Through the first five decades of the franchise's history, the Seahawks have had three distinct eras that stand out as the team's most successful to date.

In the 1980s, Chuck Knox led the Seahawks to the playoffs for the first time in 1983, with Seattle making a surprise run to the AFC championship game, the first four playoff berths in six seasons, a stretch that also included a 10-6 record in which Seattle fell just short of the playoffs. Two decades later, Mike Holmgren's teams won five division titles and earned six playoff berths, reaching the Super Bowl for the first time following a 13-3 2005 season. And finally, the teams led by Pete Carroll and John Schneider raised the bar yet again, with the Seahawks reaching the playoffs 10 times in 13 seasons, winning five division titles and

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