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1982 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamSeattle Seahawks
year1982
record4–5
division_place10th AFC
coachJack Patera (fired October 13, 0–2 record)
Mike McCormack (interim, 4–3 record)
general managerJohn Thompson (fired October 13)
Mike McCormack (acting)
ownerThe Nordstrom family
stadiumKingdome
playoffs*Did not qualify*
pro bowlersSS Kenny Easley
AP All-pros*None*
shortnavlinkSeahawks seasons

Mike McCormack (interim, 4–3 record) Mike McCormack (acting) | AP All-pros = None The 1982 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League (NFL), which was interrupted by a 57-day players strike, which began on September 21, after the second game.

The Seahawks lost their first two games, and three weeks into the strike, head coach Jack Patera and general manager John Thompson were fired on Wednesday, October 13, and Mike McCormack took over as head coach for the remainder of the season.

After the strike ended in November, the Seahawks won twice to even their record at 2–2, then lost a close game to the Los Angeles Raiders. After beating the Chicago Bears the next week, the team was upset 16–0 in the Kingdome by the New England Patriots. Seattle finished at 4–5 and missed the expanded playoffs as the second team out in the tiebreaker.

Offseason

1982 draft class

Main article: 1982 NFL draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege162333756144717482019228102581128412311
Jeff BryantDefensive endClemson
Bruce ScholtzLinebackerTexas
Pete MetzelaarsTight endWabash
Jack CampbellOffensive tackleUtah
Eugene WilliamsDefensive backTulsa
Chester CooperWide receiverMinnesota
David JeffersonLinebackerMiami (FL)
Craig AustinLinebackerSouth Dakota
Sam ClancyDefensive endPittsburgh
Frank NaylorCenterRutgers

Undrafted free agents

PlayerPositionCollege
Robert AlexanderSafetyPrairie View
Pat CurryDefensive endMontana
Brion DemskiQuarterbackWisconsin–Stevens Point
Jerry GaillardWide receiverClemson
Kurt GarlLinebackerHumboldt State
Mike HagenFullbackMontana
Norm JohnsonKickerUCLA
Tony JacksonSafetyMichigan
Steve KrainockQuarterbackRichmond
Bernie NowotarskiCornerbackKutztown State
Jeff ReevesSafetyMichigan
Grayson RogersQuarterbackPacific
Mike RustemeyerDefensive tackleRutgers
Andy ShumwayFullbackWisconsin–Stevens Point
Sammy SimsSafetyNebraska
Jeff SmithLinebackerAlcorn State
Scot TiesingTight endUCLA
Willie ToddRunning backCentral Michigan

Personnel

Staff

  • Managing general partner – Elmer Nordstrom

  • general manager – John Thompson

  • Assistant general manager – Mark Duncan

  • Director of football operations – Mike McCormack

  • Director of player personnel – Dick Mansperger

  • Director of pro scouting – Chuck Allen

  • Head coach – Jack Patera

  • Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome

  • Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald

  • Offensive line – Howard Mudd

  • Defensive/linebackers – Jackie Simpson

  • Defensive line – Frank Lauterbur

  • Defensive backs – Jack Christiansen

  • Special teams – Rusty Tillman

  • Head trainer – Bruce Scott

  • Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1983 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

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[St. Louis Cardinals](1982-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)**W** 14–01–0Kingdome[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004133/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_08_13_STL.PDF)
at [Minnesota Vikings](1982-minnesota-vikings-season)**L** 3–71–1Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004140/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_08_21_atMIN.PDF)
at [Los Angeles Rams](1982-los-angeles-rams-season)**L** 13–231–2Anaheim Stadium[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004144/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_08_28_atLA.PDF)
[San Francisco 49ers](1982-san-francisco-49ers-season)**L** 13–171–3Kingdome[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004149/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_09_03_SF.PDF)

:Source: Seahawks Media Guides

Regular season

By finishing in fifth place in 1981, Seattle plays the two NFC fifth-place finishers, the Cardinals and Bears, and two games against the other AFC fifth-place finisher, the Patriots.

