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On This Date: NFL Owners Vote For Realignment

Decision in 2001 puts Seahawks on path to join NFC West in 2002.

Seattle Seahawk quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (8) drops back to pass the football during a week 10 NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Phoenix, Arizona on November 10, 2002. The Seahawks defeated the Cardinals 27-6. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)
Seattle Seahawk quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (8) drops back to pass the football during a week 10 NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Phoenix, Arizona on November 10, 2002. The Seahawks defeated the Cardinals 27-6. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)

On May 22, 2001, NFL owners unanimously voted for league realignment beginning with the 2002 season. Changes included the addition of the expansion Houston Texans (giving the league a nice, easily divisible number of teams with 32), a new South division in each conference, and the reshuffling of several teams' divisions as a result. The Seahawks, of course, made the move from the AFC West to the NFC West and, well, things have worked out pretty well.

Seahawks Record vs. NFC West Since 2002

Record vs. Since 2002

vs. Arizona: 20-15-1
vs. Rams: 22-14
vs. 49ers: 23-13

In addition to a winning record vs. the rest of the division, the Seahawks also hold an edge where it really matters: banners.

Division Titles

Seahawks: 8
49ers: 4
Cardinals: 3
Rams: 3

Conference Titles

Seahawks: 3
49ers: 2
Rams: 1
Cardinals: 1

And while others in the division have reached the Super Bowl--an NFC West team has appeared in five of the last eight--the Seahawks are the only team in the division to hoist the Lombardi Trophy since the realignment.

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