2021 Seattle Seahawks season

The 2021 season is the Seattle Seahawks' 46th season in the National Football League, their 20th playing their home games at their current venue, Lumen Field, as well as their 12th under head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks failed to improve on last year's 12–4 record.

2021 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerEstate of Paul Allen
Head coachPete Carroll
General managerJohn Schneider
Home fieldLumen Field
Results
Record5–8
Division place4th NFC West
Uniform

This is the Seahawks’ first season since 2010 without long-time linebacker K. J. Wright, as he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on September 2nd.

This was also the Seahawks’ first season since 2011 that long-time quarterback Russell Wilson wasn’t the team’s starting QB in a regular-season game after he ruptured his middle finger against the rival Los Angeles Rams on October 7. The injury snapped his streak of starting every single game since September 9, 2012, and was just 6 games shy of surpassing Matt Ryan for 5th place in the all-time consecutive starts by a quarterback list. Wilson was also the active leader in consecutive starts by a quarterback after Philip Rivers (2nd all time in the list) retired on January 20, 2021 prior to Wilson's injury. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady became the new active leader in consecutive starts, starting every single game since October 9, 2016. The game Wilson came back as a starter, however, Seattle was shut out 0–17 to the Green Bay Packers, the first time they failed to score in a game since losing 0–24 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011, the year before Wilson was drafted.

Draft
Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Seattle Seahawks Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
256 D'Wayne EskridgeWRWestern Michigan
4137 Tre BrownCBOklahomaFrom Tampa Bay
6208 Stone ForsytheOTFlorida

Notes

  • The Seahawks traded safety Bradley McDougald, first- and third-round selections, and a 2022 first-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for Jamal Adams and a 2022 fourth-round selection.
  • The Seahawks traded their fourth-round selection (No. 129) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for the Bucaneers' fourth-round selection (No. 137) and a sixth-round compensatory selection (No. 217).
  • The Seahawks traded their fifth-round selection to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for offensive guard Gabe Jackson.[1]
  • The Seahawks traded a sixth-round selection to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2020 seventh-round selection. This selection was traded to the Chicago Bears. The Bears traded this selection back to the Seahawks in exchange for a sixth-round selection (No. 217), originally from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Seahawks' seventh-round selection (No. 250).
  • The Seahawks received safety Quandre Diggs and a seventh-round selection from the Detroit Lions in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round selection.
  • The Seahawks traded center B. J. Finney and the Detroit Lions's seventh-round selection to Cincinnati Bengals for defensive end Carlos Dunlap.

Staff
Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
  • Owner/executor of will/chairwoman – Jody Allen
  • President – Chuck Arnold
  • Executive vice president/general manager – John Schneider
  • Vice president of football administration – Matt Thomas
  • Vice president of player personnel – Trent Kirchner
  • Director of college scouting – Matt Berry
  • Director of pro personnel – Nolan Teasley
  • Personnel executive – Alonzo Highsmith
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Larry Izzo
  • Assistant special teams coach – Tracy Smith
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Ivan Lewis
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jamie Yanchar
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Thomas Garcia
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Philipp
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Grant Steen

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AFC East
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NFC East
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WAS
North
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GB
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ARI
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Current roster
Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated December 15, 2021

53 active, 9 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters


Preseason

The Seahawks' preseason schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 14 at Las Vegas Raiders L 7–20 0–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap
2 August 21 Denver Broncos L 3–30 0–2 Lumen Field Recap
3 August 28 Los Angeles Chargers W 27–0 1–2 Lumen Field Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The Seahawks' regular season schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Time (PT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 12 10:00 a.m. at Indianapolis Colts W 28–16 1–0 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 19 1:25 p.m. Tennessee Titans L 30–33 (OT) 1–1 Lumen Field CBS Recap
3 September 26 1:25 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings L 17–30 1–2 U.S. Bank Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 3 1:05 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers W 28–21 2–2 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 7 5:20 p.m. Los Angeles Rams L 17–26 2–3 Lumen Field Fox/NFLN/
Prime Video		 Recap
6 October 17 5:20 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–23 (OT) 2–4 Heinz Field NBC Recap
7 October 25 5:15 p.m. New Orleans Saints L 10–13 2–5 Lumen Field ESPN Recap
8 October 31 1:05 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars W 31–7 3–5 Lumen Field CBS Recap
9 Bye
10 November 14 1:25 p.m. at Green Bay Packers L 0–17 3–6 Lambeau Field CBS Recap
11 November 21 1:25 p.m. Arizona Cardinals L 13–23 3–7 Lumen Field Fox Recap
12 November 29 5:15 p.m. at Washington Football Team L 15–17 3–8 FedExField ESPN Recap
13 December 5 1:25 p.m. San Francisco 49ers W 30–23 4–8 Lumen Field CBS Recap
14 December 12 10:00 a.m. at Houston Texans W 33–13 5–8 NRG Stadium Fox Recap
15 December 19 1:25 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Fox
16 December 26 1:05 p.m. Chicago Bears Lumen Field Fox
17 January 2 1:25 p.m. Detroit Lions Lumen Field Fox
18 January 9 1:25 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium Fox

Notes:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 16–18 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.

Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 1: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 0728
Colts 3 7 0616

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 2: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 2: Tennessee Titans at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 3 6 714333
Seahawks 3 21 06030

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 3: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 7 0017
Vikings 7 14 3630

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 4: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 14728
49ers 7 0 6821

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 5: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 0 3 131026
Seahawks 0 7 01017

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 6: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 0 0 146020
Steelers 0 14 33323

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 7: New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Saints 0 10 0313
Seahawks 7 0 3010

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 8: Jacksonville Jaguars at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 077
Seahawks 7 10 7731

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 10: at Green Bay Packers
Week 10: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 000
Packers 0 3 01417

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 11: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 6 3723
Seahawks 0 6 0713

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,833
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Sara Walsh
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: at Washington Football Team
Week 12: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 2 0615
Washington 3 6 8017

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST/5:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,680
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters, and John Parry
  • Preview, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 13: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 14 9 0023
Seahawks 7 14 9030

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 14: at Houston Texans
Week 14: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Texans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 6 31433
Texans 7 6 0013

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 67,610
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Jen Hale
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: at Los Angeles Rams
Week 15: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 000
Rams 0 0 000

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: January 9
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Jen Hale
  • Preview

Division
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Arizona Cardinals 10 3 0 .769 4–1 6–3 366 254 L1
Los Angeles Rams 9 4 0 .692 2–2 6–3 366 293 W2
San Francisco 49ers 7 6 0 .538 1–4 5–5 329 301 W1
Seattle Seahawks 5 8 0 .385 2–2 2–6 272 262 W2

Conference
NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] Green Bay Packers North 10 3 0 .769 3–1 8–2 .479 .462 W2
2[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 10 3 0 .769 2–1 6–3 .503 .492 W4
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Arizona Cardinals West 10 3 0 .769 4–1 6–3 .485 .446 L1
4 Dallas Cowboys East 9 4 0 .692 3–0 7–1 .521 .479 W2
Wild cards
5 Los Angeles Rams West 9 4 0 .692 2–2 6–3 .482 .389 W2
6 San Francisco 49ers West 7 6 0 .538 1–4 5–5 .488 .390 W1
7[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Washington Football Team East 6 7 0 .462 1–1 5–3 .544 .462 L1
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5] Minnesota Vikings North 6 7 0 .462 2–1 4–4 .506 .462 W1
9[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] Philadelphia Eagles East 6 7 0 .462 0–2 4–4 .482 .365 W1
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] Atlanta Falcons South 6 7 0 .462 2–3 3–6 .479 .333 W1
11[lower-alpha 7] New Orleans Saints South 6 7 0 .462 1–2 4–5 .527 .551 W1
12[lower-alpha 8] Carolina Panthers South 5 8 0 .385 2–1 3–6 .467 .415 L3
13[lower-alpha 8] Seattle Seahawks West 5 8 0 .385 2–2 2–6 .518 .385 W2
14[lower-alpha 9] New York Giants East 4 9 0 .308 1–2 3–5 .550 .442 L2
15[lower-alpha 9] Chicago Bears North 4 9 0 .308 2–2 2–6 .553 .308 L2
Eliminated from postseason contention
16 Detroit Lions North 1 11 1 .115 1–4 1–7 .518 .462 L1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 10]
  1. Green Bay wins tiebreaker over Tampa Bay and Arizona based on conference record.
  2. Tampa Bay wins tiebreaker over Arizona based on strength of victory.
  3. Washington wins tiebreaker over Atlanta and Minnesota based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Philadelphia and New Orleans (see below).
  4. Washington wins tiebreaker over Philadelphia based on division record.
  5. Atlanta drops out of the tiebreak with Philadelphia and Minnesota based on conference record; Minnesota wins tiebreaker over Philadelphia based on common record.
  6. Philadelphia wins tiebreaker over Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate New Orleans (see below).
  7. Atlanta wins tiebreaker over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  8. Carolina wins tiebreaker over Seattle based on conference record.
  9. NY Giants wins tiebreaker over Chicago based on conference records.
  10. 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.

References
  1. Boyle, John (March 21, 2021). "Seahawks Acquire Guard Gabe Jackson In Trade With Raiders". Seahawks.com.
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