Geno Smith played like a second-tier MVP candidate for much of the 2022 campaign, helping the Seattle Seahawks to a surprising postseason appearance. With the NFC remaining highly competitive, the pressure is on head coach Pete Carroll and his team to earn another playoff spot. What does the Seahawks’ schedule look like in 2023?
Seattle Seahawks Schedule and Opponents
- Week 1: vs. Rams
FOX | 4:25 p.m. ET (Sunday, Sept. 10) - Week 2: at Lions
FOX | 1 p.m. (Sunday, Sept. 17) - Week 3: vs. Panthers
CBS | 4:05 p.m. (Sunday, Sept. 24) - Week 4: at Giants (MNF)
ESPN | 8:15 p.m. ET (Monday, Oct. 2) - Week 5: BYE
- Week 6: at Bengals
CBS | 1 p.m. ET (Sunday, Oct. 15) - Week 7: vs. Cardinals
FOX | 4:05 p.m. ET (Sunday, Oct. 22) - Week 8: vs. Browns
FOX | 4:05 p.m. ET (Sunday, Oct. 29) - Week 9: at Ravens
CBS | 1 p.m. ET (Sunday, Nov. 5) - Week 10: vs. Commanders
FOX | 4:25 p.m. ET (Sunday, Nov. 12) - Week 11: at Rams
CBS | 4:25 p.m. ET (Sunday, Nov. 12) - Week 12: vs. 49ers (Thanksgiving)
NBC | 8:20 p.m. ET (Thursday, Nov. 23) - Week 13: at Cowboys (TNF)
Prime Video | 8:15 p.m. ET (Thursday, Nov. 30) - Week 14: at 49ers
FOX | 4:05 p.m. ET (Sunday, Dec. 10) - Week 15: vs. Eagles
FOX | 4:25 p.m. ET (Sunday, Dec. 17) - Week 16: at Titans
CBS | 1 p.m. ET (Sunday, Dec. 24) - Week 17: vs. Steelers
FOX | 4:05 p.m. ET (Sunday, Dec. 31) - Week 18: at Cardinals
TV and Time TBD (Sunday, Jan. 7)
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’ll also face the entirety of the NFC East and the AFC North.
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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 Seahawks didn’t stop there, though, as they used the 2023 NFL Draft to add even more talent on the offensive side of the ball. Seattle made Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba the first wide receiver drafted, and he’ll play primarily in the slot between Metcalf and Lockett. Meanwhile, the Seahawks somewhat shockingly used a second-round selection on running back Zach Charbonnet, who is projected to share the backfield workload with Walker.
There were more changes on defense. 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. Former Broncos defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones will buoy the Seahawks’ front after inking a $50+ million contract, while ex-Giants safety Julian Love came to town on a modest deal.
Then, Seattle used the No. 5 overall pick on cornerback Devon Witherspoon, who figures to enter the starting lineup opposite Tariq Woolen immediately. Those two corners, plus Coby Bryant and safeties Love, Jamal Adams, and Quandre Diggs, will give the Seahawks one of the deepest and most talented secondaries in the NFL.
While Seattle 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 the Seahawks can’t surpass its 8.5-win total and end the year with double-digit victories.
Projected Record: 10-7
