2014 Seattle Seahawks season

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2014 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner Paul Allen
General manager John Schneider
Head coach Pete Carroll
Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell
Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn
Home field CenturyLink Field
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Panthers) 31–17
Won NFC Championship
(vs. Packers) 28–22 (OT)
Lost Super Bowl XLIX
(vs. Patriots) 24–28
Pro Bowlers
6
AP All-Pros
5
Uniform
Seattle Seahawks Uniforms (2012).png

The 2014 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 39th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks started the season as the defending Super Bowl champions for the first time in franchise history.

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The season began with a 36–16 victory over the Green Bay Packers in their first meeting since the controversial Fail Mary Game. After struggling to a 3–3 record, which included a rare home loss to the Dallas Cowboys, they went on a 9–1 run to finish the season, which included a sweep of their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals, who battled with them the whole season. They repeated as NFC West champions and finished in a three-way tie with the Packers and Cowboys for the NFC's best record, but they earned the No. 1 seed based on intra-conference tiebreaker, securing home-field advantage for the second consecutive season. Not only are they first defending Super Bowl champion to do so since the 1990 San Francisco 49ers, but also the first NFC team to repeat as the No. 1 seed in the conference since the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles, and the first team to do so since the 2013 Denver Broncos.

The Seahawks fielded the #1 rushing attack in the league with Marshawn Lynch finishing the year with 1,306 yards and a league-leading 13 rushing touchdowns. In addition to Lynch, Russell Wilson had one of the most prolific running quarterback seasons ever with a career high 849 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns along with a league-leading 7.2 yards per attempt.

The Seahawks opened the playoffs with a win over the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional round, becoming the first defending champion since the 2005 New England Patriots to win a playoff game the following season. In one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history, the Seahawks advanced to Super Bowl XLIX by defeating the Green Bay Packers 28–22 in overtime after trailing 16–0 at halftime and 19–7 with less than three minutes left in regulation. In doing so, they became the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to repeat as conference champions, the first NFC team since the 1997 Green Bay Packers to repeat as NFC Champions, the first team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs since the 1990–1991 Buffalo Bills, and the first NFC team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs since the 1982–1983 Washington Redskins. In Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks were defeated by the New England Patriots 28–24, thereby being dethroned [1] and failed to become the first back-to-back champion since the 2004 New England Patriots, as well as the first NFC team to do so since the 1993 Dallas Cowboys. This was also the first time head coach Pete Carroll met his former team, the Patriots, and his successor, Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl, as Carroll was the Patriots head coach from 1997 to 1999, the last head coach before Belichick was hired in 2000.

Roster changes

Free agents

PositionPlayerTag2014 TeamNotes
CB Brandon Browner UFA New England Patriots Signed 3 year/$16.8 million deal
WR Arceto Clark UFASeattle SeahawksSigned 2 year/$930 thousand deal
TE Kellen Davis UFA Detroit Lions Signed 1 year/$730 thousand deal
OT Breno Giacomini UFA New York Jets Signed 4 year/$18 million deal
K Steven Hauschka UFASeattle SeahawksSigned 3 year/$12.15 million deal
QB Tarvaris Jackson UFASeattle SeahawksSigned 1 year/$1.25 million deal
S Chris Maragos UFA Philadelphia Eagles Signed 3 year/$4 million deal
DT Clinton McDonald UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed 4 year/$12 million deal
G Paul McQuistan UFA Cleveland Browns Signed 2 year/$3 million deal
WR Sidney Rice UFARetired
FB Michael Robinson NONERetired
WR Golden Tate UFA Detroit Lions Signed 5 year/$31 million deal
CB Walter Thurmond UFA New York Giants Signed 1 year/$3 million deal
WR Bryan Walters UFASeattle SeahawksSigned 1 year/$570 thousand deal

Draft

2014 Seattle Seahawks draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
245 Paul Richardson   WR Colorado Pick from DET [b]
264 Justin Britt   OT Missouri
4108 Cassius Marsh   DE UCLA Pick from MIN [a]
4123 Kevin Norwood  WR Alabama Pick from CIN [d]
4132 Kevin Pierre-Louis   OLB Boston College
5172 Jimmy Staten   DT Middle Tennessee St
6199 Garrett Scott  OT Marshall Pick from CIN [d]
6208 Eric Pinkins   S San Diego St
7227 Kiero Small   FB Arkansas Pick from DET [b]
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

