The Seahawks are guaranteed at least second place in the NFC West, but winning the division could impact next year’s schedule.
The Seattle Seahawks are still hopeful that they can win the NFC West, but at the very least they’re guaranteed no worse than second in the division after Thursday’s 6-3 win over the Chicago Bears. They could’ve dipped as low as third by losing out but we know that’s not happening.
Finishing either first or second also has an impact on the Seahawks’ 2025 regular season schedule. The list of opponents is formulaic and rotates every season, so next year the Seahawks will face the entire NFC South and AFC South, along with the usual six games against divisional opposition.
The unknowns for the Seahawks are the home game against an NFC North team, as well as road games at an NFC East and AFC North team. Those matchups are dependent on where the Seahawks finish in the standings—in other words, if the Seahawks finish second, they will play the corresponding second-placed teams from those aforementioned divisions.
Here’s what the Seahawks’ 2025 opponents list looks like as things stand:
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Los Angeles Rams
Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Indianapolis Colts
Houston Texans
Minnesota Vikings (could change by end of season)
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Los Angeles Rams
Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Tennessee Titans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Washington Commanders (could change by end of season)
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
Pittsburgh Steelers (could change by end of season)
Recent results have narrowed down to the Seahawks playing either the Eagles or Commanders out of the NFC East and either the Steelers or Ravens from the AFC North. Seattle could play any one of the Lions, Packers, or Vikings at home of the NFC North trio, but if the Vikings win on Sunday against the Packers it’ll be narrowed down to Minnesota or Detroit.
Yes, there is a chance the Seahawks are playing Russell Wilson’s Steelers in 2025, although Pittsburgh’s recent skid and Wilson’s struggles running a functioning offense may have Pittsburgh reconsidering a multi-year extension. The AFC North will not be decided until Week 18, so we won’t know all of the Seahawks’ 2025 opponents this weekend, but this gives you a general idea of what’s to come next year.
It’s silly to project win-loss totals for next season while this season is still happening, but after consecutive seasons of playing the vaunted AFC and NFC North, the Seahawks getting two divisions perennially incapable of fielding more than one playoff team would be a nice break… provided the AFC and NFC South remain weaker divisions. Nothing is guaranteed.