1978 Seattle Seahawks season
{{short description|NFL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Seattle Seahawks
| year = 1978
| record = 9–7
| division_place = 3rd AFC West
| coach = Jack Patera
| general manager = John Thompson
| owner = The Nordstrom family
| stadium = Kingdome
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| pro bowlers = WR Steve Largent
| AP All-pros = QB Jim Zorn (2nd team)
WR Steve Largent (2nd team)
| uniform =
| shortnavlink = Seahawks seasons
}}
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|1978 NFL draft}}
{{NFL team draft start
| year = 1978
| teamname = Seattle Seahawks
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 1
| pick = 9
| player = Keith Simpson
| position = Cornerback
| college = Memphis State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 2
| pick = 36
| player = Keith Butler
| position = Linebacker
| college = Memphis State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 3
| pick = 63
| player = Bob Jury
| position = Cornerback
| college = Pittsburgh
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 5
| pick = 119
| player = Louis Bullard
| position = Offensive tackle
| college = Jackson State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 6
| pick = 146
| player = Glenn Starks
| position = Wide receiver
| college = Texas A&I
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 7
| pick = 173
| player = John Harris
| position = Safety
| college = Arizona State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 9
| pick = 231
| player = Rich Grimmett
| position = Offensive tackle
| college = Illinois
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 10
| pick = 258
| player = Rob Stewart
| position = Wide Receiver
| college = Lafayette
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 11
| pick = 301
| player = George Halas
| position = Linebacker
| college = Miami (FL)
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 12
| pick = 316
| player = Jeff Bergeron
| position = Running back
| college = Lamar
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft end
| probowl = no
| hof = no
}}
= Undrafted free agents =
| class="wikitable"
|+ 1978 undrafted free agents of note !Player !Position !College |
| Jerome Carter
|Defensive back |
| Gene Dales
|Guard |
| Lance Garrett
|Wide receiver |
| Marcus Hatley
|Tight end |
| Mike Korvas
|Punter |
| Rob Lowe
|Kicker/Punter |
| Steve Midboe
|Defensive end |
| Mike O'Brien
|Defensive Back |
| Scott Palmer
|Quarterback |Anderson |
| Frank Stephens
|Defensive Back |UCLA |
| Howard Studdard
|Wide receiver |USC |
| Skip Taylor
|Running back |
| Jeff Tisdel
|Quarterback |
| Bruce Timmier
|Quarterback |Trinity |
| Joe Volinsky
|Defensive end |
Personnel
=Staff=
{{NFL final staff
| year = 1978
| team = Seattle Seahawks
| 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_coach =
- Head coach – Jack Patera
| offensive =
- Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome
- Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald
- Offensive line – Howard Mudd
| defensive =
- 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=
{{NFL final roster
|Year=1978
|TeamName=Seattle Seahawks
|BC1=#00338D
|FC1=white
|BDC1=#008542
|offseason=no
|ufa=no
|rfa=no
|erfa=no
|Active=49
|Inactive=0
|PS=0
|Quarterbacks=
{{NFLplayer|12|Sam Adkins|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|16|Steve Myer}}
{{NFLplayer|10|Jim Zorn}}
|Running Backs=
{{NFLplayer|31|Tony Benjamin}}
{{NFLplayer|34|Rufus Crawford|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|24|Al Hunter|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|35|David Sims|d=running back|rookie=y|FB}}
{{NFLplayer|47|Sherman Smith}}
{{NFLplayer|42|Don Testerman|FB}}
|Wide Receivers=
{{NFLplayer|89|Duke Fergerson}}
{{NFLplayer|80|Steve Largent}}
{{NFLplayer|84|Sam McCullum}}
{{NFLplayer|83|Steve Raible}}
|Tight Ends=
{{NFLplayer|87|Ron Howard|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|88|Brian Peets|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|81|John Sawyer|d=American football}}
|Offensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|64|Charles Aiu|G}}
{{NFLplayer|76|Steve August|T}}
{{NFLplayer|63|Nick Bebout|T}}
{{NFLplayer|72|Louis Bullard|rookie=y|T}}
{{NFLplayer|73|Norm Evans|T}}
{{NFLplayer|54|Art Kuehn|C}}
{{NFLplayer|61|Tom Lynch|d=American football|G}}
{{NFLplayer|78|Bob Newton|d=American football|G}}
{{NFLplayer|51|John Yarno|C}}
|Defensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|68|Dennis Boyd|d=American football|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|67|Bill Cooke|d=defensive end|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|77|Bill Gregory|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|70|Dave Kraayeveld|rookie=y|DE/DT}}
{{NFLplayer|71|Steve Niehaus|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|62|Ernie Price|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|75|Alden Roche|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|66|Bill Sandifer|DT}}
|Linebackers=
{{NFLplayer|58|Terry Beeson}}
{{NFLplayer|53|Keith Butler|d=American football|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|57|Pete Cronan}}
{{NFLplayer|36|Ken Geddes}}
{{NFLplayer|56|Sammy Green}}
{{NFLplayer|59|Charles McShane|link=yes|rookie=n}}
|Defensive Backs=
{{NFLplayer|27|Autry Beamon|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|22|Dave Brown|d=cornerback|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|44|John Harris|d=safety|rookie=y|S}}
{{NFLplayer|26|Kerry Justin|rookie=y|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|88|Doug Long|d=American football|S}}
{{NFLplayer|48|Keith Simpson|d=American football|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|38|Cornell Webster|rookie=y|CB}}
|Special Teams=
{{NFLplayer|34|Rufus Crawford|rookie=y|KR}}
{{NFLplayer| 1|Efrén Herrera|K}}
{{NFLplayer|18|Herman Weaver|P}}
|Reserve Lists=
{{NFLplayer|60|Ron Coder|G|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|25|Don Dufek|S|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|--|George Halas|rookie=y|LB|Left Squad}}
{{NFLplayer|85|Marcus Hatley|rookie=y|TE|IR}}
