Seattle Seahawks

^At the end of the 2005 NFL season, the Seahawks All-Time Record is 232-249-0 (including playoffs). See article Qantas Club. Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties. Since that time, new fleet have been given names from a specific theme:. The team now alternates between the blue colored pants and white pants, although they usually wear all blue at home and all white when playing away. This aircraft was named Iris, by the Wife of the Governor General of the time. The helmets also were changed from silver to the darker blue color after a fan poll was conducted. Naming of Qantas' fleet has occured since the arrival of the first DH50.

The colors were modified to become a darker blue and a more neon green. Although Qantas chose neither the Boeing 777 or Airbus 340, it is rumored that Qantas is still looking into buying planes from one of these two manufacturers for the LHR-SYD/SYD-LHR non-stop route. In 2002, both the logo and the uniforms were redesigned. In the meantime, Qantas will use its A330 on international routes to Asia. The helmet was metallic silver while the uniforms were dark blue with silver pants. Delivery of the 787 will start in 2008, with the 787-900 coming in 2011. When the Seahawks debuted in 1976, the team's logo was a stylized blue and green hawk's head based on Northwestern tribal art. Qantas will use the Boeing 787 to cut travel time to Asia to less than 10 hours.

Seattle fell short in its bid for its first NFL title, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Super Bowl XL in Detroit on February 5, 2006 by a score of 21-10. This annoucement came after a long battle between Boeing and Airbus to meet the airline's needs for fleet renewal and future routes. On January 22nd, 2006 Seattle clinched its first Super Bowl berth in franchise history as they beat the Carolina Panthers 34-14. On December 14, 2005, Qantas announced an order for 65 Boeing 787s with purchase rights on 50 more, with some going to JetStar. The win ended the franchise's 21-year playoff victory drought. The interior design for the A380 aircraft is expected to feature new seat design, special lounge areas, AVOD, internet capability, and larger entertainment screens. Shaun Alexander suffered a concussion in the first quarter, but the Seahawks managed to prevail by a final score of 20-10. Qantas will also make aviation history by operating the longest 500-passenger service in the world, flying between Melbourne and Los Angeles (12,749 km).

After having the first round bye in the playoffs, the Seahawks hosted the Washington Redskins in the Divisional Playoff Round. Qantas intends to place the first 4 aircraft on trans-Pacific routes from Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles and later aircraft on services between Australia and London via Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore (ref: Airliner World, March 2005). C Robbie Tobeck and rookie MLB Lofa Tatupu were added to the Roster after injuries to Chicago's Brian Urlacher and Olin Kreutz. The aircraft will be operated in a three class, 501 seat configuration on international services. The players included MVP RB Shaun Alexander, QB Matt Hasselbeck, LT Walter Jones, LG Steve Hutchinson and FB Mack Strong. It will be the second airline (after launch customer Singapore Airlines) to receive an A380 and will take delivery of its first aircraft in April 2007. Seven Seahawks players were selected for the 2006 Pro Bowl, tying a franchise record set in 1984. Qantas has placed an order for 12 Airbus A380-800, with options for 10 more.

Four days later, he was named the 2005 NFL MVP. The QantasLink fleet consists of the following aircraft (at October 2005):. He also ended the season with the league's most rushing yards for the season with 1,880 yards. The Qantas fleet consists of the following aircraft (at December 2005):. On January 1, 2006, despite losing to the Green Bay Packers 23-17, Shaun Alexander broke Priest Holmes's record for most rushing touchdowns in a single season, with his 28th touchdown coming in the 2nd quarter of the game. See full article: Qantas destinations. In addition, the schedule makers set a record with the first regular season game where the teams combined for at least 25 victories. [3].

