Broncos–Seahawks rivalry
AFC West rivals from 1977 to 2001, later meeting in Super Bowl XLVIII.
The Broncos–Seahawks rivalry is the NFL rivalry between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, who were AFC West division rivals from 1977 until Seattle moved to the NFC West after the 2001 season. Denver leads the series 35–23. The teams have met twice in the playoffs, most famously in Super Bowl XLVIII, a 43–8 Seattle win.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Denver, Seattle
- First meeting
- October 2
- 1977; Broncos 24
- Seahawks 13
- Latest meeting
- September 8
- 2024; Seahawks 26
- Broncos 20
- Stadiums
- Broncos: Empower Field at Mile High; Seahawks: Lumen Field
- Total meetings
- 58
- Regular season
- Broncos: 35–21
- Postseason
- Seahawks: 2–0
- Largest victory
- Broncos: 41–14 (1989), 34–7 (1996); Seahawks: 43–8 (2013)
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Background
Seattle's first playoff game came against Denver: the 1983 AFC Wild Card game, played at the Kingdome on Christmas Eve, which the Seahawks won 31–7 for the first postseason victory in club history. In 1987 rookie linebacker Brian Bosworth trash-talked Broncos quarterback John Elway before the season opener in Denver, and Elway later called the Seahawks series a great rivalry. In the 1988 opener Denver safety Mike Harden knocked out Steve Largent with a forearm hit that drew a $5,000 fine; in the rematch later that season Largent hit Harden on an interception return, forced a fumble and recovered it himself.
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