2022 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2022 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 47th in the National Football League and their 13th under the head coach/general manager tandem of Pete Carroll and John Schneider.
For the first time since 2011, quarterback Russell Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner were not on the roster. Wilson was traded to the Denver Broncos and Wagner was released and later signed with the Los Angeles Rams. Both were the last remaining players from their Super Bowl-winning season on the roster. Later that off-season, Bruce Irvin, who played in two Super Bowls with the Seahawks, signed with the team for a third stint.
Overall, the Seahawks improved upon their 7–10 record from the previous year with a victory over the New York Jets in Week 17, and swept their division rival, the [2022 2022 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams] in the final week of the season for the first time since the 2013 season. Seattle's Week 18 win, coupled with the Green Bay Packers loss to the [2022 2022 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions], allowed the Seahawks to claim the final NFC wild card berth, making the playoffs after a one-year absence. Their Week 18 victory was also the 400th win in Seahawks history. Although both Seattle and Detroit finished 9–8, the Seahawks claimed the 7th seed due to having a head-to-head victory over Detroit from Week 4.
In the playoffs, the Seahawks faced their rival the [2022 2022 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers] in the Wild Card round. Despite leading at the end of the first half, they would eventually be defeated 41–23 and fail to advance to the Divisional Round.
Following the season, quarterback Geno Smith, who replaced Wilson as starter, was awarded NFL Comeback Player of the Year after spending much of his professional tenure as a backup for multiple teams. Cornerback Tariq Woolen and running back Kenneth Walker III were selected to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.
Draft
Draft trades| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
| Joey Blount | S | Virginia | |
| Bubba Bolden | S | Miami (FL) | |
| Cade Brewer | TE | Texas | |
| Shamarious Gilmore | G | Georgia State | |
| Matt Gotel | DT | West Florida | |
| Jake Herslow | WR | Houston | |
| Elijah Jones | CB | Oregon State | |
| Vi Jones | LB | NC State | |
| Levi Lewis | QB | Louisiana | |
| John Mitchell | TE | Florida Atlantic | |
| Scott Nelson | S | Wisconsin | |
| Joshua Onujiogu | LB | Framingham State | |
| Demetris Robertson | WR | Auburn | |
| Liam Ryan | OT | Washington State | |
| Josh Valentine-Turner | CB | Florida INT | |
| Deontai Williams | S | Nebraska |
Final roster
Preseason
The Seahawks' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 25–32 | 0–1 | Acrisure Stadium | ||
| 2 | Chicago Bears | L 11–27 | 0–2 | Lumen Field | ||
| 3 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 26–27 | 0–3 | AT&T Stadium |
Regular season
Schedule
On May 4, the NFL announced that the Seahawks would play the [2022 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers] during Week 10 on November 13 at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, as part of the league's International Series. It was the first-ever regular season game played in Germany. The game kicked off at 3:30 p.m. CET/6:30 a.m. PST, televised by the NFL Network, with the Buccaneers serving as the home team.Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC South and the AFC West.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.