 179 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – David Sims: 22 car, 104 yds, 1 TD GB – Terdell Middleton: 23 car, 121 yds, 4 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD GB – James Lofton: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 289 – 194 – 483 – 7 GB – 179 – 190 – 369 – 3

Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	7	14	6	0	27

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,529
• Referee: Don Wedge
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:37 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:33 (SEA 14–0) SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:07 (SEA 21–0) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 42-yard field goal, 2:16 (SEA 24–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 32-yard field goal, 0:36 (SEA 27–0) Fourth quarter OAK – Cliff Branch 22-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 4:57 (SEA 27–7) Top passers OAK – Ken Stabler: 19/30, 204 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/21, 144 yds, 1 INT Top rushers OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 7 car, 26 yds SEA – Sherman Smith: 17 car, 63 yds, 2 TD Top receivers OAK – Cliff Branch: 6 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 67 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to OAK – 177 – 70 – 247 – 4 SEA – 170 – 204 – 374 – 1

Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	3	7	7	0	3	20
Seahawks	7	7	0	3	0	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 1:04 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,948
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DEN – Jim Turner 34-yard field goal, 9:47 (DEN 3–0) SEA – Sam McCullum 44-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:13 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Jim Zorn 4-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:09 (SEA 14–3) DEN – Rick Upchurch 29-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 3:28 (SEA 14–10) Third quarter DEN – Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 5:46 (DEN 17–14) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 37-yard field goal, 1:53 (Tied 17–17) Overtime DEN – Jim Turner 18-yard field goal, 2:01 (DEN 20–17) Top passers DEN – Craig Morton: 11/28, 155 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 9/29, 110 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers DEN – Jon Keyworth: 8 car, 70 yds SEA – Sherman Smith: 17 car, 73 yds Top receivers DEN – Haven Moses: 3 rec, 80 yds SEA – Sam McCullum: 3 rec, 57 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to DEN – 145 – 278 – 423 – 3 SEA – 140 – 118 – 258 – 5

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	14	3	31
Bears	0	6	10	13	29

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 12:01 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 74% humidity, wind S 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,697
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:59 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter CHI – Bob Thomas 33-yard field goal, 1:22 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Steve Largent 26-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:31 (SEA 14–3) CHI – Bob Thomas 36-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 14–6) Third quarter CHI – Bob Thomas 39-yard field goal, 11:04 (SEA 14–9) SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:14 (SEA 21–9) CHI – Roland Harper 20-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick), 1:38 (SEA 21–16) SEA – Sherman Smith 6-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:03 (SEA 28–16) Fourth quarter CHI – Walter Payton 1-yard run (PAT failed), 7:33 (SEA 28–22) SEA – Efrén Herrera 34-yard field goal, 5:06 (SEA 31–22) CHI – Roland Harper 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 0:35 (SEA 31–29) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 13/24, 208 yds, 2 TD CHI – Mike Phipps: 15/25, 177 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 23 car, 152 yds, 2 TD CHI – Walter Payton: 18 car, 109 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 126 yds, 2 TD CHI – James Scott: 5 rec, 88 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 165 – 224 – 389 – 1 CHI – 227 – 174 – 401 – 3

Week 11: vs. Baltimore Colts

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	3	0	7	17
Seahawks	7	0	0	7	14

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 1:03 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,905
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter BAL – Glenn Doughty 12-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 3:14 (BAL 7–0) SEA – David Sims 44-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:24 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter BAL – Toni Linhart 22-yard field goal, 9:58 (BAL 10–7) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BAL – Ron Lee 14-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 8:20 (BAL 17–7) SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:05 (BAL 17–14) Top passers BAL – Bert Jones: 12/17, 128 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/24, 119 yds, 1 INT Top rushers BAL – Joe Washington: 25 car, 93 yds SEA – David Sims: 14 car, 106 yds, 2 TD Top receivers BAL – Don McCauley: 10 rec, 88 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 57 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to BAL – 115 – 133 – 248 – 1 SEA – 95 – 168 – 263 – 3

