Loss of 2nd seed which is now likely scenario after Saturday, brings Seahawks to a tough situation. Not having a home path to NFL Championship has been a tough hurdle for Seahawks, which so far, looking at history, they have not been able to overcome.
I looked at the last 10 years of history (see table below). It spans current PC-JS regime and before. In these 10 years, Seahawks have qualified for 7 times for playoffs. Of these 7 seasons, twice they had straight Home path, they went on to the Superbowl. For other 5 times when they had to go on the road for Divisional rounds- they lost every time.
Year Wildcard Round Divisional Playoff
2015 W (Away) L (Away)
2014 W(Home) W (Home) – Went to SuperBowl
2013 W(Home) W (Home) – Went to SuperBowl
2012 W (Away) L (Away)
2011 Did not qualify –
2010 W (Home) L (Away)
2009 Did not qualify –
2008 Did not qualify –
2007 W (Home) L (Away)
2006 W (Home) L (Away)
Seahawks are a wild team and I won’t be a bit surprised if they buck this trend. However, history is not on their side.