Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1976, the same year as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They spent most of their early years in the AFC West before moving to the NFC West in 2002. Seattle is famous for the “12th Man,” one of the loudest home crowds in sports.

Super Bowl history

Seattle has won two Super Bowls. Shaun Alexander’s MVP season carried the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl after the 2005 season, a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Under coach Pete Carroll, the “Legion of Boom” defense led Seattle to a 43-8 blowout of the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. The Seahawks returned to Super Bowl XLIX the next year but lost to the New England Patriots on a goal-line interception in the final minute. After the 2025 season, Seattle got its revenge on New England, beating the Patriots in Super Bowl LX for the franchise’s second championship.

Best players in Seahawks history

• Steve Largent – Hall of Fame receiver who retired holding the NFL’s major receiving records.
• Walter Jones – Hall of Fame left tackle and one of the best ever at the position.
• Cortez Kennedy – Hall of Fame defensive tackle and 1992 Defensive Player of the Year.
• Kenny Easley – Hall of Fame safety and 1984 Defensive Player of the Year.
• Russell Wilson – Led Seattle to its first Super Bowl title and is the franchise’s leading passer.
• Marshawn Lynch – “Beast Mode,” famous for his 2011 playoff “Beast Quake” run.
• Shaun Alexander – 2005 NFL MVP.
• Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor – Stars of the Legion of Boom secondary.
• Bobby Wagner – Perennial All-Pro linebacker and the franchise’s all-time leading tackler.

Biggest rivalries

The San Francisco 49ers rivalry peaked in the early 2010s, highlighted by the 2013 NFC Championship Game. The Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals round out the NFC West, and two Super Bowl meetings have made the New England Patriots a memorable foe.