The Seattle Seahawks are putting together one of the most remarkable, and unexpected NFL seasons in recent memory.
After trading away their franchise quarterback, Russell Wilson, the Seahawks are far outperforming any offseason expectations that were placed on them.
Many are saying that the Seahawks won the trade with the Denver Broncos, but there’s even more to these two teams than initially meets the eye.
The Seahawks destroyed the Broncos in Super Bowl 48
The Seahawks traded with the Broncos so Denver could draft Paxton Lynch
The Seahawks traded Russell Wilson to Denver so he could command the worst offense in the NFL
The Seahawks are the enemy
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The Seahawks and the Broncos have a storied history and a rivalry that isn’t typically discussed among members of NFL media.
An Unsuspecting Rivalry
It is rare for an AFC and NFC team to have as much history as the Seahawks and Broncos do.
This likely started with Super Bowl 48.
In this game, the Seahawks beat the Broncos, 43-8.
Although he has been less than fantastic this season, during Super Bowl 48, Wilson put on a quarterback clinic.
He was 18/25, with two touchdowns and zero interceptions.
The Seahawks defense was the real hero of this game, however, coming up with two interceptions and only allowing eight points to be scored.
After this Super Bowl victory, the Seahawks ended up trading their first-round pick in the 2016 draft to the Broncos, who drafted quarterback bust Paxton Lynch.
Yet another moral victory over the Broncos for the Seahawks.
And of course, most recently, we have the Wilson trade that happened this offseason.
Wilson and the Broncos currently are the lowest-scoring team in the league and are at the bottom of the AFC West.
While the long-term implications of that deal are yet to be seen, the Seahawks certainly have a leg up, at least in the short term.
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