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View of Lumen Field during a Seattle Seahawks football game from the stands, overlooking a large American flag covering half of the field, on a cloudy day
The Seattle Seahawks have played their home games at Lumen Field in Seattle since it opened in 2002

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington, that play in the National Football League (NFL). The team entered the league in 1976 as an expansion franchise and played their home games at the Kingdome until 2000. [1] Their new stadium, now named Lumen Field, opened at the same site in 2002 south of Downtown Seattle and has 68,740 seats in its football configuration; [2] [3] the stadium is renowned for its fan atmosphere and has set records for crowd noise. [4] [5] The Seahawks were originally a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) in their inaugural season, but switched to the American Football Conference (AFC) the following year and played in the West division for 25 seasons, where they won two titles. [6] [7] The team rejoined the NFC in the 2002 season as a member of the West division and have since had more success than their division rivals with nine titles and regular appearances in the NFL playoffs. [6] The Seahawks won three NFC Championships between 2005 and 2015 and won their first Super Bowl championship in 2013. [8] [9] They are the only team to have played in both the AFC and NFC Championship Games. [10] The team's ownership group was led by the Nordstrom family from 1976 until 1988, when it was sold to real estate developer Ken Behring. His attempt to relocate the Seahawks to the Los Angeles area in 1996 was unsuccessful, as were early attempts to build a successor to the Kingdome. [11] Behring sold the team in 1997 to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who remained owner until his death in 2018; [12] the Paul G. Allen Trust, managed by Jody Allen, has since retained ownership of the Seahawks. [13]

Seattle and fellow 1976 expansion team Tampa Bay Buccaneers played an unusual non-division schedule for their first two seasons, which included switching conferences. In their first seven years under head coach Jack Patera, the Seahawks had two seasons with winning records and failed to make the playoffs, falling short by one game during the 1978 season as he was named NFL Coach of the Year. [6] [14] Patera was fired during the strike-shortened 1982 season and replaced on an interim basis by Mike McCormack for seven games. [14] [15] The Seahawks earned their first playoff berth as a wild card team in 1983 as Chuck Knox coached the team to a 9–7 record; the team earned an upset victory on the road against the Miami Dolphins and advanced to the AFC Championship, where they lost to the Los Angeles Raiders, a division rival. [6] [16] Knox coached the team through their most successful years in the AFC West as they qualified for the playoffs as wild cards in 1984 and 1987 and clinched their first division title in 1988. [16] [17] He resigned in 1991 after three consecutive seasons without a playoff berth and was replaced by team president and general manager Tom Flores, who was head coach from 1992 to 1994. [18] Flores led the team to a 2–14 record in the 1992 season—the franchise's worst finish—with only 140 points scored by the offense, an NFL record low for a team playing 16 games. [19] He was followed by Dennis Erickson, who coached the team for four seasons and failed to finish with a winning record and fell short of a playoff berth in 1998, shortly before he was fired. [20] [21]

Allen hired Green Bay Packers coach Mike Holmgren ahead of the 1999 season, which the Seahawks ended with an AFC West division title as they broke the longest active playoff drought in the league. [22] The team lost in the Wild Card round to the Miami Dolphins in their final AFC playoffs game, after which Seattle would not clinch a playoff berth until they rejoined the NFC. [23] The Seahawks earned their first NFC playoff berth in 2003 as a wild card team; [16] it was then followed by four consecutive NFC West division titles. [6] The run included their first Super Bowl appearance in 2005, where they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers; the year also marked Seattle's first playoff wins since 1984. [23] [24] Running back Shaun Alexander was also named the NFL Most Valuable Player, the first in franchise history. [25] Holmgren left at the end of his ten-season contract after the Seahawks failed to earn a playoff berth in the 2008 season and was replaced by Jim L. Mora, who finished with a 5–11 record and was fired after one season. [23] [26] Pete Carroll was hired in January 2010 and began his tenure with an NFC West division title despite a losing 7–9 record, a first in NFL history, and included consecutive Super Bowl appearances: [27] a win against the Denver Broncos at Super Bowl XLVIII in 2013 and a loss to the New England Patriots at Super Bowl XLIX in 2014. [23] [28] The Seahawks won five division titles and made ten playoff appearances in fourteen seasons under Carroll from 2010 to 2023. [29] [30]

