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{{short description|NFL team season}}
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{{Infobox NFL season
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Seattle Seahawks
| year = 1981
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The '''1981 Seattle Seahawks season''' was the team's sixth season with the [[National Football League]] (NFL). The Seahawks got off to a terrible start, losing six of their first seven games, on the way to a 6–10 season. Steve Largent would have a stellar season with 1,224 receiving yards. Jim Zorn was having a bounce back season, completing a career high 59% of his passes, 13 TDs 9 INT’s 6.2 yards per attempt before his injury against the Raiders at home. Seattle opened their season at [[Cincinnati]], and held a 21–0 lead before the [[Cincinnati Bengals|Bengals]] rallied for an improbable 27–21 win. This loss provedwas toa beportent into the beginningseason. ofThe theSeahawks endalso forblew a 24–3 3rd quarter lead at home to the SeahawksRaiders inbefore 1981,losing as32–31. they wouldSeven struggleof astheir the10 seasonlosses were by two possessions or progressedmore.
 
The Achilles heel for the team was the running game on offense and defense. On offense they ranked 27th in yards and 26th in yards per attempt. On defense the ranking was 27th in yards 28th in yards per attempt. Only once did the defense hold a team under 100 yards rushing which was against the Chargers in San Diego, losing 24–10.
 
The disappointing season had some memorable highlights. At the time the biggest come behind victory, at home against the Steelers, down 21–3 winning 24–21. On Monday night, the team’s first victory over the San Diego Chargers, losing their first seven meetings, winning 44–23.
 
 
 
==Offseason==
 
===NFL Draft===
{{Main|1981 NFL draft}}
{{NFL team draft start
| year = 1981
| teamname = Seattle Seahawks
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 1
| pick = 4
| player = [[Kenny Easley]]
| position = [[Safety (gridiron football position)|Safety]]
| college = [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
| notes =
| probowl = yes
| hof = yes
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 2
| pick = 31
| player = [[David Hughes (American football)|David Hughes]]
| position = [[Running back]]
| college = [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]]
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 3
| pick = 58
| player = [[Bill Dugan]]
| position = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
| college = [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 4
| pick = 87
| player = Scott Phillips
| position = [[Wide receiver]]
| college = [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 5
| pick = 114
| player = [[Edwin Bailey]]
| position = Guard
| college = [[South Carolina State Bulldogs football|South Carolina State]]
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 6
| pick = 140
| player = [[Steve Durham (American football)|Steve Durham]]
| position = [[Defensive end]]
| college = [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 7
| pick = 170
| player = [[Ron Johnson (wide receiver, born 1958)|Ron Johnson]]
| position = Wide receiver
| college = [[Long Beach State 49ers football|Long Beach State]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 7
| pick = 186
| player = Brad Scovill
| position = [[Tight end]]
| college = Penn State
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 8
| pick = 196
| player = [[Eric Lane (American football)|Eric Lane]]
| position = Running back
| college = BYU
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 9
| pick = 223
| player = [[Jim Stone (American football)|Jim Stone]]
| position = Running back
| college = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 9
| pick = 236
| player = Jimbo Whatley
| position = Wide receiver
| college = [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 10
| pick = 252
| player = Ken Dawson
| position = Running back
| college = [[Savannah State Tigers football|Savannah State]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 11
| pick = 279
| player = Lance Olander
| position = Running back
| college = [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 12
| pick = 306
| player = Jeff Bednarek
| position = [[Defensive tackle]]
| college = [[Pacific Tigers football|Pacific]]
| notes =
| maderoster = no
}}
{{NFL team draft end
| probowl = yes
| hof = yes
}}
 
