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1981 Seattle Seahawks

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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 322 points (20.1/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 388 points (24.2/g), 25th.
 Differential of -66 points (-4.1/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 6.3-9.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 6th.

Coached by Jack Patera (6-10-0)

1981 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 6 box L 0-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 21 27 17 290 230 60 4 24 375 165 210 4
2 Sun September 13 box W 1-1 Denver Broncos 13 10 18 267 156 111 2 16 252 142 110 2
3 Sun September 20 box L 1-2 @ Oakland Raiders 10 20 18 390 308 82 2 26 432 242 190 3
4 Sun September 27 box L 1-3 Kansas City Chiefs 14 20 23 359 277 82 1 26 381 227 154 2
5 Sun October 4 box L 1-4 @ San Diego Chargers 10 24 15 292 200 92 1 25 371 272 99 2
6 Sun October 11 box L 1-5 @ Houston Oilers 17 35 19 289 214 75 3 21 372 156 216 1
7 Sun October 18 box L 1-6 New York Giants 0 32 10 127 98 29 4 20 301 88 213 1
8 Sun October 25 box W 2-6 @ New York Jets 19 3 26 380 163 217 1 15 219 101 118 4
9 Sun November 1 box L 2-7 @ Green Bay Packers 24 34 15 221 102 119 3 25 377 195 182 3
10 Sun November 8 box W 3-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 21 19 356 260 96 1 17 367 205 162 2
11 Mon November 16 box W 4-7 San Diego Chargers 44 23 24 368 212 156 26 486 291 195 4
12 Sun November 22 box L 4-8 @ Kansas City Chiefs 13 40 21 339 256 83 2 29 450 181 269
13 Sun November 29 box L 4-9 Oakland Raiders 31 32 18 383 314 69 1 28 337 156 181 4
14 Sun December 6 box W 5-9 New York Jets 27 23 18 383 256 127 4 23 395 276 119 3
15 Sun December 13 box L 5-10 @ Denver Broncos 13 23 18 285 199 86 5 23 373 136 237 3
16 Sun December 20 box W 6-10 Cleveland Browns 42 21 16 292 182 110 4 27 452 301 151 10

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 322 5021 1001 5.0 295 307 524 3427 21 15 6.1 166 440 1594 14 3.6 103 38 23 26
Team Defense 388 5940 1126 5.3 567 294 502 3134 25 21 5.8 173 588 2806 20 4.8 371 48 27 23
Lg Rank Offense 15 20 22 8 12 12 5 14 27 27 16 24 9 26
Lg Rank Defense 25 26 26 12 11 22 13 12 26 27 23 28 3 1

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 28 QB 13 13 236 397 59.4 2788 13 3.3 9 2.3 80 7.0 6.3 11.8 214.5 82.4 24 201 6.1 5.5 5.7
Dave Krieg 23 7 3 64 112 57.1 843 7 6.3 5 4.5 57 7.5 6.1 13.2 120.4 83.3 11 85 6.2 4.9 8.9
Sam Adkins 26 3 0 7 13 53.8 96 1 7.7 1 7.7 31 7.4 4.7 13.7 32.0 71.3 2 14 5.5 3.1 13.3
Steve Largent* 27 WR 16 16 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
Jeff West 28 P 15 0 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 25.3 16 307 524 58.6 3727 21 4.0 15 2.9 80 7.1 6.2 12.1 232.9 82.0 37 300 6.1 5.3 6.6
Opp Total 16 294 502 58.6 3134 25 5.0 21 4.2 6.2 4.9 10.7 195.9 76.1 36 260 5.8 4.1

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
Theotis Brown 24 rb 10 6 141 531 6 43 3.8 53.1 14.1 25 268 10.7 0 51 2.5 26.8 799 6 6
Sherman Smith 27 RB 16 8 83 253 3 21 3.0 15.8 5.2 44 406 9.2 1 28 2.8 25.4 659 4 3
Dan Doornink 25 FB 15 8 65 194 1 11 3.0 12.9 4.3 27 350 13.0 4 80 1.8 23.3 544 5 3
David Hughes 22 16 2 47 135 0 15 2.9 8.4 2.9 35 263 7.5 2 22 2.2 16.4 398 2 4
Jim Jodat 27 fb 12 6 31 106 1 15 3.4 8.8 2.6 4 52 13.0 0 26 0.3 4.3 158 1 4
Jim Zorn 28 QB 13 13 30 140 1 20 4.7 10.8 2.3 140 1 2
Dave Krieg 23 7 3 11 56 1 29 5.1 8.0 1.6 56 1 4
Horace Ivory 27 6 0 9 38 0 7 4.2 6.3 1.5 38 0 0
Eric Lane 22 14 0 8 22 0 5 2.8 1.6 0.6 7 58 8.3 0 22 0.5 4.1 80 0 0
Steve Largent* 27 WR 16 16 6 47 1 15 7.8 2.9 0.4 75 1224 16.3 9 57 4.7 76.5 1271 10 2
Sam Adkins 26 3 0 3 28 0 13 9.3 9.3 1.0 28 0 0
Jeff West 28 P 15 0 3 25 0 27 8.3 1.7 0.2 25 0 1
Terry Miller 25 1 0 2 4 0 2 2.0 4.0 2.0 4 0 0
Jeff Moore 25 2 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 7.5 0.5 3 18 6.0 0 10 1.5 9.0 33 0 0
Sam McCullum 29 WR 16 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 46 567 12.3 3 36 2.9 35.4 567 3 1
John Sawyer 28 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 272 13.0 0 30 1.3 17.0 272 0 0
Paul Johns 23 RET 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 131 16.4 1 34 0.5 8.2 131 1 1
Mike Tice 22 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 47 9.4 0 14 0.3 2.9 47 0 0
Mark McGrath 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 47 11.8 0 16 0.7 7.8 47 0 0
Steve August 27 RT 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.6 9 0 0
Dennis Boyd 26 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 1 3 0.1 0.2 3 1 0
Steve Raible 27 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.1 1.3 12 0 0
Team Total 25.3 16 440 1594 14 43 3.6 99.6 27.5 307 3727 12.1 21 80 19.2 232.9 5321 35 40
Opp Total 16 588 2806 20 4.8 175.4 36.8 294 3134 10.7 25 18.4 195.9 5940 45 43