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

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

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 1:05 pm local
• Game weather: overcast, 36 °F (2 °C), 22% humidity, wind E 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)
• Game attendance: 35,252
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 40-yard field goal, 0:44 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – David Sims 10-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:56 (SEA 10–0) KC – Jan Stenerud 20-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 10–3) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 18-yard field goal, 9:08 (SEA 13–3) Fourth quarter KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:09 (SEA 13–10) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/23, 142 yds KC – Mike Livingston: 18/33, 231 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 12 car, 84 yds KC – Tony Reed: 15 car, 50 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 89 yds KC – Henry Marshall: 4 rec, 78 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 125 – 132 – 257 – 0 KC – 231 – 124 – 355 – 4

Week 13: at Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

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

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: hazy, 50 °F (10 °C), 86% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 52,978
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Raible 38-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:41 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter OAK – Mark van Eeghen 4-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 12:29 (Tied 7–7) OAK – Errol Mann 26-yard field goal, 1:03 (OAK 10–7) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:20 (SEA 14–10) OAK – Dave Casper 31-yard pass from Ken Stabler (PAT failed), 5:29 (OAK 16–14) SEA – Efrén Herrera 46-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 17–16) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 23/44, 270 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT OAK – Ken Stabler: 17/31, 218 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 14 car, 28 yds OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 13 car, 53 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 65 yds OAK – Dave Casper: 5 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 263 – 84 – 347 – 2 OAK – 198 – 133 – 331 – 1

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	10	7	7	24
Seahawks	14	9	7	17	47

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 3
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,262
• Referee: Don Wedge
• TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:50 (SEA 7–0) SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:54 (SEA 14–0) Second quarter SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:51 (SEA 21–0) SEA – Safety, Steve Raible ran Johnny Evans out of end zone, 11:40 (SEA 23–0) CLE – Dave Logan 7-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:00 (SEA 23–7) CLE – Don Cockroft 40-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 23–10) Third quarter SEA – David Sims 19-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:14 (SEA 30–10) CLE – Greg Pruitt 26-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 5:33 (SEA 30–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 38-yard field goal, 9:22 (SEA 33–17) SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:49 (SEA 40–17) CLE – Dave Logan 5-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:24 (SEA 40–24) SEA – Keith Simpson 40-yard interception return (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:43 (SEA 47–24) Top passers CLE – Brian Sipe: 20/36, 250 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 15/24, 219 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CLE – Greg Pruitt: 12 car, 133 yds SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 91 yds, 3 TD Top receivers CLE – Reggie Rucker: 4 rec, 86 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 108 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to CLE – 259 – 193 – 452 – 6 SEA – 235 – 183 – 418 – 2

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	0	10
Chargers	3	17	0	17	37

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego

• Date: December 10
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 69 °F (21 °C), 50% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 49,975
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
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Game information

First quarter SD – Rolf Benirschke 37-yard field goal, 8:21 (SD 3–0) SEA – David Sims 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:20 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 48-yard field goal, 12:44 (SEA 10–3) SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 4:33 (SEA 10–6) SD – John Jefferson 31-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:56 (SD 13–10) SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:22 (SD 20–10) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SD – Larry Burton 55-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:06 (SD 27–10) SD – Hank Bauer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:58 (SD 34–10) SD – Rolf Benirschke 27-yard field goal, 6:51 (SD 37–10) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/31, 150 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SD – Dan Fouts: 22/33, 279 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 63 yds SD – Don Woods: 11 car, 47 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 46 yds SD – John Jefferson: 5 rec, 82 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 103 – 136 – 239 – 3 SD – 286 – 95 – 381 – 1

Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	7	7	2	19
Seahawks	7	13	0	3	23

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 17
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 58,490
• Referee: Bob Frederic
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Ed Podolak
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 57-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:15 (SEA 7–0) KC – Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal, 6:16 (SEA 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (PAT failed), 8:56 (SEA 13–3) SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:12 (SEA 20–3) KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:58 (SEA 20–10) Third quarter KC – Tony Reed 62-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:39 (SEA 20–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 6:47 (SEA 23–17) KC – Safety, Ed Beckman ran Herman Weaver out of end zone, 0:15 (SEA 23–19) Top passers KC – Mike Livingston: 5/19, 66 yds, 3 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/29, 256 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers KC – Tony Reed: 11 car, 121 yds, 1 TD SEA – Al Hunter: 27 car, 133 yds, 1 TD Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall: 1 rec, 40 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to KC – 44 – 253 – 297 – 3 SEA – 252 – 204 – 456 – 2

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1978 NFL season results at NFL.com