=== Undrafted free agents ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1981 SeahawksUndrafted DraftFree SelectionsAgents of note
!Player
! Round/Pick || Player || Position || College
!Position
|-
!College
| 1/4 || [[Kenny Easley]] || [[Defensive back]] || [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
|-
| 2/31 || [[David Hughes (American football)|David Hughes]] || [[Running back]] || [[Boise State University|Boise State]]
|-
| 3/58 || [[Bill Dugan]] || [[Guard (American football)|Offensive Guard]] || [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]
|-
|Mike Babb
| 4/87 || Scott Phillips || [[Wide receiver]] || [[Brigham Young University|Brigham Young]]
|Punter
|[[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
|-
|Kim Baker
| 5/114 || [[Edwin Bailey]] || Offensive Guard || [[South Carolina State University|South Carolina State]]
|Linebacker
|[[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
|-
|David Bayle
| 6/140 || Steve Durham || [[Defensive end]] || [[Clemson University|Clemson]]
|Tight End
|[[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]
|-
|Dan Boomhower
| 7/170 || Ron Johnson || Wide Receiver || [[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State]]
|Running back
|[[Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football|Kearney State]]
|-
|Dave Boschma
| 7/186 || Brad Scovill || [[Tight end]] || Penn State
|Safety
|[[Linfield University|Linfield]]
|-
|Chris Buono
| 8/196 || [[Eric Lane (American football)|Eric Lane]] || [[Running back]] || Brigham Young
|Safety
|[[Furman Paladins football|Furman]]
|-
|Brad Chace
| 9/223 || [[Jim Stone]] || Running Back || [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
|Safety
|[[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]]
|-
|Bob Chauza
| 9/236 || Jimbo Whatley || Wide Receiver || [[Washington State University|Washington State]]
|Tackle
|[[Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football|Northwest Missouri State]]
|-
|Bob Danenhauer
| 10/252 || Ken Dawson || Running Back || [[Savannah State University|Savannah State]]
|Linebacker
|[[Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks football|Nebraska–Omaha]]
|-
|Bill Fenn
| 11/279 || Lance Olander || Running Back || [[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]]
|Fullback
|[[Illinois State Redbirds football|Illinois State]]
|-
|Steve Griffiths
| 12/306 || Jeff Bednarek || [[Defensive tackle]] || [[University of the Pacific (United States)|U. of Pacific]]
|Linebacker
|[[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
|}
 
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| front_office =
* Managing Generalgeneral Partnerpartner – [[Herman Sarkowsky]]
* general manager – John Thompson
* Assistant general manager – Mark Duncan
* Director of Playerplayer Personnelpersonnel – [[Dick Mansperger]]
* Director of Propro Scoutingscouting – [[Chuck Allen]]
 
| head_coach =
* Head Coachcoach – [[Jack Patera]]
 
| offensive =
* Offensive/Quarterbacksquarterbacks/Receiversreceivers – [[Jerry Rhome]]
* Offensive Backsbacks – [[Andy MacDonald (American football)|Andy MacDonald]]
* Offensive Lineline – [[Howard Mudd]]
 
| defensive =
* Defensive/Linebackerslinebackers – [[Jackie Simpson (linebacker)|Jackie Simpson]]
* Defensive Lineline – [[Jim E. Mora]]
* Defensive Backsbacks – [[Jack Christiansen]]
 
| special_teams =
* Special Teamsteams – [[Rusty Tillman]]
 
|Strength and Conditioning=
* Head Trainertrainer – Bruce Scott
* Assistant Trainertrainer – Jim Whitesel
}}
 
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{{NFLplayer|12|Sam Adkins|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|17|Dave Krieg}}
{{NFLplayer|'''10'''|Jim Zorn}}'''
 
|Running Backs=
{{NFLplayer|30|Theotis Brown}}
{{NFLplayer|'''33'''|Dan Doornink|FB}} FB'''
{{NFLplayer|46|David Hughes|d=American football|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|32|Horace Ivory}}
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{{NFLplayer|37|Eric Lane|d=American football|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|34|Terry Miller|d=running back}}
{{NFLplayer|32'''47'''|JeffSherman Moore|d=American footballSmith}}
{{NFLplayer|'''47'''|Sherman Smith}}'''
 
|Wide Receivers=
{{NFLplayer|'''80'''85|StevePaul LargentJohns|d=American football|rookie=y|PR}}'''
{{NFLplayer|'''8480'''|SamSteve McCullumLargent}}'''
{{NFLplayer|'''84'''|Sam McCullum}}
{{NFLplayer|89|Mark McGrath|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|83|Steve Raible}}
 
