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===Paul Allen era (1997βpresent)=== In 1996, Behring and Hoffman transferred the team's operations to [[Anaheim, California]]βa widely criticized move, although the team continued to play in Seattle. The team almost relocated, and was in bankruptcy for a short period. The NFL threatened Behring with fining him $500,000 a day if he did not move the team's operations back to Seattle;<ref>{{cite web |date=January 22, 2014 |title=Seahawks history: Ken Behring and when we almost lost the Seattle Seahawks |url=http://mynorthwest.com/24004/seahawks-history-ken-behring-and-when-we-almost-lost-the-seattle-seahawks/? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207122506/http://mynorthwest.com/24004/seahawks-history-ken-behring-and-when-we-almost-lost-the-seattle-seahawks/ |archive-date=February 7, 2018 |access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> with this, Behring and Hoffman sold the team to Microsoft co-founder [[Paul Allen]] in 1997 for $200 million.<ref name="n407">{{cite web | title=NFLOwners Approve Sale Of Seahawks|agency=Associated Press | website=Spokesman.com | date=1997-08-20 | url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/aug/20/nfl-owners-approve-sale-of-seahawks/ | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> Erickson's tenure as head coach ended after the [[1998 Seattle Seahawks season|1998 season]]; the Seahawks missed the playoffs for all four of his seasons with the team, extending their "playoff drought" to ten consecutive seasons.<ref name="a083">{{cite web | title=Hawks Fire Coach Erickson | website=CBS News | date=1998-12-28 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawks-fire-coach-erickson/ | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> ==== Mike Holmgren years (1999β2008) ==== [[File:Matt Hasselbeck (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|247x247px|[[Matt Hasselbeck]] played as the Seahawks quarterback from 2001 to 2010 and led the team to six postseason appearances and a [[Super Bowl XL|Super Bowl]] appearance.]] In [[1999 Seattle Seahawks season|1999]], [[Mike Holmgren]] was hired as head coach.<ref name="d978">{{cite web | last=Litsky | first=Frank | title=PRO FOOTBALL; Seahawks Make Holmgren Top Paid | website=The New York Times | date=1999-01-09 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/09/sports/pro-football-seahawks-make-holmgren-top-paid.html | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> He would coach for 10 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Holmgren Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/HolmMi0.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Seahawks won their second division title, as well as a wild card berth in the playoffs, losing to the [[1999 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] 20β17. In [[2002 Seattle Seahawks season|2002]], the Seahawks returned to the [[NFC West]] as part of an NFL realignment plan that gave each conference four balanced divisions of four teams each. This realignment restored the AFC West to its initial post-merger roster of original [[American Football League|AFL]] teams [[Denver Broncos|Denver]], [[San Diego Chargers|San Diego]], [[Kansas City Chiefs|Kansas City]], and [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farmer |first1=Sam |title=NFL Votes to Realign in 2002 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-23-sp-1400-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 31, 2019 |date=May 23, 2001}}</ref> That same year, the team opened its new home stadium, Seahawks Stadium, after spending the last two seasons at Husky Stadium after the Kingdome's implosion in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gabel |first1=Sue |title=History of Tailgating in Seattle |url=https://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/12/30/history-of-tailgating-in-seattle/ |publisher=CBS Seattle |access-date=December 31, 2019 |date=December 30, 2012 |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231070541/https://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/12/30/history-of-tailgating-in-seattle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|2005 season]], the Seahawks had their best season in franchise history (a feat that would later be matched in 2013) with a record of 13β3,<ref name="KitsapSun">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Scott M. |title=Home Cooking, Northwest Style |url=https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2005/12-25/85717_home_cooking__northwest_style.html |website=Kitsap Sun |access-date=December 31, 2019 |date=December 25, 2005 |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231070543/https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2005/12-25/85717_home_cooking__northwest_style.html |url-status=live }}</ref> which included a 42β0 rout of the [[2005 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] in a ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Defensive Showcase, Seahawks Rout Eagles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/sports/pro-football-in-defensive-showcase-seahawks-rout-eagles.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 31, 2019 |agency=Associated Press |date=December 6, 2005 |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231070540/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/sports/pro-football-in-defensive-showcase-seahawks-rout-eagles.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The 13β3 record earned them the number one seed in the NFC.