Editing Seattle Seahawks (section)

==Seasons and overall records==
{{Main|List of Seattle Seahawks seasons}}
As of the end of the 2023 season, the Seattle Seahawks have competed in 48 NFL seasons, dating back to their expansion year of 1976. The team has compiled a {{win-loss record|w=392|l=366|t=1}} ({{winpct|392|366|1}}) regular-season record and a {{win-loss record|w=17|l=19}} ({{winpct|17|19}}) record in the [[NFL playoffs|playoffs]], for an overall record of {{win-loss record|w=409|l=385|t=1}} and a {{winpct|409|385|1}} [[winning percentage]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Seattle has reached the playoffs in 20 separate seasons, including in the [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|2005 season]] when they lost [[Super Bowl XL]] to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], the [[2013 Seattle Seahawks season|2013 season]] when they defeated the [[Denver Broncos]] to win [[Super Bowl XLVIII]], and the [[2014 Seattle Seahawks season|2014 season]] when they lost [[Super Bowl XLIX]] to the [[New England Patriots]]. In the [[2010 Seattle Seahawks season|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 winning the division. The Seahawks would go on to defeat the reigning Super Bowl champion [[New Orleans Saints]] in the [[2010–11 NFL playoffs#NFC: Seattle Seahawks 41, New Orleans Saints 36|Wild Card round]], becoming the first team ever to win a playoff game with a losing record. Until Week 7 of the 2016 season against the [[Arizona Cardinals]], the Seahawks had never recorded a tied game in their history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-24 |title=Seahawks tie for first time ever, 6-6 against Cardinals |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/sports/seahawks-tie-for-first-time-ever-6-6-against-cardinals/283-340629475 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=kgw.com |language=en-US}}</ref>