John Williams

The Seahawks complete a regular-season sweep of the Raiders with a 34-21 victory in Los Angeles. Dave Krieg starts the game, replacing a struggling Jim Zorn, and remains the starter for the next eight seasons. Krieg is 13 of 22 for 156 yards and a touchdown in the game, while Curt Warner runs for 101 yards and a score. Kenny Easley has an interception and a sack, as the Seahawks intercept Marc Wilson four times and sack the Raiders’ QB five times.

Seahawks selected Washington Husky tight end Jerramy Stevens in the first round of the NFL Draft, the first tight end selected by the team in the opening round.

Seahawks President/General Manager Tom Flores is named President/Head Coach. Flores coached nine seasons, 1979-87, with the Oakland/ Los Angeles Raiders and compiled an 83-53-0 (61.0%) regular season record. He led the Raiders to two Super Bowl Championships, XV and XVIII, the only Super Bowls won by the AFC in the decade of the 1980s.

Seahawks use their second-round choice in the draft to select University of Miami wide receiver Brian Blades. The Seahawks first-round pick had been exercised in the June 1987 supplemental draft.