With Seattle Seahawks on top, it's time to soak it all in

This time 12 years ago, Seattle Seahawks fans were basking in a sublime state where the ultimate euphoria of the present was matched only by the seemingly limitless potential of the future.

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The Seahawks, of course, had just won their first Super Bowl title, obliterating the Denver Broncos and their record-setting offense in the most emphatic championship beatdown a fan could dream of. And with an otherworldly collection of young talent, it felt like those Legion of Boom-era Seahawks were just getting started – that more titles were just around a corner, that a potential dynasty was revving up.

In an alternate universe, maybe that would have transpired.

However, we all know what happened next. A year later, with the Seahawks on the verge of another Lombardi Trophy, a stunning goal-line interception resulted in one of the most agonizing losses in American sports history – a blow so crushing and forceful that ultimately, over time, it sent Seattle’s dynastic dreams crumbling to the ground.

Yet, sports sometimes have a funny way of working out.

Fast-forward to the present, and here we are again.

Mike Macdonald and this new wave of Seahawks have scaled the NFL mountaintop and captured the Emerald City’s second Super Bowl title. Like their L.O.B. predecessors, these Seahawks did so with a top-ranked defense that authored a suffocating performance on the sport’s biggest stage.

And like their predecessors, these Seahawks – with their slew of young talent, a mastermind head coach, an elite general manager and plenty of salary cap space – are staring at a potential championship window as wide as the Pacific, and as bright as the sunshine glistening off the Cascades.

Oh, and the cherry on top: This Super Bowl triumph came against the same New England Patriots franchise that delivered that heartbreaking blow more than a decade ago.

It’s poetic.

And for Seahawks fans, in some ways, it’s a second chance.

Another opportunity to string together back-to-back titles. Another opportunity to chase a dynasty. Another opportunity to make Seattle a sustained epicenter of the NFL world – similar to the way Kansas City, Boston, Pittsburgh, Dallas and San Francisco have done in years past.

Yet, there’s also a lesson to be learned from what happened a decade ago: In moments like these, don’t let the future distract from the present.

Because these 2025 Seahawks just completed a truly storybook ride.

Think back to last summer. Despite plenty of reasons for optimism, Seattle was merely a blip on the radar for the national pundits, who spent their time focusing on all the usual suspects – the Eagles, Chiefs, Packers, Bills, Ravens, Rams, etc.

But the Seahawks, tucked away in the Pacific Northwest, were quietly building something special.

As the season progressed, as the wins and blowouts stacked up, they kept proving the doubters wrong, leaving opponent after opponent in their wake with a steady dominance that eventually began to feel inevitable.

For sports fans, few things are better than watching one’s team buck a national narrative in an undeniable fashion. These Seahawks did that week after week after week.

And then, think about the path Seattle took down the stretch. It’d be impossible for Seahawks fans to script anything better than this.

In Week 16, the Seahawks staged the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise history to stun the archrival Los Angeles Rams and seize control of the NFC race.

In Week 18, the Seahawks claimed the NFC’s top seed while holding the rival San Francisco 49ers to one of their worst offensive performances in recent history.

In the playoffs, the Seahawks then dispatched their two biggest rivals again, obliterating the 49ers in the divisional round and prevailing for an epic NFC title win over the Rams to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl.

And to top it off, not only did they capture the Lombardi Trophy by avenging their most heartbreaking loss in franchise history, but they did so in the 49ers’ home stadium – capped by a cigar-filled championship celebration inside their archrival’s locker room.

If a screenwriter pitched that plot in Hollywood, it might have drawn laughter and criticism for being too corny and unrealistic.

And yet, that just happened.

In the coming days and weeks and months, there will be plenty of time to focus on what’s next. There will be plenty of time to delve into contract decisions, free agency and the NFL Draft. There will be plenty of time to focus on how the Seahawks can best capitalize on the bright future that lies ahead.

But right now?

It’s time to soak it all in.

With Seattle Seahawks on top, it’s time to soak it all in

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