Check out some of these surprising similarities between this season’s Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots of the 2003 season. ESPN Stats & Information team found seven things, and maybe eight, that are eerily similar:

1. Russell Wilson leads the Seahawks into Super Bowl XLIX in his third season as a starter, just as Tom Brady led the 2003 Patriots to Super Bowl XXXVIII in his third year starting.

2. The 2003 Patriots finished the regular season 14-2 and were the No 1 seed in the AFC. The 2014 Seahawks finished the regular season 12-4 and are the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

3. Both teams started slow. The 2003 Patriots were 2-2 before winning 12 in a row to end the regular season while this year’s Seahawks were 3-3 before winning nine of their last 10 games.

4. Brady threw 23 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions in 2003, a ratio of 1.92. That was the seventh-best touchdown-to-interception ratio in the NFL. Wilson threw 20 touchdown passes and seven interceptions this season, a ratio of 2.86. That was the seventh-best touchdown-to-interception ratio in the NFL.

5. The Patriots allowed 14.9 points per game in 2003, the fewest in the NFL and the second-fewest in franchise history. The Seahawks allowed 15.9 points per game this season, the fewest in the NFL and the third-fewest in franchise history.

6. Both defenses relied on shut-down cornerbacks. Ty Law was an All-Pro in 2003 for the Patriots and Richard Sherman is an All-Pro again for the Seahawks.

7. Wide receiver Deion Branch led the Patriots with 57 receptions in 2003, which was tied for 42nd in the NFL. Doug Baldwin led the Seahawks with 66 receptions this season, which was tied for 42nd in the NFL.

8. And here’s the way the Seahawks hope to cap those similarities. The 2003 Patriots ended their season by winning Super Bowl XXXVIII.