Field Gulls
We’ve done this before, so let’s do it again!
We’re continuing our summer trips down memory lane as we celebrate 50 seasons of Seattle Seahawks football.
Today’s discussion is all about your favorite regular season wins in franchise history. I’ve excluded the postseason for extremely obvious reasons, plus there’s a much larger pool of regular season football we’ve all watched. We did this topic a couple of years ago but why not recycle? There are new users in the comments section and potentially new answers to come!
The criteria is entirely up to you as long as the Seahawks actually won the game. If you found beauty in that 6-3 win over the Chicago Bears last season then I’m not going to push back on your answer. Did the Seahawks win on your birthday even though they weren’t in playoff contention? If so, that can be one of your favorite wins ever.
Once upon a time my favorite one was the 2005 overtime classic against the New York Giants, which was one of those games the Seahawks had repeatedly lost over the decades. They were on the precipice of defeat umpteen times, only for Jay Feely to smoke field goal after field goal after field goal. Isn’t that right, Jeremy Shockey? That was the greatest indicator that there was something magical about that team and their eventual Super Bowl run.
For pure entertainment in terms of back-and-forth classic, I actually preferred the 39-30 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers back in 2015 over the 41-38 shootout over the Houston Texans in 2017. The latter had a more dramatic ending but 2015 Russell Wilson was undeniably (to me) the best dual-threat version of Wilson we’d seen. Unfortunately Jimmy Graham was lost for the season in this game, but it did give us Doug Baldwin’s masterpiece.
It was also Wilson’s first win as a starter in which the Seahawks allowed more than 24 points.
The 2012 season gave us “U mad, bro?” when Seattle rallied to shock the New England Patriots, which holds a special place in my heart. But how can you not relive spoiling Jim Harbaugh’s birthday and smashing up the San Francisco 49ers in a 42-13 annihilation? A playoff spot was on the line for Seattle and the 49ers had beaten the Seahawks three in a row under Jim.
I’d say this game (more than the Patriots or Chicago Bears wins) was the origin story of the Seahawks’ rise to a championship level team.
Your turn! Tell us your favorite Seahawks regular season wins ever.
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