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1977 Seattle Seahawks

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 282 points (20.1/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 373 points (26.6/g), 28th.
 Differential of -91 points (-6.5/g), 23rd.
 Expected W-L: 4.8-9.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.7/g), 24th.

Coached by Jack Patera (5-9-0)

1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 18 box L 0-1 Baltimore Colts 14 29 16 255 151 104 4 23 426 220 206 1
2 Sun September 25 box L 0-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 42 15 282 172 110 3 27 424 225 199 1
3 Sun October 2 box L 0-3 Denver Broncos 13 24 19 272 191 81 3 19 330 177 153 2
4 Sun October 9 box L 0-4 @ New England Patriots 0 31 6 145 50 95 5 19 333 137 196 3
5 Sun October 16 box W 1-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 23 21 375 241 134 2 22 384 217 167 6
6 Sun October 23 box L 1-5 @ Miami Dolphins 13 31 14 222 143 79 3 19 222 86 136 1
7 Sun October 30 box W 2-5 Buffalo Bills 56 17 30 559 333 226 3 17 336 221 115 3
8 Sun November 6 box L 2-6 @ Oakland Raiders 7 44 13 177 51 126 4 29 397 149 248
9 Sun November 13 box W 3-6 @ New York Jets 17 0 26 445 213 232 1 8 124 25 99 3
10 Sun November 20 box L 3-7 Houston Oilers 10 22 12 129 27 102 4 25 432 237 195 3
11 Sun November 27 box L 3-8 San Diego Chargers 28 30 20 390 281 109 3 21 323 192 131 1
12 Sun December 4 box L 3-9 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 20 30 17 376 210 166 4 22 393 157 236 2
13 Sun December 11 box W 4-9 @ Kansas City Chiefs 34 31 21 342 133 209 5 21 334 189 145 5
14 Sun December 18 box W 5-9 Cleveland Browns 20 19 21 323 132 191 2 23 360 101 259 5

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 282 4292 869 4.9 251 175 387 2328 23 32 5.7 116 461 1964 12 4.3 116 46 14 19
Team Defense 373 4818 963 5.0 438 199 349 2333 19 25 6.4 125 596 2485 21 4.2 295 36 11 18
Lg Rank Offense 8 12 8 4 8 1 28 6 25 15 15 4 23 8
Lg Rank Defense 28 27 27 13 27 26 6 28 26 26 25 23 12 23

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Jim Zorn 24 QB 10 10 104 251 41.4 1687 16 6.4 19 7.6 82 6.7 4.0 16.2 168.7 54.3 11 43 6.3 3.6 4.2
Steve Myer 23 7 4 70 130 53.8 729 6 4.6 12 9.2 45 5.6 1.9 10.4 104.1 47.2 9 80 4.7 1.2 6.5
David Sims 22 14 3 1 4 25.0 43 1 25.0 1 25.0 43 10.8 2.0 43.0 3.1 71.9 0 0 10.8 2.0 0.0
Steve Preece 30 FS 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sherman Smith 23 RB 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.2 14 175 387 45.2 2459 23 5.9 32 8.3 82 6.4 3.2 14.1 175.6 51.6 21 131 5.7 2.7 5.1
Opp Total 14 199 349 57.0 2333 19 5.4 25 7.2 6.7 4.0 11.7 166.6 65.8 18 131 6.4 3.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Sherman Smith 23 RB 14 14 163 763 4 39 4.7 54.5 11.6 30 419 14.0 2 44 2.1 29.9 1182 6 6
Don Testerman 25 FB 14 13 119 459 1 20 3.9 32.8 8.5 31 219 7.1 4 25 2.2 15.6 678 5 3
David Sims 22 14 3 99 369 5 17 3.7 26.4 7.1 12 176 14.7 3 82 0.9 12.6 545 8 6
Al Hunter 22 RET 12 0 32 179 1 20 5.6 14.9 2.7 5 42 8.4 0 20 0.4 3.5 221 1 2
Jim Zorn 24 QB 10 10 25 141 1 15 5.6 14.1 2.5 141 1 1
Tony Benjamin 22 6 0 13 48 0 10 3.7 8.0 2.2 4 27 6.8 0 9 0.7 4.5 75 0 0
Steve Myer 23 7 4 6 1 0 4 0.2 0.1 0.9 1 0 3
Sam Adkins 22 1 0 3 6 0 4 2.0 6.0 3.0 6 0 1
Herman Weaver 29 P 13 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.2 0.1 -2 0 0
Steve Largent 23 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 33 643 19.5 10 74 2.4 45.9 643 10 0
Duke Fergerson 23 WR 13 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 374 19.7 2 45 1.5 28.8 374 2 1
Ron Howard 26 TE 12 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 177 10.4 1 24 1.4 14.8 177 1 0
John Sawyer 24 14 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 105 10.5 0 27 0.7 7.5 105 0 1
Sam McCullum 25 13 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 198 22.0 1 65 0.7 15.2 198 1 0
Steve Raible 23 14 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 79 15.8 0 22 0.4 5.6 79 0 0
Team Total 25.2 14 461 1964 12 39 4.3 140.3 32.9 175 2459 14.1 23 82 12.5 175.6 4423 35 27
Opp Total 14 596 2485 21 4.2 177.5 42.6 199 2333 11.7 19 14.2 166.6 4818 40 20