The game featured the highest scoring and winningest teams against each other, and each looking to set a franchise record for most wins in a season. No passengers were injured in the incident. Interestingly enough, the Colts-Seahawks game set records well before kickoff. United released a statement saying its flight 840 from Melbourne to Los Angeles "reported a wingtip touch with a Qantas aircraft as it taxied". The victory also clinched the top seed in the NFC playoffs for the Seahawks assuring them of a home playoff game during the weekend of January 14-15, 2006 against the lowest remaining NFC seed (which turned out to be the Washington Redskins). On 2 February 2006, a Qantas Boeing 767, carrying 155 passengers and 11 crew, and a United Airlines 747, carrying 99 passengers and 14 crew, were involved in a wing clipping incident while on the runway of Melbourne's Tullamarine International Airport. Shaun Alexander scored three touchdowns in the game and tied Priest Holmes for the NFL record for touchdowns in a season with 27. The aircraft was only 15 months old at the time of the incident.

On Christmas Eve, the Seahawks beat the Colts 28-13 setting the franchise record for wins in season with 13. Subsequent investigation found no sign of smoke or fire, and it is believed that the cargo fire sensors were faulty. However, they wouldn't be denied as QB Matt Hasselbeck threw a game-winning 2-yard pass to WR Darrell Jackson, to end up with a 28-24 victory. 9 passengers were injured and hospitalised. After the third quarter, the Seahawks trailed 24-21. The Osaka Control Tower reported seeing smoke on landing, so an emergency evacuation was declared as a precaution and emergency slides were deployed. Coming into the second half, the score was tied at 14. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Kansai Airport in Osaka, Japan after an indication of smoke in the cargo hold.

After smashing the Niners, the Seahawks traveled to The Coliseum to face the Tennessee Titans. On 21 August 2005, an incident occurred involving Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPE with 178 passengers and 13 crew aboard. At least four team records were set during this game, including the lowest yards ever allowed by a Seahawk defense at 113, the biggest two game margin of victory, the first time the team has posted three forty point wins in a season, and the franchise record for wins in a row at 9. It also returned to service after repairs. With some starters playing less than three quarters for the second game in a row, the victory put the Seahawks at 11-2 with three games remaining, just one win shy of their franchise record 12 wins (12-4 overall) in 1984. The following year 747-300 VH-EBW was damaged when its landing gear collapsed while taxiing at Rome. On December 11, 2005, the week after their Monday night rout of the Eagles, the Seahawks defeated the San Fransisco 49ers 41-3, making their margin of victory for the two-week period 80 points (team record), and marking the first time in team history that the Seahawks had recorded three forty point or better games in a season. [2] Repairs to the nine-year-old aircraft were undertaken in China by TAECO at a cost in excess of A$100 million and it was suggested at the time that this expense was solely to avoid a hull-loss being recorded, a claim Qantas denied.

When the game had finished, the Seahawks had handed the Eagles their 3rd worst defeat in team history (Seattle also handed the Eagles their 5th worst defeat since 1998, the last time the Seahawks played in Philadelphia). [1] There were no fatalities; however, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau criticised numerous inadequacies in Qantas' operational and training processes. A fourth interception return by Michael Boulware fell just short of tying another Seahawks NFL record of four defensive scores in a single game, set during a 45-0 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in 1984. Qantas' record in the jet era was spotless until Boeing 747-400 VH-OJH over-ran the runway by 220 metres while landing in a rainstorm at Bangkok in 1999. On December 5, 2005, the Seahawks shut out the Philadelphia Eagles 42-0 with three defensive touchdowns (two interceptions, one fumble return) to tie the largest margin of victory mark in Monday Night Football history and set the mark for the greatest margin of victory in an MNF shutout, as well as setting the NFL record for scoring the most points with under 200 yards of offense. Other fatal accidents occurred in 1927, 1934, 1942, 1943 (×2), and 1944. Louis Rams lost on December 4, 2005, the Seahawks clinched their second straight NFC West title after playing only 11 games. One was on 16 July 1951, when De Havilland Drover VH-EBQ crashed in New Guinea after an engine failure, killing all seven passengers and crew.

When the St. Prior to the jet era, Qantas had fatal crashes. The Seahawks won on a 36-yard Josh Brown field goal and the final score was 24-21. However, the company's official line is that it has never lost a "jet" aircraft. With the score 21-21, opposing kicker Jay Feely missed three chances for a winning field goal (one as time expired in regulation and two in OT). It is often claimed, most notably in the 1988 movie Rain Man, that Qantas has never had a fatal crash. A week later, the Seahawks went home and played a close game with the eventual NFC East champion New York Giants. There are also plans to increase services to India, by making the current three times weekly service to Mumbai (Bombay) into a daily return flight.

