The 2014 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 39th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks started the season as the defending Super Bowl champions for the first time in franchise history.

The season began with a 36–16 victory over the Green Bay Packers in their first meeting since the controversial Fail Mary Game. After struggling to a 3–3 record, which included a rare home loss to the Dallas Cowboys, they went on a 9–1 run to finish the season, which included a sweep of their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals, who battled with them the whole season. They repeated as NFC West champions and finished in a three-way tie with the Packers and Cowboys for the NFC's best record, but they earned the No. 1 seed based on intra-conference tiebreaker, securing home-field advantage for the second consecutive season. Not only are they first defending Super Bowl champion to do so since the 1990 San Francisco 49ers, but also the first NFC team to repeat as the No. 1 seed in the conference since the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles, and the first team to do so since the 2013 Denver Broncos.

The Seahawks fielded the #1 rushing attack in the league with Marshawn Lynch finishing the year with 1,306 yards and a league-leading 13 rushing touchdowns. In addition to Lynch, Russell Wilson had one of the most prolific running quarterback seasons ever with a career high 849 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns along with a league-leading 7.2 yards per attempt.

The Seahawks opened the playoffs with a win over the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional round, becoming the first defending champion since the 2005 New England Patriots to win a playoff game the following season. In one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history, the Seahawks advanced to Super Bowl XLIX by defeating the Green Bay Packers 28–22 in overtime after trailing 16–0 at halftime and 19–7 with less than three minutes left in regulation. In doing so, they became the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to repeat as conference champions, the first NFC team since the 1997 Green Bay Packers to repeat as NFC Champions, the first team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs since the 1990–1991 Buffalo Bills, and the first NFC team to go to consecutive Super Bowls as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs since the 1982–1983 Washington Redskins. In Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks were defeated by the New England Patriots 28–24, thereby being dethroned{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400749027|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170328200418/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400749027|url-status= dead|archive-date= March 28, 2017|title=Malcolm Butler's goal-line interception gives Pats Super Bowl XLIX title|date=1 February 2015|work=ESPN|access-date=3 February 2015}} and failed to become the first back-to-back champion since the 2004 New England Patriots, as well as the first NFC team to do so since the 1993 Dallas Cowboys. This was also the first time head coach Pete Carroll met his former team, the Patriots, and his successor, Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl, as Carroll was the Patriots head coach from 1997 to 1999, the last head coach before Belichick was hired in 2000.

Roster changes

=Free agents=

Position	Player	{{Abbr\|Tag\|Free Agent Tag: UFA – Unrestricted Free Agent; RFA – Restricted Free Agent; ERFA – Exclusive-Rights Free Agent}}	2014 Team	Notes
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style="background:#fcc;" \| CB	Brandon Browner	UFA	New England Patriots	Signed 3 year/$16.8 million deal{{cite web \| last=Wesseling \| first=Chris \| title=Brandon Browner signs with New England Patriots \| website=NFL.com \| date=2014-03-14 \| url=https://www.nfl.com/news/brandon-browner-signs-with-new-england-patriots-0ap2000000334004 \| access-date=2025-01-19}}
style="background:#cfc;" \| WR	Arceto Clark	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed 2 year/$930 thousand deal
style="background:#fcc;" \| TE	Kellen Davis	UFA	Detroit Lions	Signed 1 year/$730 thousand deal{{cite web \| last=Rothstein \| first=Michael \| title=Lions sign Kellen Davis, cut Jerome Couplin \| website=ESPN.com \| date=2014-10-20 \| url=https://www.espn.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/12092/lions-sign-kellen-davis-cut-jerome-couplin \| access-date=2025-01-19}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| OT	Breno Giacomini	UFA	New York Jets	Signed 4 year/$18 million deal{{cite web \| last=Cimini \| first=Rich \| title=Jets reach agreement with tackle Giacomini \| website=ESPN.com \| date=2014-03-13 \| url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/10598058/new-york-jets-reach-agreement-breno-giacomini \| access-date=2025-01-19}}
style="background:#cfc;" \| K	Steven Hauschka	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed 3 year/$12.15 million deal
style="background:#cfc;" \| QB	Tarvaris Jackson	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed 1 year/$1.25 million deal
style="background:#fcc;" \| S	Chris Maragos	UFA	Philadelphia Eagles	Signed 3 year/$4 million deal{{cite web \| last=Gowton \| first=Brandon Lee \| title=Eagles Sign ST Ace Chris Maragos \| website=Bleeding Green Nation \| date=2014-03-12 \| url=https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2014/3/12/5499880/philadelphia-eagles-sign-chris-maragos-free-agency-2014 \| access-date=2025-01-19}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| DT	Clinton McDonald	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Signed 4 year/$12 million deal
style="background:#fcc;" \| G	Paul McQuistan	UFA	Cleveland Browns	Signed 2 year/$3 million deal
WR	Sidney Rice	UFA	Retired{{cite web \| last=Blount \| first=Terry \| title=Seahawks receiver Rice retires at age 27 \| website=ESPN.com \| date=2014-07-23 \| url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/11254374/seattle-seahawks-receiver-sidney-rice-retires-age-27 \| access-date=2025-01-19}}
FB	Michael Robinson	NONE	Retired
LB	O'Brien Schofield	UFA	Signed 1 year/$730 thousand deal
style="background:#fcc;" \| WR	Golden Tate	UFA	Detroit Lions	Signed 5 year/$31 million deal
style="background:#fcc;" \| CB	Walter Thurmond	UFA	New York Giants	Signed 1 year/$3 million deal
style="background:#cfc;" \| WR	Bryan Walters	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	Signed 1 year/$570 thousand deal

