The 1989 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League . The season marked the end of an era for the team, as the last original Seahawk remaining, wide receiver Steve Largent , retired after the season as the NFL's all-time reception leader up to that time.
1989 NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
1989 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
Owner – Ken Behring
President/General Manager – Tom Flores
Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen
Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman
Assistant Player Personnel Director – Rick Thompson
Pro Personnel Assistant – Randy Mueller
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Tom Catlin
Defensive Line – George Dyer
Assistant Linebackers – Rusty Tillman
Defensive Backs – Rod Perry
Special Assignments – Joe Vitt
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Rusty Tillman
Assistant Special Teams – Russ Purnell
Final roster
[ 1]
Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1990 Pro Bowl .
Schedule
Preseason
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [ 2] [ 3]
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1989 NFL season results [ 4]
Standings
Game Summaries
Preseason
Week P1: at Phoenix Cardinals
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Seahawks
0
3
7 0 6 16
Cardinals
3
0
0 7 0 10
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Date : Game time : 7:30pm local Game weather : partly cloudy, 99 °F (37 °C), wind N 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 37,158Referee : Howard RoeGamebook
Week P2: vs. New England Patriots
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
6
6 0 12
Patriots
0
10
7 0 17
at Busch Memorial Stadium , St. Louis , Missouri
Date : Game time : 8:00pm local Game weather : cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C), wind S 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)Game attendance : 48,746Referee : Gene Barth Gamebook
Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
0
0
0 7 7
Seahawks
3
3
7 0 13
at Kingdome , Seattle
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
49ers
0
10
7 0 17
Seahawks
7
0
14 7 28
at Kingdome , Seattle
Regular season
Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
PHI – Luis Zendejas 24-yard field goal, 11:27 (PHI 10–7)
PHI – Cris Carter 8-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Luis Zendejas kick), 4:51 (PHI 17–7)
Third quarter
PHI – Mike Quick 8-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Luis Zendejas kick), 9:49 (PHI 24–7)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 193 – 77 – 270 – 3
PHI – 234 – 131 – 365 – 0
Week 2: vs. Phoenix Cardinals
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals
13
0
7 14 34
Seahawks
0
7
7 10 24
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PHX – J.T. Smith 25-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick), 11:50 (PHX 20–7)
SEA – Paul Skansi 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 7:59 (PHX 20–14)
Fourth quarter
PHX – Roy Green 6-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick), 14:52 (PHX 27–14)
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 7:55 (PHX 27–17)
PHX – Roy Green 59-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick), 4:16 (PHX 34–17)
SEA – Brian Blades 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:45 (PHX 34–24)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
PHX – 298 – 171 – 469 – 2
SEA – 269 – 77 – 346 – 1
Week 3: at New England Patriots
Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
21
3 0 24
Patriots
3
0
0 0 3
at Sullivan Stadium , Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : September 24Game time : 1:00pm local Game weather : clear, 58 °F (14 °C), 52% humidity, wind NW 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)Game attendance : 48,025Referee : Bob McElwee TV : NBC Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 23-yard field goal, 8:03 (SEA 24–3)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 159 – 157 – 316 – 0
NE – 128 – 91 – 219 – 3
Week 4: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
0
0 17 24
Raiders
0
10
7 3 20
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
SEA – Curt Warner 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 14:02 (LA 17–14)
SEA – Brian Blades 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:58 (SEA 21–17)
LA – Jeff Jaeger 28-yard field goal, 5:58 (SEA 21–20)
SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 24–20)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 194 – 160 – 354 – 2
LA – 197 – 114 – 311 – 2
Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
3
0
7 10 20
Seahawks
7
9
0 0 16
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 5:03 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:49 (SEA 13–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 16–3)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 11:52 (SEA 16–13)
KC – Alfredo Roberts 2-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 9:27 (KC 20–16)
Top passers
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye : 30 car, 156 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Dave Krieg: 3 car, 29 yds
Top receivers
Team – – – –
KC – 104 – 199 – 303 – 1
SEA – 236 – 52 – 288 – 2
Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
10
0
7 0 17
Chargers
7
3
0 6 16
at San Diego Stadium , San Diego , California
Date : October 15Game time : 1:00pm local Game weather : partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 47% humidity, wind WNW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)Game attendance : 50,079Referee : Red Cashion TV : NBC Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SD – Chris Bahr 29-yard field goal, 8:44 (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 139 – 85 – 224 – 3
SD – 263 – 99 – 362 – 4
Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Broncos
0
0
7 14 3 24
Seahawks
7
7
0 7 0 21
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – John L. Williams 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:10 (SEA 14–0)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
DEN – Clarence Kay 2-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 10:23 (Tied 14–14)
