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2017 Seattle Seahawks

The 2017 Seattle Seahawks went 9–7, finishing 2nd in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 366 points and allowed 332.

Record
9–7
Home
4–4
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
366–332
NFC West
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 366 points, the 11th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 332, tied for the 13th-fewest. Their point differential was +34.

How the season unfolded

The Seahawks started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 4 to Week 8.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 46–18 over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 4 (October 1, 2017).

Their heaviest loss was 42–7 to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 15 (December 17, 2017).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–6.

Division and playoff opponents

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

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 10–6, one game better than their record.

Before and after

That was one win fewer than in 2016, when they went 10–5–1.

In 2018, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.

2017 schedule and results

2017 Seattle Seahawks · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 10, 2017at Green Bay PackersL 9–17
Week 2Sep 17, 2017vs San Francisco 49ersW 12–9
Week 3Sep 24, 2017at Tennessee TitansL 27–33
Week 4Oct 1, 2017vs Indianapolis ColtsW 46–18
Week 5Oct 8, 2017at Los Angeles RamsW 16–10
Week 7Oct 22, 2017at New York GiantsW 24–7
Week 8Oct 29, 2017vs Houston TexansW 41–38
Week 9Nov 5, 2017vs WashingtonL 14–17
Week 10Nov 9, 2017at Arizona CardinalsW 22–16
Week 11Nov 20, 2017vs Atlanta FalconsL 31–34
Week 12Nov 26, 2017at San Francisco 49ersW 24–13
Week 13Dec 3, 2017vs Philadelphia EaglesW 24–10
Week 14Dec 10, 2017at Jacksonville JaguarsL 24–30
Week 15Dec 17, 2017vs Los Angeles RamsL 7–42
Week 16Dec 24, 2017at Dallas CowboysW 21–12
Week 17Dec 31, 2017vs Arizona CardinalsL 24–26

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2017 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.