The 2022 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 47th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 13th under the head coach/general manager tandem of Pete Carroll and John Schneider.

For the first time since 2011, quarterback Russell Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner were not on the roster. Wilson was traded to the Denver Broncos and Wagner was released and later signed with the Los Angeles Rams. Both were the last remaining players from their Super Bowl-winning season on the roster. Later that off-season, Bruce Irvin, who played in two Super Bowls with the Seahawks, signed with the team for a third stint.

Overall, the Seahawks improved upon their 7–10 record from the previous year with a victory over the New York Jets in Week 17, and swept their division rival, the Los Angeles Rams in the final week of the season for the first time since the 2013 season. Seattle's Week 18 win, coupled with the Green Bay Packers loss to the Detroit Lions, allowed the Seahawks to claim the final NFC wild card berth, making the playoffs after a one-year absence. Their Week 18 victory was also the 400th win (regular season and playoffs) in Seahawks history. Although both Seattle and Detroit finished 9–8, the Seahawks claimed the 7th seed due to having a head-to-head victory over Detroit from Week 4.

In the playoffs, the Seahawks faced their rival the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card round. Despite leading at the end of the first half, they would eventually be defeated 41–23 and fail to advance to the Divisional Round.

Following the season, quarterback Geno Smith, who replaced Wilson as starter, was awarded NFL Comeback Player of the Year after spending much of his professional tenure as a backup for multiple teams. Cornerback Tariq Woolen and running back Kenneth Walker III were selected to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

Draft

2022 Seattle Seahawks draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 9 Charles Cross OT Mississippi State from Broncos 10 Traded to the New York Jets 2 40 Boye Mafe DE/OLB Minnesota from Broncos 41 Kenneth Walker III RB Michigan State 3 72 Abraham Lucas OT Washington State 4 109 Coby Bryant CB Cincinnati from Jets 116 Traded to the Denver Broncos 5 145 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs from Lions via Broncos 153 Tariq Woolen CB UTSA 158 Tyreke Smith DE/OLB Ohio State from Dolphins via Patriots and Chiefs 6 188 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars 7 229 Bo Melton WR Rutgers 233Dareke Young WR Lenoir–Rhyne from Vikings via Chiefs Draft trades

+ 2022 Seattle Seahawks undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Joey Blount S Virginia Bubba Bolden Miami (FL) Cade Brewer TE Texas Shamarious Gilmore G Georgia State Matt Gotel DT West Florida Jake Herslow WR Houston Elijah Jones CB Oregon State Vi Jones LB NC State Levi Lewis QB Louisiana John Mitchell TE Florida Atlantic Scott Nelson S Wisconsin Joshua Onujiogu LB Framingham State Demetris Robertson WR Auburn Liam Ryan OT Washington State Josh Valentine-Turner CB Florida INT Deontai Williams S Nebraska

Staff

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Preseason The Seahawks' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 25–32 0–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap 2 Chicago Bears L 11–27 0–2 Lumen Field Recap 3 at Dallas Cowboys L 26–27 0–3 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season Schedule On May 4, the NFL announced that the Seahawks would play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during Week 10 on November 13 at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, as part of the league's International Series. It was the first-ever regular season game played in Germany. The game kicked off at 3:30 p.m. CET/6:30 a.m. PST, televised by the NFL Network, with the Buccaneers serving as the home team.

Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC South and the AFC West.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Denver Broncos W 17–16 1–0 Lumen Field Recap 2 September 18 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–27 1–1 Levi's Stadium Recap 3 September 25 Atlanta Falcons L 23–27 1–2 Lumen Field Recap 4 October 2 at Detroit Lions W 48–45 2–2 Ford Field Recap 5 October 9 at New Orleans Saints L 32–39 2–3 Caesars Superdome Recap 6 October 16 Arizona Cardinals W 19–9 3–3 Lumen Field Recap 7 October 23 at Los Angeles Chargers W 37–23 4–3 SoFi Stadium Recap 8 October 30 New York Giants W 27–13 5–3 Lumen Field Recap 9 November 6 at Arizona Cardinals W 31–21 6–3 State Farm Stadium Recap 10 November 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 16–21 6–4 Allianz Arena Recap 11Bye 12 November 27 Las Vegas Raiders L 34–40 6–5 Lumen Field Recap 13 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–23 7–5 SoFi Stadium Recap 14 December 11 Carolina Panthers L 24–30 7–6 Lumen Field Recap 15 San Francisco 49ers L 13–21 7–7 Lumen Field Recap 16 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–24 7–8 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 17 January 1, 2023 New York Jets W 23–6 8–8 Lumen Field Recap 18 January 8, 2023 Los Angeles Rams W 19–16 9–8 Lumen Field Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 4: at Detroit Lions

This game ultimately ended up determining the 7th seed in the playoff race, which Seattle clinched due to holding tiebreaker over the Lions thanks to this game

Week 5: at New Orleans Saints

Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 7: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 8: vs. New York Giants

Week 9: at Arizona Cardinals

With the win, the Seahawks swept the Cardinals for the first time since 2018.

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Germany games

Week 12: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 13: at Los Angeles Rams

With the win, the Seahawks defeated the Rams in Los Angeles for the first time since 2017.

Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers

With the loss, the Seahawks dropped to 7–6 and were swept by the NFC South.

Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers

With the loss, the Seahawks were swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2011.

Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 17: vs. New York Jets

Week 18: vs. Los Angeles Rams

With the win, the Seahawks swept the Rams for the first time since 2013, and with the Detroit Lions' win over the Green Bay Packers later on, the Seahawks clinched the #7 seed in the NFC.

Standings Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card at San Francisco 49ers (2) L 23–41 0–1 Levi's Stadium Recap

Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (2) San Francisco 49ers

The game was a back-and-forth contest in the first half until the 49ers took control in the second half and won by 18 points. This would be Seattle's last playoff game until 2025.

References

External links

2022 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 2022 Seattle Seahawks season at Pro Football Reference (pro-football-reference.com) 2022 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 2022 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com