|Tight Ends=
{{NFLplayer|'''81'''|John Sawyer|d=American football}}'''
{{NFLplayer|86|Mike Tice|rookie=y}}
 
|Offensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|'''76'''|Steve August|T}} T'''
{{NFLplayer|'''65'''|Edwin Bailey|rookie=y|G}} G'''
{{NFLplayer|66|Bill Dugan|rookie=y|G}} G
{{NFLplayer|'''64'''|Ron Essink|T}} T'''
{{NFLplayer|54|Art Kuehn|C}} C
{{NFLplayer|'''78'''|Bob Newton|d=American football|G}} G'''
{{NFLplayer|'''51'''|John Yarno|C}} C'''
 
|Defensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|63|Fred Anderson|d=American football|DE}} DE
{{NFLplayer|68|Dennis Boyd|d=American football}} |DT/DE}}
{{NFLplayer|'''79'''|Jacob Green|DE}} DE'''
{{NFLplayer|'''75'''|Robert Hardy|d=American football|DT}} DT'''
{{NFLplayer|69|Doug Sutherland|d=American football|DT}} DT
{{NFLplayer|'''74'''|Manu Tuiasosopo|DE}} DE'''
{{NFLplayer|'''70'''|Mike White|d=defensive lineman|DT}} DT'''
 
|Linebackers=
{{NFLplayer|58|Terry Beeson}}
{{NFLplayer|'''53'''|Keith Butler|d=American football}}'''
{{NFLplayer|57|Pete Cronan}}
{{NFLplayer|'''55'''|Michael Jackson|d=linebacker}}'''
{{NFLplayer|'''52'''|Joe Norman}}'''
{{NFLplayer|59|Rodell Thomas|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|60|Kevin Turner|d=linebacker}}
 
|Defensive Backs=
{{NFLplayer|'''22'''|Dave Brown|d=cornerback|CB}} CB'''
{{NFLplayer|25|Don Dufek|S}} S
{{NFLplayer|'''45'''|Kenny Easley|rookie=y|S}} S''' *
{{NFLplayer|'''44'''|John Harris|d=safety|S}} S'''
{{NFLplayer|27|Gregg Johnson|d=American football|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|26|Kerry Justin|CB}} CB
{{NFLplayer|21|Vic Minor}}
{{NFLplayer|'''42'''|Keith Simpson|d=American football|CB}} CB'''
 
|Special Teams=
{{NFLplayer| 2|Wilson Alvarez|d=American football|rookie=y|K}} K
{{NFLplayer| 6|Frank Garcia|d=punter|rookie=y|P}} P
{{NFLplayer|85|Paul Johns|rookie=y}} PR
{{NFLplayer|41|Will Lewis|d=American football}} KR
 
|Reserve Lists=
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{{NFLplayer|50|Brian Flones|rookie=y|LB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer|56|Greg Gaines|d=linebacker|rookie=y|LB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer| 1|EfrenEfrén Herrera|K|IR}}
{{NFLplayer| 832|JeffreyJeff HaroldMoore|d=American Westfootball|PRB|IR}}
{{NFLplayer| 8|Jeff West|d=American football|P|IR}}
 
|Practice Squad=
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* Starters in bold.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the [[1982 Pro Bowl]].
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! 11
| {{dow tooltip|November 16, 1981}}
| '''[[1981 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]]'''
| '''W''' 44–23
| 4–7
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! 12
| November 22
| at '''[[1981 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]]'''
| '''L''' 13–40
| 4–8
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! 13
| November 29
| '''[[1981 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]'''
| '''L''' 31–32
| 4–9
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! 15
| December 13
| at '''[[1981 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]]'''
| '''L''' 13–23
| 5–10
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{{1981 AFC West standings}}
 
