1988_Seattle_Seahawks_season
1988 Seattle Seahawks season
NFL team season
The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won their first division title in the AFC West. They won the division with only a 9–7 record and finished with only a +10-point differential.
Quick Facts Seattle Seahawks season, Owner ...
| 1988 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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| Owner | Ken Behring |
| General manager | Mike McCormack |
| Head coach | Chuck Knox |
| Home field | Kingdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 1st AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bengals) 13–21 |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Dave Krieg LB Rufus Porter |
| AP All-Pros | None |
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The team never went under .500 during the season and clinched the AFC West in week 16 with a 43–37 shootout win over the Los Angeles Raiders. The Seahawks were the #3 seed in the AFC playoffs; they lost 21–13 on the road in the Divisional round to the top-seeded Cincinnati Bengals on December 31.[1][2][3]
In late August, Ken Behring and partner Ken Hofmann purchased the team from the Nordstrom family for $80 million.[4][5][6]
More information Round/Pick, Player ...
| Round/Pick | Player | Position | College |
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| 2/49 | Brian Blades | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 3/75 | Tommy Kane | Wide Receiver | Syracuse |
| 4/101 | Kevin Harmon | Running back | Iowa |
| 6/158 | Roy Hart | Nose tackle | South Carolina |
| 7/185 | Ray Jackson | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 8/215 | Robert Tyler | Tight end | South Carolina State |
| 9/242 | Deatrich Wise | Nose Tackle | Jackson State |
| 10/269 | Derwin Jones | Defensive end | Miami (FL) |
| 11/284 | Rick McLeod | Offensive tackle | Washington |
| 11/299 | Dwayne Harper | Defensive Back | South Carolina State |
| 12/326 | Dave DesRochers | Offensive Tackle | San Diego State |
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Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rookies in italics | ||||||
- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1989 Pro Bowl.
Preseason
More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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| 1 | August 4 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 21–7 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | August 11 | at Detroit Lions | W 16–13 (OT) | 2–0 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 19 | Buffalo Bills | W 30–13 | 3–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | August 26 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 21–27 | 3–1 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
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Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.
More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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| 1 | September 4 | at Denver Broncos | W 21–14 | 1–0 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 11 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 31–10 | 2–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | September 18 | at San Diego Chargers | L 6–17 | 2–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 25 | San Francisco 49ers | L 7–38 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | October 2 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 31–20 | 3–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 9 | at Cleveland Browns | W 16–10 | 4–2 | Cleveland Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 16 | New Orleans Saints | L 19–20 | 4–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 8 | October 23 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–31 | 4–4 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | October 30 | San Diego Chargers | W 17–14 | 5–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 10 | November 6 | Buffalo Bills | L 3–13 | 5–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 13 | Houston Oilers | W 27–24 | 6–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 12 | November 20 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–27 | 6–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 28 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 35–27 | 7–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 4 | at New England Patriots | L 7–13 | 7–7 | Sullivan Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 11 | Denver Broncos | W 42–14 | 8–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 16 | December 18 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 43–37 | 9–7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
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- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1988 NFL season results[10]
Postseason
Further information: 1988–89 NFL playoffs
More information Round, Date ...
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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| Wild Card | First-round bye | |||||
| Divisional | December 31 | at Cincinnati Bengals (1) | L 13–21 | 0–1 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |
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More information AFC West, W ...
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Seattle Seahawks(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 339 | 329 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 327 | 352 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 6–2 | 6–6 | 325 | 369 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 231 | 332 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 2–6 | 4–9–1 | 254 | 320 | L2 |
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Preseason
Week P1: vs. Phoenix Cardinals
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
- Date: August 4
- Game time: 7:34 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 54,778
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- Gamebook
Week P2: at Detroit Lions
More information Period, OT ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Lions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
- Date: August 11
- Game time: 7:30 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 37,993
- Referee: Red Cashion
- Gamebook
Week P3: vs. Buffalo Bills
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 30 |
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Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
- Date: August 19
- Game time: 7:34 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 47,000
- Referee: Fred Silva
- Gamebook
Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
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Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Date: August 26
- Game time: 6:05 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), wind variable 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
- Game attendance: 53,357
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- Gamebook
Regular season
Week 1: at Denver Broncos
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 4
- Game time: 2:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 20% humidity, wind N 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
- Game attendance: 75,986
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
- Gamebook
Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,512
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover & Jon Morris
- Gamebook
Week 3: at San Diego Chargers
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Chargers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 70 °F (21 °C), 74% humidity, wind WNW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 44,449
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers (NBC): Ray Scott and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 49ers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 62,382
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (CBS): Steve Zabriskie & Terry Bradshaw
- Gamebook
Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
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Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: rain, 73 °F (23 °C), 65% humidity, wind SE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 28,619
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Kevin Slaten & Jerry Kramer
- Gamebook
Week 6: at Cleveland Browns
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Browns | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
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Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 53 °F (12 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 78,605
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor & Joe Namath
- Gamebook
Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
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Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 63,569
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton & Dan Fouts
- Gamebook
Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Rams | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 75 °F (24 °C), 83% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 57,033
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
- Gamebook[permanent dead link]
Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 1:03 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,074
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor & Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
Week 11: vs. Houston Oilers
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oilers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
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Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:03 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,446
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
- Gamebook
Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
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Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 12:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 34 °F (1 °C), 61% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 33,152
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould & Jimmy Cefalo
- Gamebook
Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
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Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 6:08 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 62,641
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
- Gamebook
Week 14: at New England Patriots
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Patriots | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
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Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 31 °F (−1 °C), 44% humidity, wind W 25 miles per hour (40 km/h)
- Game attendance: 59,086
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
- Gamebook
Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
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Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
- Date: December 11
- Game time: 5:05 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 62,838
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
- Gamebook
Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 14 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 43 |
| Raiders | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
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Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C), 77% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 61,127
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
- Gamebook
Postseason
Main article: 1988–89 NFL playoffs
Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC.
AFC Divisional Playoff: at #1 Cincinnati Bengals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Bengals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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AFC Divisional Playoff: #3 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: December 31
- Game time: 4:05 pm EST
- Game weather: cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C), 60% humidity, wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 58,560
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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- "Pro Football Statistics and History". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- 1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1989 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1988 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.