Fortunately for the Seahawks, the Niners couldn't tie on the two-point conversion and Seattle held on for the win (27-25). On 30 November 2005 Qantas annouced that services to New York would go from 3 per week to 5 per week from 27 February 2006. The Niners started to rally, however, and in the final seconds, the 49ers got within two points with a 1-yard touchdown run by Maurice Hicks. Also in mid-2005 Qantas annouced it would increase services to Shanghai and Johannesburg. When the Seahawks flew to Candlestick Park to take on the division rival San Francisco 49ers, the Seahawks were leading 27-12 going into the fourth quarter. In mid-2005 Qantas announced it would recommence services to Beijing, Seoul, Vancouver and San Francisco. Afterwards, they went home and finished the sweep of their much-hated division rivals, the Rams, by the score of 31-16. The first of the 787s are scheduled to be delivered to Jetstar in August 2008.

After their Week 8 bye, they then traveled to Tempe, Arizona and finished the sweep of the Cardinals by a score of 33-19. Jetstar, Qantas' low-cost subsidiary, will also operate 10 of the new aircraft on international routes. The Seahawks won 13-10. The aircraft will allow Qantas to replace their current 767-300 fleet, increase capacity and establish new routes. It wasn't settled until second-year DB Jordan Babineaux intercepted opposing QB Drew Bledsoe's pass for 25 yards, setting the stage for kicker Josh Brown's game-winning 50-yard field goal as time expired. The 787 was chosen after a very competitive selection process in which it competed directly with the Airbus A350. When the Dallas Cowboys came to town the next week, the game came down to the wire. On 14 December 2005, Qantas announced an order for 115 Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft (45 firm orders, 20 options and 50 purchase rights).

The Seahawks easily won on the power of RB Shaun Alexander by a score of 42-10. In 2005, the first visit of an Airbus A380 to Australia coincided with Qantas's 85th birthday. Afterwards, they went home for a Sunday night game against the hapless Houston Texans. Qantas is responsible for some of the most successful marketing campaigns in Australian history, with many advertising campaigns featuring renditions by children's choirs of Peter Allen's "I Still Call Australia Home," set to footage of breathtaking scenery. Not only did the Seahawks win 37-31, but they also ended their four-game losing streak against them, which dated back to the late 2003 season. Commentators believe the sale, and resultant greater Australian ownership, will free up hurdles for Qantas to expand into Asia. Louis Rams. By law, Qantas must be at least 51% Australian-owned, and the British Airways holding had brought foreign ownership to the maximum permissible level.

First, they went to the Edward Jones Dome to face their fierce division-rival, the St. British Airways' original 25% share had been diluted to 18.5% by the issue of more shares. The Seahawks rebounded, however, and went on an eleven-game win streak. In September 2004, British Airways disposed of its share in Qantas, expected to amount to A$1.1bn. The game went into overtime and the Seahawks lost 20-17. In 1993, British Airways bought a 25 % share in Qantas for A$665m. Kicker Josh Brown missed a game winning field goal attempt late in regulation. In 2003, Qantas attempted and failed to obtain regulatory approval to purchase a larger (but still minority) stake in Air New Zealand.

The following week, they were on the road against the Washington Redskins. It now wholy owns and operates JetConnect which operates NZ domestic services under the Qantas brand. The following week at home, they dispatched the division rival Arizona 37-12. Qantas has attempted to expand into the New Zealand domestic air travel market, first with a shareholding in Air New Zealand and then by a franchise takeover of Ansett New Zealand. In Week 2, their home-opener was against the same team that they beat on the last game of the 2004 regular season, the Atlanta Falcons (21-18). Qantas is already the second-largest airline operating out of Singapore Changi Airport, while Singapore Airlines is the second-largest operator of international flights into and out of Australia. They lost their first game of the season on the road against the Jacksonville Jaguars 26-14. On 13 December 2004, the first flight of Jetstar Asia Airways took off from its Singapore hub to Hong Kong, marking Qantas' entry into the Asian cut-price market, and its intentions in battling key competitor Singapore Airlines on its home ground.

