the seahawks beat the denver broncos in the super bowl.
the seahawks beat the denver broncos in the super bowl.
who did the seahawks beat in the super bowl?
the denver broncos
after a disappointing 1982 season (which was shortened because of a players' strike), the seahawks moved interim coach mike mccormack back into the front office and hired chuck knox as their head coach. in 1983, the seahawks were battling for a playoff berth with a 6-6 record. then in week 13, the seahawks beat the kansas city chiefs 51-48 at the kingdome to start their winning ways. they won 2 of the next 3 games to earn their first ever playoff berth. in the wild-card playoffs the seahawks shut down the denver broncos and their rookie quarterback john elway 31-7. the next week at the miami orange bowl the seahawks beat the miami dolphins in a dramatic fashion, coming from behind, driving 66 yards in 5 plays, ending with a dramatic curt warner td run. seattle then recovered a fumble on miami's kick return to seal the 27-20 victory, defeating an up-and-coming rookie quarterback dan marino. the seahawks' miracle season ended in the afc championship game as they lost to the eventual super bowl xviii champion los angeles raiders 30-14. despite the 1983 season ending on a sour note, it was the first breakthrough season for the seahawks. curt warner rushed for 1449 yards, scored 14 touchdowns, and was named afc rookie of the year. chuck knox was named afc coach of the year.
history of the seattle seahawks
the following season, the seahawks started off their quest to repeat as champions with a 36–16 defeat of the green bay packers on "thursday night football" in the first game of the nfl season. a super bowl xlviii rematch came in week 3, with seattle again defeating peyton manning and the broncos, 26–20 in overtime. however, losses to san diego, dallas, st. louis, and kansas city caused the defending champions to start the season with a 6-4 record, three games behind the division leading cardinals. after a team meeting following a week 11 loss, the seahawks finished the regular season 6-0 to finish with a 12-4 record. as the #1 seed in the playoffs, the seahawks beat the panthers in the divisional round, 31–17, to get to their second straight nfc championship. after trailing 19–7 to the packers with just over two minutes remaining in the nfc championship, the seahawks launched a furious comeback to force overtime. on the first possession of overtime, russell wilson hit wide receiver jermaine kearse for a game-winning touchdown that sent the seahawks to their second straight super bowl. on february 1, 2015, carroll's seahawks lost super bowl xlix to carroll's former team, the new england patriots, 28–24. with 25 seconds to go on second down and goal at the patriots' 1-yard line, and the seahawks trailing by four points, carroll called for a pass play. wilson's pass was intercepted by patriots cornerback malcolm butler on the goal line, and the patriots ran out the clock. some have called carroll's play-call on the play "the worst play-call in nfl history."
pete carroll