the seahawks became a football team in 1983.
the seahawks became a football team in 1983.
when did the seahawks become a football team?
1983
this article is a compilation of the list of seasons completed by the seattle seahawks american football franchise of the national football league (nfl). the list documents the season-by-season records of the seahawks' franchise from 1976 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. as of the end of the 2018 nfl season, the seahawks have 23 winning seasons, 17 losing seasons, and 4 seasons where they finished 8–8. with a 35–6 week 14 win over the baltimore ravens on december 13 during the 2015 season, not only did the seahawks improved to 8–5 at that point in the season, but the seahawks' all–time franchise regular season win–loss record improved to 313–312–0; this marked the first time ever in team history that the seahawks have had an overall winning regular season win–loss record (a win–loss record above .500). the seahawks are the one of four north american men's professional sports teams that have played in seattle with an all–time winning record, after the seattle metropolitans (the first american team to win the stanley cup in 1917, folded in 1924), the seattle supersonics (who relocated to oklahoma city and became the thunder in the summer of 2008), and the seattle sounders fc (established in 2007 as an expansion franchise, currently active). therefore, the seahawks are currently one of two active north american men's professional sports team located in seattle with an overall winning record. on october 23, 2016, the seahawks played the arizona cardinals at university of phoenix stadium and the game ended in a 6–6 tie after ot, which was the first time this ever happened in franchise history.
list of seattle seahawks seasons
most recently, the seahawks and the san francisco 49ers have begun to develop a rivalry, starting with the 49ers hiring of coach jim harbaugh for the 2011 nfl season. harbaugh had coached against seahawks coach pete carroll before in college at stanford and southern california, respectively. the 49ers won the first contest between the coaches at the nfl level, then proceeded to win a close game at centurylink field to eliminate the seahawks from playoff contention. 2012 brought a new season and another seahawks loss, week 7 on nfl network's "thursday night football" at candlestick park in san francisco, as they dropped a 13–6 game where the offense failed to score a touchdown and 49ers quarterback alex smith did just enough to survive. week 16 brought a fever anxiety as the seahawks and 49ers prepared to face off in primetime on "nbc sunday night football". the seahawks entered the game at 9–5, with back-to-back blowouts in which the team scored more than 50 points in games against the buffalo bills and arizona cardinals. quickly, the seahawks imposed their will with a marshawn lynch 24-yard touchdown run, two of quarterback russell wilson's touchdown passes and a blocked field goal return had the seahawks lead at halftime 28–6. the seahawks continued in the second half, eventually winning 42–13 capped off by seahawks strong safety kam chancellor's hit on former 49ers tight end vernon davis. the 49ers, however, won the following week, locking up the division title for the second consecutive season. since rejoining the nfc west, the seahawks lead the series 18–15 versus the 49ers, including playoffs. colin kaepernick and the 49ers lost their first 2013 season matchup against their nfc west rivals 29–3, with the help of marshawn lynch's three touchdowns, with the fans setting a new guinness world record for the loudest crowd roar at 136.6 db. however, the seahawks were defeated 19–17 in their second 2013 game with the 49ers at candlestick park. this was largely due to a late game 51-yard run by frank gore. in the 2013 nfc championship game, the seahawks defeated the 49ers 23 to 17, thanks to malcolm smith's interception, which was tipped by richard sherman. this clinched the seahawks' berth into super bowl xlviii. the seahawks won every game against the 49ers, including a decisive 43-16 win in centurylink field, until a robbie gould overtime field goal in 2018 led to the seahawks' first loss at levi's stadium, 26-23.
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