It’s “What-if?” week on SB Nation, something we’ve done a few times before. Frankly I’ve exhausted the obvious ones concerning the Russell Wilson era, and I think I did one for Super Bowl XL, so let’s go outside the box just a tad.
Pete Carroll’s first season as Seattle Seahawks head coach ended with a history-making NFC West title and stunning playoff win over the New Orleans Saints. At 7-9, they were the first team in NFL history to win a division with a losing record, a feat later repeated by the 2014 Carolina Panthers with a slightly better mark of 7-8-1.