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1977 Seattle Seahawks season

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1977 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerThe Nordstrom family
General managerJohn Thompson
Head coachJack Patera
Home stadiumKingdome
Results
Record5–9
Division place4th AFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-ProsNone
Pro BowlersNone

The 1977 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 2nd in the National Football League (NFL). This season was the team's first in the AFC West (the conference swap was part of the NFL's expansion plan that saw both the Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers play every other team in the NFL in their first two seasons; the Seahawks would return to the NFC West in 2002). The Seahawks lost five of their first six games. On October 30, the Seahawks earned their second win of the season when quarterback Jim Zorn returned from an injury and threw four touchdown passes in a 56–17 win over the Buffalo Bills at the Kingdome. Two weeks later, the team recorded its first shutout, beating the New York Jets 17–0 in New York. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a 5–9 record, winning their final two games in the process; it was a three-game improvement from the inaugural season.

Offseason

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Draft

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1977 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 14 Steve August  Offensive tackle Tulsa
2 30 Tom Lynch  Guard Boston College
2 41 Terry Beeson  Linebacker Kansas
2 51 Peter Cronan  Linebacker Boston College
3 58 Dennis Boyd  Defensive end Oregon State
4 87 John Yarno  Center Idaho
4 111 Larry Seivers  Wide receiver Tennessee
6 142 Tony Benjamin  Running back Duke
7 169 David Sims  Running back Georgia Tech
9 225 George Adzick  Safety Minnesota
10 254 Sam Adkins  Quarterback Wichita State
11 281 Bill Westbeld  Offensive Tackle Dayton
12 329 I. V. Wilson  Defensive tackle Tulsa
      Made roster  

Supplemental draft

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1977 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
4 -- Al Hunter  Running back Notre Dame
      Made roster  

Undrafted free agents

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1977 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Charles Bell Defensive back Texas A&M
Greg Champlin Wide receiver Denver
Jim Cramer Linebacker Pittsburgh
Murray Cunningham Kicker Tennessee Tech
Tom Fine Tackle Notre Dame
Jim Gagnon Defensive End Wisconsin–River Falls
Dick Geddes Defensive tackle Illinois Wesleyan
Dave Lowry Running back BYU
Carl Van Valkenberg Tackle Washington

Personnel

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Staff

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1977 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches


Strength and conditioning

  • Head trainer – Bruce Scott
  • Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

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1977 Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics
44 active, 10 reserve

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  • Starters in bold.

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 7 at San Francisco 49ers W 34–24 1–0 Candlestick Park Recap
2 August 13 Dallas Cowboys W 23–17 (OT) 2–0 Kingdome Recap
3 August 18 Oakland Raiders W 12–10 3–0 Kingdome Recap
4 August 27 Detroit Lions L 14–16 3–1 Kingdome Recap
5 September 2 Denver Broncos L 10–27 3–2 Kingdome Recap
6 September 11 at San Diego Chargers L 20–38 3–3 San Diego Stadium Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

Regular season

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In its second year, Seattle played all of the teams in the AFC as a member of the AFC West, with one inter-conference game against Tampa Bay.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 18 Baltimore Colts L 14–29 0–1 Kingdome[4] Recap
2 September 25 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–42 0–2 Riverfront Stadium[5] Recap
3 October 2 Denver Broncos L 13–24 0–3 Kingdome[6] Recap
4 October 9 at New England Patriots L 0–31 0–4 Schaefer Stadium[7] Recap
5 October 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–23 1–4 Kingdome[8] Recap
6 October 23 at Miami Dolphins L 13–31 1–5 Miami Orange Bowl[9] Recap
7 October 30 Buffalo Bills W 56–17 2–5 Kingdome[10] Recap
8 November 6 at Oakland Raiders L 7–44 2–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum[11] Recap
9 November 13 at New York Jets W 17–0 3–6 Shea Stadium[12] Recap
10 November 20 Houston Oilers L 10–22 3–7 Kingdome[13] Recap
11 November 27 San Diego Chargers L 28–30 3–8 Kingdome[14] Recap
12 December 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–30 3–9 Three Rivers Stadium[15] Recap
13 December 11 at Kansas City Chiefs W 34–31 4–9 Arrowhead Stadium[16] Recap
14 December 18 Cleveland Browns W 20–19 5–9 Kingdome[17] Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1977 NFL season results[18]

Standings

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AFC West
 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Denver Broncos 12 2 0 .857 6–1 11–1 274 148 L1
(4) Oakland Raiders 11 3 0 .786 5–2 10–2 351 230 W2
San Diego Chargers 7 7 0 .500 3–4 6–6 222 205 L2
Seattle Seahawks 5 9 0 .357 1–3 4–9 282 373 W2
Kansas City Chiefs 2 12 0 .143 1–6 1–11 225 349 L6

Game summaries

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Preseason

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Week P1: at San Francisco 49ers

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Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 10 71434
49ers 7 10 7024

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C), wind variable
  • Game attendance: 38,024
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Cowboys 3 0 140017
Seahawks 0 3 77623

