Raiders–Seahawks rivalry

The Raiders–Seahawks rivalry is an American football rivalry in the National Football League (NFL) between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks.^[1][2][3] The teams were AFC West divisional rivals from 1977 until 2001, after which the Seahawks moved to the NFC West.^[1][2]

Raiders–Seahawks rivalry

Las Vegas Raiders Seattle Seahawks
First meeting	November 6, 1977 Raiders 44, Seahawks 7
Latest meeting	November 27, 2022 Raiders 40, Seahawks 34 (OT)
Next meeting	2026
Statistics
Meetings total	56
All-time series	Raiders, 30–26
Regular season series	Raiders, 29–25
Postseason results	Tie, 1–1
Largest victory	Raiders, 44–7 (1977) Seahawks, 37–0 (1986)
Longest win streak	Raiders, 8 (1990–1993) Seahawks, 4 (1978–1979, 1988–1989)
Current win streak	Raiders, 1 (2022–present)
Post-season history
1983 AFC Championship: Raiders won: 30–14 1984 AFC Wild Card: Seahawks won: 13–7

Notable events

1983 AFC Championship Game

Main article: 1983–84 NFL playoffs § Conference Championships

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
1970s (Seahawks, 4–1) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 1977 Raiders 44–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Raiders 1–0 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. 1978 Seahawks 27–7 Kingdome Seahawks 2–1 Seahawks 17–16 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 1979 Seahawks 27–10 Kingdome Seahawks 4–1 Seahawks 29–24 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
1980s (Seahawks, 11–10) Season Season series at Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders at Seattle Seahawks Overall series Notes 1980 Raiders 2–0 Raiders 33–14 Raiders 19–17 Seahawks 4–3 Raiders win Super Bowl XV. 1981 Raiders 2–0 Raiders 20–10 Raiders 32–31 Raiders 5–4 1982 Raiders 1–0 Raiders 28–23 no game Raiders 6–4 Game in Seattle was canceled due to the players strike that reduced the season to 9 games; Raiders relocated from Oakland to Los Angeles. 1983 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks 38–36 Seahawks 34–21 Tie 6–6 Raiders win Super Bowl XVIII. 1983 Playoffs Raiders 1–0 Raiders 30–14 Raiders 7–6 AFC Championship Game. 1984 Tie 1–1 Raiders 28–14 Seahawks 17–14 Raiders 8–7 1984 Playoffs Seahawks 1–0 Seahawks 13–7 Tie 8–8 AFC Wild Card Game. It was the 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. 1985 Tie 1–1 Raiders 13–3 Seahawks 33–3 Tie 9–9 1986 Tie 1–1 Raiders 14–10 Seahawks 37–0 Tie 10–10 1987 Tie 1–1 Seahawks 35–13 Raiders 37–14 Tie 11–11 1988 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks 43–37 Seahawks 35–27 Seahawks 13–11 1989 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks 24–20 Seahawks 23–17 Seahawks 15–11
1990s (Raiders, 14–6) Season Season series at Los Angeles Raiders/Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks Overall series Notes 1990 Raiders 2–0 Raiders 24–17 Raiders 17–13 Seahawks 15–13 1991 Raiders 2–0 Raiders 31–7 Raiders 23–20(OT) Tie 15–15 1992 Raiders 2–0 Raiders 20–3 Raiders 19–0 Raiders 17–15 1993 Raiders 2–0 Raiders 27–23 Raiders 17–13 Raiders 19–15 1994 Tie 1–1 Seahawks 38–9 Raiders 17–16 Raiders 20–16 1995 Tie 1–1 Raiders 17–16 Seahawks 44–10 Raiders 21–17 Raiders relocate from Los Angeles back to Oakland. 1996 Tie 1–1 Seahawks 28–21 Raiders 27–21 Raiders 22–18 1997 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks 22–21 Seahawks 45–34 Raiders 22–20 1998 Raiders 2–0 Raiders 27–23 Raiders 17–13 Raiders 24–20 1999 Tie 1–1 Raiders 30–21 Seahawks 22–21 Raiders 25–21
2000s (Tie, 3–3) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 2000 Raiders 31–3 Network Associates Coliseum Raiders 26–22 Seahawks 27–24 Husky Stadium Seahawks temporarially relocate to Husky Stadium at the University of Washington during construction of their new stadium. 2001 Raiders 38–14 Network Associates Coliseum Raiders 27–23 Seahawks 34–27 Husky Stadium 2002 Raiders 31–17 Network Associates Coliseum Raiders 28–23 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). 2006 Seahawks 16–0 Qwest Field Raiders 28–24
2010s (Seahawks, 2–1) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 2010 Raiders 33–3 Oakland Coliseum Raiders 29–24 2014 Seahawks 30–24 CenturyLink Field Raiders 29–25 Seahawks lose Super Bowl XLIX. 2018 Seahawks 27–3 Wembley Stadium Raiders 29–26 Game played in London as part of the NFL International Series, officially a Raiders home game. The last meeting with the Seahawks was with the Oakland Raiders.
2020s (Raiders, 1–0) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 2022 Raiders 40–34(OT) Lumen Field Raiders 30–26 The first meeting between the Seahawks and the Las Vegas Raiders was held when the Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020.
Summary of Results Season Season series at Oak/LA/Las Vegas Raiders at Seattle Seahawks Notes Regular season Raiders 29–25 Raiders 18–10 Seahawks 15–11 Seahawks 1–0 in London (officially a Raiders home game) Postseason Tie 1–1 Raiders 1–0 Seahawks 1–0 AFC Wild Card: 1984 AFC Championship: 1983 Regular and postseason Raiders 30–26 Raiders 19–10 Seahawks 16–11