The
2022 season was the
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...
' 47th in the
National Football League
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(NFL) and their 13th under the
head coach
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/
general manager
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tandem of
Pete Carroll
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and
John Schneider.
For the first time since
2011
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, quarterback
Russell Wilson
Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He has primarily played for the Seattle Seahawks. With the Sea ...
and linebacker
Bobby Wagner
Bobby Joseph Wagner (born June 27, 1990) is an American professional football linebacker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah State Aggies and was selected by the Seattle Sea ...
were not on the roster. Wilson was traded to the
Denver Broncos
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and Wagner was released and later signed with the
Los Angeles Rams
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. Both were the last remaining players from their
Super Bowl-winning season on the roster. Later that off-season,
Bruce Irvin, who played in two Super Bowls with the Seahawks, signed with the team for a third stint.
Overall, the Seahawks improved upon their 7–10 record from
the previous year with a victory over the
New York Jets
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in Week 17, and swept their division rival, the
Los Angeles Rams
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in the final week of the season for the first time since the
2013 season. Seattle's Week 18 win, coupled with the
Green Bay Packers
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loss to the
Detroit Lions
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, as well as a Seattle win over the Lions in Week 4, allowed the Seahawks to claim the final NFC wild card berth, making the playoffs after a one-year absence. Their Week 18 victory was also the 400th win (regular season and playoffs) in Seahawks history. The Seahawks gave up 2554 rushing yards to opponents in the regular seasons which is a record for a team that made the playoffs.
In the playoffs, the Seahawks faced their
rival
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the
San Francisco 49ers
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in the Wild Card round. Despite leading at the end of the first half, they would eventually be defeated 41–23 and failed to advance to the Divisional Round.
Following the season, quarterback
Geno Smith
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, who replaced Wilson as starter, was awarded
NFL Comeback Player of the Year
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after spending much of his professional tenure as a backup for multiple teams. Cornerback
Tariq Woolen and running back
Kenneth Walker III were selected to the
PFWA All-Rookie Team
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.
Draft
Draft trades
Staff
Final roster
Preseason
The Seahawks' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.
Regular season
Schedule
On May 4, the NFL
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announced that the Seahawks would play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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during Week 10 on November 13 at Allianz Arena
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in Munich, Germany
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, as part of the league's International Series. It was the first-ever regular season game played in Germany. The game kicked off at 3:30 p.m. CET
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* Cet, standard astronomical abbreviation for the constellation Cetus
* Colchester Town railway station (National Rail code CET), in Colchester, England
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* Comcast En ...
/6:30 a.m. PST, televised by the NFL Network
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, with the Buccaneers serving as the home team.
Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC South and the AFC West.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 4: at Detroit Lions
This game ultimately ended up determining the 7th seed in the playoff race, which Seattle clinched due to holding tiebreaker over the Lions thanks to this game
Week 5: at New Orleans Saints
Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 7: at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 8: vs. New York Giants
Week 9: at Arizona Cardinals
With the win, the Seahawks swept the Cardinals for the first time since 2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
.
Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFL Germany games
Week 12: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 13: at Los Angeles Rams
With the win, the Seahawks defeated the Rams in Los Angeles
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for the first time since 2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
.
Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers
With the loss, the Seahawks were swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
.
Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 17: vs. New York Jets
Week 18: vs. Los Angeles Rams
With the win, the Seahawks swept the Rams for the first time since 2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, and with the Detroit Lions
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' win over the Green Bay Packers
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later on, the Seahawks clinched the #7 seed in the NFC.
Standings
Division
Conference
Postseason
Schedule
Game summaries
NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (2) San Francisco 49ers
References
External links
*
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Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...