As of the end of the 2023 season, the Seahawks have an all-time record of 392 wins, 366 losses, and 1 tie in the regular season, with an additional 17 wins and 19 losses in the playoffs. [2] [8] The team has had 27 winning seasons, 18 losing seasons, and four seasons tied at 8–8. [8] After decades of losing seasons, the Seahawks reached an overall .500 franchise record late in the 2015 season by winning their 625th regular season game. [31] [32] The Seahawks are one of three modern men's major league teams in the Seattle area to have an overall winning record, alongside the Seattle SuperSonics (who relocated in 2008) [33] and Seattle Sounders FC, who moved to Major League Soccer in 2009. [34] On October 23, 2016, the Seahawks played the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium to a 6–6 result, the first tied game in franchise history. [35]

Seasons

Seattle Seahawks seasonal records
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season [8] Postseason results [9] Awards Head coach [8]
Finish W L T Pct
1976 1976 NFL NFC West 5th 2 12 0 .143 Jack Patera
1977 1977 NFL AFC West 4th 5 9 0 .357
 † 1978 [a] 1978 NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0 .563 Jack Patera ( COY) [37]
1979 1979 NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0 .563
1980 1980 NFL AFC West 5th 4 12 0 .250
1981 1981 NFL AFC West 5th 6 10 0 .375
1982 1982 NFL AFC None [b]  †10th [c] 4 5 0 .444 Jack Patera (0–2)
Mike McCormack (4–3)
1983 1983 NFL AFC West  †2nd§ [d] 9 7 0 .563 Won Wild Card playoffs ( Broncos) 31–7
Won Divisional playoffs (at Dolphins) 27–20
Lost AFC Championship (at Raiders) 14–30 		Chuck Knox
1984 1984 NFL AFC West 2nd§ 12 4 0 .750 Won Wild Card playoffs ( Raiders) 13–7
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Dolphins) 10–31 		Chuck Knox ( COY) [43]
Kenny Easley ( DPOY) [43]
1985 1985 NFL AFC West 3rd 8 8 0 .500
1986 1986 NFL AFC West  †3rd [e] 10 6 0 .625
 † 1987 [f] 1987 NFL AFC West 2nd§ 9 6 0 .600 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Oilers) 20–23 ( OT)
1988 1988 NFL AFC WestΔ 1stΔ 9 7 0 .563 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Bengals) 13–21 Steve Largent ( WP MOY) [47]
1989 1989 NFL AFC West 4th 7 9 0 .438
1990 1990 NFL AFC West  †3rd [g] 9 7 0 .563
1991 1991 NFL AFC West 4th 7 9 0 .438
1992 1992 NFL AFC West 5th 2 14 0 .125 Cortez Kennedy ( DPOY) [49] Tom Flores
1993 1993 NFL AFC West 5th 6 10 0 .375
1994 1994 NFL AFC West 5th 6 10 0 .375
1995 1995 NFL AFC West 3rd 8 8 0 .500 Dennis Erickson
1996 1996 NFL AFC West 5th 7 9 0 .438
1997 1997 NFL AFC West 3rd 8 8 0 .500
1998 1998 NFL AFC West 3rd 8 8 0 .500
1999 1999 NFL AFC WestΔ  †1stΔ [h] 9 7 0 .563 Lost Wild Card playoffs ( Dolphins) 17–20 Mike Holmgren
2000 2000 NFL AFC West 4th 6 10 0 .375
2001 2001 NFL AFC West 2nd 9 7 0 .563
2002 2002 NFL NFC West 3rd 7 9 0 .438
2003 2003 NFL NFC West 2nd§ 10 6 0 .625 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 27–33 ( OT)
2004 2004 NFL NFC WestΔ 1stΔ 9 7 0 .563 Lost Wild Card playoffs ( Rams) 20–27
2005 2005 NFL NFC† WestΔ 1stΔ 13 3 0 .813 Won Divisional playoffs ( Redskins) 20–10
Won NFC Championship ( Panthers) 34–14
Lost Super Bowl XL (vs. Steelers) 10–21 		Shaun Alexander ( MVP, OPOY) [51]
2006 2006 NFL NFC WestΔ 1stΔ 9 7 0 .563 Won Wild Card playoffs ( Cowboys) 21–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 24–27 ( OT)
2007 2007 NFL NFC WestΔ 1stΔ 10 6 0 .625 Won Wild Card playoffs ( Redskins) 35–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 20–42
2008 2008 NFL NFC West 3rd 4 12 0 .250
2009 2009 NFL NFC West 3rd 5 11 0 .313 Jim L. Mora
2010 2010 NFL NFC WestΔ 1stΔ 7 9 0 .438 Won Wild Card playoffs ( Saints) 41–36
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 24–35 		Pete Carroll
2011 2011 NFL NFC West 3rd 7 9 0 .438
2012 2012 NFL NFC West 2nd§ 11 5 0 .688 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Redskins) 24–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 28–30
2013 2013 NFL‡ NFC† WestΔ 1stΔ 13 3 0 .813 Won Divisional playoffs ( Saints) 23–15
Won NFC Championship ( 49ers) 23–17
Won Super Bowl XLVIII (1) (vs. Broncos) 43–8 		Malcolm Smith ( SB MVP) [52]
2014 2014 NFL NFC† WestΔ 1stΔ 12 4 0 .750 Won Divisional playoffs ( Panthers) 31–17
Won NFC Championship ( Packers) 28–22 ( OT)
Lost Super Bowl XLIX (vs. Patriots) 24–28
2015 2015 NFL NFC West 2nd§ 10 6 0 .625 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 10–9
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 24–31
2016 2016 NFL NFC WestΔ 1stΔ 10 5 1 .656 Won Wild Card playoffs ( Lions) 26–6
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 20–36
2017 2017 NFL NFC West 2nd 9 7 0 .563
2018 2018 NFL NFC West 2nd§ 10 6 0 .625 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 22–24
2019 2019 NFL NFC West 2nd§ 11 5 0 .688 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 17–9
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 23–28
2020 2020 NFL NFC WestΔ 1stΔ 12 4 0 .750 Lost Wild Card playoffs ( Rams) 20–30 Russell Wilson ( WP MOY) [47]
 † 2021 [a] 2021 NFL NFC West 4th 7 10 0 .412
2022 2022 NFL NFC West 2nd§ 9 8 0 .529 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at 49ers) 23–41 Geno Smith ( CPOY) [53]
2023 2023 NFL NFC West  †3rd [i] 9 8 0 .529
Total [2] 392 366 1 .517 All-time regular season record (1976–2023)
17 19 — .472 All-time postseason record (1976–2023)
409 385 1 .515 All-time regular & postseason record (1976–2023)
1 Super Bowl title, 3 conference titles, 11 division titles

