Editing Seattle Seahawks (section)

===== Post-championship years (2014–2023) =====

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 3–3, they rallied to a 12–4 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 31–17,<ref name="r236">{{cite web | last=Hill | first=Adam | title=Seahawks take Panthers with 31–17 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 19–7 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 10–6 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 11–5, 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]] 17–9 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 12–4 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 30–20 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]] 3–8. 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 7–10.<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 9–8 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 41–23 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 9–8 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>