<ref name="KitsapSun"/> They defeated the [[2005 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] in the Divisional Round and won the [[NFC Championship Game]] against the [[2005 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]], but lost in [[Super Bowl XL]] against the [[2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]. The loss was controversial; NFL Films has Super Bowl XL at number 8 on its top ten list of games with controversial referee calls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d8187af4c/Top-10-controversial-calls |title=Top 10 controversial calls |work=NFL.com |date=June 3, 2010 |access-date=August 10, 2013 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006162016/http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d8187af4c/Top-10-controversial-calls |url-status=live }}</ref> Referee Bill Leavy later admitted that he missed calls that altered the game.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL ref admits mistakes in Super Bowl|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5444048|website=ESPN.com| date=August 7, 2010 |publisher=August 7, 2010|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> Before 2005, the Seahawks had not won a playoff game since the [[1984β85 NFL playoffs|1984 season]], a streak of 21 years (five teams had ever had a drought of twenty years [[List of NFL franchise post-season droughts#Most consecutive post-season losses in team history|at the time]], with their six straight losses being tied for third-most in history). That drought was ended with a 20β10 win over the [[Washington Redskins]] in the [[2005β06 NFL playoffs|2005 playoffs]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Lee |title=Streak of Futility Is Put to Rest |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/sports/football/streak-of-futility-is-put-to-rest.html |access-date=December 31, 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=January 15, 2006 |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231072048/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/sports/football/streak-of-futility-is-put-to-rest.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2006 season, the Seahawks finished 9β7 and won the NFC West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2006.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The defeated the Dallas Cowboys 21β20 in the Wild Card Round before losing to the Chicago Bears 27β24 in the Divisional Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks - January 6th, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200701060sea.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears - January 14th, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200701140chi.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 2007 season, the Seahawks finished 10β6 and won the NFC West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2007.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The team defeated Washington in the Wild Card Round 35β14 before losing to the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round 42β20.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks - January 5th, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200801050sea.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers - January 12th, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200801120gnb.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The 2008 season saw the team go 4β12 and finish third in the NFC West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2008 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2008.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Holmgren departed from the team after the [[2008 Seattle Seahawks season|2008 season]], following the end of his contract.<ref name="k183">{{cite web | last=Bell | first=Gregg | title=Exiting Holmgren keeps promise to family | website=Spokesman.com | date=2008-12-25 | url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/dec/25/exiting-holmgren-keeps-promise-to-family/ | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> Defensive backs coach [[Jim L. Mora]] was named as Holmgren's successor.<ref name="x662">{{cite web | title=Mora will replace Holmgren | website=Spokesman.com | date=2008-02-07 | url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/feb/07/mora-will-replace-holmgren/ | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> [[2009 Seattle Seahawks season|In 2009]], the Seahawks finished 3rd in the NFC West with a 5β11 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2009.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Shortly after, Mora was fired on January 8, 2010 <ref name="r449">{{cite web | last=Mortensen | first=Chris | title=Seahawks fire coach Mora; Carroll courted? | website=ESPN.com | date=2010-01-08 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4808557 | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> and [[Pete Carroll]] was hired. ==== Pete Carroll years (2010β2023) ==== ===== Pre-Super Bowl (2010β2012) ===== In the [[2010 NFL season]], the Seahawks made history by making it into the playoffs despite having a 7β9 record.<ref name="m772">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Seahawks win NFC West title with 7β9 record after defeating St. Louis 16β6 | website=OregonLive| date=2011-01-03 | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/nfl/2011/01/seahawks_win_nfc_west_title_wi.html | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> They had the best record in a division full of teams with losing seasons (Seahawks 7β9, Rams 7β9, 49ers 6β10, Cardinals 5β11) 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 3β2 division record).