The Story of the 2015 Seattle Seahawks

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The Seattle Seahawks were looking to get to their third straight Super Bowl during the 2015-2016 season. But the start of the season was not kind to them. Seattle kicked off the season against the St. Louis Rams, a team they have always struggled with. 

Sure enough, Seattle couldn’t get over St. Louis again, as the Rams defense swarmed Russell Wilson and Seattle fell in overtime, 34-31. In Week 2, Seattle faced off against the Green Bay Packers. Seattle got out to a fast start, but Aaron Rodgers was too much for a struggling Seattle defense, as the Seahawks lost 27-17, and they fell to 0-2. 

Seattle finally was back at home, and it proved to be a blessing. The Seahawks rolled over the shorthanded Bears, 26-0 to finally pick up a win in the young season. Next, Seattle met the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football, in a game full of controversy. In a low scoring game, Seattle had just a three point lead, and the Lions had the ball in the red zone. 

With one play left, Detroit gave it to none other than Calvin Johnson, who was stopped short of the goalline and he fumbled. Safety Kam Chancellor batted the ball back out of bounds, which sparked controversy. In the NFL, you can only bat the bat sideways, which made the Chancellor play illegal. Still, it counted, and the Seahawks squeaked out a 13-10 victory. 

After blowing a lead in regulation and then losing in overtime to Cincinnati, Seattle had fallen to 2-3. They played the resurgent Carolina Panthers next at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. The Seahawks held the lead for most of the game, but Cam Newton connected with Greg Olsen late, and the Panthers had shocked the Seahawks. Seattle would win two straight, before setting up an NFC West showdown with the Arizona Cardinals. 

A back and forth game resulted in a 39-32 win for the Cardinals. Seattle was just 4-5 and many doubted if they’d make the playoffs. Seattle proved its doubters wrong, as they reeled of five straight wins to improve their record to 9-5. They would lose to St. Louis again at home, but they crushed Arizona, 36-6 in the final game of the regular season. 

In the playoffs, they would face the Minnesota Vikings, who they dominated earlier in the season. But in the frigid weather, this wasn’t easy. Minnesota was up for most of the game, but magic throws by Russell Wilson brought Seattle back, and they had the 10-9 lead. Minnesota had the perfect opportunity to win the game, Blair Walsh was set to kick a chip shot field goal. 

But it went wide left, and somehow, some way the Seahawks came out of Minneapolis with a 10-9 victory. Seattle traveled to Charlotte to take on the Panthers. Carolina jumped out to a 24-0 lead in the blink of an eye. Seattle would cut the deficit to a touchdown, but it was too little, too late, as Carolina prevailed 31-24. It was an up and down season for the Seahawks, as their attempt to get to their third straight Super Bowl was stopped short.