^[a] The Seahawks traded their first-round selection (No. 32 overall) to Minnesota in exchange for their second- and fourth-round selection (Nos. 40 and 108 overall).
^[a] The Seahawks traded the second-round selection (No. 40 overall) that they received from Minnesota, and their fifth-round selection (No. 146 overall) to Detroit in exchange for their second-, fourth-, and seventh-round selection (Nos. 45, 111, and 227 overall).
^[c] The Seahawks traded their third-round selection (No. 96 overall), along with their 2013 first- and seventh-round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for wide receiver Percy Harvin.
^[d] The Seahawks traded the fourth-round selection (No. 111 overall) that they received from Detroit, to Cincinnati in exchange for their fourth- and sixth-round selection (Nos. 123 and 199 overall).
^[e] The Seahawks acquired an additional fifth-round selection (No. 146 overall) in a trade that sent quarterback Matt Flynn to the Oakland Raiders.
^[f] The Seahawks traded their seventh-round selection (No. 247 overall) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

Undrafted free agents

PositionPlayerCollege
S Dion Bailey USC
LB Brock Coyle Montana
TE Chase Dixon UCA
OT Garry Gilliam Penn State
OG Bronson Irwin Oklahoma
DE Jackson Jeffcoat Texas
CB Jimmy Legree South Carolina
DT Andru Pulu EWU

Staff

2014 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Chairman – Paul Allen
  • President – Peter McLoughlin
  • Executive vice president/general manager – John Schneider
  • Senior vice president of football administration – Matt Thomas
  • Director of Team Operations– Tag Ribary
  • Director of college scouting – Scott Fitterer
  • Director of pro personnel – Trent Kirchner
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Dan Morgan
  • Director of football communications – Lane Gammel

Head coaches

  • Executive vice president of football operations/head coach – Pete Carroll
  • Assistant head coach/offensive line – Tom Cable

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Chris Carlisle
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mondray Gee
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jamie Yancher


Final roster

2014 Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
52 active, 17 reserve, 10 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1August 7at Denver Broncos L 16–210–1 Sports Authority Field at Mile High 75,593 Recap
2August 15 San Diego Chargers W 41–141–1 CenturyLink Field 67,615 Recap
3August 22 Chicago Bears W 34–62–1 CenturyLink Field 67,608 Recap
4August 28at Oakland Raiders L 31–412–2 O.co Coliseum 50,831 Recap

Regular season

Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC East and the AFC West.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1 September 4 Green Bay Packers W 36–161–0 CenturyLink Field 68,424 Recap
2September 14at San Diego Chargers L 21–301–1 Qualcomm Stadium 67,916 Recap
3September 21 Denver Broncos W 26–20 (OT)2–1 CenturyLink Field 68,447 Recap
4 Bye
5October 6at Washington Redskins W 27–173–1 FedExField 79,522 Recap
6October 12 Dallas Cowboys L 23–303–2 CenturyLink Field 68,432 Recap
7October 19at St. Louis Rams L 26–283–3 Edward Jones Dome 57,855 Recap
8October 26at Carolina Panthers W 13–94–3 Bank of America Stadium 74,042 Recap
9November 2 Oakland Raiders W 30–245–3 CenturyLink Field 68,337 Recap
10November 9 New York Giants W 38–176–3 CenturyLink Field 68,352 Recap
11November 16at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–246–4 Arrowhead Stadium 76,463 Recap
12November 23 Arizona Cardinals W 19–37–4 CenturyLink Field 68,327 Recap
13 November 27 at San Francisco 49ers W 19–38–4 Levi's Stadium 70,799 Recap
14December 7at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–149–4 Lincoln Financial Field 69,596 Recap
15December 14 San Francisco 49ers W 17–710–4 CenturyLink Field 68,526 Recap
16December 21at Arizona Cardinals W 35–611–4 University of Phoenix Stadium 63,806 Recap
17December 28 St. Louis Rams W 20–612–4 CenturyLink Field 68,453 Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 2014 NFL season results [2]

Postseason

RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
Wild Card First-round bye
DivisionalJanuary 10, 2015 Carolina Panthers (4)W 31–171–0 CenturyLink Field 68,524 Recap
NFC ChampionshipJanuary 18, 2015 Green Bay Packers (2)W 28–22 (OT)2–0 CenturyLink Field 68,538 Recap
Super Bowl XLIX February 1, 2015vs. New England Patriots (A1)L 24–282–1 University of Phoenix Stadium 70,288 Recap

