Editing Seattle Seahawks (section)

===== Super Bowl XLVIII champions (2013) =====
{{Main|2013 Seattle Seahawks season}}
[[File:Seahawks players vs Rams 12.19.2013 (2).jpg|thumb|Seahawks players and coaches in 2013]]
In the [[2013 NFL season]], the Seahawks continued their momentum from the previous season, finishing tied with the [[2013 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] for an NFL-best [[2013 Seattle Seahawks season|regular season]] record of 13–3, while earning the NFC's #1 [[2013–14 NFL playoffs|playoff seed]].<ref name="a659">{{cite web | last=Kelly | first=Danny | title=Seahawks are NFC West Champions, NFC's #1 seed | website=Field Gulls | date=2013-12-29 | url=https://www.fieldgulls.com/seahawks-game-analysis/2013/12/29/5254994/seahawks-playoff-seed-nfc-west-champions-rams-results-pete-carroll | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/index.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Their 2013 campaign included big wins over the [[2013 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]], [[2013 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]], and the [[2013 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Seattle Seahawks Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/2013.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Six Seahawks players were named to the Pro Bowl: Quarterback [[Russell Wilson]], center [[Max Unger]], running back [[Marshawn Lynch]], cornerback [[Richard Sherman (American football)|Richard Sherman]], free safety [[Earl Thomas (defensive back)|Earl Thomas]], and strong safety [[Kam Chancellor]].<ref name="s596">{{cite web | last=Bien | first=Louis | title=Russell Wilson makes six Seahawks at the Pro Bowl | website=SB Nation Seattle | date=2013-01-27 | url=https://seattle.sbnation.com/seahawks/2013/1/27/3916166/2013-nfl-pro-bowl-roster-afc-nfc-seahawks-russell-wilson#:~:text=Russell%20Wilson%20was%20added%20to,and%20kick%20returner%20Leon%20Washington. | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> However, none of them were able to play in the Pro Bowl, as the Seahawks defeated the New Orleans Saints 23–15 and the San Francisco 49ers 23–17, in the [[2013–14 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] to advance to [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] against the Denver Broncos.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks - January 11th, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201401110sea.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks - January 19th, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201401190sea.htm |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> On February 2, 2014, the Seahawks won the franchise's only Super Bowl Championship, defeating Denver 43–8.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenthal|first=Gregg|title=Seattle Seahawks stomp Broncos for Super Bowl win|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/seattle-seahawks-stomp-broncos-for-super-bowl-win-0ap2000000322899|publisher=National Football League|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-date=July 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703003605/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000322899/article/seattle-seahawks-stomp-broncos-for-super-bowl-win|url-status=live}}</ref> The Seahawks' defense performance in 2013 was acclaimed as one of the best in the Super Bowl era.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pompei|first=Dan|title=THE BEST DEFENSES IN NFL HISTORY|url=http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/68778308/nfl-ranking-best-defenses-in-history-seattle-seahawks-chicago-bears|publisher=Sports on Earth|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109201437/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/68778308/nfl-ranking-best-defenses-in-history-seattle-seahawks-chicago-bears|url-status=dead}}</ref>[[File:Marshawn Lynch 2011.jpg|thumbnail|right|292x292px|[[Marshawn Lynch]] scored on a 67-yard touchdown run in the [[2011 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild-Card Playoff Game]] against the [[New Orleans Saints]] in 2011.]]