<P> As of the end of the 2017 season , the Seattle Seahawks have competed in 42 NFL seasons , dating back to their expansion year of 1976 . The team has compiled a 334 -- 323 - 1 record ( 16 -- 15 in the playoffs ) for a . 508 winning percentage (. 516 in the playoffs ) . Seattle has reached the playoffs in 16 separate seasons , including in the 2005 season when they lost Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers , the 2013 season when they defeated the Denver Broncos to win Super Bowl XLVIII , and the 2014 season when they lost Super Bowl XLIX to the New England Patriots . In the 2010 season , the Seahawks became the first team in NFL history to earn a spot in the playoffs with a losing record ( 7 -- 9 , . 438 ) in a full season ; this was by virtue of winning the division . The Seahawks would go on to defeat the reigning Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round , becoming the first team ever to win a playoff game with a losing record . Until Week 7 of the 2016 season , the Seahawks had never recorded a tied game in their history . </P>
<P> As of the end of the 2017 season , the Seattle Seahawks have competed in 42 NFL seasons , dating back to their expansion year of 1976 . The team has compiled a 334 -- 323 - 1 record ( 16 -- 15 in the playoffs ) for a . 508 winning percentage (. 516 in the playoffs ) . Seattle has reached the playoffs in 16 separate seasons , including in the 2005 season when they lost Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers , the 2013 season when they defeated the Denver Broncos to win Super Bowl XLVIII , and the 2014 season when they lost Super Bowl XLIX to the New England Patriots . In the 2010 season , the Seahawks became the first team in NFL history to earn a spot in the playoffs with a losing record ( 7 -- 9 , . 438 ) in a full season ; this was by virtue of winning the division . The Seahawks would go on to defeat the reigning Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round , becoming the first team ever to win a playoff game with a losing record . Until Week 7 of the 2016 season , the Seahawks had never recorded a tied game in their history . </P>
how many times have the seahawks been to the playoffs
how many times have the seahawks been to the playoffs
16
16