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September 12[Cleveland Browns](1982-cleveland-browns-season)**L** 7–210–1Kingdome[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004155/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_09_12_CLE.PDF)
September 19at [Houston Oilers](1982-houston-oilers-season)**L** 21–230–2Astrodome[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004200/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_09_19_atHOU.PDF)
*[Players' strike](1982-nfl-players-strike)*
November 21at **[Denver Broncos](1982-denver-broncos-season)****W** 17–101–2Mile High Stadium[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004206/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_11_21_atDEN.PDF)
November 28[Pittsburgh Steelers](1982-pittsburgh-steelers-season)**W** 16–02–2Kingdome[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004210/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_11_28_PIT.PDF)
December 5at **[Los Angeles Raiders](1982-los-angeles-raiders-season)****L** 23–282–3Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004214/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_12_05_atLA.PDF)
December 12[Chicago Bears](1982-chicago-bears-season)**W** 20–143–3Kingdome[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201004220/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_12_12_CHI.PDF)
December 19[New England Patriots](1982-new-england-patriots-season)**L** 0–163–4Kingdome[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201010644/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_12_19_NE.PDF)
December 26at [Cincinnati Bengals](1982-cincinnati-bengals-season)**L** 10–243–5Riverfront Stadium[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201010647/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1982_12_26_atCIN.PDF)
January 2**[Denver Broncos](1982-denver-broncos-season)****W** 13–114–5Kingdome[Recap](https://web.archive.org/web/20150201010650/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1982/1983_01_02_DEN.PDF)

:Bold indicates division opponents. :Source: 1982 NFL season results

Standings

Playoff teams were determined by the top eight conference teams.

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week P2: at Minnesota Vikings

Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

First quarter

  • CLE – Mike Pruitt 3-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 4:09 (CLE 7–0) Second quarter
  • CLE – Charles White 18-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 14:49 (CLE 14–0)
  • CLE – Mike Pruitt 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 4:36 (CLE 21–0) Third quarter
  • SEA – Horace Ivory 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:30 (CLE 21–7) Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays Top passers
  • CLE – Brian Sipe: 11/23, 138 yds
  • SEA – Dave Krieg: 22/38, 203 yds, 1 INT Top rushers
  • CLE – Mike Pruitt: 30 car, 136 yds, 2 TD
  • SEA – Dan Doornink: 5 car, 14 yds Top receivers
  • CLE – Charles White: 5 rec, 66 yds
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 71 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • CLE – 130 – 200 – 330 – 1
  • SEA – 140 – 40 – 180 – 3

Week 2: at Houston Oilers

First quarter

  • No scoring plays Second quarter
  • HOU – Dave Casper 19-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Florian Kempf kick), 1:17 (HOU 7–0)
  • SEA – Byron Walker 40-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:19 (Tied 7–7) Third quarter
  • HOU – Florian Kempf 24-yard field goal, 10:48 (HOU 10–7)
  • HOU – Mike Reinfeldt fumble recovered in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 7:11 (HOU 17–7) Fourth quarter
  • SEA – Theotis Brown 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:00 (HOU 17–14)
  • SEA – David Hughes 29-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 5:42 (SEA 21–17)
  • HOU – Earl Campbell 12-yard run (PAT failed), 0:53 (HOU 23–21) Top passers
  • SEA – Dave Krieg: 15/22, 156 yds, 1 TD
  • HOU – Gifford Nielsen: 17/37, 131 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers
  • SEA – Theotis Brown: 5 car, 31 yds, 1 TD
  • HOU – Earl Campbell: 30 car, 142 yds, 1 TD Top receivers
  • SEA – Byron Walker: 4 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
  • HOU – Donnie Craft: 6 rec, 62 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 223 – 80 – 303 – 3
  • HOU – 112 – 170 – 282 – 3

Week 11: at Denver Broncos

First quarter

  • No scoring plays Second quarter
  • DEN – Gerald Willhite 15-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 7:13 (DEN 7–0) Third quarter
  • SEA – Bruce Scholtz 31-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 10:45 (Tied 7–7)
  • DEN – Rich Karlis 21-yard field goal, 5:38 (DEN 10–7) Fourth quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 5:36 (Tied 10–10)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 34-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 0:49 (SEA 17–10) Top passers
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/41, 318 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • DEN – Steve DeBerg: 12/25, 129 yds, 2 INT Top rushers
  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 11 car, 56 yds
  • DEN – Gerald Willhite: 9 car, 70 yds, 1 TD Top receivers
  • SEA – Paul Johns: 5 rec, 103 yds
  • DEN – Steve Watson: 3 rec, 47 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 303 – 84 – 387 – 1
  • DEN – 114 – 136 – 250 – 2

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

First quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal, 2:24 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 1:54 (SEA 6–0)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 9–0) Third quarter
  • SEA – Paul Johns 11-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 0:43 (SEA 16–0) Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays Top passers
  • PIT – Cliff Stoudt: 9/20, 73 yds, 3 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/22, 204 yds, 1 TD Top rushers
  • PIT – Franco Harris: 6 car, 33 yds
  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 17 car, 59 yds Top receivers
  • PIT – John Stallworth: 4 rec, 59 yds
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 109 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • PIT – 135 – 83 – 218 – 5
  • SEA – 166 – 124 – 290 – 1

