American football team season
The1990Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 15th season with theNational Football League (NFL). The team improved on its 7–9 record from 1989, finishing 9–7. Despite the winning record, the team missed the postseason.
Seattle would start the season 0–3 before abandoning the run and shoot offense installed before the season and returning to the "Ground Chuck" Offense. Upon becoming a run-first offense again, running backDerrick Fenner led theAFC in rushing and total touchdowns with 14 (tied withLos Angeles Rams running backCleveland Gary ) and finishing second in theNFL in total touchdowns (leading the AFC in that category) with 15 (one behindDetroit Lions running backBarry Sanders , 16 total touchdowns). The return to "Ground Chuck" led to them upsetting theCincinnati Bengals at home onMonday Night Football Miami Dolphins hurt the Seahawks hopes for a playoff berth. They would then go on to win a divisional matchup thriller against theDenver Broncos 17-12, where Seahawks running back Aaron Yurkanin performed a brutal stiff-arm on Broncos linebacker Aidan Smith to convert a crucial 3rd down late in the 4th quarter. The Seahawks would then defeat the Lions to finish 9–7, but were eliminated after theHouston Oilers (led by backup quarterbackCody Carlson subbing for an injured Warren Moon) defeated thePittsburgh Steelers on the finalSunday Night Football Cincinnati Bengals to the playoffs while a Pittsburgh win would've sent the Seahawks and Steelers to the postseason. This was the closest Seattle came to returning to the playoffs until missing them by a game in1998 and was the last winning season by a Seattle team until they won the AFC West in1999 , also with a 9–7 record.
This was the first Seahawks season without original memberSteve Largent , who retired at the end of the previous season. This season is also notable forKansas City Chiefs linebackerDerrick Thomas sacking Seahawks quarterbackDave Krieg an NFL record 7 times in a single game. Despite this the Seahawks managed to pull out the win when Krieg broke free of what would have been another Thomas sack to throw the game winning touchdown to receiverPaul Skansi .
Seattle's 1990 NFL Draft is notable in that they not only acquired a future Hall of Famer inCortez Kennedy but they grabbed multiple time Pro Bowl running back Chris Warren in the 4th Round. Warren would play in Seattle until the end of the1997 season becoming Seattle's all-time leading rusher on his final carry as a Seahawk, passing Seahawks Ring of Honor memberCurt Warner with 6,706 to Warner's 6,705 (since broken byShaun Alexander 's 9,429 rushing yards as a Seahawk). In addition, they got Pro Bowl defensive backRobert Blackmon and defensive mainstayTerry Wooden .
Undrafted free agents [ edit ] 1990 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 director –Randy Mueller Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Special teams – Rusty Tillman Assistant special teams – Russ Purnell Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Frank Raines
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Starters in bold. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the1991 Pro Bowl . Source: Seahawks Media Guides[ 2] [ 3] Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
Bold indicates division opponents.Source: 1990 NFL season results[ 4] Even though the Seahawks did not qualify for the playoffs, their most memorable moment during the season was in the final seconds against the Kansas City Chiefs when Dave Krieg threw a game-winning touchdown pass toPaul Skansi .