The Seahawks got off to a rocky start on their 2005 campaign but it would end with their first Super Bowl appearance. Prior to Jetstar, Qantas had also developed a full-service all economy international carrier focussed on the holiday and leisure market, which has taken on the formerly used Australian Airlines name. Louis Rams. Qantas hopes that this move will "crowd out" the cut-price segment of the market, allowing Qantas to remain the superdominant player in the Australian domestic aviation market and one of the few profitable full-service airlines in the world. They lost the first home playoff game at Qwest Field to the St. The introduction of Virgin Blue, a cut-price competitor, has eaten into this market share somewhat, and Qantas has responded by creating a new cut-price subsidiary airline Jetstar. The Seahawks also won their third division championship in 2004, when they claimed the NFC West title. After September 2001 and the collapse of Ansett Airlines, Qantas held a near-monopoly on the Australian domestic air travel market.

Some current players were either very young children or not even born when the last 49ers shutout occurred. Over the years, several domestic Australian airlines have gone out of business amid complaints of anti-competitive pricing by Qantas and exorbitant prices on new non-competed routes. The 49ers were in a position to score in the 4th quarter, but an interception and a fumble recovery sealed their fate. Qantas has a reputation for being an aggressive competitor in the Australian aviation market. This marked the end of the 49ers' league record 27 year streak without a shutout - the last such game being against Atlanta in 1977 (7-0). It also flies many international routes to and from Australia. On September 26, 2004 the Seahawks shutout the San Francisco 49ers 34-0. Since the merger with Australian Airlines in 1993, Qantas has flown an extensive schedule between all Australian capital cities, as well as many regional cities and towns.

The playoff game would go into overtime, where quarterback Hasselback made the prediction "we want the ball, and we're going to score." Unfortunately for Seattle, an Al Harris interception returned for a TD sealed the Seahawks fate and they were out of the playoffs again. The airline ceased operations in 1996. They went to the playoffs where they would face Holmgren's former team, the Green Bay Packers. Several Boeing 747SP and 767 aircraft were transferred from Qantas service. The Seahawks responded by carrying over the momentum from 2002 by finishing with a 10-6 record and a perfect record at home of 8-0. In 1990, Qantas established Australia Asia Airlines to operate services to Taiwan. Before the 2003 season, Holmgren decided to step down as general manager so that he could concentrate exclusively on improving the team. Qantas was privatised in 1995 by Prime Minister Keating's labor government.

But the team finished with a 7-9 record. Many of these routes were dropped in the 1970s following the airline slump after wide-body aircraft were introduced. He would end the season on a 3 game winning streak and Shaun Alexander lead the NFC with 18 touchdowns. By the 1960s, Qantas was operating round-the-world services from Australia to London via Asia and the Middle East and via the USA and Mexico. The year would prove to be one of ups-and-downs as Dilfer was injured in Week 7 and Hasselbeck became the starting QB. The network was expanded across the Pacific in 1954 when Qantas took over the operations of British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA). This was because of the addition of the expansion team Houston Texans and to achieve parity among the divisions. In 1948, the airline took delivery of Lockheed L.049 Constellations.

When the Seahawks left Husky Stadium at the end of the 2001 season they were part of the AFC West but when they moved into Seahawks Stadium they were now part of the NFC West. Immediately after World War II, Qantas began operating Avro Lancastrian aircraft between Sydney and London in cooperation with British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Big changes were afoot in 2002. Subsequent conservative governments maintained this arrangement. QB Trent Dilfer was signed and won his first four games and the Seahawks finished the 2001 season with a 9-7 record but didn't make the playoffs. In 1967, the name was changed to Qantas Airways Limited. But Hasselbeck struggled in the first half of the season compiling a 5-7 record. It remained an unlisted public company with the government holding 100 % of the shares.