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/index.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the [[2010β11 NFL Playoffs|playoffs]], the Seahawks beat the defending [[Super Bowl XLIV]] champs, the New Orleans Saints, 41β36. The Seahawks made even more history during the game with [[Beast Quake|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.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Sandi Doughton |author2=Danny O'Neil |title=Seahawks fans' frenzy felt by seismometer |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2013900070_seismic11m.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=January 10, 2011 |access-date=November 12, 2012 |archive-date=November 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118220851/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2013900070_seismic11m.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lynch's run would be nicknamed the "[[Beast Quake]]". The Seahawks lost to the Bears in their second game, 35β24.<ref name="h365">{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Danny |date=2011-01-16 |title=Seahawks suffer season-ending 35β24 loss to Chicago Bears |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-suffer-season-ending-35-24-loss-to-chicago-bears/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The 2011 season saw the team go 7β9 once again, but they were not able to get into the postseason with a third-place finish in the NFC West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2011.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The [[2012 NFL season]] started with doubt, as the Seahawks lost their season opener against the [[Arizona Cardinals]]. The highly touted Seattle defense gave up a go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter, and rookie quarterback [[Russell Wilson]] failed to throw the game-winning touchdown after multiple attempts in the red-zone. However, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks went 4β1 in their next five games en route to an 11β5 overall record (their first winning record since 2007). Their 2012 campaign included big wins over the [[Green Bay Packers]], [[New England Patriots]], and [[San Francisco 49ers]]. The Seahawks went into the playoffs as the No. 5 seed and the only team that season to go undefeated at home. In the Wild Card Round, the Seahawks overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat the [[Washington Redskins]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins - January 6th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201301060was.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> This was the first time since the 1983 Divisional Round that the Seahawks won a playoff game on the road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks Playoff History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/playoffs.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> However, in the 2012 Divisional Round, overcoming a 20-point, fourth-quarter deficit would not be enough to defeat the #1 seed [[Atlanta Falcons]]. An ill-advised timeout and a defensive breakdown late in the game cost the Seahawks their season, as they lost, 30β28.<ref name="h194">{{cite web | title=Seahawks fall to Falcons, 30β28 | website=KIRO 7 News Seattle | date=2013-01-13 | url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/seahawks-fall-falcons-30-28/246406153/ | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> Quarterback Russell Wilson won the 2012 Pepsi MAX Rookie of the Year award.<ref name="a843">{{cite web | title=Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson named 2012 Pepsi MAX NFL Rookie of the Year | website=NFL.com | date=2013-01-03 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/seattle-seahawks-qb-russell-wilson-named-2012-pepsi-max-nfl-roo-0ap1000000121407 | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> ===== Super Bowl XLVIII champions (2013) ===== {{Main|2013 Seattle Seahawks season}} [[File:Seahawks players vs Rams 12.19.2013 (2).jpg|thumb|Seahawks players and coaches in 2013]] In the [[2013 NFL season]], the Seahawks continued their momentum from the previous season, finishing tied with the [[2013 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] for an NFL-best [[2013 Seattle Seahawks season|regular season]] record of 13β3, while earning the NFC's #1 [[2013β14 NFL playoffs|playoff seed]].<ref name="a659">{{cite web | last=Kelly | first=Danny | title=Seahawks are NFC West Champions, NFC's #1 seed | website=Field Gulls | date=2013-12-29 | url=https://www.fieldgulls.com/seahawks-game-analysis/2013/12/29/5254994/seahawks-playoff-seed-nfc-west-champions-rams-results-pete-carroll | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/index.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Their 2013 campaign included big wins over the [[2013 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]], [[2013 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]], and the [[2013 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2013.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Six Seahawks players were named to the Pro Bowl: Quarterback [[Russell Wilson]], center [[Max Unger]], running back [[Marshawn Lynch]], cornerback [[Richard Sherman (American football)|Richard Sherman]], free safety [[Earl Thomas (defensive back)|Earl Thomas]], and strong safety [[Kam Chancellor]].