the last time the seahawks didn't make the playoffs was 2011.
the last time the seahawks didn't make the playoffs was 2011.
when was the last time the seahawks didn't make the playoffs?
2011
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.
seattle seahawks
after a patriots punt, the seahawks drove all the way to the patriots 9, but ended up forcing to settle for a 34-yard field goal by steven hauschka. the patriots responded, racing 82 yards in 6 plays, scoring on a 46-yard touchdown bomb from brady to welker. seattle countered with a touchdown of their own, racing 85 yards in 7 plays, scoring on a 24-yard touchdown pass from rookie russell wilson to doug baldwin, taking a 10-7 lead. the patriots countered again, going 80 yards in 15 plays, scoring on a yard touchdown pass to hernandez, retaking the lead 14-10. seattle drove to the patriots 48 on their next drive, but chandler jones strip-sacked wilson with ninkovich recovering at the seahawks 47. after starting the first half with a 17–10 lead, the patriots score only two field goals in the second half. the patriots drove to the seahawks' 6, but settled for a 24-yard field goal by gostkowski, increasing their lead to 17-10. the seahawks turned the ball over at their own 38 with less than a minute remaining in the half, and the patriots drove to the seahawks' 3, but an intentional grounding penalty cost the patriots points, sending the game to the half 17-10. after a seahawks punt, the patriots drove to the seahawks' 17, and gostkowski increased the lead to 20-10 on a 35-yard field goal by gostkowski. after a seattle punt, the patriots drove to the seahawks' 43, but brady was intercepted by richard sherman at the seahawks 20. after a seahawks three-and-out, the patriots drove to the seahawks 6, but brady was intercepted again at the 3, this time by earl thomas who returned it 20 yards to the seahawks 23. on the third play of the seahawks' next drive, wilson hit zach miller for a 7-yard gain, but fumbled with mayo recovering at the patriots 30. the patriots drove to the seattle 17, settling for a 35-yard field goal by gostkowski, extending the patriots lead to 23-10 midway through the fourth quarter. on the first play of the seahawks' next drive, wilson hit golden tate for a 51-yard gain, with a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on spikes, moving the ball to the patriots 17. four plays later, wilson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to braylon edwards with 7:21 remaining, trimming the deficit to 23-17. later in the fourth, after forcing the patriots to go three and out, leon washington got the ball to the seahawks 43 with a 25-yard return. on the fourth play of the seahawks' drive, wilson hit sidney rice for a 46-yard touchdown bomb, giving the seahawks a 24-23 lead with 1:18 remaining. on the second play of the patriots next drive, jason jones sacked brady for a 7-yard loss. two plays later on 4th down, brady completed a pass to welker for 15 yards, but it was 2 yards short of a first down, giving the seahawks the ball. wilson kneed twice and the seahawks got the surprising win. with the loss, the patriots fell to 3–3. the loss also left them 0–2 against the nfc west.
2012 new england patriots season