Holmgren then traded for Green Bay Packers backup QB Matt Hasselbeck and made him the starting QB. After World War II, QEA Limited was in dire financial straits and was taken over by the Australian labor government led by Prime Minister Ben Chifley. But QB Jon Kitna was let go after the 2000 season and a 6-10 record. The flights operated in complete radio silence and took more than twenty-four hours. The Seahawks drafted RB Shaun Alexander in 2000 draft as their RB of the future. QEA operated a non-stop flying boat service between Perth, Western Australia and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1943-44. For the 2000-2001 seasons the Seahawks moved back to Husky Stadium while their new stadium was being built. Most of the QEA fleet was taken over by the Australian government for war service between 1939 and 1945, and most of these aircraft were lost in action.

But they lost 20-17 to Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins after leading the game 17-13 in the fourth quarter. The Sydney to Southampton service took nine days, with passengers staying in hotels overnight. Holmgren would lead the Seahawks to a division title and to the playoffs in his first year there. In 1938, this operation was replaced by a flying boat service using Shorts S.23 Empire Flying Boats. With the addition of a new stadium, new head coach and general manager, Mike Holmgren, a new era began for the Seahawks. Imperial Airways operated the rest of the service through to London. In 1999 the voters approved the ballot measure to allow the Seahawks to build a brand new stadium to replace the aging Kingdome. Qantas Empire Airways commenced services between Brisbane and Singapore using deHavilland DH-86 Commonwealth Airliners.

Vinny Testaverde's "Phantom Touchdown" decided the game; a legendary officiating error that became a primary factor in the NFL's reinstatement of instant replay. Each partner held 49 %, with two per cent in the hands of an independent arbitrator. Dennis Erickson was fired at the end of the 1998 season after losing to the New York Jets and missing the playoffs. In 1934, QANTAS Limited and Britain's Imperial Airways (the forerunner of British Airways) formed a new company, Qantas Empire Airways Limited. As a result of the change in ownership and management, Tom Flores resigned in 1998 and was replaced by Bob Whitsitt. It operated air mail services subsidized by the Australian government, linking railheads in western Queensland. The other Kingdome tenants, the Seattle Mariners, were building a brand new stadium, and the Seahawks felt there was no good reason to remain in the decrepit Kingdome. Qantas was founded in Queensland on 16 November 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territorial Aerial Services Limited.

Allen bought the team in 1997 after funding a special election on stadium funding. . This grassroots effort succeeded when Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen purchased an option to buy the team. Qantas was formerly an acronym for the "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services." The company is traded on the Australian Stock Exchange as "QAN.". Grassroots groups like Save Our Seahawks soon formed to pressure the NFL, Behring, and local officials to stop the move. Qantas is the third oldest airline in the world after KLM, the national airline of the Netherlands, and Avianca from Colombia. In January 1996, Seahawks owner Ken Behring announced that he was moving the franchise to Los Angeles where the team would play at Anaheim Stadium. "Qantas" (IATA: QF, ICAO: QFA, and Callsign: Qantas) is the name and callsign of the oldest and largest airline of Australia.

He was replaced by University of Miami coach Dennis Erickson. He is also qualified for flying the Boeing 747-400 as a First Officer - he commenced and completed his training with Qantas. Upon returning to the Kingdome, the team finished with a 6-10 record; Tom Flores resigned his coaching position and returned to his general manager duties. Actor John Travolta personally owns and flies an ex-Qantas Boeing 707 painted in the Qantas livery of the 1960's. The Seahawks moved to nearby Husky Stadium on the campus of the University of Washington for 3 games after an acoustic tile fell inside the Kingdome in 1994. Its first international destination was to Singapore. After struggling in Seattle for 3 seasons he was traded to the Chicago Bears after the 1996 season. British Airways used these designs on their tailfins as part of their 1997 "ethnic art" relaunch.

