TEAM SUPER BOWL HISTORY
How Many Super Bowls Have the Seattle Seahawks Won?
The Seattle Seahawks have won two Super Bowls in four appearances.
Seattle did not repeat the same formula to win both championships. Pete Carroll’s Legion of Boom buried Denver before the game could settle, while Mike Macdonald’s 2025 defense squeezed New England for four quarters and let Kenneth Walker III control the pace. The two losses sit between those titles, including the one-yard finish that still follows the franchise.
Records reviewed through Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026.
- Super Bowl Titles
- 2
- Super Bowl Appearances
- 4
- Super Bowl Record
- 2–2
- Last Appearance
- 2026 / Super Bowl LX
Two Championships Built by Two Different Defenses
The 2005 Seahawks reached the franchise’s first Super Bowl behind Shaun Alexander, Matt Hasselbeck and Mike Holmgren’s offense. Eight years later, Seattle returned with a younger roster built around Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch and a defense that attacked every mistake. That group reached back-to-back Super Bowls and split them in completely different ways.
The 2026 return belonged to another version of Seattle. Macdonald’s defense pressured Drake Maye from the opening series, Walker supplied the offensive punch and the Seahawks won without asking Sam Darnold to carry the game. Seattle’s two trophies are connected by defense, but the coaches, quarterbacks and supporting casts were not the same.
COMPLETE APPEARANCE RECORD
Every Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Appearance
| Year | Super Bowl | Opponent | Result | Final score | MVP | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Super Bowl XL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Loss | Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seahawks 10 | Hines Ward | Ford Field |
| 2014 | Super Bowl XLVIII | Denver Broncos | Win | Denver Broncos 8, Seahawks 43 | Malcolm Smith | MetLife Stadium |
| 2015 | Super Bowl XLIX | New England Patriots | Loss | New England Patriots 28, Seahawks 24 | Tom Brady | University of Phoenix Stadium |
| 2026 | Super Bowl LX | New England Patriots | Win | New England Patriots 13, Seahawks 29 | Kenneth Walker III | Levi's Stadium |
Super Bowl XLIX Turned at the One-Yard Line
Seattle’s closest Super Bowl loss was the 28–24 finish against New England. The Seahawks had already lost a ten-point fourth-quarter lead, yet Jermaine Kearse’s juggling catch put the ball at the Patriots’ 5 and Marshawn Lynch carried it to the 1. Seattle still had a timeout and 26 seconds left.
Russell Wilson threw inside for Ricardo Lockette on the next snap. Malcolm Butler broke on the route and intercepted the pass at the goal line. The decision became the lasting image, but New England’s two fourth-quarter touchdown drives are the reason Seattle needed one final answer.
GAME-BY-GAME HISTORY
Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Results, Explained
2006 · Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl XL
Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
- Location
- Ford Field · Detroit, Michigan
- MVP
- Hines Ward
Turning point: Antwaan Randle El’s 43-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward restored Pittsburgh’s 11-point lead with 8:56 left.
The Seahawks moved the ball but repeatedly left drives unfinished, and Willie Parker’s 75-yard touchdown run put them in a 14–3 hole. Hasselbeck found Jerramy Stevens to cut the margin to four, giving Seattle a real fourth-quarter opening. Pittsburgh answered with Randle El’s reverse pass, and the Seahawks never reached the end zone again.
2014 · Denver Broncos
Super Bowl XLVIII
Denver Broncos 8, Seahawks 43
- Location
- MetLife Stadium · East Rutherford, New Jersey
- MVP
- Malcolm Smith
Turning point: The opening snap sailed past Peyton Manning for a safety, giving Seattle a lead 12 seconds into the game.
The Seahawks turned the bad snap into the tone for the entire night. Malcolm Smith returned an interception for a touchdown, Percy Harvin opened the second half with a kickoff return and Denver did not score until Seattle led 36–0. The 43–8 final was not built on one mistake; the defense kept winning every matchup after it.
2015 · New England Patriots
Super Bowl XLIX
New England Patriots 28, Seahawks 24
- Location
- University of Phoenix Stadium · Glendale, Arizona
- MVP
- Tom Brady
Turning point: Butler intercepted Wilson at the New England 1 with 20 seconds left.
Wilson’s touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin gave Seattle a 24–14 lead, but Tom Brady answered with two long scoring drives against the Legion of Boom. Kearse’s late catch created one more chance after New England moved ahead. Butler recognized the inside route, reached the ball first and ended Seattle’s bid for back-to-back championships.
2026 · New England Patriots
Super Bowl LX
New England Patriots 13, Seahawks 29
- Location
- Levi's Stadium · Santa Clara, California
- MVP
- Kenneth Walker III
Turning point: Devon Witherspoon hit Maye as he threw, and Uchenna Nwosu returned the loose interception 45 yards for the game-clinching touchdown.
Walker ran for 135 yards and finished with 161 from scrimmage, giving Seattle steady offense in a game controlled by both defenses. Jason Myers made five field goals while Macdonald kept changing the pressure around Maye. Nwosu’s return turned a manageable deficit into a two-score problem and secured the franchise’s second championship.
Seattle’s Four Trips Cover Three Separate Teams
The first trip came through Alexander and a veteran West Coast offense. The next two were powered by Lynch, Wilson and a secondary that could erase half the field. The fourth arrived eleven years later with a new coach, a new quarterback and another defense capable of deciding the game.
That range matters more than the even 2–2 record. Seattle has won a blowout, lost a close game, absorbed a double-digit defeat and returned to beat the same franchise that denied a repeat. Few four-game histories offer that much contrast without repeating the same era.