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The 2026 season is the Seattle Seahawks' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their first under the ownership of the Khosla family, their 17th under the leadership of general manager John Schneider and their third under head coach Mike Macdonald. They entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions and having previously achieved 14–3 regular season record. Brian Fluery was the team's fourth offensive coordinator in as many seasons, as their previous offensive coordinator, Klint Kubiak, departed to become the Las Vegas Raiders head coach. The team's starting quarterback, Sam Darnold, injured his glute on the first drive (the 5th snap) of their season opener, temporarily sidelining him until their Week 3 game.

OwnerFamily of Vinod Khosla
General managerJohn Schneider
Head coachMike Macdonald
Offensive coordinatorBrian Fleury
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2026 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerFamily of Vinod Khosla
General managerJohn Schneider
Head coachMike Macdonald
Offensive coordinatorBrian Fleury
Defensive coordinatorAden Durde
Home stadiumLumen Field
Results
Record2–1
Division place2nd NFC West
Uniform
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Offseason

Coaching changes

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2026 Seattle Seahawks coaching staff changes
Position Previous coach(es) Vacancy reason Replacement(s) Source(s)
Offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, 2025 Accepted job as Las Vegas Raiders head coach Brian Fleury [1]
Run game coordinator & senior offensive advisor Rick Dennison, 2025 Accepted job with Las Vegas Raiders Justin Outten (as run game coordinator)
Quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko, 2025 Accepted job with Las Vegas Raiders Tyson Prince and Jake Peetz
Running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu, 2024-2025 Parted ways Thomas Hammock
Run game specialist & assistant offensive line coach Justin Outten, 2025 Promoted to run game coordinator Quinshon Odom (as assistant offensive line coach)
Assistant tight ends coach None Position created Michael Byrne
Inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti, 2024–2025 Promoted to senior defensive assistant Zach Orr
Outside linebackers coach Chris Partridge, 2024–2025 Promoted to defensive run game coordinator Josh Bynes
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Free agents

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Position Player Tag 2026 team Date signed Contract
CB Josh Jobe UFA Seattle Seahawks March 10, 2026 3 years, $24 million
S Coby Bryant UFA Chicago Bears March 11, 2026 3 years, $40 million
WR Rashid Shaheed UFA Seattle Seahawks March 11, 2026 3 years, $51 million
OT Josh Jones UFA Seattle Seahawks March 12, 2026 1 year, $4 million
DE Boye Mafe UFA Cincinnati Bengals March 12, 2026 3 years, $60 million
FB Brady Russell UFA Seattle Seahawks March 12, 2026 2 years, $4.8 million
RB Kenneth Walker III UFA Kansas City Chiefs March 12, 2026 3 years, $45 million
CB Riq Woolen UFA Philadelphia Eagles March 12, 2026 1 year, $15 million
WR Dareke Young UFA Las Vegas Raiders March 13, 2026 1 year, $2 million
DT Brandon Pili RFA Seattle Seahawks March 16, 2026 1 year, $2 million
WR Cody White RFA Seattle Seahawks March 18, 2026 1 year, $1.1 million
CB Shemar Jean-Charles UFA Seattle Seahawks March 24, 2026 1 year, $1.2 million
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Signings

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Position Player Previous team Date signed Contract
RB Emanuel Wilson Green Bay Packers March 13, 2026 1 year, $2.1 million
S Rodney Thomas II Indianapolis Colts March 16, 2026 1 year, $1.4 million
S D'Anthony Bell Carolina Panthers March 23, 2026 1 year, $1.49 million
LB Dante Fowler Dallas Cowboys May 11, 2026 1 year, $5 million
OT Bobby Hart Los Angeles Chargers June 8, 2026 1 year, $1.3 million
CB Trevon Diggs Green Bay Packers August 19, 2026 1 year, $1.22 million
CB Terrion Arnold Detroit Lions August 29, 2026 1 year, $1.08 million
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Players lost

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Position Player Reason 2026 team Date
CB Tyler Hall Released Cleveland Browns March 13, 2026
RB Cam Akers Released TBD April 27, 2026
RB Kenny McIntosh Waived TBD July 28, 2026
LB Ja'Markis Weston Waived TBD August 1, 2026
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Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL Draft
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Staff

Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
  • Controlling owner – Neeru Khosla
  • Chair – Vinod Khosla
  • Vice chair – Neal Khosla
  • Co-owners – Mark Stevens, Penny Pritzker, Aramburuzabala Family
  • President – Chuck Arnold
  • President of football operations/general manager – John Schneider
  • Vice president of football administration – Joey Laine
  • Vice president of football finance – William Saguilla
  • Assistant general manager – Matt Berry
  • Assistant general manager – Willie Schneider
  • Director of player personnel – Aaron Hineline
  • Director of college scouting – Jason Barnes
  • Director of pro personnel – Armani Perez
  • Director of football analysis and special situations – Brian Eayrs
  • VP of research & analytics – Patrick Ward
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Brian Fleury
  • Passing game coordinator/quarterbacks – Jake Peetz
  • Run game coordinator – Justin Outten
  • Quarterbacks – Tyson Prince
  • Senior offensive assistant/running backs – Thomas Hammock
  • Wide receivers – Frisman Jackson
  • Tight ends – Mack Brown
  • Assistant tight ends – Michael Byrne
  • Senior offensive assistant/offensive line – John Benton
  • Assistant offensive line – Quinshon Odom
  • Pass game strategist – Daniel Stern
  • Offensive assistant – Johnathan Williams
  • Offensive assistant – Jimmie Dougherty
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Jay Harbaugh
  • Assistant special teams – Devin Fitzsimmons
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of player performance and development – Ivan Lewis
  • Head strength coach – Danny Van Dijk
  • Associate head strength coach – Mark Philipp
  • Strength & conditioning assistant – Thomas Garcia
  • Strength & conditioning assistant – Tim Ojeda
  • Strength & conditioning assistant – Jamie Yanchar

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Current roster

Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve

Preseason

More information Week, Date ...
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 15 Dallas Cowboys L 7–17 0–1 Lumen Field Recap
2 August 23 at Tennessee Titans L 16–19 0–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
3 August 28 at Kansas City Chiefs T 9–9 0–2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
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Regular season

Schedule

As the defending champions of Super Bowl LX, the Seahawks earned the right to host the Week 1 NFL Kickoff game, which was televised by NBC. The remainder of the regular season schedule was announced on May 14.

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Week Date Time (PT) Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap
1 September 9 5:20 p.m. New England Patriots W 13–10 1–0 Lumen Field NBC Recap
2 September 20 1:25 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals W 31–7 2–0 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 27 10:00 a.m. at Washington Commanders L 31–33 2–1 Northwest Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 4 1:25 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Lumen Field CBS
5 October 11 1:25 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Lumen Field Fox
6 October 15 5:15 p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High Prime Video
7 October 25 5:20 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs Lumen Field NBC
8 November 2 5:15 p.m. Chicago Bears Lumen Field ESPN
9 November 8 1:25 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Lumen Field Fox
10 November 15 1:05 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium CBS
11 Bye
12 November 29 1:25 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium Fox
13 December 7 5:15 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Lumen Field ESPN/ABC
14 December 13 1:25 p.m. New York Giants Lumen Field Fox
15 December 19 2:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Fox
16 December 25 5:15 p.m. Los Angeles Rams Lumen Field Fox
17 January 3 10:00 a.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
18 January 9/10 TBD at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium TBD
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Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–14 and dates from Weeks 12–14 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; games in Weeks 6, 8, 15 and 16 are exempt.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

NFL Kickoff

Week 1: New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 7 3010
Seahawks 0 0 31013
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at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

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First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • NE – Andy Borregales 50-yard field goal, 11:49. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:11.
  • SEA – Jason Myers 30-yard field goal, 3:13. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:40.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 45-yard pass from Drew Lock (Jason Myers kick), 11:28. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:44.
  • SEA – Jason Myers 26-yard field goal, 5:50. Seahawks 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:30.

Top passers

  • NE – Drake Maye – 23/33, 178 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • SEA – Drew Lock – 16/22, 187 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NE – Mack Hollins – 4 receptions, 51 yards
  • SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba – 8 receptions, 122 yards, TD
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This game served as a rematch of Super Bowl LX and was the first NFL Kickoff game to be a Super Bowl rematch since 2016. With the win, the Seahawks defeated the Patriots for the 5th straight time since their Super Bowl XLIX loss to them and started their season at 1–0.

Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 101431
Cardinals 0 7 007
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at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

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First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 7-yard pass from Drew Lock (Jason Myers kick), 12:27. Seahawks 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:33.
  • SEA – Jason Myers 33-yard field goal, 6:47. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:46.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 12-yard pass from Drew Lock (Jason Myers kick), 12:40. Seahawks 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:33.
  • SEA – AJ Barner 1-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 1:11. Seahawks 31–7. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 10:14.

Top passers

  • SEA – Drew Lock – 19/26, 235 yards, 3 TD
  • ARI – Jacoby Brissett – 17/28, 95 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba – 9 receptions, 155 yards, 3 TD
  • ARI – Trey McBride – 8 receptions, 41 yards, TD
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With their 10th straight win over the Cardinals since 2021, the Seahawks improved to 2–0.

Week 3: at Washington Commanders

Week 3: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 71431
Commanders 7 10 7933
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at Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland

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First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 1-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick), 13:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:58.
  • WSH – Treylon Burks 11-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Drew Stevens kick), 6:47. Commanders 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:34.
  • SEA – Jason Myers 57-yard field goal, 0:52. Commanders 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:21.
  • WSH – Drew Stevens 57-yard field goal, 0:00. Commanders 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 0:52.

Third quarter

  • WSH – Terry McLaurin 30-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Drew Stevens kick), 10:43. Commanders 24–10. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:19.
  • SEA – Eric Saubert 13-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick), 6:05. Commanders 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:38.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 11-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick), 11:53. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:19.
  • WSH – Drew Stevens 36-yard field goal, 4:34. Commanders 27–24. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 7:19.
  • WSH – Kain Medrano 50-yard interception return (kick failed), 3:57. Commanders 33–24.
  • SEA – Cooper Kupp 7-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick), 2:51. Commanders 33–31. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:06.

Top passers

  • SEA – Sam Darnold – 31/45, 379 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
  • WSH – Marcus Mariota – 19/31, 183 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba – 10 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
  • WSH – Terry McLaurin – 6 receptions, 77 yards, TD
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The Seahawks entered the game as 7.5-point favorites. Darnold made his return, throwing for 379 yards and 4 touchdowns, but also threw 2 interceptions, including a critical pick-six to Commanders linebacker Kain Medrano that was returned for 50 yards. With the upset loss and their first since week 11 of the previous season (snapping a 12-game win streak, including Super Bowl LX), the Seahawks dropped to 2–1.

Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 4: Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 000
Seahawks 0 0 000
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at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Standings

Division

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NFC West
 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Francisco 49ers 3 0 0 1.000 2–0 2–0 98 50 W3
Seattle Seahawks 2 1 0 .667 1–0 1–1 75 50 L1
Los Angeles Rams 1 2 0 .333 0–1 1–1 61 63 L1
Arizona Cardinals 1 2 0 .333 0–2 0–2 63 81 L2
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Conference

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NFC
Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Minnesota Vikings North 3 0 0 1.000 2–0 3–0 .333 .333 W3
2 San Francisco 49ers West 3 0 0 1.000 2–0 2–0 .222 .222 W3
3 Philadelphia Eagles East 2 1 0 .667 1–0 1–1 .333 .167 L1
4 Carolina Panthers South 1 2 0 .333 1–0 1–1 .556 .333 L1
Wild cards
5 Detroit Lions North 2 1 0 .667 0–0 1–0 .556 .333 W1
6 Chicago Bears North 2 1 0 .667 0–1 2–1 .667 .500 W1
7 Seattle Seahawks West 2 1 0 .667 1–0 1–1 .333 .333 L1
In the hunt
8 New York Giants East 2 1 0 .667 1–0 1–1 .222 .167 W1
9 Los Angeles Rams West 1 2 0 .333 0–1 1–1 .778 .667 L1
10 Dallas Cowboys East 1 2 0 .333 1–1 1–1 .556 .333 L1
11 Atlanta Falcons South 1 2 0 .333 0–1 1–1 .444 .333 W1
12 Washington Commanders East 1 2 0 .333 0–2 1–2 .556 .667 W1
13 New Orleans Saints South 1 2 0 .333 0–0 0–1 .778 .667 L1
14 Green Bay Packers North 1 2 0 .333 0–1 0–2 .556 .333 L1
15 Arizona Cardinals West 1 2 0 .333 0–2 0–2 .556 .000 L2
16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 0 3 0 .000 0–0 0–1 .778 .000 L3
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