Buoyed by the performance of Geno Smith, the Seattle Seahawks made a surprising playoff appearance in 2022. Heading into next season, the pressure is on for Pete Carroll and Co. to take the next step. What does the Seahawks’ schedule look like in 2023?
Seattle Seahawks Schedule and Opponents
While we won’t know the order of the Seahawks’ 2023 games until the NFL releases its league-wide schedule in mid-May, we do know who Seattle’s opponents will be.
Home Games
- Arizona Cardinals
- Los Angeles Rams
- San Francisco 49ers
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Commanders
- Carolina Panthers
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Away Games
- Arizona Cardinals
- Los Angeles Rams
- San Francisco 49ers
- Dallas Cowboys
- New York Giants
- Detroit Lions
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Tennessee Titans
Seattle Seahawks Strength of Schedule
Based on 2023 win total projections, the Seahawks project to have the 16th-easiest NFL schedule next season. As usual, Seattle will play each of its NFC West rivals at home and on the road. They will also face the entirety of the NFC East and the AFC North.
Additionally, the Seahawks will play the two remaining NFC teams that finished in second place in their respective divisions: the Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions. Lastly, Seattle will round out its schedule by playing the Tennessee Titans, who finished second in the AFC South in 2022.
Seattle Seahawks Record Prediction
Following Smith’s Comeback Player of the Year performance, the Seahawks re-signed the veteran quarterback to a three-year deal. Seattle is also bringing back most of its offense, including star wideouts DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett and second-year running back Kenneth Walker III. The club’s only significant addition on offense was former Lion Evan Brown, who is scheduled to take over at center.
There were more changes on the defensive side of the ball. After a one-year stopover in Los Angeles, Bobby Wagner is back in Seattle’s linebacking corps, where he’ll be joined by fellow signing Devin Bush. The Seahawks didn’t stop there, adding former Broncos defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones on a $50+ million contract while signing ex-Giants safety Julian Love to a modest deal.
MORE: FREE NFL Mock Draft Simulator (With Trades)
General manager John Schneider can do even more damage in the draft. Thanks to last year’s Russell Wilson trade, the Seahawks own two first-rounders, two second-rounders, and five total picks inside the top 83. Seattle might consider a quarterback of the future at the top of the draft, but it could also add a bevy of immediate contributors on Days 1 and 2.
While the Seahawks will face tough games against the 49ers, Bengals, Eagles, and Cowboys, they’ll also get to play the cellar-dwelling Cardinals and Rams twice in 2023. With a schedule that ranks near the middle of the pack, and a warehouse full of incoming draft picks, there’s no reason Seattle can’t surpass its 8.5-win total and end the year with double-digit victories.