==Game Summariessummaries==
 
===Preseason===
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|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* SEA – [[John Harris (safety)|John Harris]] 29-yard [[interception]] return ([[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] kick), 8:53 (SEA&nbsp;7–0)
* SEA – [[Steve Largent]] 36-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 5:27 (SEA&nbsp;14–0)
* SEA – [[Jim Jodat]] 1-yard run (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 3:19 (SEA&nbsp;21–0)
'''Second quarter'''
* CIN – [[Jim Breech]] 25-yard field goal, 10:44 (SEA&nbsp;21–3)
* CIN – [[Pete Johnson (American football, born 1954)|Pete Johnson]] 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 0:57 (SEA&nbsp;21–10)
'''Third quarter'''
* CIN – Jim Breech 40-yard field goal, 11:32 (SEA&nbsp;21–13)
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'''Top rushers'''
* SEA – [[Jim Jodat]]: 8 {{tooltip|car|carries}}, 21 yds, 1 TD
* CIN – [[Pete Johnson (American football, born 1954)|Pete Johnson]]: 20 car, 84 yds, 2 TD
'''Top receivers'''
* SEA – [[Steve Largent]]: 8 {{tooltip|rec|receptions}}, 114 yds, 1 TD
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'''First quarter'''
* DEN – [[Fred Steinfort]] 30-yard field goal, 8:34 (DEN&nbsp;3–0)
* SEA – [[Dennis Boyd (American football)|Dennis Boyd]] 3-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] ([[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] kick), 2:48 (SEA&nbsp;7–3)
'''Second quarter'''
* SEA – EfrenEfrén Herrera 43-yard field goal, 2:39 (SEA&nbsp;10–3)
* DEN – [[Riley Odoms]] 11-yard pass from [[Craig Morton]] (Fred Steinfort kick), 1:06 (Tied&nbsp;10–10)
'''Third quarter'''
* SEA – EfrenEfrén Herrera 22-yard field goal, 5:53 (SEA&nbsp;13–10)
'''Fourth quarter'''
* No scoring plays
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|referee=[[Pat Haggerty (American football official)|Pat Haggerty]]
|TV=[[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
|TVAnnouncers=Phil Stone and Gene Washington
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150221061952/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1981/1981_09_20_atOAK.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring= Phil Stone and Gene Washington
'''First quarter'''
* OAK – [[Jim Plunkett]] 13-yard run ([[Chris Bahr]] kick), 6:14 (OAK&nbsp;7–0)
'''Second quarter'''
* SEA – [[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] 26-yard field goal, 4:45 (OAK&nbsp;7–3)
* OAK – [[Morris Bradshaw]] 29-yard pass from Jim Plunkett ([[Conversion (gridiron football)|PAT]] failed), 0:13 (OAK&nbsp;13–3)
'''Third quarter'''
* SEA – [[Sam McCullum]] 36-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 8:06 (OAK&nbsp;13–10)
'''Fourth quarter'''
* OAK – [[Derrick Jensen (American football)|Derrick Jensen]] 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 11:24 (OAK&nbsp;20–10)
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|referee=[[Tom Dooley (American football official)|Tom Dooley]]
|TV=[[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
|TVAnnouncers= Phil Stone and [[Gene Washington (American football, born 1947)|Gene Washington]]
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150221061645/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1981/1981_09_27_KC.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
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* KC – Nick Lowery 30-yard field goal, 6:40 (KC&nbsp;17–0)
* KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 5:28 (KC&nbsp;20–0)
* SEA – [[Sam McCullum]] 11-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] ([[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] kick), 1:58 (KC&nbsp;20–7)
'''Third quarter'''
* SEA – [[Sherman Smith]] 2-yard run (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 11:01 (KC&nbsp;20–14)
'''Fourth quarter'''
* No scoring plays
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* No scoring plays
'''Second quarter'''
* SEA – [[Steve Largent]] 34-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] ([[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] kick), 14:54 (SEA&nbsp;7–0)
* SD – [[Rolf Benirschke]] 47-yard field goal, 11:54 (SEA&nbsp;7–3)
* SD – [[Charlie Joiner]] 12-yard pass from [[Dan Fouts]] (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:38 (SD&nbsp;10–7)