<ref name="s596">{{cite web | last=Bien | first=Louis | title=Russell Wilson makes six Seahawks at the Pro Bowl | website=SB Nation Seattle | date=2013-01-27 | url=https://seattle.sbnation.com/seahawks/2013/1/27/3916166/2013-nfl-pro-bowl-roster-afc-nfc-seahawks-russell-wilson#:~:text=Russell%20Wilson%20was%20added%20to,and%20kick%20returner%20Leon%20Washington. | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> However, none of them were able to play in the Pro Bowl, as the Seahawks defeated the New Orleans Saints 23β15 and the San Francisco 49ers 23β17, in the [[2013β14 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] to advance to [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] against the Denver Broncos.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks - January 11th, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201401110sea.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks - January 19th, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201401190sea.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> On February 2, 2014, the Seahawks won the franchise's only Super Bowl Championship, defeating Denver 43β8.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenthal|first=Gregg|title=Seattle Seahawks stomp Broncos for Super Bowl win|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/seattle-seahawks-stomp-broncos-for-super-bowl-win-0ap2000000322899|publisher=National Football League|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-date=July 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703003605/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000322899/article/seattle-seahawks-stomp-broncos-for-super-bowl-win|url-status=live}}</ref> The Seahawks' defense performance in 2013 was acclaimed as one of the best in the Super Bowl era.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pompei|first=Dan|title=THE BEST DEFENSES IN NFL HISTORY|url=http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/68778308/nfl-ranking-best-defenses-in-history-seattle-seahawks-chicago-bears|publisher=Sports on Earth|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109201437/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/68778308/nfl-ranking-best-defenses-in-history-seattle-seahawks-chicago-bears|url-status=dead}}</ref>[[File:Marshawn Lynch 2011.jpg|thumbnail|right|292x292px|[[Marshawn Lynch]] scored on a 67-yard touchdown run in the [[2011 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild-Card Playoff Game]] against the [[New Orleans Saints]] in 2011.]] ===== Post-championship years (2014β2023) ===== The [[2014 Seattle Seahawks season|2014 campaign]] saw the team lose some key pieces, including wide receiver Golden Tate to free agency and wide receiver Sidney Rice and defensive end Chris Clemons to retirement. Percy Harvin was also let go mid-season after several underachieving weeks and clashes with the rest of the locker room.<ref name="i630">{{cite magazine | last=Farrar | first=Doug | title=Reports of Seahawks schism emerge after Harvin is dealt to Jets | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=2014-10-18 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/10/18/seahawks-percy-harvin-trade-jets-golden-tate | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> Despite starting 3β3, they rallied to a 12β4 record, good enough once again for the #1 seed in the NFC Playoffs.<ref name="y866">{{cite web | title=Seahawks clinch No. 1 seed in win over Rams | website=NFL.com | date=2014-12-28 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-clinch-no-1-seed-in-win-over-rams-0ap3000000450875 | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2014.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> After dispatching the [[2014 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] handily in the Divisional Round 31β17,<ref name="r236">{{cite web | last=Hill | first=Adam | title=Seahawks take Panthers with 31β17 win | website=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=2015-01-11 | url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/football/seahawks-take-panthers-with-31-17-win/ | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> they faced the [[2014 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] in the NFC Championship Game. Despite five turnovers and trailing 19β7 late in the contest, the Seahawks prevailed in overtime to reach [[Super Bowl XLIX]] against the [[2014 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]],<ref name="c820">{{cite web | last=Reischel | first=Rob | title=A Look Back At The 2014 NFC Championship Game | website=Forbes | date=2020-01-09 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2020/01/09/a-look-back-at-the-2014-nfc-championship-game---and-the-green-bay-packers-historic-collapse/ | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> but an ill-fated interception at the 1-yard line late in the championship game stymied a comeback attempt and thwarted the Seahawks' bid to be the first repeat Super Bowl champions since the Patriots had won Super Bowls [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]] and [[Super Bowl XXXIX|XXXIX]].<ref name="z238">{{cite web | last=Dwyre | first=Bill | title=A Super Bowl pass is picked off and Pete Carroll quickly is picked on | website=Los Angeles Times | date=2015-02-05 | url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-pete-carroll-dwyre-20150205-column.html | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> The Seahawks returned to the playoffs in both [[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|2015]] and [[2016 Seattle Seahawks season|2016]], but despite winning the Wild Card game in both years they failed to win either Divisional round game on the road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings - January 10th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201601100min.