Seattle joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. From 1,741 different names suggested by the fans, Seahawks was the one the owner went with.
Their blue, green and silver logo colors were from an Indian design of the osprey, a fish-eating hawk of the Northwest.
Seattle won two games in their first season. The following season when they travelled to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers in week 12, they had won three games.
For the Steelers, the 1976 season saw them lose the AFC Championship game to their bitter rivals in Oakland.