Seahawks in the Super Bowl, part two: (r)ode to joy
The Seahawks waited a long time to make their first trip to the Super Bowl. Their second trip didn’t take nearly as long, and had a much happier ending.
Seahawks took a long journey to reach their first Super Bowl in 2006. You can read a lot – and I mean, a LOT – about that here. Now it’s time to move on to a much shorter and much more joyful journey. The 12s didn’t have to wait long to see their favorite team back in the NFL’s biggest game. They were quite a bit happier about the outcome, too. This then is the Seahawks ode – or is it road? – to joy.
We left our heroes at the 2006 Super Bowl, regretting the two big plays that cost them the championship. The 12s were heartbroken at the loss, but no more than the Seahawks themselves. As reported by Rich Myhre on heraldnet.com, the team was upset about their own play, questionable calls, and their reactions to the officiating. Mike Holmgren was quoted as saying:
"“If I could change anything, it would be to change the emotions of the players on the field and on the sideline as that game was going. With every call after the beginning, our sideline just erupted. And I couldn’t calm them down partly because I was getting excited. So I didn’t do that very well.”"
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Holmgren would have his chance to calm his team in a tough playoff game the very next year. The Seahawks record dropped to 9-7, largely due to Shaun Alexander being worked to the point of death in 2005. He paid for his 2005 MVP season by missing six games in 2006. Seattle did make the playoffs though. They squeaked past Dallas 21-20 in the wild card round. Tony Romo is a complete genius in the broadcast booth, but he didn’t look great against Seattle that day. The following week, Seattle couldn’t keep the magic going and fell to Chicago in overtime, 27-24.