2021 Seattle Seahawks season

2021 Seattle Seahawks season
2021 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Allen family via Paul Allen’s Estate
Head coach	Pete Carroll
General manager	John Schneider
Home field	Lumen Field
Results
Record	7–10
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2 LB Bobby Wagner; FS Quandre Diggs;
AP All-Pros	LB Bobby Wagner (2nd team)
Uniform
	← 2020; Seahawks seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 46th season in the National Football League and their 12th under head coach Pete Carroll.

Draft

2021 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	56	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR	Western Michigan
4	137	Tre Brown	CB	Oklahoma	From Tampa Bay
6	208	Stone Forsythe	OT	Florida

Regular season

Schedule

The Seahawks' regular season schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Indianapolis Colts	W 28–16	1–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Tennessee Titans	L 30–33 (OT)	1–1	Lumen Field	Recap
3	September 26	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–30	1–2	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	at San Francisco 49ers	W 28–21	2–2	Levi's Stadium	Recap
5	October 7	Los Angeles Rams	L 17–26	2–3	Lumen Field	Recap
6	October 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–23 (OT)	2–4	Heinz Field	Recap
7	October 25	New Orleans Saints	L 10–13	2–5	Lumen Field	Recap
8	October 31	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 31–7	3–5	Lumen Field	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 14	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–17	3–6	Lambeau Field	Recap
11	November 21	Arizona Cardinals	L 13–23	3–7	Lumen Field	Recap
12	November 29	at Washington Football Team	L 15–17	3–8	FedExField	Recap
13	December 5	San Francisco 49ers	W 30–23	4–8	Lumen Field	Recap
14	December 12	at Houston Texans	W 33–13	5–8	NRG Stadium	Recap
15	December 21	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10–20	5–9	SoFi Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	Chicago Bears	L 24–25	5–10	Lumen Field	Recap
17	January 2	Detroit Lions	W 51–29	6–10	Lumen Field	Recap
18	January 9	at Arizona Cardinals	W 38–30	7–10	State Farm Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Los Angeles Rams	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	460	372	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Arizona Cardinals	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	449	366	L1
⁽⁶⁾ San Francisco 49ers	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	427	365	W2
Seattle Seahawks	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	395	366	W2

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^[d]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^[d]^[e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^[f]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[13-4-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.

[12-5-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.

[9-8-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.

[7-10b-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.

[6] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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