Standings

Division

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Seattle Seahawks 1240.7505–110–2394254W6
(5) Arizona Cardinals 1150.6883–38–4310299L2
San Francisco 49ers 880.5002–47–5306340W1
St. Louis Rams 6100.3752–44–8324354L3

Conference

NFC [3]
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [a] Seattle Seahawks West1240.7505–110–2.525.513W6
2 [a] Green Bay Packers North1240.7505–19–3.482.440W2
3 [a] Dallas Cowboys East1240.7504–28–4.445.422W4
4 Carolina Panthers South781.4694–26–6.490.357W4
Wild Cards
5 [b] Arizona Cardinals West1150.6883–38–4.523.477L2
6 [b] Detroit Lions North1150.6885–19–3.471.392L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Philadelphia Eagles East1060.6254–26–6.490.416W1
8 San Francisco 49ers West880.5002–47–5.527.508W1
9 [c] New Orleans Saints South790.4383–36–6.486.415W1
10 [c] Minnesota Vikings North790.4381–56–6.475.308W1
11 [d] New York Giants East6100.3752–44–8.512.323L1
12 [d] Atlanta Falcons South6100.3755–16–6.482.380L1
13 [d] St. Louis Rams West6100.3752–44–8.531.427L3
14 Chicago Bears North5110.3131–54–8.529.338L5
15 Washington Redskins East4120.2502–42–10.496.422L1
16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South2140.1250–61–11.486.469L6
Tiebreakers [e]
  1. 1 2 3 Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record.
  2. 1 2 Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6).
  3. 1 2 New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9).
  4. 1 2 3 The NY Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27), while Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis based on conference record.
  5. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at Denver Broncos

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0103316
Broncos707721

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 7:05pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C), 41% humidity, wind S 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,593
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV: KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P2: vs. San Diego Chargers

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chargers077014
Seahawks101431441

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: August 15
  • Game time: 7:05pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C), 67% humidity, wind NNW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 67,615
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV: KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Chicago Bears

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bears00066
Seahawks14173034

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: August 22
  • Game time: 7:06pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 49% humidity, wind NW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 67,608
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV: NFLN, KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P4: at Oakland Raiders

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks71401031
Raiders21143341

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 7:08pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 70 °F (21 °C), 64% humidity, wind W 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,831
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: NFLN, KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers

NFL Kickoff game
Week One: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Packers730616
Seahawks31451436

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

The Seahawks started their 2014 season at home against the Packers, the first meeting since the controversial 'Fail Mary' game in 2012. With the win, they became the first defending Super Bowl champion team since 2011 (also Packers) to win their regular season opening game for a 1-0 start.

This is the first game in NFL history to end in a score of 36-16. In all five years that Pete Carroll was head coach of the Seahawks, so far, he has had at least one game end in a score never before achieved. [4]

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks777021
Chargers3177330

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

This would be their largest margin of defeat since their 23-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in 2011.

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Three: Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Broncos30017020
Seahawks31403626

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

This would be the first Super Bowl rematch (Super Bowl opponents in the previous year who face each other again in the current year) since 1997. [5] Although the Broncos would rally in the 4th quarter to send the game into overtime, the Seahawks scored a touchdown in overtime to win. They entered their bye week at 2–1.

Week 5: at Washington Redskins

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks71001027
Redskins073717

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Percy Harvin had three touchdowns in this game negated by penalties. This was his penultimate game with the Seahawks. [6]

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Six: Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys71031030
Seahawks10010323

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

The Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 30-23. The Seahawks suffered only their second home loss since Russell Wilson became the starting quarterback at the start of the 2012 season (the other loss was to the Cardinals in Week 16 of the 2013 season). Wilson struggled mightily, going 14/28 for only 126 yards with 1 rushing touchdown, 0 touchdown passes, and a game sealing interception. The defense also gave up several big plays, including a 3rd and 20 first down conversion in the 4th quarter. The conversion eventually led to a touchdown that put the Cowboys up 27-23. The 30 points that were allowed by the Seahawks were the most they allowed in any home game in the Wilson era. With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 3-2 on the season.

