2011 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2011 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 36th in the National Football League, their 10th playing home games at CenturyLink Field and their second under head coach Pete Carroll. It was the first season in over a decade in which the Seahawks came into the season with a new starting quarterback, as incumbent Matt Hasselbeck left for the Tennessee Titans in free agency. The Seahawks equaled their 7–9 record in 2010, but failed to defend their NFC West division title and missed the playoffs. This year was notable for the emergence of the Legion of Boom defensive group.
Until 2021, this was the last season the Seahawks finished with a losing record.
Regular season
Schedule
Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC East and the AFC North.
Game summaries
Regular season
With the loss, the Seahawks started the season 0–1.
The Seahawks were shut out for the first time since 2007 and for the 2nd consecutive game by the Steelers The team fell to 0–2 on the season.
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 1–2.
Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 1–3.
With the win, the Seahawks went into their bye week at 2–3.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–4.
Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–5. This would be their last home loss to an AFC opponent until a 25-17 defeat against the Los Angeles Chargers in 2018.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–6. This is the last game the Seahawks would lose by double digits until the Week 2 game against the Packers in the 2015 season.
Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 3–6.
Week 11: at St. Louis Rams
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 4–6.
Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 4–7.
Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–7.
Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 6–7 and swept the Rams for the first time since 2009 and embarked on working on another major winning streak against the team. Also, the Seahawks took the trend of winning 13 out of the last 14 games against the Rams dating back to 2005.
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 7–7.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 7–8 and were swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2006.
Week 17: at Arizona Cardinals
With the loss, the Seahawks finished the season 7–9 and 3rd place in the NFC West.