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2015 Seattle Seahawks

The 2015 Seattle Seahawks went 10–6, finishing 2nd in the NFC West, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 423 points and allowed 277.

Record
10–6
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
423–277
NFC West
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 423 points, tied for the fourth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 277, the fewest. Their point differential was +146.

How the season unfolded

The Seahawks started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.

Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 11 to Week 15.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 38–7 over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13 (December 6, 2015).

Their heaviest loss was 27–17 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 2 (September 20, 2015).

They scored a season-high 39 points against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12 (November 29, 2015), winning 39–30.

They shut out the Chicago Bears (Week 3).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–5.

They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 3–3 against the NFC West, sweeping the 49ers, splitting with the Cardinals, and getting swept by the Rams.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–4 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Minnesota Vikings 10–9 on the road.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Carolina Panthers 31–24 on the road.

Before and after

That was two wins fewer than in 2014, when they went 12–4.

In 2016, they went 10–5–1 and returned to the playoffs.

2015 schedule and results

2015 Seattle Seahawks · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 13, 2015at St. Louis RamsL 31–34 (OT)
Week 2Sep 20, 2015at Green Bay PackersL 17–27
Week 3Sep 27, 2015vs Chicago BearsW 26–0
Week 4Oct 5, 2015vs Detroit LionsW 13–10
Week 5Oct 11, 2015at Cincinnati BengalsL 24–27 (OT)
Week 6Oct 18, 2015vs Carolina PanthersL 23–27
Week 7Oct 22, 2015at San Francisco 49ersW 20–3
Week 8Nov 1, 2015at Dallas CowboysW 13–12
Week 10Nov 15, 2015vs Arizona CardinalsL 32–39
Week 11Nov 22, 2015vs San Francisco 49ersW 29–13
Week 12Nov 29, 2015vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 39–30
Week 13Dec 6, 2015at Minnesota VikingsW 38–7
Week 14Dec 13, 2015at Baltimore RavensW 35–6
Week 15Dec 20, 2015vs Cleveland BrownsW 30–13
Week 16Dec 27, 2015vs St. Louis RamsL 17–23
Week 17Jan 3, 2016at Arizona CardinalsW 36–6
Wild CardJan 10, 2016at Minnesota VikingsW 10–9
DivisionalJan 17, 2016at Carolina PanthersL 24–31

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2015 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.