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2010 Seattle Seahawks

The 2010 Seattle Seahawks went 7–9, finishing 2nd in the NFC West, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 310 points and allowed 407.

Record
7–9
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
2–6
Points
310–407
NFC West
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 310 points, the tenth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 407, the eighth-most. Their point differential was -97.

How the season unfolded

The Seahawks started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 14 to Week 16.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 31–6 over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1 (September 12, 2010).

Their heaviest loss was 41–7 to the New York Giants in Week 9 (November 7, 2010).

They scored a season-high 41 points against the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round (January 8, 2011), winning 41–36.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–0.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the NFC West, sweeping the Cardinals and splitting with the 49ers and the Rams.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the New Orleans Saints 41–36 at home.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Chicago Bears 35–24 on the road.

Before and after

That was a two-win improvement on 2009, when they went 5–11.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2007.

In 2011, they went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

2010 schedule and results

2010 Seattle Seahawks · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 12, 2010vs San Francisco 49ersW 31–6
Week 2Sep 19, 2010at Denver BroncosL 14–31
Week 3Sep 26, 2010vs San Diego ChargersW 27–20
Week 4Oct 3, 2010at St. Louis RamsL 3–20
Week 6Oct 17, 2010at Chicago BearsW 23–20
Week 7Oct 24, 2010vs Arizona CardinalsW 22–10
Week 8Oct 31, 2010at Oakland RaidersL 3–33
Week 9Nov 7, 2010vs New York GiantsL 7–41
Week 10Nov 14, 2010at Arizona CardinalsW 36–18
Week 11Nov 21, 2010at New Orleans SaintsL 19–34
Week 12Nov 28, 2010vs Kansas City ChiefsL 24–42
Week 13Dec 5, 2010vs Carolina PanthersW 31–14
Week 14Dec 12, 2010at San Francisco 49ersL 21–40
Week 15Dec 19, 2010vs Atlanta FalconsL 18–34
Week 16Dec 26, 2010at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 15–38
Week 17Jan 2, 2011vs St. Louis RamsW 16–6
Wild CardJan 8, 2011vs New Orleans SaintsW 41–36
DivisionalJan 16, 2011at Chicago BearsL 24–35

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.