Draft

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 45

| player = Paul Richardson

| position = WR

| college = Colorado

| notes = Pick from DET{{ref|Lions trade|[b]}}

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| round = 2

| pick = 64

| player = Justin Britt

| position = OT

| college = Missouri

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 108

| player = Cassius Marsh

| position = DE

| college = UCLA

| notes = Pick from MIN{{ref|Vikings trade 2|[a]}}

| maderoster = yes

| hof =

| probowl =

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 123

| player = Kevin Norwood

| position = WR

| college = Alabama

| notes = Pick from CIN{{ref|Bengals trade|[d]}}

| maderoster = yes

| hof =

| probowl =

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 132

| player = Kevin Pierre-Louis

| position = OLB

| college = Boston College

| notes =

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| round = 5

| pick = 172

| player = Jimmy Staten

| position = DT

| college = Middle Tennessee St

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 199

| player = Garrett Scott

| position = OT

| college = Marshall

| notes = Pick from CIN{{ref|Bengals trade|[d]}}

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 208

| player = Eric Pinkins

| position = S

| college = San Diego St

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 227

| player = Kiero Small

| position = FB

| college = Arkansas

| notes = Pick from DET{{ref|Lions trade|[b]}}

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| hof =

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}}

Notes

:^{{{note|Vikings trade 2|[a]}}} The Seahawks traded their first-round selection (No. 32 overall) to Minnesota in exchange for their second- and fourth-round selection (Nos. 40 and 108 overall).

:^{{{note|Lions trade|[a]}}} The Seahawks traded the second-round selection (No. 40 overall) that they received from Minnesota, and their fifth-round selection (No. 146 overall) to Detroit in exchange for their second-, fourth-, and seventh-round selection (Nos. 45, 111, and 227 overall).

:^{{{note|Vikings trade 1|[c]}}} The Seahawks traded their third-round selection (No. 96 overall), along with their 2013 first- and seventh-round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for wide receiver Percy Harvin.

:^{{{note|Bengals trade|[d]}}} The Seahawks traded the fourth-round selection (No. 111 overall) that they received from Detroit, to Cincinnati in exchange for their fourth- and sixth-round selection (Nos. 123 and 199 overall).

:^{{{note|Raiders trade 1|[e]}}} The Seahawks acquired an additional fifth-round selection (No. 146 overall) in a trade that sent quarterback Matt Flynn to the Oakland Raiders.

:^{{{note|Raiders trade 2|[f]}}} The Seahawks traded their seventh-round selection (No. 247 overall) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

=Undrafted free agents=

Position \|\| Player \|\| College
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S	Dion Bailey	USC
LB	Brock Coyle	Montana
TE	Chase Dixon	UCA
OT	Garry Gilliam	Penn State
OG	Bronson Irwin	Oklahoma
DE	Jackson Jeffcoat	Texas
CB	Jimmy Legree	South Carolina
DT	Andru Pulu	EWU

Staff

{{NFL final staff

|Year=2014

|TeamName=Seattle Seahawks

|Front Office=

Chairman – Paul Allen
President – Peter McLoughlin
Executive vice president/general manager – John Schneider
Senior vice president of football administration – Matt Thomas
Director of Team Operations– Tag Ribary
Director of college scouting – Scott Fitterer
Director of pro personnel – Trent Kirchner
Assistant director of pro personnel – Dan Morgan
Director of football communications – Lane Gammel

|Head Coaches=

Executive vice president of football operations/head coach – Pete Carroll
Assistant head coach/offensive line – Tom Cable

|Offensive Coaches=

Offensive coordinator – Darrell Bevell
Quarterbacks – Carl Smith
Running backs – Sherman Smith
Wide receivers – Kippy Brown
Assistant wide receivers – Nate Carroll
Tight ends – Pat McPherson
Assistant offensive line – Chris Morgan
Assistant offensive line – Pat Ruel
Offensive assistant – Will Harriger
Offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks – Dave Canales
Quality control/offense – Keith Carter

|Defensive Coaches=

Defensive coordinator – Dan Quinn
Pass game coordinator – Rocky Seto
Defensive line – Travis Jones
Linebackers – Ken Norton, Jr.
Defensive backs – Kris Richard
Defensive assistant – Marquand Manuel

|Special Teams Coaches=

Special teams coordinator – Brian Schneider
Assistant special teams – Chad Morton
Assistant special teams – Nick Sorensen

|Strength and Conditioning=

Head strength and conditioning – Chris Carlisle
Assistant strength and conditioning – Mondray Gee
Assistant strength and conditioning – Jamie Yancher

}}

Final roster

{{NFL final roster

|Year=2014

|TeamName=Seattle Seahawks

|Active=52

|Inactive=17

|PS=10

|Quarterbacks=

|Running Backs=

|Wide Receivers=

|Tight Ends=

|Offensive Linemen=

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|72|Michael Bennett|d=defensive lineman, born 1985|DE}}

|Linebackers=

|Defensive Backs=

|Special Teams=

|Reserve Lists=

|Practice Squad=

}}

Starters in bold.