{{NFLplayer| 9|Mike Korves|rookie=y|P|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|55|Geoff Reece|C|IR}}
|Practice Squad=
- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1979 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
=Preseason=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Week ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Date ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Opponent ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Result ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Record ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Game site ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Recap |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 1 | {{dow tooltip|August 4, 1978}} | W 17–9 | 1–0 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121939/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_08_04_SD.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 2 | {{dow tooltip|August 12, 1978}} | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–6 | 2–0 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142718/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_08_12_atSF.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#fcc"
! 3 | {{dow tooltip|August 17, 1978}} | L 7–26 | 2–1 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113216/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_08_17_LA.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 4 | {{dow tooltip|August 24, 1978}} | W 16–7 | 3–1 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144213/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_08_24_CHI.PDF Recap] |
:Source: Seahawks Media Guides[https://web.archive.org/web/20140407010555/http://seahawksmedia.com/MediaGuideArchives/1978MG2.pdf 1978 Seahawks Media Guide], accessed February 14, 2015.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140407010830/http://seahawksmedia.com/MediaGuideArchives/1979MG2.pdf 1979 Seahawks Media Guide], accessed February 14, 2015.
{{notelist-ua}}
=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.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Week
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Date ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Opponent ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Result ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Record ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Game site ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}}"| Recap |
|---|
| style="background:#fcc"
! 1 | September 3 | L 20–24 | 0–1 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122723/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_09_03_SD.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#fcc"
! 2 | September 10 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–21 | 0–2 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809100pit.htm Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 3 | September 17 | at New York Jets | W 24–17 | 1–2 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155839/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_09_17_atNYJ.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 4 | September 24 | W 28–16 | 2–2 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145301/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_09_24_DET.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#fcc"
! 5 | October 1 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–28 | 2–3 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161903/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_01_atDEN.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 6 | October 8 | W 29–28 | 3–3 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162015/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_08_MIN.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#fcc"
! 7 | October 15 | at Green Bay Packers | L 28–45 | 3–4 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091649/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_15_atGB.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 8 | October 22 | W 27–7 | 4–4 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122419/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_22_OAK.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#fcc"
! 9 | October 29 | Denver Broncos | L 17–20 {{sup|(OT)}} | 4–5 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154833/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_29_DEN.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 10 | November 5 | at Chicago Bears | W 31–29 | 5–5 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100430/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_11_05_atCHI.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#fcc"
! 11 | November 12 | L 14–17 | 5–6 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124710/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_11_12_BALco.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 12 | November 19 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 13–10 | 6–6 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305131535/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_11_19_atKC.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 13 | November 26 | at Oakland Raiders | W 17–16 | 7–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181703/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_11_26_atOAK.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 14 | December 3 | W 47–24 | 8–6 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123921/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_12_03_CLE.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#fcc"
! 15 | December 10 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–37 | 8–7 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145300/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_12_10_atSD.PDF Recap] |
| style="background:#cfc"
! 16 | December 17 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 23–19 | 9–7 | Kingdome | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132436/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_12_17_KC.PDF Recap] |
:Bold indicates division opponents.
