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2014 Seattle Seahawks

The 2014 Seattle Seahawks went 12–4, finishing 1st in the NFC West, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 394 points and allowed 254.

Record
12–4
Home
7–1
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
394–254
NFC West
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Super Bowl

Where the season ranked

They scored 394 points, the tenth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 254, the fewest. Their point differential was +140.

Their 12–4 record was tied for the best in the NFL.

How the season unfolded

The Seahawks started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 12–4.

Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 12 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 35–6 over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16 (December 21, 2014).

Their heaviest loss was 30–21 to the San Diego Chargers in Week 2 (September 14, 2014).

They scored a season-high 38 points against the New York Giants in Week 10 (November 9, 2014), winning 38–17.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–3.

They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 5–1 against the NFC West, sweeping the Cardinals and the 49ers and splitting with the Rams.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 5–1 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Divisional round, they beat the Carolina Panthers 31–17 at home.

In the NFC Championship Game, they beat the Green Bay Packers 28–22 at home.

They lost Super Bowl XLIX to the New England Patriots, 28–24.

Before and after

That was one win fewer than in 2013, when they went 13–3.

In 2015, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.

2014 schedule and results

2014 Seattle Seahawks · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 4, 2014vs Green Bay PackersW 36–16
Week 2Sep 14, 2014at San Diego ChargersL 21–30
Week 3Sep 21, 2014vs Denver BroncosW 26–20 (OT)
Week 5Oct 6, 2014at WashingtonW 27–17
Week 6Oct 12, 2014vs Dallas CowboysL 23–30
Week 7Oct 19, 2014at St. Louis RamsL 26–28
Week 8Oct 26, 2014at Carolina PanthersW 13–9
Week 9Nov 2, 2014vs Oakland RaidersW 30–24
Week 10Nov 9, 2014vs New York GiantsW 38–17
Week 11Nov 16, 2014at Kansas City ChiefsL 20–24
Week 12Nov 23, 2014vs Arizona CardinalsW 19–3
Week 13Nov 27, 2014at San Francisco 49ersW 19–3
Week 14Dec 7, 2014at Philadelphia EaglesW 24–14
Week 15Dec 14, 2014vs San Francisco 49ersW 17–7
Week 16Dec 21, 2014at Arizona CardinalsW 35–6
Week 17Dec 28, 2014vs St. Louis RamsW 20–6
DivisionalJan 10, 2015vs Carolina PanthersW 31–17
Conference championshipJan 18, 2015vs Green Bay PackersW 28–22 (OT)
Super BowlFeb 1, 2015vs New England PatriotsL 24–28

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2014 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.