2019 Seattle Seahawks season

The 2019 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 44th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 10th under head coach Pete Carroll. It marked their first full season since 1996 without longtime owner Paul Allen, who had died during the 2018 season.

2019 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerEstate of Paul Allen
General managerJohn Schneider
Head coachPete Carroll
Home fieldCenturyLink Field
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(at Eagles) 17–9
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Packers) 23–28
Pro Bowlers
3
AP All-Pros
2
Uniform

For the first time since 2010, Earl Thomas did not play for the Seahawks as he signed with the 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.

For the first time since 2013, the Seahawks did not play the Green Bay Packers during the regular season.

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.

Notable events

On September 1, 2019, the Seahawks traded Jacob Martin, Barkevious Mingo and a 2020 3rd round pick (91st overall subsequently traded, Devin Asiasi) to the Houston Texans for star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Over his 13-game season, Clowney obtained 3 sacks, 1 interception, 13 QB hits, both an interception and fumble return touchdown, as well as a career-high 4 forced fumbles.[1] 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 on Thursday Night Football.[2]

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 Carolina Panthers, the Seahawks improved on their 10–6 record from the previous season. A loss by the 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 17–9 in the Wild Card round, but lost 28–23 to the 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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 (8 or less points).

Draft
Main article: 2019 NFL Draft
2019 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 29 L. J. Collier  DE TCU From Kansas City Chiefs
2 47 Marquise Blair  S Utah From Carolina Panthers
2 64 DK Metcalf *  WR Ole Miss From New England Patriots
3 88 Cody Barton  LB Utah From Philadelphia Eagles via Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings
4 120 Gary Jennings Jr.  WR West Virginia From Minnesota Vikings
4 124 Phil Haynes  G Wake Forest
4 132 Ugo Amadi  CB Oregon From New Orleans Saints via New York Giants
5 142 Ben Burr-Kirven  LB Washington From Detroit Lions via San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants
6 204 Travis Homer  RB Miami From New England Patriots via Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings
6 209 Demarcus Christmas  DT Florida State From Minnesota Vikings
7 236 John Ursua  WR Hawaii From Baltimore Ravens
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

  • The Seahawks traded their first-round selection (21st overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Green Bay's first- and two fourth-round selections (30th, 114th and 118th overall).
  • The Kansas City Chiefs traded their first-round selection (29th overall) to the Seahawks in exchange for pass rusher Frank Clark.
  • The Seahawks traded their first-round selection (30th overall) to the New York Giants in exchange for New York's second-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (37th, 132nd and 142nd overall).
  • The Seahawks traded their second-round selection (37th overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for Carolina's second- and third-round selections (47th and 77th overall).
  • The Seahawks traded their second-round selection (54th overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for offensive tackle Duane Brown.
  • The Seahawks traded their third- and fourth-round selections (77th and 118th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for New England's second-round selection (64th overall).
  • The Seahawks traded their third- and fifth-round selections (92nd and 159th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Minnesota's third- and sixth-round selections (88th and 209th overall).
  • The Seahawks traded their fourth-round selection (114th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Minnesota's fourth- and sixth-round selections (120th and 204th overall).
  • The Seahawks traded their sixth-round selection (194th overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for quarterback Brett Hundley.
  • The Seahawks traded their seventh-round selection (235th overall) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for safety Shalom Luani.

Staff
2019 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
  • Owner – Paul G. Allen Trust
  • Executor/Chairwoman – Jody Allen
  • President – Chuck Arnold
  • Executive vice president/general manager – John Schneider
  • Vice president of football administration – Matt Thomas
  • Co-director of player personnel – Scott Fitterer
  • Co-director of player personnel – Trent Kirchner
  • Director of college scouting – Matt Berry
  • Director of pro personnel – Nolan Teasley

Head coaches

  • Head coach/executive vice president of football operations – Pete Carroll
  • Assistant head coach/defense line – Clint Hurtt

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Ivan Lewis
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jamie Yanchar
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Thomas Garcia
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Mark Philipp
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Grant Steen

Final roster
2019 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 21 inactive, 10 practice squad

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 8 Denver Broncos W 22–14 1–0 CenturyLink Field Recap
2 August 18 at Minnesota Vikings L 19–25 1–1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Los Angeles Chargers W 23–15 2–1 Dignity Health Sports Park Recap
4 August 29 Oakland Raiders W 17–15 3–1 CenturyLink Field Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC South and the AFC North.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 8 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–20 1–0 CenturyLink Field Recap
2 September 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–26 2–0 Heinz Field Recap
3 September 22 New Orleans Saints L 27–33 2–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
4 September 29 at Arizona Cardinals W 27–10 3–1 State Farm Stadium Recap
5 October 3 Los Angeles Rams W 30–29 4–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
6 October 13 at Cleveland Browns W 32–28 5–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
7 October 20 Baltimore Ravens L 16–30 5–2 CenturyLink Field Recap
8 October 27 at Atlanta Falcons W 27–20 6–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
9 November 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 40–34 (OT) 7–2 CenturyLink Field Recap
10 November 11 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–24 (OT) 8–2 Levi's Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12 November 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–9 9–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
13 December 2 Minnesota Vikings W 37–30 10–2 CenturyLink Field Recap
14 December 8 at Los Angeles Rams L 12–28 10–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
15 December 15 at Carolina Panthers W 30–24 11–3 Bank of America Stadium Recap
16 December 22 Arizona Cardinals L 13–27 11–4 CenturyLink Field Recap
17 December 29 San Francisco 49ers L 21–26 11–5 CenturyLink Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 3 14 0320
Seahawks 0 14 0721

