On Thursday night, the NFL released the complete Seahawks schedule. Per NFL research, Seahawks opponents had a 148-138-2 record in 2022, making their 2023 schedule tied for the 12th-most difficult in the league.
Circle the dates: Weeks 12 to 15
The Seahawks' biggest games are all clumped together in the middle of the season, with a four-week stretch against San Francisco (twice), Dallas and Philadelphia. The first of those two San Francisco games is a Thursday night Thanksgiving game. They follow that up by playing another Thursday night game the next week against the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 30. Seahawks vs. 49ers is always a fierce rivalry and could involve two NFC West contenders.
Toughest stretch: Weeks 12 to 15
That four-game stretch is also easily the Seahawks' toughest stretch of the year. Those four teams combined to go 52-16 a year ago and are all legitimate Super Bowl contenders with some of the best rosters in the league. If they get through that going better than 2-2 then they will have earned it.
Easiest stretch: Weeks 16 to 18
Assuming the Seahawks are able to get through the aforementioned stretch and still have a chance to make the playoffs, they get a pretty big break with their final three games against the Titans, Steelers and Cardinals. The Titans and Cardinals look like teams in full-blown rebuilds that might be among the worst in the league, while they get Pittsburgh at home. None of those teams made the playoffs a year ago.
No favors with the bye week
The Seahawks are getting one of the league's earliest bye weeks in Week 5, and that could be a problem late in the year. Seattle has a brutal schedule in the middle of the season with Super Bowl contender after Super Bowl contender, with two Thursday night games mixed in there. That would have been a good time to get a week off. Instead, the Seahawks will already have had their rest before the season really gets tough.
It's here. Your 2023 schedule is up!
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) May 12, 2023
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