Week 13: at Los Angeles Raiders

First quarter

  • LA – Marcus Allen 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:32 (LA 7–0) Second quarter
  • LA – Kenny King 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 14:12 (LA 14–0)
  • LA – Rod Martin 39-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick), 13:09 (LA 21–0)
  • LA – Marcus Allen 3-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 7:18 (LA 28–0)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 1:11 (LA 28–7) Third quarter
  • No scoring plays Fourth quarter
  • SEA – Theotis Brown 3-yard run (PAT failed), 12:08 (LA 28–13)
  • SEA – Roger Carr 23-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 9:15 (LA 28–20)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 4:51 (LA 28–23) Top passers
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/45, 280 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
  • LA – Jim Plunkett: 10/19, 82 yds, 1 INT Top rushers
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 1 car, 35 yds
  • LA – Marcus Allen: 24 car, 156 yds, 2 TD Top receivers
  • SEA – Roger Carr: 3 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD
  • LA – Todd Christensen: 5 rec, 53 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA – 251 – 80 – 331 – 4
  • LA – 41 – 194 – 235 – 1

Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears

First quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 9:57 (SEA 3–0)
  • CHI – Brian Baschnagel 39-yard pass from Walter Payton (John Roveto kick), 1:26 (CHI 7–3) Second quarter
  • SEA – Jim Zorn 15-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:45 (SEA 10–7)
  • SEA – Byron Walker 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 1:56 (SEA 17–7) Third quarter
  • No scoring plays Fourth quarter
  • CHI – Matt Suhey 2-yard run (John Roveto kick), 11:53 (SEA 17–14)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 1:57 (SEA 20–14) Top passers
  • CHI – Jim McMahon: 19/29, 199 yds, 1 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/32, 196 yds, 1 TD Top rushers
  • CHI – Walter Payton: 14 car, 40 yds
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 4 car, 41 yds, 1 TD Top receivers
  • CHI – Brian Baschnagel: 4 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 111 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • CHI – 213 – 97 – 310 – 2
  • SEA – 164 – 126 – 290 – 0

Week 15: vs. New England Patriots

First quarter

  • NE – John Smith 21-yard field goal, 0:04 (NE 3–0) Second quarter
  • NE – Mark van Eeghen 5-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 0:09 (NE 10–0) Third quarter
  • NE – John Smith 37-yard field goal, 8:41 (NE 13–0) Fourth quarter
  • NE – John Smith 23-yard field goal, 3:05 (NE 16–0) Top passers
  • NE – Steve Grogan: 14/20, 157 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 15/35, 134 yds, 4 INT Top rushers
  • NE – Tony Collins: 32 car, 103 yds
  • SEA – Dan Doornink: 5 car, 20 yds Top receivers
  • NE – Morris Bradshaw: 3 rec, 78 yds
  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 4 rec, 47 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • NE – 144 – 249 – 393 – 1
  • SEA – 118 – 53 – 171 – 6

Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

First quarter

  • No scoring plays Second quarter
  • CIN – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 13:09 (CIN 7–0)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 4:50 (CIN 7–3)
  • CIN – David Verser 56-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick), 2:13 (CIN 14–3) Third quarter
  • SEA – Steve Largent 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 2:19 (CIN 14–10) Fourth quarter
  • CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 10:30 (CIN 17–10)
  • CIN – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 7:46 (CIN 24–10) Top passers
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/35, 217 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
  • CIN – Ken Anderson: 22/29, 265 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
  • SEA – Dan Doornink: 10 car, 34 yds
  • CIN – Pete Johnson: 17 car, 69 yds, 2 TD Top receivers
  • SEA – Roger Carr: 4 rec, 81 yds
  • CIN – David Verser: 2 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • SEA –200 – 79 – 279 – 3
  • CIN – 256 – 133 – 389 – 3

Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos

First quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 8:09 (SEA 3–0)
  • DEN – Safety, Greg Boyd tackled Theotis Brown in end zone, 0:01 (SEA 3–2) Second quarter
  • No scoring plays Third quarter
  • DEN – Mark Herrmann 6-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick), 3:46 (DEN 9–3) Fourth quarter
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 10:57 (DEN 9–6)
  • DEN – Safety, Barney Chavous tackled Dave Krieg in end zone, 3:44 (DEN 11–6)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:47 (SEA 13–11) Top passers
  • DEN – Mark Herrmann: 18/32, 188 yds, 1 INT
  • SEA – Dave Krieg: 12/18, 142 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers
  • DEN – Sammy Winder: 13 car, 67 yds
  • SEA – Dan Doornink: 10 car, 70 yds Top receivers
  • DEN – James Wright: 3 rec, 64 yds
  • SEA – Dan Doornink: 5 rec, 67 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to
  • DEN – 188 – 199 – 387 – 4
  • SEA – 234 – 129 – 363 – 3

References

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