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* SD – Charlie Joiner 12-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:50 (SD&nbsp;17–7)
'''Fourth quarter'''
* SEA – EfrenEfrén Herrera 11-yard field goal, 10:30 (SD&nbsp;17–10)
* SD – Charlie Joiner 11-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 3:56 (SD&nbsp;24–10)
|stats=
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|referee=[[Jerry Seeman]]
|TV=[[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
|TVAnnouncers= [[MikeJay AdamleRandolph]] and [[BobMike TrumpyHaffner]]
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150221061655/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1981/1981_10_11_atHOU.PDF Gamebook]
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* SEA – [[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] 41-yard field goal, 8:36 (SEA&nbsp;3–0)
* SEA – [[David Hughes (American football)|David Hughes]] 17-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 3:58 (SEA&nbsp;10–0)
* HOU – [[Ken Burrough]] 31-yard pass from [[Ken Stabler]] ([[Toni Fritsch]] kick), 1:33 (SEA&nbsp;10–7)
'''Second quarter'''
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* HOU – Ken Burrough 24-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 11:55 (HOU&nbsp;28–10)
* HOU – Earl Campbell 4-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 6:59 (HOU&nbsp;35–10)
* SEA – [[Steve Largent]] 31-yard pass from [[Sam Adkins (American football)|Sam Adkins]] (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 5:18 (HOU&nbsp;35–17)
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
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* No scoring plays
'''Second quarter'''
* SEA – [[Steve Largent]] 10-yard run ([[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] kick), 2:55 (SEA&nbsp;7–0)
'''Third quarter'''
* SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] ([[Conversion (gridiron football)|PAT]] failed), 12:53 (SEA&nbsp;13–0)
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|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* SEA – [[John Harris (safety)|John Harris]] 42-yard [[interception]] return ([[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] kick), 10:47 (SEA&nbsp;7–0)
* GB – [[Paul Coffman]] 7-yard pass from [[David Whitehurst]] ([[Jan Stenerud]] kick), 5:57 (Tied&nbsp;7–7)
'''Second quarter'''
* SEA – [[Dan Doornink]] 12-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 11:03 (SEA&nbsp;14–7)
* GB – [[David Whitehurst]] 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:19 (Tied&nbsp;14–14)
* GB – [[James Lofton]] 8-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:18 (GB&nbsp;21–14)
* SEA – Dan Doornink 14-yard pass from Jim Zorn (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 0:24 (Tied&nbsp;21–21)
'''Third quarter'''
* SEA – EfrenEfrén Herrera 54-yard field goal, 5:54 (SEA&nbsp;24–21)
* GB – James Lofton 38-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:02 (GB&nbsp;28–24)
'''Fourth quarter'''
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'''First quarter'''
* PIT – [[Franco Harris]] 6-yard run (David Trout kick), 8:15 (PIT&nbsp;7–0)
* SEA – [[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] 37-yard field goal, 0:17 (PIT&nbsp;7–3)
'''Second quarter'''
* PIT – [[Mark Malone]] 90-yard pass from [[Terry Bradshaw]] (David Trout kick), 14:11 (PIT&nbsp;14–3)
* PIT – [[Sidney Thornton]] 4-yard run (David Trout kick), 1:12 (PIT&nbsp;21–3)
* SEA – [[Dan Doornink]] 44-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 0:37 (PIT&nbsp;21–10)
'''Third quarter'''
* No scoring plays
'''Fourth quarter'''
* SEA – [[Theotis Brown]] 1-yard run (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 13:13 (PIT&nbsp;21–17)
* SEA – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 9:04 (SEA&nbsp;24–21)
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
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* SD – [[Chuck Muncie]] 1-yard run ([[Rolf Benirschke]] kick), 6:35 (SD&nbsp;7–0)
'''Second quarter'''
* SEA – [[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] 25-yard field goal, 12:43 (SD&nbsp;7–3)
* SEA – [[Theotis Brown]] 2-yard run (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 11:27 (SEA&nbsp;10–7)
* SEA – [[Sherman Smith]] 18-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 5:56 (SEA&nbsp;17–7)
