This Week in Seahawks History: 2 Horses, 1 Manning

Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty ImagesThis will be a weekly article series throughout the season looking back on what happened for the Seattle Seahawks 40, 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week. We’re still in preseason mode since this is mid-August, but we’ve nevertheless got a couple of Peyton Manning games to get through!

40 Years Ago

Friday, August 19, 1983

Game Log

The Seahawks broke the seal late in the 1st Quarter when Steve Largent caught a 10-yard TD pass from Jim Zorn. Minnesota stormed back with 13 straight points behind a Jarvis Redwine (was it red, red wine?) 1-yard TD run and a 16-yard TD pass from Steve Dils to Sammy White. Rookie Vikings kicker Steve Schonert missed the PAT attempt wide…