2012 Seattle Seahawks season The Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise ' s 37th season in the National Football League and the third under head coach Pete Carroll . The Seahawks improved upon their record of 7 – 9 from last season and had their first winning season since 2007 . Their 11 victories was the third best in franchise history , and the Seahawks went undefeated at home for the third time in franchise history after 2003 and 2005 . Additionally , with their victory over the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in the Wild Card round , the Seahawks won their first road playoff game in almost 30 years . However , despite holding a lead with just 30 seconds left in regulation , the Seahawks were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons in the divisional round by a score of 30 – 28 . New logo and uniform . On April 3 , 2012 , Nike unveiled the new design for the uniforms and logo for the Seahawks . The new designs incorporate a new accent color , " Wolf Grey " , and the main colors are " College Navy " and " Action Green " . The uniforms incorporate " feather trims " , twelve feathers printed on the neckline and down each pant leg to represent the " 12th Man " , referring to the team ' s fans . Game summaries . Regular season . Week 1 : at Arizona Cardinals . With the loss , the Seahawks started their season 0 - 1 . Week 2 : vs . Dallas Cowboys . After facing the Cardinals on the road , the Seahawks returned home for a home game against the Cowboys . The game went very well for the Seahawks as the team improved to 1 - 1 . This is also the first win for rookie QB Russell Wilson . Week 3 : vs . Green Bay Packers . The game had a controversial ending , as it appears that the ball was intercepted by Green Bay first when replayed - it is considered a Touchdown for Seattle on the final play . With the win , the Seahawks improved to 2 - 1 . With the 49ers ' loss to the Vikings on Sunday , the teams are now tied for 2nd in the NFC West . The Seahawks ' defense recorded a very good note : sacking QB Aaron Rodgers 8 times , all coming in the first half of the game . Week 4 : at St . Louis Rams . With the loss , the Seahawks fell to 2 - 2 . QB Russell Wilson also had his first career game with no passing touchdown . Week 5 : at Carolina Panthers . With the win , the Seahawks improved to 3 - 2 . Week 6 : vs . New England Patriots . With the win , the Seahawks improved to 4 - 2 and also with losses by the 49ers and Cardinals , the team now moves into a first place tie in the NFC West . Week 7 : at San Francisco 49ers . With the loss , the Seahawks fell to 4 - 3 moving into a 2nd - place tie with the Cardinals in the NFC West . Week 8 : at Detroit Lions . With the surprising loss , the Seahawks dropped to 4 - 4 . Week 9 : vs . Minnesota Vikings . With the win , the Seahawks improved to 5 - 4 . Week 12 : at Miami Dolphins . The Seahawks engaged in a back - and - forth affair as the game lead tied or changed six times in total . Russell Wilson touchdowns to Anthony McCoy and Golden Tate and a 98 - yard Leon Washington kick return score were answered by rushing scores from Reggie Bush and Daniel Thomas . With the Seahawks up 21 - 14 rookie Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill found Charles Clay from 29 yards out . Tied 21 - 21 , the Seahawks had to punt with 1 : 39 to go , and Tannehill drove the Dolphins in range for the winning Dan Carpenter field goal . The game was interrupted briefly with 1 : 40 to go in the third ; following a 19 - yard Tannehill run the sprinklers at Sun Life Stadium suddenly switched on , soaking the field for roughly one minute . Week 15 : at Buffalo Bills . Bills Toronto Series Week 16 : vs . San Francisco 49ers . The Seahawks win improved them to 10 - 5 and clinches at least a playoff spot . In order to win the NFC West The Seahawks need to beat the St . Louis Rams at home next week along with the 49ers loss to the Arizona Cardinals to wrap up the NFC West . Also a Packers loss to the Vikings for Seattle to get a first Round Bye as well . However a loss or a 49ers win , the Seahawks will be the # 5 seed heading on the road to play in the Wild Card Round in January . Week 17 : vs . St . Louis Rams . With the NFC West title still up for grabs the Seahawks finished their season at home against the Rams . Trying to avoid being swept by the team , they finished the season with a record of 11 - 5 . 8 - 0 at home . However , with the Niners ' win over the Cardinals the team would end up finishing in 2nd place with the NFC ' s # 5 seed . Postseason . NFC Divisional Playoff Game : at # 1 Atlanta Falcons . The Seahawks fell behind Atlanta by 20 points , trailing 20 - 0 at halftime and 27 - 7 with just over 17 minutes remaining in the game . Seattle scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take the lead 28 - 27 with 31 seconds left to play . But Matt Ryan quickly completed two long passes and Matt Bryant kicked a 49 - yard field goal to give Atlanta the final margin of victory . Russell Wilson ' s Hail Mary pass on the final play was intercepted by Julio Jones in the end zone ( Wilson ' s only interception in the game ) , ending Seattle ' s season .