the first one-handed player in NFL history, Shaquem Griffin. Paul Allen, owner of the Seahawks since 1997, died of cancer on October 15, 2018, at the age of 65. The Seahawks started the season on the wrong foot, starting 0-2 and having given up 12 sacks and averaging 68 yards rushing a game. They won their next two games narrowly, but the Seahawks completely turned around the season in week 5. Although they lost to the Los Angeles Rams 33–31, they put up an impressive 190 rushing yards and won the turnover battle 2–0. The Seahawks preceded to win their next two, including against the Oakland Raiders in their first NFL International Series game in London, England. They then fell to both of the Los Angeles teams, the Rams and the Chargers, but then went on a rampage, winning 6 of their next 7. Some notable wins, were against the 6-2 Carolina Panthers and against the eventual MVP Patrick Mahomes and the 11-3 Kansas City Chiefs. With that win, they clinched the a playoff berth and eventually finished the season as the 5th seed in the NFC at 10–6. In the Wild Card game, they dueled with the 4th seed Dallas Cowboys. The Seahawks, however, could never get their run game going and, combined with kicker Sebastian Janikowski's injury at the end of the first half, led to them being down 10 with 2:08 remaining, the score being 24–14. The Seahawks rallied for a touchdown and subsequent two point conversion to cut the deficit to 2, but failed to recover Michael Dickson's drop kick onside kick, ending the game with a final score of 24–22. 2019 The Seahawks again started the season down many key players. They officially terminated the contract of strong safety Kam Chancellor and also wide receiver Doug Baldwin after failed physicals. They also traded defensive end Frank Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, they did pick up many notable players. One was top wide receiver prospect DK Metcalf with the 64th pick of the Draft. They beefed up their defensive line by signing defensive end Ezekiel Ansah to a one-year contract, and traded Jacob Martin, Barkevious Mingo, and a third-round pick for defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. The Seahawks started the 2019 season 2–0 with wins over the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, marking their first 2–0 start since the 2013 season, in which they