The Seahawks’ goal for year two of the Mike Macdonald era is to not only reach double-digit victories, but this time get enough to win the NFC West and secure a good playoff seeding to set up a successful postseason.
What route will the Seahawks need to take to achieve those goals?
Let’s review the Seahawks’ 2025 schedule:
Sept. 7 vs. San Francisco: Simply put, this feels like as important of an opener as the Seahawks have played in a long time. Win this one and they send an early statement to the rest of the NFC West while giving themselves a chance to get off to a good start. Lose it, and there’ll be a lot of early questions.
Sept. 14 at Pittsburgh: Nothing interesting about this one other than a reunion with DK Metcalf and another game against one the greatest QBs in league history, Aaron Rodgers. This will be the Seahawks’ third game against Rodgers since 2021, with three different teams.
Sept, 21 vs. New Orleans: Prosser native Kellen Moore plays his first road game as a head coach in his home state, bringing with him a surprise quarterback in Spencer Rattler, who won the job in training camp over second-round pick Tyler Shough despite an 0-6 record as a starter last year.
Sept. 25 at Arizona: At least the Seahawks get their visit to the House of Horrors that has often been State Farm Stadium out of the way early. For all the weird stuff that’s happened there it’s worth remembering the Seahawks have won the last four in Glendale, and the last seven against the Cardinals overall.
Oct. 5 vs. Tampa Bay: Seahawks fittingly chose a home game against their expansion partner as the day to hold their 50th-season celebration and wear their throwbacks. They hope for a win, just like it got the first time the two met in 1976 for the first victory in Seahawks history.
Oct. 12 at Jacksonville: This is just the second visit to Jacksonville for the Seahawks since 2005. They have played Jacksonville in two of the three seasons they have advanced to the Super Bowl (2005, 2013) for what that’s worth.
Oct. 20 vs. Houston: This game begins at 7 p.m. Seattle time. Yep, 7 p.m. as part of a Monday Night Football doubleheader. Last time Houston was here in 2017, Russell Wilson threw for a career-high 452 yards in a wild 41-38 win.
Nov. 2 at Washington: After a well-timed bye, the Seahawks make the long trip to play Bobby Wagner, Dan Quinn, Jayden Daniels and a Washington team that is a chic pick to get to the Super Bowl. Maybe it’ll help the Seahawks that the Commanders will be coming off a Monday night game at Kansas City.
Nov. 9 vs. Arizona: For the second straight week, the Seahawks play a team coming off a Monday night game — the Cardinals play at Dallas on Nov. 3. Another reason the Seahawks better win this one.
Nov. 16 at Los Angeles Rams: The big question about this game is whether 37-year-old sore-backed Matthew Stafford will still be standing upright this late into the season, or if the Seahawks might see Jimmy Garoppolo. They saw enough of Jimmy G in the season finale last year when he threw for 334 yards, the most against the Seahawks all year, before they pulled it out.
Nov. 23 at Tennessee: The Seahawks continue their reunion tour of former receivers with a visit to Nashville and the Tyler Lockett-led Titans. On paper this looms as maybe the most winnable road game for the Seahawks all season. And they best not stumble as this game comes between dates against two likely NFC playoff contenders.
Nov. 30 vs. Minnesota: That this is a reunion of the Vikings and Sam Darnold may be a footnote by the time this one rolls around if each team is having the season they anticipate. The Seahawks won’t mind if Darnold throws a late winning TD pass as he did a year ago.
Dec. 7 at Atlanta: This will be the Seahawks’ fourth trip to Atlanta since 2019. They won the first three, including a 34-14 victory last October. But Atlanta’s offense may present a stiffer test this time with former UW star Michael Penix Jr., now at quarterback.
Dec. 14 vs. Indianapolis: This is just the second visit to Seattle by the Colts since 2005. Expectations aren’t high in Indy with veteran Daniel Jones winning the QB battle in the preseason against former No. 4 overall pick Anthony Richardson.
Dec. 18 vs. Los Angeles Rams: The Seahawks’ only Thursday night home game this season will feature the debut of the new Rivalries uniform that the Seahawks will wear once this season as part of a new program orchestrated by the NFL and Nike. The Seahawks are hoping the stakes of the game are far more important than a uniform rollout.
Dec. 26-27 at Carolina: The NFL’s flex schedule means the Seahawks may not know until a week or so before kickoff when this game will be played. The Panthers have expectations to massively improve in the second year under former longtime Seahawks assistant Dave Canales. How much QB Bryce Young progresses in year three will ultimately tell the tale.
Jan. 3-4 at San Francisco: The season begins and ends against the 49ers as the Seahawks finish the season with two straight on the road. The date and time for this one also won’t be known until the end of the previous week’s games. Odds are something will be on the line for one team, if not both.
Bob Condotta: bcondotta@seattletimes.com. Bob Condotta is a sports reporter at The Seattle Times who primarily covers the Seahawks but also dabbles in other sports. He has worked at The Times since 2002, reporting on University of Washington Husky football and basketball for his first 10 years at the paper before switching to the Seahawks in 2013.