Seattle Seahawks

The NFL awarded Seattle a franchise on June 4, 1974. The Seahawks name was announced in 1975, and Jack Patera became the first head coach in 1976. The team began play in the Kingdome, going 2–12 as an NFC member in its debut season.⁠[1]

Seattle moved to the AFC in 1977 and improved to 5–9. It went 9–7 in both 1978 and 1979, with Patera receiving Coach of the Year recognition in 1979.⁠[1]

Chuck Knox took over in 1983 and immediately led Seattle to its first postseason. The Seahawks beat Denver and Miami before losing the AFC Championship Game to the Los Angeles Raiders 30–14. In 1984, they went 12–4 despite losing running back Curt Warner to injury for most of the season.⁠[1]

Seattle won the AFC West in 1988, when Ken Behring purchased majority ownership from the Nordstrom family. Receiver Steve Largent retired after the 1989 season holding several NFL receiving records and became the first Seahawk elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.⁠[1]

Paul Allen purchased the team in 1997, securing its future in the Pacific Northwest. He hired Mike Holmgren as head coach in 1999, beginning the franchise’s next phase.⁠[1]

The Seahawks went 13–3 in the 2005 regular season, won the NFC West and NFC championship and reached their first Super Bowl. They lost Super Bowl XL to Pittsburgh.⁠[1][2]

Pete Carroll became head coach in January 2010 and reached the playoffs in ten of his 14 seasons. Seattle won consecutive NFC championships in the 2013 and 2014 seasons and captured Super Bowl XLVIII. Its defense allowed the NFL’s fewest points in four consecutive seasons from 2012 through 2015.⁠[3]

Seattle named Mike Macdonald head coach on January 31, 2024 after his work as Baltimore’s defensive coordinator. He went 10–7 in his first season, finishing second in the NFC West.⁠[4]

In Macdonald’s second season, Seattle set a franchise record with 14 regular-season wins, earned the NFC’s top seed and defeated New England 29–13 in Super Bowl LX. Including the playoffs, the team won 17 games in the 2025 season.⁠[4]

Following NFL owners’ approval on August 26, the Seahawks announced on September 3 that the sale to the Khosla family had closed. Vinod Khosla became chair, Neeru Khosla controlling owner and president of the team’s charitable foundation, and Neal Khosla vice chair.⁠[5]

The Seahawks play at Lumen Field in Seattle. The venue also hosts professional soccer and concerts; the team’s office location is distinct from the city of its home stadium.⁠[6]

Seattle Seahawks: Official website: https://www.seahawks.com/ (opens in a new window) .⁠[7]

Seattle Seahawks: X: https://twitter.com/Seahawks (opens in a new window) .⁠[7]

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