SEA – Paul Skansi 24-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:33 (SEA 21–14)
DEN – Vance Johnson 54-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 2:19 (Tied 21–21)
DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 7:14 (DEN 24–21)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
DEN – 316 – 55 – 371 – 1
SEA – 224 – 139 – 363 – 4
Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
0
0
0 7 7
Seahawks
3
0
0 7 10
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SD – 103– 92 – 195 – 1
SEA – 269 – 70 – 339 – 2
Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
3
0 0 10
Chiefs
7
10
0 3 20
at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City, Missouri
Date : November 5Game time : 12:00pm local Game weather : clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 69% humidity, wind W 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)Game attendance : 54,489Referee : Ben Dreith TV : NBC Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Steve Pelluer 10-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:49 (KC 14–7)
KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:33 (KC 17–7)
SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 0:15 (KC 17–10)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 5:37 (KC 20–10)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 90 – 39 – 129 – 4
KC – 69 – 246 – 315 – 2
Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Browns
0
7
7 3 17
Seahawks
7
0
0 0 7
at Kingdome , Seattle
Date : November 12Game time : 1:02pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 58,978Referee : Howard RoeTV : NBC Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
CLE – Matt Bahr 29-yard field goal, 3:25 (CLE 17–7)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
CLE – 138 – 139 – 277 – 0
SEA – 134 – 46 – 180 – 3
Week 11: at New York Giants
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
0
0 3 3
Giants
7
0
8 0 15
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : November 19Game time : 4:03pm local Game weather : partly cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), 47% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)Game attendance : 75,014Referee : Fred Wyant TV : NBC Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Björn Nittmo 32-yard field goal, 11:32 (NYG 10–0)
NYG – Safety , Kelly Stouffer fumbled ball out of end zone, 10:40 (NYG 12–0)
NYG – Björn Nittmo 32-yard field goal, 0:32 (NYG 15–0)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 132 – 63 – 195 – 2
NYG – 187 – 162 – 349 – 1
Week 12: at Denver Broncos
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
0
7 7 14
Broncos
14
24
0 3 41
at Mile High Stadium , Denver , Colorado
Date : November 26Game time : 1:00pm local Game weather : partly cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 28% humidity, wind SW 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)Game attendance : 75,117Referee : Dick Hantak TV : NBC Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 30-yard field goal, 12:47 (DEN 17–0)
DEN – Vance Johnson 10-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 5:18 (DEN 24–0)
DEN – Steve Sewell 32-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 5:00 (DEN 31–0)
DEN – Mike Young 9-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:03 (DEN 38–0)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 45-yard field goal, 11:05 (DEN 41–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:10 (DEN 41–14)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 192 – 133 – 325 – 4
DEN – 216 – 137 – 353 – 0
Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bills
0
10
6 0 16
Seahawks
10
0
0 7 17
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
BUF – Scott Norwood 40-yard field goal, 12:131 (BUF 13–10)
BUF – Scott Norwood 43-yard field goal, 6:40 (BUF 16–10)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
BUF – 135 – 97 – 232 – 2
SEA – 277 – 78 – 355 – 2
Week 14 at Bengals
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
7
10 7 24
Bengals
7
3
0 7 17
at Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati , Ohio
Date : December 10Game time : 1:00pm local Game weather : Cloudy • 30 °F (−1 °C) • Wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) SWGame attendance : 54,744Referee : Bob McElwee TV : NBC Play-by-Play
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
SEA
CIN
1
5:18
3
44
0:48
Bengals
Tim McGee 21-yard touchdown reception from Boomer Esiason , Jim Breech kick good
0
7
2
10:37
13
71
5:51
Bengals
24-yard field goal by Jim Breech
0
10
2
0:42
12
78
2:25
Seahawks
Steve Largent 10-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg , Norm Johnson kick good
7
10
3
12:58
5
37
1:51
Seahawks
48-yard field goal by Norm Johnson
10
10
3
10:14
1
60
0:12
Seahawks
Brian Blades 60-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Norm Johnson kick good
17
10
4
9:39
Bengals
Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by Eric Thomas , Jim Breech kick good
17
17
4
3:51
10
80
5:42
Seahawks
Curt Warner 1-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Norm Johnson kick good
24
17
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
17
Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
3
0
14 0 17
Seahawks
7
6
7 3 23
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 10:38 (SEA 10–3)
SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 1:57 (SEA 13–3)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 6:44 (SEA 23–17)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
LA – 175 – 98 – 273 – 1
SEA – 268 – 82 – 350 – 0
Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
10
3
16 0 29
Seahawks
0
0
0 0 0
at Kingdome , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 27-yard field goal, 7:25 (WAS 13–0)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
WAS – Gary Clark : 9 rec, 149 yds, 1 TD
SEA – John L. Williams: 6 rec, 65 yds
Team – – – –
WAS – 319 – 137 – 456 – 1
SEA – 176 – 25 – 201 – 4
Steve Largent 's final game with Seahawks
References
External links
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (11) Conference championships (3) League championships (1) Retired numbers Affiliations