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 14728
Steelers 0 10 31326

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week Three: New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 13 7633
Seahawks 7 0 02027

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

This was the first September home loss of the Russell Wilson/Pete Carroll era, as well as their first since 2009.

Week 4: at Arizona Cardinals
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 10 0727
Cardinals 0 3 0710

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

The Seahawks started the season 3–1 for the first time since 2016.[6][7][8][9]

Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week Five: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 6 7 13329
Seahawks 7 7 7930

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

With the win, the Seahawks went to 4–1 for the first time since 2016.[6][7][8][9]

Week 6: at Cleveland Browns
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 6 12 7732
Browns 14 6 0828

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–1 for the first time since their Super Bowl winning 2013 season.

Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week Seven: Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 3 10 71030
Seahawks 0 13 0316

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 8: at Atlanta Falcons
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 21 0327
Falcons 0 0 11920

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Nine: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Buccaneers 14 7 310034
Seahawks 7 6 813640

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 68,948
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Sara Walsh
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 0 7 143327
49ers 10 0 014024

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 0717
Eagles 3 0 069

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 13: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week Thirteen: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 10 01330
Seahawks 7 3 171037

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 2
  • Game time: 5:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,080
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland, Lisa Salters and John Parry
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: at Los Angeles Rams
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 6312
Rams 7 14 0728

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

Week 15: at Carolina Panthers
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 13 7 3730
Panthers 0 7 31424

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST/1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,544
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert and Ronde Barber
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week Sixteen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 10 3727
Seahawks 7 0 0613

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,022
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week Seventeen: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 10 3 6726
Seahawks 0 0 71421

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 5:20 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,162
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Division
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 479 310 W2
(5) Seattle Seahawks 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 405 398 L2
Los Angeles Rams 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 394 364 W1
Arizona Cardinals 5 10 1 .344 1–5 3–8–1 361 442 L1

Conference
NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] San Francisco 49ers West 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .504 .466 W2
2[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Green Bay Packers North 13 3 0 .813 6–0 10–2 .453 .428 W5
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] New Orleans Saints South 13 3 0 .813 5–1 9–3 .486 .459 W3
4 Philadelphia Eagles East 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .455 .417 W4
Wild Cards
5 Seattle Seahawks West 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 .531 .463 L2
6 Minnesota Vikings North 10 6 0 .625 2–4 7–5 .477 .356 L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Los Angeles Rams West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .535 .438 W1
8[lower-alpha 3] Chicago Bears North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 .508 .383 W1
9[lower-alpha 3] Dallas Cowboys East 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 .479 .316 W1
10[lower-alpha 4] Atlanta Falcons South 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 .545 .518 W4
11[lower-alpha 4] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 7 9 0 .438 2–4 5–7 .500 .384 L2
12 Arizona Cardinals West 5 10 1 .344 1–5 3–8–1 .529 .375 L1
13 Carolina Panthers South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 2–10 .549 .469 L8
14 New York Giants East 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .473 .281 L1
15 Detroit Lions North 3 12 1 .219 0–6 2–9–1 .506 .375 L9
16 Washington Redskins East 3 13 0 .188 0–6 2–10 .502 .281 L4
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5]
  1. San Francisco finished ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. Green Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.
  3. Chicago finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  4. Atlanta finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on division record.
  5. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason
See also: 2019–20 NFL playoffs

Schedule
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 5, 2020 at Philadelphia Eagles (4) W 17–9 1–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
Divisional January 12, 2020 at Green Bay Packers (2) L 23–28 1–1 Lambeau Field Recap

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Philadelphia Eagles
NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Seattle Seahawks at (4) Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 7017
Eagles 0 3 609

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) Green Bay Packers
NFC Divisional Playoffs: (5) Seattle Seahawks at (2) Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 14623
Packers 7 14 7028

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

References
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  2. "His Legacy Will Live On Forever Seahawks Induct Paul Allen Into Ring Of Honor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. "Seattle Seahawks Team Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  4. "D.K. Metcalf's 89 receiving yards are the most by a @Seahawks rookie wide receiver in a debut". Twitter. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
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