NFL game summary for 12/17/1978:

Al Hunter rushed for 133 yards and scored two touchdowns as Seattle became the first third-year team in NFL history to win nine games in a season. Hunter's second touchdown came on a fourth-and-one play and gave the Seahawks a 20-3 lead. Kansas City's Tony Reed followed with a 62-yard run to cut the Seattle lead to 20-17. Reed rushed 11 times for 121 yards and finished the season with 1,053 yards, the most by a Kansas City back since Mike Garrett gained 1,087 in 1967. Seattle's Steve Largent captured the AFC receiving crown with 71 catches for 1,168 yards and eight touchdowns.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	182.2 (2)	119.3 (27)	301.5 (15)	31
DEFENSE	145.5 (17)	155.3 (14)	300.8 (17)	33
OFFENSE	146.0 (11)	191.0 (5)	337.0 (3)	39
DEFENSE	150.7 (19)	197.4 (28)	348.1 (27)	36

Line: Seahawks by 6½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kansas City Chiefs (4-12-0)	3	7	7	2	19
Seattle Seahawks (9-7-0)	7	13	0	3	23

( 0- 7) SEA Steve Largent 57 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
( 3- 7) KC  Jan Stenerud 33 yard field goal
( 3-13) SEA Al Hunter 1 yard rush (kick failed)
( 3-20) SEA Al Hunter 55 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(10-20) KC  Arnold Morgado 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(17-20) KC  Tony Reed 62 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(17-23) SEA Efren Herrera 31 yard field goal
(19-23) KC  Safety, Herman Weaver forced out of end zone by Ed Beckman

                     KC              SEA
First Downs:         18              26
Rushes-yards:        36-253          45-204
Yards/rush:          7.0             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     5-19-66-3       19-30-265-1
Sacked-yards:        3-22            2-13
Net pass yards:      44              252
Net yards/pass:      2.0             7.9
Total net yards:     297             456
Total plays:         58 (62% run)    77 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     2-10            4-60

Attendance: 58,490

Passing:
KC: Mike Livingston, 5 of 19 for 66 yards (3 int) SEA: Jim Zorn, 18 of 29 for 256 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Herman Weaver, 1 of 1 for 9 yards
Rushing:
KC: Arnold Morgado, 12 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Tony Reed, 11 for 121 yards and 1 TD; Ted McKnight, 9 for 46 yards; Mark Bailey, 2 for 19 yards; Mike Livingston, 1 for 4 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 0 yards SEA: Al Hunter, 27 for 133 yards and 2 TDs; Sherman Smith, 13 for 67 yards; Jim Zorn, 2 for 6 yards; Don Testerman, 2 for 3 yards; Herman Weaver, 1 for -5 yards
Receiving:
KC: Henry Marshall, 1 for 40 yards; Larry Dorsey, 1 for 19 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 6 yards; Ted McKnight, 1 for 1 yard; Tony Samuels, 1 for 0 yards SEA: Don Testerman, 4 for 38 yards; Steve Largent, 3 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Sam McCullum, 3 for 38 yards; John Sawyer, 3 for 22 yards; Sherman Smith, 2 for 32 yards; Ron Howard, 2 for 19 yards; Al Hunter, 1 for 20 yards; Duke Fergerson, 1 for 15 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Eddie Payton, 2 for 47 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 41 yards; Ed Beckman, 1 for 34 yards; Whitney Paul, 1 for 0 yards SEA: Rufus Crawford, 2 for 44 yards; Al Hunter, 1 for 20 yards; Doug Long, 1 for 6 yards
Punt returns:
KC: Eddie Payton, 1 for 24 yards SEA: Rufus Crawford, 3 for 49 yards
Interceptions:
KC: Gary Barbaro, 1 for 30 yards SEA: John Harris, 1 for 6 yards; Keith Simpson, 1 for 0 yards; Cornell Webster, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
KC: Zenon Andrusyshyn, 4 for 175 yards SEA: Herman Weaver, 3 for 104 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/1 SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/2