In 1993 the Seahawks drafted Rick Mirer, with the second pick in the draft, in hopes that he would be able to be the franchise's quarterback of the future. All three carry striking, colourful liveries, designed by Australian Aborigines. The only bright spot for the 1992 season was defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy being declared NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Qantas has three planes painted in Australian Aboriginal art liveries: Wunala Dreaming (Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEJ), Nalanji Dreaming (Boeing 747-338 VH-EBU) and Yananyi Dreaming (Boeing 737-838 VH-VXB). 1992 would also prove to be the Seahawks' worst year ever when they finished 2-14. In 1979 Qantas was the only airline in the world to operate a fleet consisting entirely of Boeing 747's. Longtime quarterback Dave Krieg left in 1992 and was replaced by three different quarterbacks (first-round pick Dan McGwire, Stan Gelbaugh and Kelly Stouffer). Qantas Boeing 707s were nicknamed V jets from the latin vannus meaning fan.

Team president/GM Tom Flores assumed the head coaching duties for the 1992 season. The first Qantas Boeing 707 was delivered to the airline in Seattle on 26 June 1959. After finishing with a 7-9 record, he resigned to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams. In 1928 a chartered Qantas aircraft conducted the inaugural flight of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, departing from Cloncurry. 1991 would be Chuck Knox's last year as head coach of the Seahawks. In the 1920s Qantas built a number of aircraft (De Havilland DH50s and a single DH9) under licence in its Longreach hangar. These years would prove to be the most tumultuous of the franchise's history so far. Cruising speed was 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph), carrying 1 pilot and 2 passengers.

A year later he would name former Los Angeles Raiders head coach Tom Flores team president and general manager. The first aircraft owned by Qantas was Avro 504K G-AUBG, purchased for £1425. In 1988, Ken Behring purchased the club from the original owners, the Nordstrom Family. 2006/7 (Airbus A380) - First A380 will be named Nancy Bird Walton, remainder as yet are un-named however will be themed on Australian Aviation Pioneers. Despite the 1983 season ending on a sour note, it was the first breakthrough season for the Seahawks, because Curt Warner was named AFC Rookie Of The Year and Chuck Knox was named AFC Coach Of The Year. 2002 - Re-establishment of naming practice of fleet after Towns & Cities of Australia, celebrating Qantas' coverage of Australia. The Seahawks' miracle season ended in the AFC Championship as they lost to the eventual Super Bowl XVIII champion Los Angeles Raiders 30-14. 1980s - Wildlife (Bellbird, Lorikeet and Kestrel).

The next week at the Miami Orange Bowl the Seahawks drove 66 yards in 5 plays that ended with a game-winning touchdown for the Seahawks' 27-20 victory over the Miami Dolphins and their rookie quarterback Dan Marino. 1980s - Inspirational Names (Daring, Integrity, Resolute). In the wild-card playoffs the Seahawks shut down the Denver Broncos and their rookie quarterback John Elway 31-7.  ???? (Flying Boats) - Capella, Carpentaria, Challenger, Champion, Calypso and Camilla. They would win 2 of the next 3 games to earn their first ever playoff berth. 1929 (DH61 Aircraft) - Grecian Theme (Apollo, Diana, Hermes and Athena). Then in week 13, the Seahawks beat the Kansas City Chiefs 51-48 at the Kingdome to start their winning ways. 34 Dash 8 (further 7 on order).

In 1983 the Seahawks were battling for a playoff berth with a 6-6 record. 5 BAe 146. After a disappointing 1982 season (which was shortened because of a players' strike), the Seahawks moved interim coach Mike McCormack back into the front office and hired Chuck Knox as their head coach. 5 Boeing 717-200 (further 4 on order). Interim coach Mike McCormack would finish out the rest of the season and the Seahawks compiled a 4-5 record. 35 Boeing 787s (on order). In the strike-shortened season of 1982, the Seahawks fired their first coach, Jack Patera, after losing their first two games. 24 Boeing 767-300ER (comprising 17 Boeing 767-338ER and 7 Boeing 767-336ER).

