The Seattle Seahawks are off to one of their best starts in franchise history, sitting at 10-3 and tied for the NFC’s best record heading into the final four weeks of the regular season.

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It marks the fifth time in the Seahawks’ 50-year history that they’ve started 10-3 or better. Their 2013 Super Bowl-winning team, their 2005 NFC championship team and their 1984 divisional-round playoff team each started 11-2, while their 2019 divisional-round playoff team started 10-3.

Seattle’s 2014 NFC championship team, meanwhile, was 9-4 at this point of the season. That 2014 team sputtered to a 3-3 start before winning 11 of its next 12 games to earn a second straight Super Bowl trip.

How do the 2025 Seahawks compare – so far, at least – to the best teams in franchise history? Here’s a quick snapshot at how Mike Macdonald’s crew stacks up against the Seahawks’ three Super Bowl squads.

Defense

• 2025 – 2nd in points/game (17.4, -5.7 league average)
• 2014 – 1st in points/game (15.9, -6.7 league average)
• 2013 – 1st in points/game (14.4, -9.0 league average)
• 2005 – 7th in points/game (16.9, -3.7 league average)

Seattle’s Legion of Boom-era defenses are a near-impossible standard to match. The legendary 2013 unit was on a short list of the best defenses in NFL history, allowing a whopping 9.0 points per game fewer than the league-average team, according to Stathead. And while the 2014 group took a while to get going, it went nuclear down the stretch, allowing just 39 points combined over its final six regular-season games.

As great as the 2025 Seahawks’ defense has been, it’s not at that historic, all-time great level that the L.O.B. achieved. But nevertheless, Macdonald’s crew has clearly proven that it’s a legitimate top-three NFL defense, at the very least. And with the unit finally rounding into full health, perhaps it can reach another level of dominance over the final few weeks.

Offense

NOTE: This year’s Seahawks have six defensive or special teams touchdowns, which skew their points per game. So instead, we’ll look at points per drive, which only includes offensive scores.

• 2025 – 8th in points/drive (2.43, +0.33 league average)
• 2014 – T-8th in points/drive (2.13, +0.30 league average)
• 2013 – T-7th in points/drive (2.12, +0.31 league average)
• 2005 – 2nd in points/drive (2.34, +0.69 league average)

The Seahawks’ 2025 offense is right in line with their 2013 and 2014 offenses, ranking just inside the top 10 in points per drive and sitting about 0.3 points per drive better than the league-average unit.

Seattle’s 2005 offense, meanwhile, was on a different level. Led by a dominant offensive line and an MVP season by Shaun Alexander, the Seahawks’ first Super Bowl team featured the league’s top-ranked scoring offense and the second-best unit in points per drive.

The difference was that Seattle’s 2005 offense carried the team, whereas the 2013 and 2014 offenses served more as a complement to one of the greatest defenses in NFL history.

Point differential

• 2025 – 1st (+12.4 points/game)
• 2014 – 2nd (+8.8 points/game)
• 2013 – 2nd (+11.6 points/game)
• 2005 – 2nd (+11.3 points/game)

The Seahawks’ plus-12.4 average point differential this season is currently better than the marks for each of the franchise’s three Super Bowl teams.

That number is likely drop by the season’s end, given that Seattle’s closing stretch includes a pair of tough NFC West matchups against the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. But regardless, it’s yet another indicator that this year’s Seahawks fit the mold of a Super Bowl contender.

The big picture

The Seahawks’ three Super Bowl teams each followed the general formula of an elite unit on one side of the ball, complemented by a top-10 unit on the other side. In 2005, it was an elite offense complemented by a top-10 defense. And in 2013 and 2014, it was an all-time great defense complemented by a top-10 offense.

At the moment, it looks like the 2025 Seahawks fit that general profile. While they don’t have a historically great defense, their defense is certainly elite – and arguably the best in the league. And as long as the offense doesn’t hit a major rut down the stretch, Seattle is shaping up to have a top-10 unit on that side of the ball.

As the calendar hits mid-December, the 2025 Seahawks continue to look like a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

Can they become the fourth team in franchise history to reach the sport’s biggest stage? Stay tuned.

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