2021 Seattle Seahawks
The 2021 Seattle Seahawks went 7–10, finishing 4th in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 395 points and allowed 366.
- Record
- 7–10
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 4–5
- Points
- 395–366
- NFC West
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 395 points, the 16th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 366, tied for the 11th-fewest. Their point differential was +29.
How the season unfolded
The Seahawks started 2–2 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 7–10.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 5 to Week 7.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 31–7 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8 (October 31, 2021).
Their heaviest loss was 17–0 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 10 (November 14, 2021).
They scored a season-high 51 points against the Detroit Lions in Week 17 (January 2, 2022), winning 51–29.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–5.
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 3–6 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–8, two games better than their record.
Before and after
That was five wins fewer than in 2020, when they went 12–4.
In 2022, they went 9–8 and returned to the playoffs.
2021 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2021 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 28–16 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2021 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 30–33 (OT) |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2021 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–30 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2021 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 28–21 |
| Week 5 | Oct 7, 2021 | vs Los Angeles Rams | L 17–26 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2021 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–23 (OT) |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2021 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 10–13 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2021 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 31–7 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2021 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–17 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2021 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 13–23 |
| Week 12 | Nov 29, 2021 | at Washington | L 15–17 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2021 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 30–23 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2021 | at Houston Texans | W 33–13 |
| Week 15 | Dec 21, 2021 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–20 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2021 | vs Chicago Bears | L 24–25 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2022 | vs Detroit Lions | W 51–29 |
| Week 18 | Jan 9, 2022 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 38–30 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2021 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.