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The NFL expanded from a 14-game regular season schedule to 16 beginning in 1978. An additional regular season game was added in 2021, bringing the total to 17 games. [36]
  2. ^ The 1982 season was shortened to nine games after a players' strike. The top eight teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs. [38]
  3. ^ The Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Buffalo Bills each finished with a 4–5 record. Cleveland qualified for the playoffs in 8th place due to their better record against conference opponents (4–3) than Buffalo's (3–3) and Seattle's (3–5). [39] [40]
  4. ^ The Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Denver Broncos each finished with 9–7 records. Seattle and Denver both had a better head-to-head record (2–1) than Cleveland (0–2), which eliminated the Browns from the playoffs. Seattle's better conference record (5–3 vs. 3–5) gave them the 1st wild card slot and the right to host the game. [41] [42]
  5. ^ The Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, and Cincinnati Bengals each finished with 10–6 records. The two wild card slots were determined by the conference records tiebreaker: New York (8–4) and Kansas (9–5) clinched playoff berths, while Seattle (7–5) and Cincinnati (7–5) were eliminated. [44] [45]
  6. ^ The 1987 season was shortened to 15 games by a players' strike; three games were played with non-striking players. [46]
  7. ^ The Seattle Seahawks, Houston Oilers, and Pittsburgh Steelers each finished with 9–7 records. The remaining AFC wild card slot was determined by the conference records tiebreaker: Houston (8–4) eliminated the Seahawks (7–5) and Steelers (6–6). [48]
  8. ^ The Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs each finished with 9–7 records. The AFC West division title was determined by head-to-head record, which the Seahawks held after defeating the Chiefs twice during the season. [50]
  9. ^ The Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, and New Orleans Saints each finished with 9–8 records. Green Bay qualified for a wild card spot in the playoffs through the strength of victory tiebreaker, as they had defeated teams that performed better than teams defeated by the Seahawks. [54]

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