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Al Hunter 22 RET 12 0 36 820 0 41 22.8 1041
Walter Packer 22 RET 1 0 20 131 0 31 6.6 13 280 0 44 21.5 411
Duke Fergerson 23 WR 13 8 8 54 0 14 6.8 11 240 0 39 21.8 668
Steve Largent 23 WR 14 14 4 32 0 12 8.0 675
David Sims 22 14 3 4 52 0 19 13.0 597
Sherman Smith 23 RB 14 14 3 56 0 21 18.7 1238
Steve Raible 23 14 3 2 19 0 12 9.5 98
Don Dufek 23 ss 13 5 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Don Testerman 25 FB 14 13 1 14 0 14 14.0 692
Team Total 25.2 14 32 217 0 31 6.8 71 1502 0 44 21.2 6142
Opp Total 14 42 0 50 1240 0 24.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Herman Weaver 29 P 13 0 58 2293 59 1 39.5
John Leypoldt 31 K 13 0 2 1 3 2 4 2 4 3 5 1 18 9 50.0% 37 33 89.2%
Rick Engles 23 1 0 4 137 53 1 34.3
Team Total 25.2 14 2 1 3 2 4 2 4 3 5 1 18 9 50.0% 37 33 89.2% 62 2430 59 2 39.2
Opp Total 14 31 23 74.2% 43 42 97.7% 54 1944 36.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Sam Adkins 22 1 0 1 0 0 0
Autry Beamon 24 SS 14 9 6 36 0 20
Terry Beeson 22 MLB 14 13 0 1 9 0
Dave Brown 24 RCB 14 14 4 68 1 29
Ron Coder 23 RG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Pete Cronan 22 14 1 0 3 8 0
Don Dufek 23 ss 13 5 2 26 0 27
Norm Evans 35 RT 13 13 0 1 0 0
Duke Fergerson 23 WR 13 8 1 0 0 0
Ken Geddes 31 RLB 14 14 3 9 0 6
Sammy Green 23 LLB 14 14 1 9 0 9
Al Hunter 22 RET 12 0 2 1 0 0
Art Kuehn 24 C 14 14 1 1 0 0
John Leypoldt 31 K 13 0 0 1 0 0
Eddie McMillan 26 LCB 14 14 4 157 0 57 0 3 0 0
Steve Myer 23 7 4 3 1 -13 0
Walter Packer 22 RET 1 0 2 0 0 0
Steve Preece 30 FS 14 14 4 55 0 29 0 1 0 0
Alden Roche 32 RDE 13 9 0 1 0 0
John Sawyer 24 14 2 1 0 0 0
David Sims 22 14 3 6 3 0 0
Sherman Smith 23 RB 14 14 6 1 0 0
Don Testerman 25 FB 14 13 3 1 0 0
Cornell Webster 23 14 0 1 -4 0 -4
Jim Zorn 24 QB 10 10 1 1 0 0
Team Total 25.2 14 25 356 1 57 27 21 4 0
Opp Total 14 21 20 9 2

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Steve Largent 23 WR 14 14 10 60
John Leypoldt 31 K 13 0 33 9 60
David Sims 22 14 3 5 3 48
Sherman Smith 23 RB 14 14 4 2 36
Don Testerman 25 FB 14 13 1 4 30
Duke Fergerson 23 WR 13 8 2 12
Autry Beamon 24 SS 14 9 1 6
Dave Brown 24 RCB 14 14 1 6
Ron Howard 26 TE 12 12 1 6
Al Hunter 22 RET 12 0 1 6
Sam McCullum 25 13 3 1 6
Jim Zorn 24 QB 10 10 1 6
Team Total 25.2 14 12 23 1 1 33 9 282
Opp Total 14 21 19 42 23 2 373