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
Will Lewis 23 RET 10 0 15 100 0 23 6.7 20 378 0 36 18.9 478
Paul Johns 23 RET 16 0 16 177 0 34 11.1 5 81 0 20 16.2 389
Horace Ivory 27 6 0 15 281 0 32 18.7 319
Gregg Johnson 23 16 3 1 16 0 16 16.0 13 235 0 25 18.1 251
Eric Lane 22 14 0 10 208 0 27 20.8 288
Don Dufek 27 15 0 3 45 0 17 15.0 45
Pete Cronan 26 5 0 2 42 0 21 21.0 42
John Sawyer 28 TE 16 16 1 8 0 8 8.0 280
Team Total 25.3 16 32 293 0 34 9.2 69 1278 0 36 18.5 6892
Opp Total 16 33 0 67 1177 0 17.6

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
Jeff West 28 P 15 0 66 2578 56 0 39.1
Efren Herrera 30 K 12 0 7 6 3 3 5 2 2 1 17 12 70.6% 25 23 92.0%
Wilson Alvarez 24 4 0 3 3 4 7 3 42.9% 15 14 93.3%
Frank Garcia 24 1 0 2 74 41 0 37.0
Team Total 25.3 16 10 9 3 3 9 2 2 1 24 15 62.5% 40 37 92.5% 68 2652 56 0 39.0
Opp Total 16 29 23 79.3% 46 41 89.1% 55 2338 42.5

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
Dave Brown 28 RCB 10 10 2 2 0 2 0 1 8 0
Theotis Brown 24 rb 10 6 6 2 0 0
Keith Butler 25 RLB 16 16 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Pete Cronan 26 5 0 0 1 0 0
Dan Doornink 25 FB 15 8 3 1 0 0
Kenny Easley 22 SS 14 14 3 155 1 82 0 4 25 0
Greg Gaines 23 8 1 0 1 0 0
Jacob Green 24 LDE 16 16 0 1 0 0
Robert Hardy 25 LDT 14 13 0 2 3 0
John Harris 25 FS 16 16 10 155 2 42 1 3 0 0
David Hughes 22 16 2 4 1 0 0
Michael Jackson 24 LLB 16 16 2 51 0 33 0 2 0 0
Jim Jodat 27 fb 12 6 4 1 0 0
Paul Johns 23 RET 16 0 1 0 0 0
Gregg Johnson 23 16 3 2 4 31 1
Kerry Justin 26 rcb 15 9 0 1 43 0
Dave Krieg 23 7 3 4 0 0 0
Eric Lane 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Steve Largent* 27 WR 16 16 2 0 0 0
Will Lewis 23 RET 10 0 5 1 0 0
Sam McCullum 29 WR 16 14 1 0 0 0
Vic Minor 23 4 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Norman 25 MLB 8 7 0 2 0 0
Keith Simpson 25 LCB 12 12 2 34 0 21 0 1 0 0
Sherman Smith 27 RB 16 8 3 2 0 0
Doug Sutherland 33 rdt 16 6 0 1 0 0
Rodell Thomas 23 11 1 0 2 5 1
Manu Tuiasosopo 24 RDE/rdt 16 16 0 3 0 0
Jeff West 28 P 15 0 1 0 -13 0
Mike White 24 RDT 15 7 0 1 0 0
John Yarno 27 C 11 9 0 1 0 0
Jim Zorn 28 QB 13 13 2 0 0 0
Team Total 25.3 16 21 397 3 82 40 41 102 2
Opp Total 16 37 43 16 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Steve Largent* 27 WR 16 16 1 9 60
Efren Herrera 30 K 12 0 23 12 59
Theotis Brown 24 rb 10 6 6 36
Dan Doornink 25 FB 15 8 1 4 30
Sherman Smith 27 RB 16 8 3 1 24
Wilson Alvarez 24 4 0 14 3 23
Sam McCullum 29 WR 16 14 3 18
John Harris 25 FS 16 16 2 12
David Hughes 22 16 2 2 12
Dennis Boyd 26 16 0 1 6
Kenny Easley 22 SS 14 14 1 6
Jim Jodat 27 fb 12 6 1 6
Paul Johns 23 RET 16 0 1 6
Gregg Johnson 23 16 3 1 6
Dave Krieg 23 7 3 1 6
Rodell Thomas 23 11 1 1 6
Jim Zorn 28 QB 13 13 1 6
Team Total 25.3 16 14 21 2 3 37 15 322
Opp Total 16 20 25 41 23 1 388