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers - January 17th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201601170car.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks - January 7th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701070sea.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons - January 14th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701140atl.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|2017]] iteration of the team missed the playoffs for the first time in six years, as injuries to their core players coupled with disappointing acquisitions of running back [[Eddie Lacy]] and kicker [[Blair Walsh]] failed them in a competitive NFC.<ref name="x688">{{cite web | title=Seahawks lose finale, miss playoffs for first time since '11 | website=USA TODAY | date=2018-01-01 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/12/31/seahawks-lose-finale-miss-playoffs-for-first-time-since-11/109069916/ | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> The team cut ties with most of the remaining players that had been part of their meteoric rise and turnover both their Offensive and Defensive coaching staff in [[2018 Seattle Seahawks season|2018]], and an influx of young talent helped propel the team to a 10β6 record and another playoff berth that ultimately ended in a loss in the Wild Card game to the [[2018 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2018.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys - January 5th, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201901050dal.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In October 2018, owner [[Paul Allen]] died after a prolonged fight with cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/rare-form-of-cancer-caused-death-of-microsoft-cofounder-paul-allen-here-are-details/story/286090.html|title=Paul Allen died a painful death due to rare cancer; here are details|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=October 23, 2018 |access-date=October 13, 2020|archive-date=October 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014150905/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/rare-form-of-cancer-caused-death-of-microsoft-cofounder-paul-allen-here-are-details/story/286090.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2019 Seattle Seahawks season|2019]], the Seahawks put up their best record since their last trip to the Super Bowl at 11β5, but they still lost 3 out of their last 4 games and lost their chance to win the NFC West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2019.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> A likely explanation for their sloppy finish is because many of their players were injured late in the season. After defeating the [[2019 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] 17β9 in the Wild Card game,<ref name="u552">{{cite web | title=Wilson leads Seahawks past Eagles 17-9 | website=AP News | date=2020-01-06 | url=https://apnews.com/article/d803af1ecc3ea41b11e962b05881b02b | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> they lost to the [[2019 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] in the Divisional round, failing another attempt at a second Super Bowl.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sunseri |first=Samantha |date=January 13, 2020 |title=The good, the bad, and the ugly from Seahawks' loss to Packers |url=https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/2020/01/13/good-bad-ugly-seahawks-loss-packers-divisional-round/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020205530/https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/2020/01/13/good-bad-ugly-seahawks-loss-packers-divisional-round/ |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=October 14, 2020 |website=Seahawks Wire|publisher=USA Today}}</ref> The [[2020 Seattle Seahawks season|2020 season]] saw the Seahawks win their first five games, a franchise-best for a start to a season.<ref name="x923">{{cite web | last=Gustafson | first=Brandon | title=Seahawks set franchise record with 5-0 start after Week 5 win | website=Seattle Sports | date=2020-10-12 | url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1199449/seahawks-set-franchise-record-5-0-start/ | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> Despite the Seahawks losing three of their next four games, the Seahawks finished strong, earning twelve victories for the first time since their Super Bowl season in 2014, and winning the division for the first time in four years.<ref name="g656">{{cite web | last=Mathews | first=Liz | title=Seahawks clinch NFC West division title in Week 16 win over Rams | website=Seahawks Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2020-12-27 | url=https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/2020/12/27/seahawks-clinch-nfc-west-division-title-week-16-rams/ | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> However, despite the 12β4 record and the division title, the Seahawks' season ended the following week against the [[2020 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], who never trailed in a 30β20 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2020.htm |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Seahawks struggled and started the [[2021 Seattle Seahawks season|2021 season]] 3β8. Russell Wilson had an injured finger missing 3 games and the Seahawks were shut out the first time in the Wilson era in Week 10 against the [[2021 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]].