Week 7: at St. Louis Rams

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks3371326
Rams7140728

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

Week 8: at Carolina Panthers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks033713
Panthers33039

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

This was the first Seahawks road game to be televised by CBS since 2001, their last year in the AFC West.

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Raiders3014724
Seahawks14100630

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 10: vs. New York Giants

Week Ten: New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Giants7100017
Seahawks7732138

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0137020
Chiefs773724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals03003
Seahawks3610019

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Thanksgiving Day game

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks763319
49ers00303

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks01014024
Eagles707014

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Fifteen: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers07007
Seahawks307717

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

With the win, not only did the Seahawks knock the 49ers out of the playoffs, but they also swept the 49ers for the first time since 2007.

Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks01402135
Cardinals03306

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

With this win, the Seahawks completed a comeback against the Cardinals they started in week 12 from 3 games back in the division with 6 to play. They also swept the Cardinals for the first time since 2010.

Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Seventeen: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rams33006
Seahawks0061420

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

With this win, Seattle clinched the NFC West, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs for the second consecutive season. [7]

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #1 seed in the NFC.

NFC Divisional Playoff: vs. #4 Carolina Panthers

NFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Carolina Panthers at #1 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Panthers0100717
Seahawks7701731

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

The Seahawks defeated the Panthers 31-17, becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to win a playoff game since the 2005 Patriots, and advanced to their second consecutive NFC Championship game. They hosted the Green Bay Packers, who defeated the Dallas Cowboys 26-21.

NFC Championship Game: vs. #2 Green Bay Packers

NFC Championship Game: #2 Green Bay Packers at #1 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Packers13306022
Seahawks00715628

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

After trailing 16-0 in the 3rd quarter and 19-7 with just over 2 minutes remaining, Russell Wilson, who threw 4 interceptions in the game, rallied Seattle to a much needed touchdown to bring the score to 19-14 with 2:09 left in regulation. The Seahawks then recovered an onside kick to re-gain possession of the football. After a relatively quick drive, Marshawn Lynch scored on a 24-yard touchdown run, making the score 22-19 after a successful 2-point conversion with 1:25 left. Aaron Rodgers then drove the Packers to the Seattle 30 yard line, where Mason Crosby kicked a 48-yard field goal to tie and send the game into overtime. Seattle then won the coin toss and drove 87 yards in 6 plays, capped by consecutive 35 yard completions, the first on 3rd-and-6 from the Seahawks own 30 yard line to Doug Baldwin, and the second a touchdown pass from Wilson to Jermaine Kearse to win the game 28-22. With the win, the Seahawks became the first defending champion to return to the Super Bowl since the 2004 Patriots. Additionally, they ended the Packers' season the same way it began, as they lost to the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in the Kickoff Game.

Super Bowl XLIX: vs. #A1 New England Patriots

Super Bowl XLIX: #A1 New England Patriots vs. #N1 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Patriots01401428
Seahawks01410024

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

The game was a back and forth battle, but best remembered for Seattle throwing a game-sealing interception at the one-yard line on 2nd and 1 instead of going for a Marshawn Lynch rushing touchdown. The decision was highly scrutinized; Carroll stated "You've trained your players to do the right thing, and I trust them to do right." [8]

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The 2011 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 36th in the National Football League (NFL), their 10th playing their home games at CenturyLink Field and the second under head coach Pete Carroll. It was the first season in over a decade in which the Seahawks came into the season with a new starting quarterback, as incumbent Matt Hasselbeck left for the Tennessee Titans in free agency. The Seahawks equaled their 7–9 record in 2010, but failed to defend their NFC West division title and missed the playoffs. This year was notable for the emergence of the Legion of Boom defensive group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Seattle Seahawks season</span> 37th season in franchise history; first with QB Russell Wilson

The 2012 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 37th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks had a three-way quarterback competition with Tarvaris Jackson, Matt Flynn and rookie Russell Wilson. Jackson was traded to the Bills, and Wilson won the job.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Seattle Seahawks season</span> 38th season in franchise history; first Super Bowl win

The 2013 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 38th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth under head coach Pete Carroll. With the Seahawks tenth win in the eleventh week of the season, the team secured double-digit victories in consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history. Their 13–3 regular season record is tied with the 2005 season for the best in franchise history. Seattle's defense in 2013 is regarded by many to be one of the best in NFL history.

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