NFL

The city of Seattle was awarded the 28^th NFL franchise on June, 4 1974. On September 12, 1976 the Seahawks played their first regular season game losing to the ST. Louis Cardinals 30-24. Their first win came against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 17^th, with a 13-10. The Seahawks would finish their inaugural season with a 2-12 record last place in the NFC West. The Seahawks were well received in Seattle when season tickets sales reached 59,000 in just twenty-seven days. The following season the Seahawks moved to the AFC and finished with a 5-9 record improving on their first season.As the 1970′s ended the Seahawks continued to became a better football team ending the with 9-7 records to close out the decade. Jack Patera was named Coach of the Year in 1978. In 1983, the Seahawks made their way to the AFC Championship game but ultimately losing to the Oakland Raiders 30-14. Running back Curt Warner lead the AFC is rushing yards as a rookie with 1,449. In 1984, the Seahawks had their best season up to that point with a 12-4 record but continue capitalize in the playoffs losing to the Miami Dolphins in the second round. 31-10. In 1988, the Seahawks won their only AFC Western Division title.

Wide receiver Steve Largent was the most productive Seattle Seahawk of all-time being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995, the first Seahawk to do so. Largent was a seven time Pro Bowl selection, a member of the 1980′s All-Decade team and is the all-time leader in receptions, touchdowns, and receiving yards in Seahawks history. At the time of his retirement in 1989, Largent held NFL records in six different receiving categories.

In 2002, the NFL realigned the divisions and the Seattle Seahawks found themselves back in the NFC as they were in their first season. Mike Holmgren, who was the Green Bay Packers coach in the 1990′s and coached their last two Super Bowl appearances became the Seahawks coach in 1999 and changed the team for the better. Since Holmgren took over the head coaching job in 1999 the Seahawks only missed the playoffs three times and won the division five times. The Seahawks best finish came in 2005 with a 13-3 record with an appearance in Super Bowl XL which they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-10. That season running back and Seahawks one Shaun Alexander was named the leagues Most Valuable Player with 1,880 rushing yards and twenty-eight touchdowns.

The Seahawk fans who attend the games have the reputation of being the “12^th Man” because of how loud Qwest Field can become and how much it disrupts opposing teams.

The Seattle Seahawks are perennial favorites in the NFC West nearly every year. With quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and a stellar defense, the Seattle Seahawks should be factors in the NFC for many years.