* SD – Chuck Muncie 73-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:26 (SEA&nbsp;17–14)
* SEA – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 0:57 (SEA&nbsp;24–14)
* SD – Rolf Benirschke 32-yard field goal, 0:03 (SEA&nbsp;24–17)
'''Third quarter'''
* SEA – [[Dan Doornink]] 80-yard pass from Jim Zorn (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 5:46 (SEA&nbsp;31–17)
* SEA – Dan Doornink 3-yard run (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 0:12 (SEA&nbsp;38–17)
'''Fourth quarter'''
* SEA – EfrenEfrén Herrera 30-yard field goal, 13:05 (SEA&nbsp;41–17)
* SD – [[Charlie Joiner]] 19-yard pass from [[Dan Fouts]] ([[Conversion (gridiron football)|PAT]] failed), 11:39 (SEA&nbsp;41–23)
* SEA – EfrenEfrén Herrera 23-yard field goal, 6:11 (SEA&nbsp;44–23)
|stats=
'''Top passers'''
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|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
* SEA – [[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] 26-yard field goal, 7:58 (SEA&nbsp;3–0)
* KC – [[Nick Lowery]] 37-yard field goal, 2:46 (Tied&nbsp;3–3)
'''Second quarter'''
* KC – Nick Lowery 24-yard field goal, 11:16 (KC&nbsp;6–3)
* SEA – EfrenEfrén Herrera 30-yard field goal, 2:51 (Tied&nbsp;6–6)
* KC – [[J. T. Smith (American football)|J.T. Smith]] 14-yard pass from [[Bill Kenney]] (Nick Lowery kick), 1:07 (KC&nbsp;13–6)
* KC – [[Lloyd Burruss]] 46-yard [[interception]] return (Nick Lowery kick), 0:31 (KC&nbsp;20–6)
'''Third quarter'''
* KC – [[Billy Jackson (American football)|Billy Jackson]] 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 9:40 (KC&nbsp;27–6)
* SEA – [[Steve Largent]] 30-yard pass from [[Jim Zorn]] (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 5:46 (KC&nbsp;27–13)
'''Fourth quarter'''
* KC – [[Willie Scott (American football)|Willie Scott]] 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 14:57 (KC&nbsp;33–13)
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|referee=[[Gordon McCarter]]
|TV=[[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
|TVAnnouncers= [[Jay Randolph]] and [[Gene Washington (American football, born 1947)|Gene Washington]]
|reference=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150221071815/http://seahawksmedia.com/PlayByPlays/1981/1981_11_29_OAK.PDF Gamebook]
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'''Second quarter'''
* SEA – [[EfrenEfrén Herrera]] 22-yard field goal, 12:38 (SEA&nbsp;3–0)
* OAK – [[Chris Bahr]] 20-yard field goal, 8:26 (Tied&nbsp;3–3)
* SEA – [[Jim Zorn]] 3-yard run (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 5:44 (SEA&nbsp;10–3)
'''Third quarter'''
* SEA – [[Sherman Smith]] 3-yard run (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 12:13 (SEA&nbsp;17–3)
* SEA – Rodell Thomas 5-yard [[fumble]] return (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 12:00 (SEA&nbsp;24–3)
* OAK – [[Safety (gridiron football score)|Safety]], [[Jeffrey HaroldJeff West (American football)|Jeff West]] stepped out of end zone, 6:22 (SEA&nbsp;24–5)
* OAK – [[Derrick Ramsey]] 5-yard pass from [[Marc Wilson (American football)|Marc Wilson]] ([[Conversion (gridiron football)|PAT]] failed), 2:48 (SEA&nbsp;24–11)
'''Fourth quarter'''
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* OAK – [[Arthur Whittington]] 16-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 5:53 (OAK&nbsp;25–24)
* OAK – [[Derrick Jensen (American football)|Derrick Jensen]] 3-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 1:51 (OAK&nbsp;32–24)
* SEA – [[Steve Largent]] 11-yard pass from [[Dave Krieg]] (EfrenEfrén Herrera kick), 0:08 (OAK&nbsp;32–31)
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'''Top passers'''
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* CLE – [[Greg Pruitt]] 5-yard pass from [[Paul McDonald (American football)|Paul McDonald]] ([[Matt Bahr]] kick), 6:44 (SEA&nbsp;28–7)
'''Third quarter'''
* SEA – [[Paul Johns (American football)|Paul Johns]] 10-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 8:26 (SEA&nbsp;35–7)
* SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Wilson Álvarez kick), 7:25 (SEA&nbsp;42–7)
* CLE – [[Dave Logan (American football)|Dave Logan]] 16-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick), 5:36 (SEA&nbsp;42–14)
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