2019 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2019 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 44th in the National Football League and their 10th under List of [Seattle Seahawks head coaches|head coach] Pete Carroll. It marked their first full season since 1996 without longtime owner Paul Allen, who had died during the 2018 season.
For the first time since 2010, Earl Thomas did not play for the Seahawks as he signed with the Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens] via free agency during the offseason. Thomas was the last remaining original member of the Legion of Boom defensive secondary. This was also the first time since 2010 without wide receiver Doug Baldwin, as he was released from the team after a failed physical designation, along with strong safety Kam Chancellor. Baldwin announced his retirement three days later.
The Seahawks set a franchise record for most road wins in a season by going 7–1. Their previous best was 6–2 during the 2013 season. Meanwhile, the team had a relatively mediocre 4–4 record at home. The Seahawks also set the best record for one-score games at 10–2 until it was surpassed by the 2022 [Minnesota Vikings season|2022 Minnesota Vikings] who went 11–0 in one-score games. This was the Seahawks' last season with a playoff win, until the 2025 season.
Notable events
On September 1, 2019, the Seahawks traded Jacob Martin, Barkevious Mingo and a 2020 3rd round pick to the Houston Texans for star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Over his 13-game season, Clowney obtained 3 sacks, 1 interception, 13 quarterback hits, both an interception and fumble return touchdown, as well as a career-high 4 forced fumbles. Although Clowney accrued a lower sack total than his previous seasons, he provided some much needed quarterback pressure in a lackluster Seattle pass rush. The Seahawks then made a late-season trade in October, trading a 2020 fifth-round pick to the Detroit Lions for safety Quandre Diggs, in an effort to supplement the loss of Earl Thomas. Diggs indeed bolstered the Seattle secondary: producing 21 tackles, 3 interceptions, 3 pass deflections, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and a return touchdown during his 5 games with the team.On October 3, 2019, Seahawks owner Paul Allen was posthumously inducted into the Seahawks Ring of Honor before a 30–29 home victory against the Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams] on Thursday Night Football.
After starting the season with a 10–2 record, they collapsed to a 1–3 finish in the final four games, due in part to injuries. With a Week 15 win over the 2019 [Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers], the Seahawks improved on their 10–6 record from the previous season. A loss by the Rams season|Rams] later that day clinched the Seahawks their seventh playoff appearance in the last eight seasons. In the playoffs, the Seahawks defeated the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles] 17–9 in the Wild Card round, but lost 28–23 to the Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers] in the Divisional round. While they finished the regular season with an 11–5 record, they had just a +7 point differential, their worst in the Russell Wilson era.
Rookie wide receiver DK Metcalf made an immediate impact. His 89 receiving yards in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals was the most ever by a Seahawks receiver in their rookie debut, passing Hall of Famer Steve Largent. He caught a total of 58 passes for 900 yards and 7 touchdowns, the second most catches and receiving yards by a rookie in franchise history. Metcalf also holds the NFL and franchise rookie record for most receiving yards in a playoff game, after a 160-yard performance against the Eagles during the Wild Card round.
Former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch returned due to a slew of injuries to other running backs. In 2019, all but four of the Seahawks' games were decided by one possession.
Draft
Notes- The Seahawks traded their first-round selection to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Green Bay's first- and two fourth-round selections.
- The Kansas City Chiefs traded their first-round selection to the Seahawks in exchange for pass rusher Frank Clark.
- The Seahawks traded their first-round selection to the New York Giants in exchange for New York's second-, fourth- and fifth-round selections.
- The Seahawks traded their second-round selection to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for Carolina's second- and third-round selections.
- The Seahawks traded their second-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for offensive tackle Duane Brown.
- The Seahawks traded their third- and fourth-round selections to the New England Patriots in exchange for New England's second-round selection.
- The Seahawks traded their third- and fifth-round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Minnesota's third- and sixth-round selections.
- The Seahawks traded their fourth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Minnesota's fourth- and sixth-round selections.
- The Seahawks traded their sixth-round selection to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for quarterback Brett Hundley.
- The Seahawks traded their seventh-round selection to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for safety Shalom Luani.
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Final roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC South and the AFC North.Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.