Five best plays in the Seattle Seahawks' Pete Carroll-era

Five best plays in the Seahawks’ Pete Carroll-era

By Lee Vowell | Jul 3, 2017

SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 18: Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen and head coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks celebrate after the Seahawks defeated the Green Bay Packers in the 2015 NFC Championship game at CenturyLink Field on January 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WA – JANUARY 19: Cornerback Richard Sherman /

2. Richard Sherman bats the ball away from a “sorry” receiver

In 2013, the two best teams were clearly from the NFC West. Whichever team won the NFC Championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seahawks was going to win the Super Bowl. And as it turned out, the Super Bowl was not going to be close.

This game marked the beginning of several years of Seattle being a championship-contender, but also began the 49ers rapid descent. The 49ers have lost much of their core from 2013, but the Seahawks have retained most of theirs.

Besides the play itself – Sherman covering Michael Crabtree perfectly and extending his arm to knock the pass away – what happened afterwards is nearly as memorable.

Still, Sherman not only deflected a pass that day, he destroyed the 49ers mentality and led to the Seahawks domination of the Broncos in the Super Bowl.

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