[49], From the 1980s to the 2002 league realignment, the Denver Broncos were a major rival for the Seahawks. The Seahawks joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team. The Seahawks made even more history during the game with Marshawn Lynch's 67-yard run, breaking 9 tackles, to clinch the victory. The Seahawks continue to wear the Color Rush set as an alternate uniform alongside the all-gray combination. The name Seattle Seahawks ("Seahawk" is another name for Osprey) was selected on June 17, 1975 after a public naming contest which drew more than 20,000 entries and over 1,700 names.[24]. Altogether, there are nine (9) different uniform combinations possible. Despite starting 3–3, they rallied to a 12–4 record, good enough once again for the #1 seed in the NFC Playoffs. The helmets also were changed from silver to the lighter "Seahawks Blue" color after a fan poll was conducted. The group plays at every home game as well as over 100 events in the Seattle community. They previously played home games in the Kingdome (1976–1999) and Husky Stadium (1994, 2000–2001). The Seahawks won both games against the 49ers in 2014, notably trouncing them 19–3 on a Thanksgiving night game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Silver would not be seen again until 2012. Harbaugh was fired at the end of the season, effectively rendering the rivalry dormant. Black shoes were worn for the f… → Management Depth chart • Transactions

The students will plot points on a coordinate plane to reveal the Seattle Seahawks logo. The expansion draft was held March 30–31, 1976, with Seattle and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers alternating picks for rounds selecting unprotected players from the other 26 teams in the league. [citation needed] The franchise began play in 1976 in the aforementioned NFC West but switched conferences with the Buccaneers after one season and joined the AFC West. They first wore the uniform December 16 against the Los Angeles Rams at home, marking the first time they wore green uniforms since 2009. They would switch to white shoes in 1980.[55]. Currently coached by Pete Carroll, they have played their home games at CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest Field) in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood since 2002. The original Seahawks logo designers referenced books about Northwest Coast art for the design inspiration: (Seahawks general manager) Thompson said the NFL firm did refer to some books on Northwest Indian culture. The current announcers are former Seahawks players Steve Raible (who was the team's color commentator from 1982 to 2003) and Warren Moon. On April 3, 2012, Nike, which took over as the official uniform supplier for the league from Reebok, unveiled new uniform and logo designs for the Seahawks for the 2012 season. In 2009, the Seahawks once again wore the white jersey and blue pants combination for road games against Minnesota (November 22), St. Louis (November 29), Houston (December 13) and Green Bay (December 27).

Seahawks fans have been referred to collectively as the "12th Man",[9][10][11] "12th Fan",[12][13] or "12s". In 2007, training camp returned to the Seahawk's Kirkland facility because of the scheduled China Bowl (NFL) game, which was later canceled. For other uses, see, National Football League franchise in Seattle, Washington, 1999–2008: Mike Holmgren era and return to the NFC. In the 2003 and 2004 seasons, a hawk named Faith would fly around the stadium just before the team came out of the tunnel. [61] On September 9, 2012, the Seahawks wore their Nike white away jerseys for the first regular season game against the Arizona Cardinals; on October 14, 2012, with the Carolina Panthers wearing white at home, they wore their blue jerseys with gray pants (and would do so again against the Miami Dolphins seven weeks later); and on December 16, 2012, they wore their Alternate Wolf Grey jerseys for the first time against the Buffalo Bills. A logo should be executed well the first time, and carried through until the bitter end. [77] Beginning in 2004, the Seahawks introduced their drum line, the Blue Thunder. Earlier, the Seahawks retired the #12 jersey on December 15, 1984 as a tribute to their fans. Microsoft holds naming rights for the broadcasts for their web search engine under the moniker of the "Bing Radio Network". Shortly after his first full season with the Seahawks, head coach Jim L. Mora was fired on January 8, 2010.[41]. During the Seahawks' first ten seasons (1976–85), the team's headquarters was in Kirkland at the southern end of the Lake Washington Shipyard (now Carillon Point), on the shores of Lake Washington. The helmet facemasks changed from gray to blue. 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[42] and was nicknamed the "Beast Quake". Percy Harvin was also let go mid-season after several underachieving weeks and clashes with the rest of the locker room. [25] The Seahawks were awarded the 2nd overall pick in the 1976 draft, a pick they used on defensive tackle Steve Niehaus. [34] That same year, the team opened its new home stadium, Seahawks Stadium, after spending the last two seasons at Husky Stadium after the Kingdome's implosion in 2000. 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). [69], The Seahawks' fans have twice set the Guinness World Record for the loudest crowd noise at a sporting event, first on September 15, 2013, registering 136.6 dB during a game against the San Francisco 49ers[17] and again on December 2, 2013, during a Monday Night Football game against the New Orleans Saints, with a roar of 137.6 dB. [59][60] The Seahawks have three different jersey colors: navy blue, white, and an alternate grey jersey. The Raible-Moon regular season pairing has been together since 2004 (during the preseason Moon works for the local television broadcast so the color commentary is split between former Seahawks Paul Moyer, Sam Adkins, and Brock Huard). Like the Kingdome before it, CenturyLink Field is one of the loudest stadiums in the league. The following season, the Seahawks had their best season before 2005, finishing 12–4. The stadium's partial roof and seating decks trap and amplify the noise and reflect it back down to the field. That drought was ended with a 20–10 win over the Washington Redskins in the 2005 playoffs.
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). However, because of her relative small size and an inability to be trained to lead the team out of a tunnel, Faith was replaced by an augur hawk named Taima before the start of the 2005 season. In addition to them, Dave Brown, Jacob Green, Dave Krieg, Curt Warner, and Jim Zorn have been inducted into the Seahawks Ring of Honor along with Pete Gross (radio announcer) and Chuck Knox (head coach). [43] The Seahawks' defense performance in 2013 was acclaimed as one of the best in the Super Bowl era.[44]. The team almost relocated, and was in bankruptcy for a short period. However, prior to the 2019 NFL season, the Seahawks re-branded its cheerleading group to include male dancers. The Seahawks would return to the playoffs in both 2015 and 2016, but despite winning the Wild Card game in both years they failed to win either Divisional round game on the road. [29] Knox won the NFL Coach of the Year Award. [45] In 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. Newer logos … The helmets also were changed from silver to the lighter "Seahawks Blue" color after a fan poll was conducted. At first, the team had planned to wear silver helmets at home and blue helmets on the road, but since NFL rules forbid the use of multiple helmets, the team held the fan poll to decide which color helmet would be worn. The all-gray uniforms are worn occasionally on the road. This was the first time since the 1983 Divisional Round that the Seahawks won a playoff game on the road. In the 2010 season, the Seahawks became the first team in NFL history to earn a spot in the playoffs with a losing record (7–9, .438) in a full season; this was by virtue of winning the division. The logos also became sewn on instead of being screen-printed. ", "Seahawks' new look leaves other players longing", "Nike saves biggest changes for neighboring Seahawks", "Seahawks to retire Cortez Kennedy's jersey number Sunday", "Kansas City Chiefs break Seahawks' loudest stadium record", "Texas A&M Stands To Earn More in Upcoming 12th Man Trademark Licensing Negotiations As Seahawks' Exposure Rises", "Seahawks, A&M resolve '12th man' dispute", "Seahawks must pay rent to use the phrase '12th Man, "CenturyLink Field no longer 'Home of the 12th Man, "Seahawks ownership now Paul G. Allen Trust, chaired by trustee Jody Allen. Steve Largent, Cortez Kennedy, Walter Jones, and Kenny Easley have been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame primarily or wholly for their accomplishments as Seahawks.