 The team would cut ties with most of the remaining players that had been part of their meteoric rise and turnover both their Offensive and Defensive coaching staff in 2018, and an influx of young talent helped propel the team to a 10–6 record and another playoff berth that would ultimately end in a loss in the Wild Card game.In October 2018, owner Paul Allen died after a prolonged fight with cancer.From 2011–2014, the Seahawks the San Francisco 49ers emerged as two of the best teams in the NFC, and naturally developed a heated rivalry as a result.