2020 Seattle Seahawks
The 2020 Seattle Seahawks went 12–4, finishing 1st in the NFC West, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 459 points and allowed 371.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 459–371
- NFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 459 points, the eighth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 371, the 15th-fewest. Their point differential was +88.
How the season unfolded
The Seahawks opened with four straight wins and were 6–2 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 1 to Week 5.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 40–3 over the New York Jets in Week 14 (December 13, 2020).
Their heaviest loss was 44–34 to the Buffalo Bills in Week 9 (November 8, 2020).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 8–3.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC West, sweeping the 49ers and splitting with the Cardinals and the Rams.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Los Angeles Rams 30–20 at home.
Before and after
That was a one-win improvement on 2019, when they went 11–5.
In 2021, they went 7–10 and missed the playoffs.
2020 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2020 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 38–25 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2020 | vs New England Patriots | W 35–30 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2020 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 38–31 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2020 | at Miami Dolphins | W 31–23 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2020 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 27–26 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2020 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 34–37 (OT) |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2020 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 37–27 |
| Week 9 | Nov 8, 2020 | at Buffalo Bills | L 34–44 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2020 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 16–23 |
| Week 11 | Nov 19, 2020 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 28–21 |
| Week 12 | Nov 30, 2020 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–17 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2020 | vs New York Giants | L 12–17 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2020 | vs New York Jets | W 40–3 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2020 | at Washington | W 20–15 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2020 | vs Los Angeles Rams | W 20–9 |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2021 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 26–23 |
| Wild Card | Jan 9, 2021 | vs Los Angeles Rams | L 20–30 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2020 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.