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.[4] 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.[5]
Season-by-season results
Oakland/Los Angeles/Las Vegas Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks Season-by-Season Results
The Seahawks join the NFL as an expansion team and are placed in the NFC West. The following season, they were moved to the AFC West, where they remained through 2001.
AFC Wild Card Game. Most recent playoff meeting between the two teams. As Seattle moved to the NFC in 2002, the only way the two teams can now meet in the playoffs is in a Super Bowl.
Raiders lose Super Bowl XXXVII. Seahawks move to the NFC West as a result of NFL realignment. Seahawks open Seahawks Stadium (now known as Lumen Field).
^ abCorkran, Steve (November 6, 2006). Written at Seattle. "Seahawks' hate affair with Raiders lingers". Oakland Tribune. Oakland. Retrieved June 5, 2023. Twenty-nine years after an innocuous start, no other team evokes the emotions in the Seahawks and their fans that the Raiders do. This holds true, even though the two teams no longer play in the same division and don't meet twice a season, as they did for a quarter century.
^ abBell, Gregg (November 7, 2006). Written at Seattle. "Raider Busters ride again". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver. Associated Press. Retrieved June 5, 2023. Seahawks enjoy a long and cherished rivalry with Oakland enemies
^Condotta, Bob (November 24, 2022). Written at Renton. "Looking back at the rivalry between Seahawks and Raiders". The Seattle Times. Seattle. Retrieved June 5, 2023. Sunday marks the just second time the Raiders have played a regular-season game in Seattle in 16 years, a fact that only accentuates how visits from the Silver and Black used to be a highlight — if not THE highlight — of every Seahawk season.