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2022 Seattle Seahawks

The 2022 Seattle Seahawks went 9–8, finishing 2nd in the NFC West, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 407 points and allowed 401.

Record
9–8
Home
5–4
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
407–401
NFC West
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Wild Card

Where the season ranked

They scored 407 points, the ninth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 401, the eighth-most. Their point differential was +6.

How the season unfolded

The Seahawks started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 9–8.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 6 to Week 9.

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

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 23–6 over the New York Jets in Week 17 (January 1, 2023).

Their heaviest loss was 27–7 to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 2 (September 18, 2022).

They scored a season-high 48 points against the Detroit Lions in Week 4 (October 2, 2022), winning 48–45.

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

They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the NFC West, sweeping the Cardinals and the Rams and getting swept by the 49ers.

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

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they lost to the San Francisco 49ers 41–23 on the road.

Before and after

That was a two-win improvement on 2021, when they went 7–10.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2020.

In 2023, they went 9–8 and missed the playoffs.

2022 schedule and results

2022 Seattle Seahawks · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 12, 2022vs Denver BroncosW 17–16
Week 2Sep 18, 2022at San Francisco 49ersL 7–27
Week 3Sep 25, 2022vs Atlanta FalconsL 23–27
Week 4Oct 2, 2022at Detroit LionsW 48–45
Week 5Oct 9, 2022at New Orleans SaintsL 32–39
Week 6Oct 16, 2022vs Arizona CardinalsW 19–9
Week 7Oct 23, 2022at Los Angeles ChargersW 37–23
Week 8Oct 30, 2022vs New York GiantsW 27–13
Week 9Nov 6, 2022at Arizona CardinalsW 31–21
Week 10Nov 13, 2022vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 16–21
Week 12Nov 27, 2022vs Las Vegas RaidersL 34–40 (OT)
Week 13Dec 4, 2022at Los Angeles RamsW 27–23
Week 14Dec 11, 2022vs Carolina PanthersL 24–30
Week 15Dec 15, 2022vs San Francisco 49ersL 13–21
Week 16Dec 24, 2022at Kansas City ChiefsL 10–24
Week 17Jan 1, 2023vs New York JetsW 23–6
Week 18Jan 8, 2023vs Los Angeles RamsW 19–16 (OT)
Wild CardJan 14, 2023at San Francisco 49ersL 23–41

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2022 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.