:Source: 1978 NFL season results[http://www.nfl.com/schedules/1978/REG/SEAHAWKS Seattle Seahawks 1978 Schedule][http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=SEA&season=1978&seasonType=REG 1978 NFL season results], NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
Standings
{{1978 AFC West standings}}
Game summaries
=Preseason=
==Week P1: vs. San Diego Chargers==
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|title= Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
|date={{tooltip|August 4|Friday}}
|time=7:33 pm local
|road=Chargers
|R1=0|R2=3|R3=3|R4=3
|home=Seahawks
|H1=0|H2=7|H3=3|H4=7
|attendance=58,853
|weather=indoors
|referee=Pat Haggerty
|TV=KIRO tape delay
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|reference=[http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_08_04_SD.PDF Gamebook]
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==Week P2: at San Francisco 49ers==
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|title= Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
|date={{tooltip|August 12|Saturday}}
|time=6:06 pm local
|road=Seahawks
|R1=0|R2=13|R3=7|R4=0
|home=49ers
|H1=0|H2=3|H3=3|H4=0
|stadium=Candlestick Park, San Francisco
|attendance=36,069
|weather=cloudy, {{convert|61|°F|°C}}, 77% humidity, wind S {{convert|4|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Fred Silva
|TV=KIRO
|TVAnnouncers=
|reference=[http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_08_12_atSF.PDF Gamebook]
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==Week P3: vs. Los Angeles Rams==
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|title= Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
|date={{tooltip|August 17|Thursday}}
|time=7:34 pm local
|road=Rams
|R1=10|R2=6|R3=7|R4=3
|home=Seahawks
|H1=0|H2=7|H3=0|H4=0
|attendance=63,235
|weather=indoors
|referee=Cal Lepore
|TV=KIRO tape delay
|TVAnnouncers=
|reference=[http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_08_17_LA.PDF Gamebook]
}}
==Week P4: vs. Chicago Bears==
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|title= Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
|date={{tooltip|August 24|Thursday}}
|time=7:35 pm local
|road=Bears
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=7
|home=Seahawks
|H1=0|H2=7|H3=3|H4=6
|attendance=54,844
|weather=indoors
|referee=Red Cashion
|TV=KIRO tape delay
|TVAnnouncers=
|reference=[http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_08_24_CHI.PDF Gamebook]
}}
=Regular season=
==Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers==
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|title= Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
|date=September 3
|time=1:07 pm local
|road=Chargers
|R1=7|R2=3|R3=7|R4=7
|home=Seahawks
|H1=6|H2=7|H3=0|H4=7
|attendance=55,778
|weather=indoors
|referee=Dick Jorgensen
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Stu Nahan and Paul Maguire
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122723/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_09_03_SD.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
Top passers
- SD – Dan Fouts: {{tooltip|14|completions}}/{{tooltip|22|attempts}}, 186 yds, 2 {{tooltip|TD|touchdowns}}, 1 {{tooltip|INT|interceptions}}
- SEA – Jim Zorn: 21/32, 329 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
- SD – Bo Matthews: 10 {{tooltip|car|carries}}, 49 yds
- SEA – David Sims: 18 car, 61 yds
Top receivers
- SD – Don Woods: 7 {{tooltip|rec|receptions}}, 77 yds
- SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD
Team – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- SD – 186 – 89 – 275 – 2
- SEA – 308 – 138 – 446 – 2
}}
==Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers==
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|title= Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
|date=September 10
|time=1:00 pm local
|road=Seahawks
|R1=0|R2=7|R3=3|R4=0
|home=Steelers
|H1=0|H2=14|H3=0|H4=7
|stadium=Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|attendance=48,277
|weather=cloudy, {{convert|78|°F|°C}}, 78% humidity, wind S {{convert|4|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Jim Tunney
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
|reference=[http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_09_10_atPIT.PDF Gamebook] {{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- SEA – 154 – 93 – 247 – 3
- PIT – 185 – 151 – 336 – 1
}}
==Week 3: at New York Jets==
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|title= Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
|date=September 17
