Geno Smith and Colby Parkinson, Seattle Seahawks.
Every fan does it. When the next season’s schedule comes out, they go through it and try to predict their team’s final record. After making the playoffs in 2022, the Seattle Seahawks step up in weight class this year.
Our staff at PNWS did the same. This is how our writers believe the Seahawks will do in 2023.
Here is the Seattle Seahawks 2023 schedule (all times pacific).
The Seattle Seahawks are 3-0 to start 2023. They take a loss in NY because I’m a huge Giants homer. Another loss at Cincinnati the following game makes them 3-2.
Two wins, followed by a loss in Baltimore, brings the Seahawks recond 5-3. After a three-game win streak wins, 12’s are feeling good with their team’s 8-3 record.
Unfortunately, three straight losses drop their record to them 8-6 and pull them back to the pack.
The Seahawks pull out of their tailspin to close out with another three-game streak to finish 11-6, including 5-1 in the division to win the NFC West.
Last year the Seattle Seahawks benefited from a last-place schedule. This year the competition is better because they made the playoffs.
The first thing that stands out is a Week 5 bye. It’s early, but any player who starts the season on IR can return for Game 5 with an extra week of rest. This ends the good news portion.
When doing an exercise like this, I always start with a split within the division which would be 3-3. The NFC West is very competitive, and no matter how good or bad a team is, they fight like heck in these games.
The Seahawks have three games in the Eastern Time Zone which come in in a five-game span, and all three NYG, Cincinnati, and Baltimore are playoff contenders. Two of these games bracket the bye, meaning three long plane trips. Let’s say they go 1-2.
Rounding out the first half of the season, I believe Seattle takes two of three from their road game at Detroit and home games against Carolina and Cleveland. On to the second half, beginning with Game 10.
I don’t like back-to-back Thursday Night games in November. even more so because tthe first one against San Francisco after playing Los Angeles the week before.
However, wins against Washington in Game 10 and then knocking off Dallas the week after Thanksgiving make the Seahawks 2-0 against non-division opponents.
The season’s final five games in December/January work out nicely. If the Seattle Seahawks remain healthy, they beat Pittsburgh at home and Tennessee in Nashville. Week 15 against Philly is a tough matchup, so I’ll be conservative.
There is one scenario that could lead to more wins. We all know how much Pete Carroll loves to run. If Kenneth Walker and newly drafted Zach Charbonnet click, time of possession changes in Seattle’s favor, and that could be worth an additional victory or two.
Seattle’s regular season record will be 10-7, which should be good enough to make the playoffs.
The Seattle Seahawks will go 10-7, purely based on the schedule and the talent as we know it. There are a lot of games that could go either way on this schedule.
The “should win games” are Week 1 vs. Rams, Week 3 vs. Panthers, Week 7 vs. Cardinals, Week 8 vs. Browns, Week 10 vs. Commanders. I feel like that’s the bank of 5 wins to establish the absolute floor.
Then these games could go either way: @Lions, @Giants, @Ravens, @Rams, @ Cowboys, @Titans (though almost a win), vs. Steelers, @Cardinals. If half of them break toward the Seattle Seahawks, then they are already at 9 wins.
That leaves 1 win out of the other 4 games, @Bengals, vs. 49ers, @49ers, vs. Eagles. This puts 10 wins in play.
Then again, the inverse could happen and they go 7-10. But I’d lean more towards 9 or 10 wins.
Well, the baseline for the Seattle Seahawks with Pete Carroll as their head coach is 6 wins a season, so that’s the floor for every year. Including last year when all but one of us said they’d only win as many as 6 or 7 games with Geno Smith as the starting quarterback.
I think there was an attempt at some wagering but it never came to fruition. Anyway, this year the Seahawks will face eight teams who last season had a record over .500 (nine counting the 8-8-1 Washington “Snyderless” Commanders).
Heading into their bye week the Seattle Seahawks will be 3-1, with wins against LAR, Carolina, & NYG. Detroit is better then people are giving them credit for and beating them at Ford Field will be a tough task. Seattle could win but I give a slight advantage to the home team.
Seattle’s first game after the bye isn’t an easy test either but Carroll has two weeks to prepare for Cincy and that’ll be enough for another Seahawks win. Heading into Week 8, Seattle will suffer their first loss at home to Cleveland which will also end the Seahawks 3 game winning streak.
Unfortunately, the Seahawks will split the “Crabcake” series, losing to Baltimore and beating Washington. Knocking off Washington will be the start of a four game Seahaeks win streaks.
Two straight losses to San Francisco and Philly might make 12’s nervous. But the seahawks will end the season with a three game win streak to bring their final record to 12-5
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.
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?