the last time the seahawks made the playoffs was 2013.
the last time the seahawks made the playoffs was 2013.
when was the last time the seahawks made the playoffs?
2013
a relatively new rivalry, this one dates to the 2005 nfc championship game, in which the seahawks won the game 31–14. the rivalry started up again in 2012, when the panthers lost a close regular season home game to a seattle seahawks team led by rookie quarterback russell wilson, 16–12. in the 2013 season, the panthers opened the season at home versus seattle. they again lost a close game, with the final score 12–7. the seahawks would go on to win super bowl xlviii. in the 2014 season, once more at bank of america stadium, the seahawks defeated the panthers in week eight, 13–9. in the divisional round of the playoffs, the panthers faced seattle in seattle, notorious for being a tough opposing field to play in, and lost 31–17. the seahawks would go on to lose super bowl xlix. in the 2015 season the next year, the teams faced off in seattle, where the panthers won another close game, 27–23. in the divisional round of the playoffs, the panthers faced seattle at bank of america stadium, where they had yet to beat a russell wilson-led seahawks team. by halftime they led 31–0, but the seahawks rebounded and scored 24 unanswered points before the panthers were able to seal the victory, 31–24. the panthers would go on to lose super bowl 50. in the 2016 season, the teams met in seattle, where the panthers were beaten, 40–7. the teams did not face each other during the 2017 season. in the 2018 season, the panthers were defeated by the seahawks at home by a score of 30–27. since the 2012 season, carolina is overall against seattle and in the playoffs. the rivalry aspect stems from how close the majority of the matches have been and the fact that they have played each other eight times between 2012 and 2018—at least once a year.
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in the 2010 nfl season, the seahawks made history by making it into the playoffs despite having a 7–9 record. they had the best record in a division full of teams with losing seasons (seahawks 7–9, rams 7–9, 49ers 6–10, cardinals 5–11) and won the decisive season finale against the rams (not only by overall record, but by division record, as both teams coming into the game had a 3–2 division record). in the playoffs, the seahawks won in their first game against the defending super bowl xliv champs, the new orleans saints, 41–36. the seahawks made even more history during the game with marshawn lynch's 67-yard run, breaking 9 tackles, to clinch the victory. after the run, the fans reacted so loudly that a small earthquake (a bit above 2 on the richter scale) was recorded by seismic equipment around seattle and was nicknamed the "beast quake". the seahawks lost to the bears in their second game, 35–24.
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