Legion of Boom

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The Legion of Boom was the Seattle Seahawks’ dominant, hard-hitting defensive backfield of the early 2010s, renowned for its physical play and key role in the team’s Super Bowl success.

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Legion of Boom canonical 2

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instanceOf American football defensive unit ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
activePeriodPeak 2012–2015 ⓘ
activePeriodStart 2011 ⓘ
coachedBy Pete Carroll ⓘ
cornerback Brandon Browner ⓘ
Byron Maxwell ⓘ
Jeremy Lane ⓘ
Richard Sherman ⓘ
Walter Thurmond ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defensiveCoordinator Dan Quinn ⓘ
Gus Bradley ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs defensive backfield of the Seattle Seahawks ⓘ
homeCity Seattle ⓘ
homeStadium Lumen Field ⓘ
includesPosition cornerback ⓘ
safety ⓘ
influenced defensive back play across the NFL ⓘ
keyAchievement Super Bowl XLVIII championship ⓘ
linked to: Super Bowl XLVIII
keyGame Super Bowl XLVIII ⓘ
keyGameResult Seattle Seahawks 43–8 Denver Broncos ⓘ
knownFor contributing to Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl success ⓘ
dominant pass defense ⓘ
hard-hitting defense ⓘ
physical style of play ⓘ
press coverage ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
mediaNicknameOrigin early 2010s Seattle media and fans ⓘ
member Brandon Browner ⓘ
Byron Maxwell ⓘ
Earl Thomas ⓘ
Jeremy Lane ⓘ
Kam Chancellor ⓘ
Richard Sherman ⓘ
Walter Thurmond ⓘ
opponentInKeyGame Denver Broncos ⓘ
partOf Seattle Seahawks ⓘ
positionGroup defensive backs ⓘ
reputation intimidating secondary ⓘ
safety Earl Thomas ⓘ
Kam Chancellor ⓘ
seasonOfGreatestSuccess 2013 NFL season ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
statisticalAchievement fewest points allowed in 2013 NFL season ⓘ
fewest yards allowed in 2013 NFL season ⓘ
most takeaways in 2013 NFL season ⓘ
styleOfPlay aggressive ⓘ
physical ⓘ
zone coverage with press techniques ⓘ

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Earl Thomas → partOf → Legion of Boom ⓘ
Legion of Boom defense era → nickname → Legion of Boom ⓘ