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 13
  • Game time: 6:06 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 58,789
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV: KIRO tape delay
  • Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 10 0 0010
Seahawks 0 0 6612

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P4: vs. Detroit Lions

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Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 2 14 0016
Seahawks 0 7 0714

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P5: vs. Denver Broncos

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Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 10 0 10727
Seahawks 0 3 0710

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P6: at San Diego Chargers

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Preseason Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 6 0 14020
Chargers 7 21 01038

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego

  • Date: September 11
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 60,825
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Regular season

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Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts

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Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 51029
Seahawks 0 7 0714

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • BAL – Safety, Doug Nettles blocked punt out of end zone, 13:37 (BAL 16–7)
  • BAL – Toni Linhart 38-yard field goal, 7:37 (BAL 19–7)

Fourth quarter

  • BAL – Toni Linhart 42-yard field goal, 14:53 (BAL 22–7)
  • SEA – Autry Beamon 17-yard blocked punt return (John Leypoldt kick), 9:32 (BAL 22–14)
  • BAL – Roger Carr 21-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 5:50 (BAL 29–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • BAL – 220 – 206 – 426 – 1
  • SEA – 151 – 104 – 255 – 4

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 13020
Bengals 21 7 01442

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 10:20 (CIN 28–14)
  • SEA – John Leypoldt 32-yard field goal, 7:18 (CIN 28–17)
  • SEA – John Leypoldt 42-yard field goal, 5:16 (CIN 28–20)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 172 – 110 – 282 – 3
  • CIN – 225 – 199 – 424 – 1

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 10 0 14024
Seahawks 7 0 6013

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays

Third quarter

  • DEN – Rob Lytle 47-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 12:09 (DEN 17–7)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 43-yard pass from David Sims (PAT failed), 4:57 (DEN 17–13)
  • DEN – Craig Morton 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 0:27 (DEN 24–13)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 177 – 153 – 330 – 2
  • SEA – 191 – 81 – 272 – 3

Week 4: at New England Patriots

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Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 000
Patriots 7 7 17031

at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NE – Russ Francis 1-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 0:07 (NE 14–0)

Third quarter

  • NE – Don Calhoun 18-yard run (John Smith kick), 9:37 (NE 21–0)
  • NE – John Smith 36-yard field goal, 2:48 (NE 24–0)
  • NE – Darryl Stingley 24-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 0:28 (NE 31–0)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 50 – 95 – 145 – 5
  • NE – 137 – 196 – 333 – 3

Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 6 7 3723
Seahawks 7 10 01330

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 8-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 10:52 (SEA 7–0)
  • TB – Allan Leavitt 40-yard field goal, 4:24 (SEA 7–3)
  • TB – Allan Leavitt 37-yard field goal, 2:02 (SEA 7–6)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 4-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 12:43 (SEA 14–6)
  • TB – Anthony Davis 1-yard run (Allan Leavitt kick), 0:47 (SEA 14–13)
  • SEA – John Leypoldt 43-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 17–13)

Third quarter

  • TB – Allan Leavitt 20-yard field goal, 9:53 (SEA 17–16)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Duke Fergerson 45-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 10:42 (SEA 24–16)
  • TB – Morris Owens 67-yard pass from Gary Huff (Allan Leavitt kick), 10:17 (SEA 24–23)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 44-yard pass from Steve Myer (PAT failed), 7:07 (SEA 30–23)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • TAM – 217 – 167 – 384 – 6
  • SEA – 241 – 134 – 375 – 2

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

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Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 0313
Dolphins 0 24 0731

at Orange Bowl, Miami

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C), 91% humidity, wind N 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 29,855
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • MIA – Nat Moore 12-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 13:43 (MIA 7–3)
  • MIA – Don Nottingham 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 6:07 (MIA 14–3)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 3:06 (MIA 14–10)
  • MIA – Nat Moore 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 0:31 (MIA 21–10)
  • MIA – Garo Yepremian 29-yard field goal, 0:00 (MIA 24–10)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – John Leypoldt 41-yard field goal, 14:55 (MIA 24–13)
  • MIA – Don Nottingham 3-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 3:11 (MIA 31–13)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 143 – 79 – 222 – 3
  • MIA – 86 – 136 – 222 – 1

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 0 7717
Seahawks 14 28 7756

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 48-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 9:32 (SEA 21–3)
  • SEA – Jim Zorn 4-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 8:14 (SEA 28–3)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 13-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:44 (SEA 35–3)
  • SEA – Don Testerman 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 1:46 (SEA 42–3)

Third quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 17-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 5:42 (SEA 49–3)
  • BUF – John Kimbrough 38-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick), 1:34 (SEA 49–10)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Al Hunter 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 7:51 (SEA 56–10)
  • BUF – Joe Ferguson 4-yard run (Carson Long kick), 3:42 (SEA 56–17)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • BUF – John Kimbrough: 4 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 134 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • BUF – 221 – 115 – 336 – 3
  • SEA – 226 – 333 – 559 – 3

Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

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Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 707
Raiders 3 24 10744

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 39% humidity, wind 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,929
  • Referee: Don Wedge
  • TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • OAK – Errol Mann 35-yard field goal, 7:43 (OAK 3–0)

Second quarter

  • OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 13:37 (OAK 10–0)
  • OAK – Errol Mann 39-yard field goal, 7:25 (OAK 13–0)
  • OAK – Clarence Davis 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 6:57 (OAK 20–0)
  • OAK – Mike Siani 12-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 0:52 (OAK 27–0)

Third quarter

  • OAK – Errol Mann 37-yard field goal, 10:05 (OAK 30–0)
  • OAK – Dave Casper 15-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 9:05 (OAK 37–0)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 16-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:15 (OAK 37–7)

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Terry Robiskie 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 7:31 (OAK 44–7)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 3 rec, 18 yds
  • OAK – Mike Siani: 6 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 51 – 126 – 177 – 4
  • OAK – 149 – 248 – 397 – 0

Week 9: at New York Jets

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Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 7317
Jets 0 0 000

at Shea Stadium, New York

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C), 60% humidity, wind NW 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 42,923
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Jimmy Johnson
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays

Third quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 9-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 6:01 (SEA 14–0)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – John Leypoldt 33-yard field goal, 12:24 (SEA 17–0)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 213 – 232 – 445 – 1
  • NYJ – 25 – 99 – 124 – 3

Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

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Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Oilers 0 10 3922
Seahawks 0 3 0710

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • HOU – Tom Dempsey 37-yard field goal, 3:46 (HOU 13–3)

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Ronnie Coleman 1-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick), 14:12 (HOU 20–3)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 7:17 (HOU 20–10)
  • HOU – Safety, Steve Myer tackled in end zone, 0:11 (HOU 22–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • HOU – 237 – 195 – 432 – 3
  • SEA – 27 – 102 – 129 – 4

Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 3 31430
Seahawks 0 14 7728

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 12:19 (SD 13–0)
  • SEA – Don Testerman 5-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 6:41 (SD 13–7)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 0:50 (SEA 14–13)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 13:19 (SEA 21–13)
  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 39-yard field goal, 7:48 (SD 21–16)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • SD – Dan Fouts: 19/26, 199 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/26, 291 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SD – 192 – 131 – 323 – 1
  • SEA – 281 – 109 – 390 – 3

Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 10720
Steelers 7 6 01730

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 34 °F (1 °C), 62% humidity, wind NW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 45,429
  • Referee: Cal Lepore
  • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – John Leypoldt 20-yard field goal, 13:10 (PIT 7–3)
  • PIT – Roy Gerela 22-yard field goal, 7:32 (PIT 10–3)
  • PIT – Roy Gerela 28-yard field goal, 3:59 (PIT 13–3)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Sam McCullum 65-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 11:09 (PIT 13–10)
  • SEA – John Leypoldt 27-yard field goal, 9:02 (Tied 13–13)

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Roy Gerela 43-yard field goal, 14:52 (PIT 16–13)
  • PIT – Lynn Swann 22-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 12:18 (PIT 23–13)
  • PIT – Terry Bradshaw 3-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 8:16 (PIT 30–13)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 30-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 1:26 (PIT 30–20)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 210 – 166 – 376 – 4
  • PIT – 157 – 236 – 393 – 2

Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 20 0034
Chiefs 21 0 3731

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,262
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Andy Russell
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Don Testerman 5-yard run (PAT failed), 11:34 (KC 21–20)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 35-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 9:27 (SEA 27–21)
  • SEA – Dave Brown 27-yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick), 1:12 (SEA 34–21)

Third quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 23-yard field goal, 10:13 (SEA 34–24)

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Mark Bailey 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 12:26 (SEA 34–31)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 3 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD
  • KC – Larry Brunson: 3 rec, 95 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 133 – 209 – 342 – 5
  • KC – 189 – 145 – 334 – 5

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 6 10 0319
Seahawks 0 7 01320

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 61,583
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Floyd Little
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CLE – Greg Pruitt 5-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 14:14 (CLE 13–0)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 20-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 8:45 (CLE 13–7)
  • CLE – Don Cockroft 24-yard field goal, 0:36 (CLE 16–7)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 5-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 14:03 (CLE 16–14)
  • CLE – Don Cockroft 33-yard field goal, 1:51 (CLE 19–14)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 0:52 (SEA 20–19)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • CLE – 101 – 259 – 360 – 5
  • SEA – 132 – 191 – 323 – 2

References

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  1. ↑ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. ↑ 1977 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ 1978 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Baltimore Colts at Seattle Seahawks - September 18th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals - September 25th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks - October 2nd, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots - October 9th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks - October 16th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins - October 23rd, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks - October 30th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders - November 6th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets - November 13th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Houston Oilers at Seattle Seahawks - November 20th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ "San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks - November 27th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers - December 4th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs - December 11th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Cleveland Browns at Seattle Seahawks - December 18th, 1977". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  18. ↑ 1977 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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