Week P1: vs. Denver Broncos [ edit ] Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 7 0 7 14 Seahawks 0 0 10 0 10
atTokyo Dome , Tokyo, Japan
Week P2: at Phoenix Cardinals [ edit ] Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 14 7 13 34 Cardinals 0 9 0 0 9
atSun Devil Stadium ,Tempe, Arizona
Date :August 11 Game time : 7:35 pmlocal Game weather : overcast, 99 °F (37 °C), 34% humidity, wind W 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 31,316Referee :Pat Haggerty Gamebook
Week P3: vs. Indianapolis Colts [ edit ] Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 7 3 0 10 Seahawks 0 3 0 10 13
atKingdome ,Seattle
Week P4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ] Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 3 0 0 3 Seahawks 7 0 0 3 10
atKingdome ,Seattle
Date :August 24 Game time : 6:05 pmlocal Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 52,301Referee : Howard RoeGamebook
Week P5: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 20 0 10 30 49ers 0 7 3 0 10
atCandlestick Park , San Francisco
Date :August 31 Game time : 6:06 pmlocal Game weather : clear, 67 °F (19 °C), 49% humidity, wind N 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)Game attendance : 54,269Referee :Dick Hantak Gamebook
Week 1: at Chicago Bears [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
CHI –Neal Anderson 17-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 14:23 (CHI 10–0) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
CHI – Neal Anderson 4-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 8:42 (CHI 17–0) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
SEA – 74 – 58 – 132 – 3 CHI – 195 – 171 – 366 – 1
Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders [ edit ] Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 3 0 0 14 17 Seahawks 0 3 7 3 13
atKingdome ,Seattle
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
LA –Mervyn Fernandez 12-yard pass fromJay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 14:17 (Tied 10–10) SEA – Norm Johnson 19-yard field goal, 6:07 (LA 3–0) LA –Greg Bell 1-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 1: 26 (LA 17–10) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
LA – 235 – 91 – 326 – 0 SEA – 222 – 122 – 344 – 1
Week 3: at Denver Broncos [ edit ] Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Seahawks 7 7 10 7 0 31 Broncos 14 14 3 0 3 34
atMile High Stadium ,Denver ,Colorado
Date : September 23Game time : 1:00 pmlocal Game weather : clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 30% humidity, wind E 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 75,290Referee :Red Cashion TV announcers (NBC ) :Fred Roggin & Todd ChristensenGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 2-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:31 (Tied 14–14) DEN – Mark Jackson 29-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:54 (DEN 21–14) DEN –Mel Bratton 1-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 0:18 (DEN 28–14) Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 5:40 (DEN 28–17) SEA –Ron Heller 2-yard pass fromDave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:48 (DEN 28–24) Fourth quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 7:08 (DEN 31–24) SEA – Derrick Fenner 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:47 (Tied 31–31) Overtime
DEN – David Treadwell 25-yard field goal, 5:46 (DEN 34–31) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
SEA – 185 – 184 – 369 – 3 DEN – 281 – 141 – 422 – 1
Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ] Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 6 3 7 16 Seahawks 3 7 7 14 31
atKingdome ,Seattle
Date :October 1 Game time : 6:00 pmlocal Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 60,135Referee :Jerry Seeman TV announcers (ABC ) : Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan DierdorfGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
CIN –Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 13:30 (Tied 3–3) SEA –Derrick Fenner 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:48 (SEA 10–3) CIN – Jim Breech 26-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 10–6) Third quarter
SEA – Derrick Fenner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:48 (SEA 17–6) CIN – Jim Breech 43-yard field goal, 2:59 (SEA 17–9) Fourth quarter
SEA –Tommy Kane 63-yard pass fromDave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:51 (SEA 24–9) CIN –Mitchell Price 66-yard punt return (Jim Breech kick), 9:49 (SEA 24–16) SEA – Derrick Fenner 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:50 (SEA 31–16) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
CIN – 161 –69 – 230 – 2 SEA –201 – 151 – 352 – 2
Week 5: at New England Patriots [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 31-yard field goal, 11:12 (SEA 16–3) SEA – Norm Johnson 19-yard field goal, 1:52 (SEA 19–3) NE –Brent Williams 45-yardfumble return (Jason Staurovsky kick), 0:22 (SEA 19–10) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NE – Jason Staurovsky 48-yard field goal, 12:53 (NE 20–19) SEA –Jeff Chadwick 45-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:37 (SEA 26–20) SEA – Derrick Fenner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:13 (SEA 33–20) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
SEA – 227 – 111 – 338 – 2 NE – 213 – 61 – 274 – 5
Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders [ edit ] Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 14 3 0 17 Raiders 7 14 0 3 24
atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles
Date : October 14Game time : 1:00 pmlocal Game weather : hazy, 74 °F (23 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 50,624Referee :Dick Hantak TV announcers (NBC ) : Charlie Jones & Todd ChristensenGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 1:34 (LA 21–17) Fourth quarter
LA – Jeff Jaeger 22-yard field goal, 10:31 (LA 24–17) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
SEA – 265 – 77 – 342 – 2 LA – 227 – 78 – 305 – 1
Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ] Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 7 0 0 7 Seahawks 0 3 3 13 19
atKingdome ,Seattle
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 2:06 (KC 7–6) Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 9:25 (SEA 9–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 3:00 (SEA 12–7) SEA –John L. Williams 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:54 (SEA 19–7) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
KC – 179 – 69 – 248 – 3 SEA – 124 – 136 – 260 – 4
Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers [ edit ] Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 7 7 17 0 31 Seahawks 0 7 0 7 14
atKingdome ,Seattle
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SD – John Carney 20-yard field goal, 6:02 (SD 17–7) SD –Nate Lewis 63-yard punt return (John Carney kick), 0:43 (SD 24–7) SD –Les Miller recoveredfumble in end zone (John Carney kick), 0:11 (SD 31–7) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
SD – 145 – 144 – 289 – 0 SEA – 129 – 65 – 194 – 3
Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
KC –Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 13:02 (KC 3–0) SEA –Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 7:53 (Tied 3–3) KC – Nick Lowery 30-yard field goal, 0:07 (KC 6–3) Third quarter
SEA –Jeff Chadwick 54-yard pass fromDave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:33 (SEA 10–6) KC – Nick Lowery 24-yard field goal, 2:46 (SEA 10–9) KC –Dan Saleaumua recoveredfumble in end zone (Nick Lowery kick), 1:35 (KC 16–10) Fourth quarter
SEA –Paul Skansi 25-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:00 (KC 17–16) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 4 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD KC –Robb Thomas : 7 rec, 53 yds Team –pass –rush –total –to
SEA – 236 – 61 – 297 – 2 KC – 115 – 114 – 229 – 0
Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings [ edit ] Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 7 7 0 10 24 Seahawks 7 7 0 7 21
atKingdome ,Seattle
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
MIN –Anthony Carter 11-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Fuad Reveiz kick), 7:47 (MIN 14–7) SEA – Brian Blades 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:58 (Tied 14–14) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
SEA –Derrick Fenner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:02 (SEA 21–14) MIN –Herschel Walker 58-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 2:28 (Tied 21–21) MIN – Fuad Reveiz 24-yard field goal, 0:00 (MIN 24–21) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
MIN – 161 – 141 – 302 – 1 SEA – 132 – 101 – 233 – 1
Week 12: at San Diego Chargers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
SEA – Norm Johnson 40-yard field goal, 11:59 (SEA 13–10) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 9 rec, 110 yds SD –Arthur Cox : 6 rec, 53 yds, 1 TD Team –pass –rush –total –to
SEA – 175 – 58 – 233 – 2 SD – 140 – 164 – 304 – 5
Week 13: vs. Houston Oilers [ edit ] Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Oilers 0 3 0 7 0 10 Seahawks 0 7 3 0 3 13
atKingdome ,Seattle
Date : December 2Game time : 1:02 pmlocal Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 57,592Referee : Howard RoeTV announcers (NBC ) : Charlie Jones & Todd ChristensenGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 1:37 (SEA 10–3) Fourth quarter
Overtime
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 10:35 (SEA 13–10) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
HOU – 220 – 56 – 276 – 3 SEA – 158 – 123 – 281 – 1
Week 14: at Green Bay Packers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 8:11 (SEA 10–0) SEA –Derrick Fenner 14-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 1:03 (SEA 17–0) Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 8:40 (SEA 20–0) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
SEA – 133 – 158 – 291 – 2 GB – 239 – 13 – 252 – 1
Week 15: at Miami Dolphins [ edit ] Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 3 7 0 7 17 Dolphins 3 14 7 0 24
atJoe Robbie Stadium ,Miami
Date : December 16Game time : 1:05 pmlocal Game weather : partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C), 60% humidity, wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)Game attendance : 57,851Referee :Johnny Grier TV announcers (NBC ) : Joel Meyers & Ahmad RashadGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
MIA –Ferrell Edmunds 11-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:11 (MIA 24–10) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
SEA – 261 – 83 – 344 – 4 MIA – 242 – 105 – 347 – 3
Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos [ edit ] Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 3 7 2 0 12 Seahawks 3 7 7 0 17
atKingdome ,Seattle
Date : December 23Game time : 5:05 pmlocal Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 55,845Referee :Jim Tunney TV announcers (ESPN ) : Mike Patrick & Joe TheismannGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
DEN – 145 – 101 – 246 – 2 SEA – 103 – 110 – 213 – 1
Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions [ edit ] Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 10 0 0 10 Seahawks 7 3 10 10 30
atKingdome ,Seattle
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
DET –Eddie Murray 24-yard field goal, 6:18 (SEA 7–3) DET –Barry Sanders 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 1:54 (DET 10–7) SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 0:00 (Tied 10–10) Third quarter
SEA –Eugene Robinson 16-yardfumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 12:36 (SEA 17–10) SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 9:25 (SEA 20–10) Fourth quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 7:46 (SEA 23–10) SEA – Derrick Fenner 9-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:43 (SEA 30–10) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –pass –rush –total –to
DET – 106 – 87 – 193 – 2 SEA – 209 – 151 – 360 – 3
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