Raiders–Seahawks rivalry


The Raiders–Seahawks rivalry is an American football rivalry in the National Football League between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks. The teams were AFC West divisional rivals from 1977 until 2001, after which the Seahawks moved to the NFC West.

Notable events

1983 AFC Championship Game

The Seattle Seahawks made their first playoff appearance in 1983. After defeating the Denver Broncos in the wildcard and the Miami Dolphins in the divisional, the Seahawks met the Los Angeles Raiders in the AFC Championship Game. Although the Seahawks had already won the matchup twice in the regular season, the Raiders won the playoff game 30–14 and would go on to win their third Super Bowl.

1984 Wild Card Game

In a rematch of the previous years conference championship, Seahawks defeated the Raiders 13–7 in the wild card round.