|time=1:03 pm local
|road=Seahawks
|R1=0|R2=14|R3=3|R4=7
|home=Jets
|H1=7|H2=7|H3=3|H4=0
|stadium=Shea Stadium, New York
|attendance=46,911
|weather=clear, {{convert|71|°F|°C}}, 66% humidity, wind NW {{convert|7|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Gordon McCarter
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155839/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_09_17_atNYJ.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- SEA – 181 – 153 – 334 – 2
- NYJ – 201 – 177 – 378 – 3
}}
==Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
|date=September 24
|time=1:04 pm local
|road=Lions
|R1=3|R2=3|R3=10|R4=0
|home=Seahawks
|H1=0|H2=7|H3=0|H4=21
|attendance=60,040
|weather=indoors
|referee=Jerry Markbreit
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Frank Glieber and Bill Mazer
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145301/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_09_24_DET.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- DET – 129 – 132 – 261 – 0
- SEA – 158 – 87 – 245 – 1
}}
==Week 5: at Denver Broncos==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
|date=October 1
|time=2:00 pm local
|road=Seahawks
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=7|R4=0
|home=Broncos
|H1=7|H2=7|H3=0|H4=14
|stadium=Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
|attendance=74,989
|weather=partly cloudy, {{convert|82|°F|°C}}, 23% humidity, wind {{convert|5|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Cal Lepore
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161903/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_01_atDEN.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- SEA – 231 – 92 – 323 – 5
- DEN – 169 – 204 – 373 – 3
}}
==Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
|date=October 8
|time=1:03 pm local
|road=Vikings
|R1=0|R2=14|R3=14|R4=0
|home=Seahawks
|H1=13|H2=6|H3=0|H4=10
|attendance=62,031
|weather=indoors
|referee=Fred Silva
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Vin Scully, George Allen and Jim Brown
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162015/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_08_MIN.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- MIN – 274 – 117 – 391 – 1
- SEA – 248 – 184 – 432 – 2
}}
==Week 7: at Green Bay Packers==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
|date=October 15
|time=12:00 pm local
|road=Seahawks
|R1=0|R2=14|R3=7|R4=7
|home=Packers'
|H1=28|H2=3|H3=14|H4=0
|stadium=Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|attendance=52,712
|weather=cloudy, {{convert|42|°F|°C}}, 87% humidity, wind S {{convert|14|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Chuck Heberling
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091649/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_15_atGB.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- SEA – 289 – 194 – 483 – 7
- GB – 179 – 190 – 369 – 3
}}
==Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
|date=October 22
|time=1:00 pm local
|road=Raiders
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=7
|home=Seahawks
|H1=7|H2=14|H3=6|H4=0
|attendance=62,529
|weather=indoors
|referee=Don Wedge
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122419/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_22_OAK.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- OAK – 177 – 70 – 247 – 4
- SEA – 170 – 204 – 374 – 1
}}
==Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
|date=October 29
|time=1:04 pm local
|road=Broncos
|R1=3|R2=7|R3=7|R4=0|R5=3
|home=Seahawks
|H1=7|H2=7|H3=0|H4=3|H5=0
|attendance=62,948
|weather=indoors
|referee=Gordon McCarter
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154833/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_10_29_DEN.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- DEN – 145 – 278 – 423 – 3
- SEA – 140 – 118 – 258 – 5
}}
==Week 10: at Chicago Bears==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary
|date=November 5
|time=12:01 pm local
|road=Seahawks
|R1=7|R2=7|R3=14|R4=3
|home=Bears
|H1=0|H2=6|H3=10|H4=13
|stadium=Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
|attendance=50,697
|weather=clear, {{convert|71|°F|°C}}, 74% humidity, wind S {{convert|16|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Pat Haggerty
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100430/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_11_05_atCHI.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- SEA – 165 – 224 – 389 – 1
- CHI – 227 – 174 – 401 – 3
}}
==Week 11: vs. Baltimore Colts==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary
