The only team in NFL history to go to the playoffs with a 7-9 losing record and beat defending Superbowl champs.

Created as an expansion team in 1976, the Seahawks put up decent numbers in the 1980s with 5 playoff berths under long time quarterback Dave Krieg. However, the team struggled for many years during the 1990s. After a division crown in 1988, they failed to make the playoffs again until 1999. In recent years, the team has been much better with 3 straight playoff berths and an amazing offense. This past season in 2005, the team made the Super Bowl for the first time. However, they ended up on the losing end of the game, as the Steelers took the championship.

A football team that can celebrate on January 2, 2011. A team with nothing to lose going forward in the 2010-2011 NFL season.

Seriously, any 49ers or Rams fan should be jealous; they get a second chance at the New Orleans Saints, oppirtunity that is golden for both teams.

NOTE: THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A 49ERS FAN; I'M VERY JEALOUS INDEED.

A football team that defines "mediocre". Their playing style is consistently like Seattle culture, i.e. they play like it would be impolite to ever ram a football down an opponent's throat and win big, because they'd "make someone feel bad". Even the superbowl appearance of a few years ago was embarassing. They're seldom excellent, and in the rare instances when they do well, it's because they're accidentally less bad than anyone else.