In 1981, when the Seahawks lost five of their first six games on their way to a 6-10 record, Steve Largent had another stellar season with 1,224 receiving yards. 30 Boeing 747-400 (comprising 21 Boeing 747-438, 6 Boeing 747-438ER, 2 Boeing 747-4H6 and 1 Boeing 747-48E). However, the team rebounded from that embarrassment to finish the season with a 9-7 record. 6 Boeing 747-338. In 1979, the Seahawks set the NFL record for the lowest total offense in one game (minus 7 yards) in a 24-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at the Kingdome. 29 Boeing 737-838 (further 4 on order). In 1978, the Seahawks acheived their first winning season with a 9-7 record as WR Steve Largent finished second in the NFL with 1,168 receiving yards and Jack Patera was named NFL Coach of the Year. 20 Boeing 737-400 (comprising 19 Boeing 737-476 and 1 Boeing 737-4L7).

The 1977 season highlight happened on October 30 when quarterback Jim Zorn came back from an injury to throw four touchdown passes in a 56-17 win over the Buffalo Bills at the Kingdome. 10 Airbus A330-303. On November 7 they won their first home game in a 30-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. 4 Airbus A330-201. The franchise's first win came on October 17 when they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-10 at Tampa Bay. That drought was ended with a 20-10 victory over the Washington Redskins in the 2005 playoffs.

Before 2005, Seattle had the longest drought since its last playoff win of any NFL team, going back to the 1984 season. The team set two franchise records with an 11-game winning streak and 13 regular-season wins in 2005. Seattle has won four division titles in their franchise history: the 1988 and 1999 AFC West titles, and the 2004 and 2005 NFC West titles. The original AFC West teams (Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs and Raiders) were original AFL franchises and the realignment preserved those natural rivalries.

This realignment also allowed the NFL to restore the NFC East and the AFC West to their original post-merger rosters. In 2002, the Seahawks were returned to the NFC West as part of an NFL realignment plan that gave each conference four balanced divisions of four teams each. This realignment was dictated by the league as part of the 1976 expansion plan, so that both expansion teams could play each other twice and every other NFL franchise once during their first two seasons. After one season, Seattle switched conferences with Tampa Bay and joined the AFC West.

The franchise began play in 1976 in the NFC West division. The Seahawks are the only NFL team to switch conferences twice in the post-merger era. The Seahawks were defeated by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1983 AFC championship game. Seattle is the only NFL team to play in both the AFC and NFC championship games.

. The Seahawks have one Super Bowl appearance. The team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joined the NFL in 1976 as expansion teams. They currently belong to the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

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John Nordstrom: 1976 - 88. Mike Holmgren: 1999 - present. Dennis Erickson: 1995 - 98. Tom Flores: 1992 - 94.

Chuck Knox: 1983 - 91. Mike McCormack: 1982 (replaced Patera after two games). Jack Patera: 1976 - 82. Dan McGwire.

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Ricky Watters. Chris Warren. Shawn Springs. Eugene Robinson.

Jerry Rice. John Randle. Rufus Porter. Joe Nash.

Warren Moon. Cortez Kennedy. Franco Harris. Jacob Green.

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Brian Blades. Chuck Knox, Head Coach, 1983 - 91 (Inducted 2005). 17 Dave Krieg, QB, 1980 - 91 (Inducted 2004). 45 Kenny Easley, S, 1981 - 87 (Inducted 2002).

79 Jacob Green, DE, 1980 - 91 (Inducted 1995). 28 Curt Warner, RB, 1983 - 89 (Inducted 1993, not to be confused with later quarterback Kurt Warner). Pete Gross, the "original" voice of the Seahawks, 1976 - 92, passed away in December, 1992 due to cancer (Inducted November, 1992 just two days before his passing). 22 Dave Brown, CB, 1976 - 86 (Inducted 1992).

10 Jim Zorn, QB, 1976 - 84 (Inducted 1991). 80 Steve Largent, WR, 1976 - 89 (Inducted 1989). 80 Steve Largent (brought out of retirement for a portion of the 2004 season for Jerry Rice, who received Largent's blessing). 12 "The Fans", dedicated to Seahawks fans, the so-called "12th man".

Warren Moon. Steve Largent (also a former member of the United States House of Representatives). Franco Harris. Carl Eller.

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