What did the Seahawks do for the first time in nearly 30 years in 2012?
Answer
Win a Road Playoff Game
The Seattle Seahawks won a road playoff game for the first time in nearly 30 years in 2012, defeating Washington 24–14 in the NFC Wild Card Round. The victory came on January 6, 2013, as part of the 2012 season’s playoffs.
Seattle fell behind 14–0 early, but rookie quarterback Russell Wilson helped lead a dramatic comeback in Landover, Maryland. The Seahawks scored 24 unanswered points, with Marshawn Lynch rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown. Wilson added a touchdown pass and completed 15 of 26 attempts.
The win was Seattle’s first postseason victory on the road since defeating the Miami Dolphins in the 1983 AFC Championship Game. It also marked an important step in the rise of the “Legion of Boom” Seahawks, who soon became one of the NFL’s dominant teams. Seattle advanced to the divisional round, where it lost a close game to the Atlanta Falcons.