2021 Seattle Seahawks season
| 2021 Seattle Seahawks season | |
|---|---|
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| Owner | The Allen family via Paul Allen’s Estate |
| Head coach | Pete Carroll |
| General manager | John Schneider |
| Home field | Lumen Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–10 |
| Division place | 4th NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | 2 |
| AP All-Pros | LB Bobby Wagner (2nd team) |
| Uniform | |
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The 2021 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 46th season in the National Football League and their 12th under head coach Pete Carroll.
Draft[change | change source]
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 56 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR | Western Michigan | |
| 4 | 137 | Tre Brown | CB | Oklahoma | From Tampa Bay |
| 6 | 208 | Stone Forsythe | OT | Florida |
Regular season[change | change source]
Schedule[change | change source]
The Seahawks' regular season schedule was announced on May 12.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 28–16 | 1–0 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 19 | Tennessee Titans | L 30–33 (OT) | 1–1 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 3 | September 26 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–30 | 1–2 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 3 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 28–21 | 2–2 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 7 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17–26 | 2–3 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 6 | October 17 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–23 (OT) | 2–4 | Heinz Field | Recap |
| 7 | October 25 | New Orleans Saints | L 10–13 | 2–5 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 8 | October 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 31–7 | 3–5 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 9 | Bye | |||||
| 10 | November 14 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–17 | 3–6 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 11 | November 21 | Arizona Cardinals | L 13–23 | 3–7 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 12 | November 29 | at Washington Football Team | L 15–17 | 3–8 | FedExField | Recap |
| 13 | December 5 | San Francisco 49ers | W 30–23 | 4–8 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | at Houston Texans | W 33–13 | 5–8 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 21 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–20 | 5–9 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 26 | Chicago Bears | L 24–25 | 5–10 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 17 | January 2 | Detroit Lions | W 51–29 | 6–10 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 18 | January 9 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 38–30 | 7–10 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings[change | change source]
Division[change | change source]
| NFC West | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (4) Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 460 | 372 | L1 |
| (5) Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 449 | 366 | L1 |
| (6) San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 2–4 | 7–5 | 427 | 365 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 395 | 366 | W2 |
Conference[change | change source]
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division winners | |||||||||||
| 1[a] | Green Bay Packers | North | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .479 | .480 | L1 |
| 2[a] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .467 | .443 | W3 |
| 3[b] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .488 | .431 | W1 |
| 4[b] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .483 | .409 | L1 |
| Wild cards | |||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .490 | .492 | L1 |
| 6 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .500 | .438 | W2 |
| 7[c] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .469 | .350 | L1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 8[c] | New Orleans Saints | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .512 | .516 | W2 |
| 9 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .507 | .434 | W1 |
| 10[d] | Washington Football Team | East | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .529 | .420 | W1 |
| 11[d][e] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .519 | .424 | W2 |
| 12[d][e] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .472 | .315 | L2 |
| 13 | Chicago Bears | North | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .524 | .373 | L1 |
| 14 | Carolina Panthers | South | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .509 | .412 | L7 |
| 15 | New York Giants | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .536 | .485 | L6 |
| 16 | Detroit Lions | North | 3 | 13 | 1 | .206 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .528 | .627 | W1 |
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