Seattle Seahawks 2025 Schedule: Key Insights & Bold Predictions

SEATTLE -- The Seattle Seahawks The 2025 schedule was unveiled alongside the remainder of the NFL lineup on Wednesday.

In Year 2 of the Mike MacDonald era, this marks Seattle's inaugural season as well. Sam Darnold At quarterback, they will have games sandwiched between encounters with their division rivals. San Francisco 49ers In between, the Seahawks have scheduled four primetime games and at least four more starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, with their week off coming in Week 8.

The game against San Francisco, a team known for having supporters who make long trips to Lumen Field, presents an initial challenge for the Seahawks to begin restoring their once-dominant home advantage in the NFL. This match will also mark the unveiling of Seattle’s revamped offense and serve as Darnold’s opportunity to erase the bitter aftertaste left by his poor conclusion to the previous Pro Bowl season with Carolina. Minnesota Vikings .

Here’s what’s planned for the Seahawks:

Seahawks 2025 regular-season schedule

Week 1: Sept. 7 vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 2: Sept. 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 3: Sept. 21 vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 4: Sept. 25 at Arizona Cardinals (TNF)

Week 5: Oct. 5 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 6: Oct. 12 at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 7: Oct. 20 vs. Houston Texans (MNF)

Week 8: Bye

Week 9: Nov. 2 at Washington Commanders (SNF)

Week 10: Nov. 9 vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 11: Nov. 16 at Los Angeles Rams

Week 12: Nov. 23 at Tennessee Titans

Week 13: Nov. 30 vs Minnesota Vikings

Week 14: Dec. 7 at Atlanta Falcons

Week 15: Dec. 14 vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 16: Dec. 18 vs Los Angeles Rams (TNF)

Week 17: at Carolina Panthers *

Week 18: at San Francisco 49ers *

The dates for Weeks 17 and 18 have yet to be decided.

Strength of schedule: The Seahawks face the 12th-easiest schedule in the league (their opponents compiled a 0.474 winning percentage in 2024).

Over/Under: 8.5 wins

Biggest takeaway

Russell Wilson , Pete Carroll and the key players from the Legion ofBoom have all moved on. DK Metcalf and Geno Smith They are also off the table. However, the Seahawks remain highly relevant nationally, and securing four primetime fixtures — which equals their tally during Macdonald’s inaugural season — underscores this fact. This schedule stands out with a Monday night matchup against the Commanders, part of the team's six transcontinental journeys for the year. The Seahawks typically rank among the NFL leaders in distance traveled via air. Without an overseas game this season, they drop to third place in terms of overall travel mileage.

Highlight this date: Sept. 14 against the Steelers

The phrase "revenge game" gets thrown around a lot and usually jokingly, but this could genuinely qualify as one. Metcalf likely doesn’t harbor as much bitterness about leaving the Seahawks as, for instance, Bobby Wagner In 2022, however, the team’s top wide receiver had grown discontented with his time in Seattle, leading him to request several trades over recent years until the Seahawks eventually agreed and traded him to the Pittsburgh Steelers. This season includes another instance where Seattle has an early game at 10 a.m. PT (alongside matches against Jacksonville, Tennessee, and Atlanta; Carolina might also fall into this category). On the topic of Bobby Wagner, during their Week 9 matchup against the Washington Commanders, the Seahawks will come up against possibly their most outstanding defender in franchise history.

Key stretch

The last three games feature matchups against Seattle’s main rivals within the NFC West. This division stood as one of the toughest in the NFL during the previous year. Both the Seahawks and the Rams concluded at the top of the leaderboard with ten wins each, resulting in a tie. Just two games separated them from the Cardinals. Although the 49ers secured only six victories, they are presently considered slight favorites to clinch the title in 2025. Given how competitive this division tends to be, these head-to-head matches could very well decide whether Seattle captures the division crown, secures a wildcard spot, or fails to make the postseason for another consecutive year.

Bold prediction

During their challenging November schedule, the Seahawks aim to secure a 4-1 record. This streak includes three away games, two of which involve long-distance travel across the country, and all three opponents made it to the playoffs in 2024. Achieving this winning percentage over such formidable competition would indeed be noteworthy, particularly since they start this run immediately following their bye week. Last season, Macdonald received commendation at team HQ for his strategic approach to preparing during the bye week, resulting in four consecutive victories post-break. During these wins, Seattle’s defense conceded only 13.8 points per game on average, making them the lowest-scoring unit in the league.

Can Darnold and the revamped offense begin quickly?

Featuring Darnold, the Seahawks will add at least four -- and potentially up to seven -- fresh faces to their offensive lineup. They also bring aboard a new coordinator. Klint Kubiak Who brought in largely new personnel to assist with implementing a significantly altered system compared to what Seattle used last season? Given the extensive overhaul of their offensive setup, it might require considerable time for everything to come together seamlessly. In the initial seven games leading up to the midseason break, they face teams whose defensive performances ranked within the top seven last year in Expected Points Added (EPA): Houston (ranked fifth) and Pittsburgh (ranked seventh). Additionally, two out of these first seven contests will be against defenses that placed lower, ranking between 24th and 31st by the same measure: San Francisco (placed 26th) and Jacksonville (came in at 31st).