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It is difficult to say that a two-year-old franchise with a 2-3 record suddenly found themselves in a make-or-break game, but the 1978 Seahawks came as close as a team could possibly get. After a 2-12 opening season and a 5-9 sophomore season, Seattle began to turn some heads. Five games into the 1978 season, the Seahawks had developed an unusual identity: a top-flight and nigh unstoppable offense ranked near the top of the league coupled with a critically underachieving defense that dwelt near the bottom of the league.