Editing Seattle Seahawks (section)

===== Pre-Super Bowl (2010–2012) =====
In the [[2010 NFL season]], the Seahawks made history by making it into the playoffs despite having a 7–9 record.<ref name="m772">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Seahawks win NFC West title with 7–9 record after defeating St. Louis 16–6 | 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 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).<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 [[2010–11 NFL Playoffs|playoffs]], the Seahawks beat the defending [[Super Bowl XLIV]] champs, the New Orleans Saints, 41–36. 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, 35–24.<ref name="h365">{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Danny |date=2011-01-16 |title=Seahawks suffer season-ending 35–24 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 7–9 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 4–1 in their next five games en route to an 11–5 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, 30–28.<ref name="h194">{{cite web | title=Seahawks fall to Falcons, 30–28 | 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>