|date=November 12
|time=1:03 pm local
|road=Colts
|R1=7|R2=3|R3=0|R4=7
|home=Seahawks
|H1=7|H2=0|H3=0|H4=7
|attendance=61,905
|weather=indoors
|referee=Ben Dreith
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124710/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_11_12_BALco.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- BAL – 115 – 133 – 248 – 1
- SEA – 95 – 168 – 263 – 3
}}
==Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
|date=November 19
|time=1:05 pm local
|road=Seahawks
|R1=3|R2=7|R3=3|R4=0
|home=Chiefs
|H1=0|H2=3|H3=0|H4=7
|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
|attendance=35,252
|weather=overcast, {{convert|36|°F|°C}}, 22% humidity, wind E {{convert|23|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Chuck Heberling
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers=Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305131535/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_11_19_atKC.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- SEA – 125 – 132 – 257 – 0
- KC – 231 – 124 – 355 – 4
}}
==Week 13: at Oakland Raiders==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
|date=November 26
|time=1:00 pm local
|road=Seahawks
|R1=7|R2=0|R3=0|R4=10
|home=Raiders
|H1=0|H2=10|H3=0|H4=6
|stadium=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
|attendance=52,978
|weather=hazy, {{convert|50|°F|°C}}, 86% humidity, wind W {{convert|5|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Jerry Markbreit
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181703/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_11_26_atOAK.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- SEA – 263 – 84 – 347 – 2
- OAK – 198 – 133 – 331 – 1
}}
==Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
|date=December 3
|time=1:00 pm local
|road=Browns
|R1=0|R2=10|R3=7|R4=7
|home=Seahawks
|H1=14|H2=9|H3=7|H4=17
|attendance=62,262
|weather=indoors
|referee=Don Wedge
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers=Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123921/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_12_03_CLE.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- CLE – 259 – 193 – 452 – 6
- SEA – 235 – 183 – 418 – 2
}}
==Week 15: at San Diego Chargers==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
|date=December 10
|time=1:00 pm local
|road=Seahawks
|R1=7|R2=3|R3=0|R4=0
|home=Chargers
|H1=3|H2=17|H3=0|H4=17
|stadium=San Diego Stadium, San Diego
|attendance=49,975
|weather=clear, {{convert|69|°F|°C}}, 50% humidity, wind W {{convert|8|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Pat Haggerty
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers= Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145300/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_12_10_atSD.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
Top passers
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 – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- SEA – 103 – 136 – 239 – 3
- SD – 286 – 95 – 381 – 1
}}
==Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs==
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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=1978|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title= Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
|date=December 17
|time=1:00 pm local
|road=Chiefs
|R1=3|R2=7|R3=7|R4=2
|home=Seahawks
|H1=7|H2=13|H3=0|H4=3
|attendance=58,490
|weather=indoors
|referee=Bob Frederic
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers=Jay Randolph and Ed Podolak
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132436/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1978/1978_12_17_KC.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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)
|stats=
Top passers
- KC – Mike Livingston: 5/19, 66 yds, 3 INT
- SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/29, 256 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
- KC – Henry Marshall: 1 rec, 40 yds
- SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
Team – {{tooltip|pass|passing yards}} – {{tooltip|rush|rushing yards}} – {{tooltip|total|total yards}} – {{tooltip|to|turnovers}}
- KC – 44 – 253 – 297 – 3
- SEA – 252 – 204 – 456 – 2
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=4600&type=team Seahawks draft history at NFL.com]
- [http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=SEA&season=1978&seasonType=REG 1978 NFL season results at NFL.com]
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