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 the Seattle Marinersbaseball game. The 1984 Seahawks were a well-balanced team on offense and defense. 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/takeway 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 quarterbackDave Krieg, and a 1,000-yard wide receiver in Steve Largent. The passing attack more than made up for the loss of star running backCurt Warner, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener. The Seahawks's defensive line generated an outstanding pass rush, with defensive endsJeff Bryant and Jacob Green registering 14.5 and 13 sacks, respectively. SafetyKenny Easley led the team and league with 10 interceptions. Easley, Green, and NTJoe Nash made the All-Pro team. In a wild Week Ten game against Kansas City, 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 championLos Angeles Raiders 13-7 in the wild card round. However, they were not able to advance past the Miami Dolphins, as they lost in Miami 31-10 to a powerful Dolphins squad.
1984 NFL Draft
Round/Pick
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
Staff
Final roster
Starters in blue
Denotes players that were selected for the 1985 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
The Seahawks saw the Patriots erase a 23-0 deficit with 38 unanswered points led by new quarterback Tony Eason, who took over halfway through the game for Steve Grogan.
