sentences:  They won the division with only a 9–7 record and finished with only a +10 point differential.The team never went under .500 during the season and clinched the AFC West in week 16 with a 43–37 shootout win over the Los Angeles Raiders.The Seahawks were the #3 seed in the AFC playoffs; they lost 21–13 on the road in the divisional round to the top-seeded Cincinnati Bengals on December 31.