2021 Seattle Seahawks season

46th season in franchise history

The 2021 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 46th season in the National Football League and their 12th under head coach Pete Carroll.

2021 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerThe Allen family via Paul Allen’s Estate
Head coachPete Carroll
General managerJohn Schneider
Home fieldLumen Field
Results
Record7–10
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-ProsLB Bobby Wagner (2nd team)
Uniform
2021 Seattle Seahawks Draft
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

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Schedule

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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

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Division

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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

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# 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
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. 1.0 1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.
  6. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.