Schedule

=Preseason=

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! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2014|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2014|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2014|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2014|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2014|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2014|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2014|border=2}}"| Attendance

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2014|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#fcc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 7, 2014}}

| at Denver Broncos

| L 16–21

| 0–1

| Sports Authority Field at Mile High

| 75,593

| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-broncos-2014-pre-1 Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 15, 2014}}

| San Diego Chargers

| W 41–14

| 1–1

| CenturyLink Field

| 67,615

| [https://www.nfl.com/games/chargers-at-seahawks-2014-pre-2 Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 22, 2014}}

| Chicago Bears

| W 34–6

| 2–1

| CenturyLink Field

| 67,608

| [https://www.nfl.com/games/bears-at-seahawks-2014-pre-3 Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 28, 2014}}

| at Oakland Raiders

| L 31–41

| 2–2

| O.co Coliseum

| 50,831

| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-raiders-2014-pre-4 Recap]

=Regular season=

Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC East and the AFC West.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Seattle Seahawks\|year=2014\|border=2}}"\| Week ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Seattle Seahawks\|year=2014\|border=2}}"\| Date ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Seattle Seahawks\|year=2014\|border=2}}"\| Opponent ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Seattle Seahawks\|year=2014\|border=2}}"\| Result ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Seattle Seahawks\|year=2014\|border=2}}"\| Record ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Seattle Seahawks\|year=2014\|border=2}}"\| Venue ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Seattle Seahawks\|year=2014\|border=2}}"\| Attendance ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Seattle Seahawks\|year=2014\|border=2}}"\| Recap
style="background:#cfc" ! 1 \| September 4 \| Green Bay Packers \| W 36–16 \| 1–0 \| CenturyLink Field \| 68,424 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/packers-at-seahawks-2014-reg-1 Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 2 \| September 14 \| at San Diego Chargers \| L 21–30 \| 1–1 \| Qualcomm Stadium \| 67,916 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-chargers-2014-reg-2 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 3 \| September 21 \| Denver Broncos \| W 26–20 {{small\|(OT)}} \| 2–1 \| CenturyLink Field \| 68,447 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/broncos-at-seahawks-2014-reg-3 Recap]
4 \| colspan="7" \|Bye
style="background:#cfc" ! 5 \| {{dow tooltip\|October 6, 2014}} \| at Washington Redskins \| W 27–17 \| 3–1 \| FedExField \| 79,522 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-redskins-2014-reg-5 Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 6 \| October 12 \| Dallas Cowboys \| L 23–30 \| 3–2 \| CenturyLink Field \| 68,432 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/cowboys-at-seahawks-2014-reg-6 Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 7 \| October 19 \| at St. Louis Rams \| L 26–28 \| 3–3 \| Edward Jones Dome \| 57,855 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-rams-2014-reg-7 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 8 \| October 26 \| at Carolina Panthers \| W 13–9 \| 4–3 \| Bank of America Stadium \| 74,042 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-panthers-2014-reg-8 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 9 \| November 2 \| Oakland Raiders \| W 30–24 \| 5–3 \| CenturyLink Field \| 68,337 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/raiders-at-seahawks-2014-reg-9 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 10 \| November 9 \| New York Giants \| W 38–17 \| 6–3 \| CenturyLink Field \| 68,352 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/giants-at-seahawks-2014-reg-10 Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 11 \| November 16 \| at Kansas City Chiefs \| L 20–24 \| 6–4 \| Arrowhead Stadium \| 76,463 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-chiefs-2014-reg-11 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 12 \| November 23 \| Arizona Cardinals \| W 19–3 \| 7–4 \| CenturyLink Field \| 68,327 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/cardinals-at-seahawks-2014-reg-12 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 13 \| November 27 \| at San Francisco 49ers \| W 19–3 \| 8–4 \| Levi's Stadium \| 70,799 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-49ers-2014-reg-13 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 14 \| December 7 \| at Philadelphia Eagles \| W 24–14 \| 9–4 \| Lincoln Financial Field \| 69,596 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-eagles-2014-reg-14 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 15 \| December 14 \| San Francisco 49ers \| W 17–7 \| 10–4 \| CenturyLink Field \| 68,526 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/49ers-at-seahawks-2014-reg-15 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 16 \| December 21 \| at Arizona Cardinals \| W 35–6 \| 11–4 \| University of Phoenix Stadium \| 63,806 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-cardinals-2014-reg-16 Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 17 \| December 28 \| St. Louis Rams \| W 20–6 \| 12–4 \| CenturyLink Field \| 68,453 \| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-seahawks-2014-reg-17 Recap]