2005 Seattle Seahawks
The 2005 Seattle Seahawks went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC West, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 452 points and allowed 271.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 8–0
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 452–271
- NFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 452 points, the most among the 32 teams, and allowed 271, the seventh-fewest. Their point differential was +181.
How the season unfolded
The Seahawks started 2–2 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was eleven games, from Week 5 to Week 16.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 42–0 over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 13 (December 5, 2005).
Their heaviest loss was 26–14 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1 (September 11, 2005).
They scored a season-high 42 points against the Houston Texans in Week 6 (October 16, 2005), winning 42–10.
They shut out the Philadelphia Eagles (Week 13).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–2.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 6–0 against the NFC West, sweeping the Cardinals, the Rams, and the 49ers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat Washington 20–10 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they beat the Carolina Panthers 34–14 at home.
They lost Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21–10.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 2004, when they went 9–7.
In 2006, they went 9–7 and returned to the playoffs.
2005 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2005 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 14–26 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2005 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 21–18 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2005 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 37–12 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2005 | at Washington | L 17–20 (OT) |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2005 | at St. Louis Rams | W 37–31 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2005 | vs Houston Texans | W 42–10 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2005 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 13–10 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2005 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 33–19 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2005 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 31–16 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2005 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 27–25 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2005 | vs New York Giants | W 24–21 (OT) |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2005 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 42–0 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2005 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 41–3 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2005 | at Tennessee Titans | W 28–24 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2005 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 28–13 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2006 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–23 |
| Divisional | Jan 14, 2006 | vs Washington | W 20–10 |
| Conference championship | Jan 22, 2006 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 34–14 |
| Super Bowl | Feb 5, 2006 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–21 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2005 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.