<ref name="g891">{{Cite web |last=Western |first=Evan |date=2021-11-14 |title=Packers' 17-0 shutout win over Seahawks returns Green Bay to NFC's top spot |url=https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2021/11/14/22781994/packers-17-0-shutout-win-over-seahawks-returns-green-bay-to-nfcs-top-spot |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Acme Packing Company}}</ref> This was their worst first half of a season since 2009, under then-head coach Jim Mora. The Seahawks were eliminated from playoff contention on December 26 in a loss to the [[2021 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]], and they finished last in their division for the first time since [[1996 Seattle Seahawks season|1996]].<ref name="h281">{{cite web | last=Condotta | first=Bob | title=Seahawks stunned by Bears in loss, officially eliminated from playoffs | website=The Seattle Times | date=2021-12-26 | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-stunned-by-bears-25-24-and-drop-to-5-10-on-the-season/ | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/index.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> With wins over the [[2021 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] and the [[2021 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] they finished 7β10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2021.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Following the 2021 season was an offseason of continuing change, punctuated with the trade of quarterback Russell Wilson to the team he and the Seahawks beat in Super Bowl XLVIII, the Denver Broncos, on March 6, 2022. The Broncos traded quarterback [[Drew Lock]], tight end [[Noah Fant]], defensive end [[Shelby Harris]], two first round picks (for that year's draft, No. 9 overall, and 2023's), two second round picks (that year's, No. 40 overall, and 2023's) and a 2022 fifth round selection to the Seahawks for Wilson and a 2022 fourth round pick. Another hallmark franchise player from the Super Bowl-winning Seahawks, former All-Pro linebacker [[Bobby Wagner]], was also cut by the team that same day, a move that saves them $16.6 million in cap space. The Seahawks also took on $26 million in dead money by trading Wilson; ESPN Stats & Information research revealed it to be the second-most dead money a team has ever incurred, trailing the $33.8 million the Philadelphia Eagles ate in their trade of [[Carson Wentz]] the previous year.<ref name="q576">{{cite web | last=Schefter | first=Adam | title=Sources: Seattle Seahawks agree to trade QB Russell Wilson to Denver Broncos, get three players, picks | website=ESPN.com | date=2022-03-08 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33454258/sources-seattle-seahawks-trade-qb-russell-wilson-denver-broncos | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> In the 2022 season, the Seahawks finished with a 9β8 record and made the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2022.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The team's season ended in the Wild Card round with a 41β23 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers - January 14th, 2023 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202301140sfo.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The 2023 season saw the Seahawks finish 9β8 and miss the postseason.<ref name="o645">{{cite magazine | last=D'Abate | first=Mike | title=Seahawks Beat Cardinals in Season Finale, But Are Eliminated From Playoffs | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=2024-01-08 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/news/seattle-seahawks-arizona-cardinals-recap-playoffs-geno-smith-tyler-lockett| access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> Carroll was fired from his head coaching position after the [[2023 Seattle Seahawks season|2023 season]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Dimmitt | first=Zach | title=Geno Smith Facing 'Unanswered Questions' After Pete Carroll's Firing | website=Sports Illustrated Seattle Seahawks News, Analysis and More | date=2024-01-10 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/news/seattle-seahawks-fire-pete-carroll-head-coach-geno-smith-dan-quinn | access-date=2024-07-24}}</ref> Carroll remained with the team in an unspecified advisory role.<ref>{{cite web | last=Patra | first=Kevin | title=Pete Carroll out as Seahawks head coach after 14 seasons, to remain with team as advisor | website=NFL.com | date=2024-01-10 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/pete-carroll-out-as-seahawks-head-coach-after-14-seasons-to-remain-with-team-as-advisor#:~:text=%22After%20thoughtful%20meetings%20and%20careful,in%20a%20statement%20on%20Wednesday. | access-date=2024-07-24}}</ref> ==== Mike Macdonald years (2024βpresent) ==== [[Mike Macdonald]], formerly defensive coordinator of the [[Baltimore Ravens]], was hired as the new head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=January 31, 2024 |title=Seahawks hire Ravens DC Mike Macdonald as new head coach |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-to-hire-ravens-dc-mike-macdonald-as-new-head-coach |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=[[NFL.com]]}}</ref> In the 2024 season, the Seahawks went 10β7 but missed the postseason.<ref name="s104">{{cite web | last=Boyle | first=John | title=Seahawks 2024 Season 'The Beginning Of Something Really Special' | website=Seahawks.com| date=2025-01-06 | url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-2024-season-the-beginning-of-something-really-special#:~:text=Yes%2C%20the%20Seahawks%20fell%20short,to%20win%20the%20NFC%20West. | access-date=2025-01-29}}</ref>
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