Seattle Seahawks: Predicting 2023 record after schedule release
PNWS Staff
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Chip Clark
And they call me the “Negative Nelly” around here. The Seattle Seahawks are a good team. I believe in Geno Smith.
The season starts with a big win against L.A. to start the year. They also win Game 3 at home against Carolina. In between is a trip to Detroit which scares me. September 2-1.
In October, the Seattle Seahawks split road games against Cincy and the G-Men. Additionally, they take care of business at home, dispatching Arizona and Cleveland. October 3-1, overall 5-2.
November will be tougher. Baltimore is over-rated, and even though this game is on the east coast, it’s still a “W.” The following week, Seattle completes the “Chesapeake Two-Step” with a home win over Washington.
Two NFC West games in four days are hard. Let’s call it a split, but by November 30, Dallas will have imploded. They could play this game in Jerry Jones‘ basement, and the Seattle Seahawks would win. November 4-1, overall 9-3.
Toward December, the drag of a 17-game regular season hits every team. Home wins against Pittsburgh, and the Iggles are offset by road losses to San Francisco, Tennessee, and Arizona.
The last “L” happens because Pete Carroll decides to rest his players in advance of the playoffs. December-January 2-3, overall 11-6.
Herb Nightingale
The Seattle Seahawks will win week two against the Lions. Back-to-back eastern trips against the Giants and the Bengals make it hard to win either game.
Baltimore and Dallas are losses. Are the Rams better than last year? Hard to say which makes Week 11 in L.A. a tossup.
At Lumen Field, the Eagles seem to be the only loss. The Seahawks usually do well in national games, so Thanksgiving against San Francisco could be a win.
Without an upset or being upset themselves, 9-8 is likely what happens. If the defense improves during the year, Seattle might pick up another win or two.
Seattle Seahawks fans, at this point, how many regular season games do you think the Seahawks will win in 2023?