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2020 Seattle Seahawks season
2020 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Estate of Paul Allen
General manager	John Schneider
Head coach	Pete Carroll
Home field	Lumen Field
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Rams) 20–30
Pro Bowlers	7 QB Russell Wilson; WR DK Metcalf; LB Bobby Wagner; FS Quandre Diggs; SS Jamal Adams; LS Tyler Ott; ST Nick Bellore;
AP All-Pros	3 LB Bobby Wagner (1st team); WR DK Metcalf (2nd team); S Jamal Adams (2nd team);
Uniform
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2020 Seattle Seahawks season

45th season in franchise history

The 2020 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 45th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 11th season under head coach Pete Carroll. With a win over the Washington Football Team in Week 15, the Seahawks made the playoffs for the third consecutive year. With a Week 17 win over the San Francisco 49ers, they improved upon their 11–5 record from the previous season. For the first time in franchise history, the Seahawks started 5–0. After a Week 16 win over the Los Angeles Rams, the Seahawks clinched the NFC West title for the first time since 2016.

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However, in the Wild Card round, the Seahawks were defeated by the rival Rams 30–20. This was the Seahawks first home playoff loss in the Wilson/Carroll era and their first home playoff loss since 2004, which also came against the Rams.

On November 19, 2020, CenturyLink Field was renamed Lumen Field.^[1]

On February 6, 2021, Russell Wilson was named Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, the second Seahawk to earn the honor, after Steve Largent.

The Seahawks were the only team in the league to not have a player test positive for COVID-19 during the season. The team used approximately 36,000 tests for players and personnel, and detected close interactions using proximity sensors.^[2] Due to the pandemic, home games were played without fans in attendance. Additionally, six of Seattle's eight road games were played without fans.

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Green Bay Packers	North	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.428	.387	W6
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	New Orleans Saints	South	12	4	0	.750	6–0	10–2	.459	.406	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.447	.404	W4
4	Washington Football Team	East	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.459	.388	W1
Wild cards
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.488	.392	W4
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	9–3	.494	.484	W1
7^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Chicago Bears	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.488	.336	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.475	.441	L2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.504	.366	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 3]}	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	.549	.448	L1
11^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	.502	.427	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.471	.333	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Carolina Panthers	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.531	.388	L1
14^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Detroit Lions	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.508	.350	L4
15	Philadelphia Eagles	East	4	11	1	.281	2–4	4–8	.537	.469	L3
16	Atlanta Falcons	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.551	.391	L5
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New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record. Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4). San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below). NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record. Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. 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

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[11-4-7] New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record.

[8-8-8] Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4).

[6-10a-9] San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).

[6-10b-10] NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record.

[5-11-11] Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[12] 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.

[49ersWeek17-5] Due to a ban on all contact sports imposed by California's Santa Clara County as a result from rising COVID-19 cases, the Seahawks' Week 17 regular season finale at the San Francisco 49ers was moved from Levi's Stadium to Arizona's State Farm Stadium.^[4]

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"CenturyLink Field, home of the Seahawks and Sounders, to be renamed Lumen Field". The Seattle Times. November 19, 2020.

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Belson, Ken (February 5, 2021). "The N.F.L. Had Over 700 Coronavirus Positives. The Seahawks Had None". The New York Times. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

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Wagoner, Nick (December 19, 2020). "San Francisco 49ers to finish season in Arizona after Santa Clara County extends COVID-19 restrictions". ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2020.

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"Patriots vs. Seahawks highlights: Cam Newton's comeback attempt falls short". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	27	Jordyn Brooks	LB	Texas Tech
2	48	Darrell Taylor	DE	Tennessee	from New York Jets
3	69	Damien Lewis	OG	LSU	from Carolina Panthers
4	133	Colby Parkinson	TE	Stanford
4	144 *	DeeJay Dallas	RB	Miami
5	148	Alton Robinson	DE	Syracuse	from Carolina Panthers
6	214 *	Freddie Swain	WR	Florida
7	251 *	Stephen Sullivan	TE	LSU	from Miami Dolphins


	Quarterbacks 7 Geno Smith 3 Russell Wilson Running backs 44 Nick Bellore FB 32 Chris Carson 31 DeeJay Dallas 30 Carlos Hyde 20 Rashaad Penny Wide receivers 16 Tyler Lockett 14 DK Metcalf 83 David Moore 18 Freddie Swain Tight ends 89 Will Dissly 86 Jacob Hollister 88 Greg Olsen 84 Colby Parkinson 82 Luke Willson		Offensive linemen 76 Duane Brown T 61 Kyle Fuller C 70 Mike Iupati G 68 Damien Lewis G 74 Cedric Ogbuehi T 77 Ethan Pocic C 72 Brandon Shell T 66 Jordan Simmons G 75 Chad Wheeler T Defensive linemen 43 Carlos Dunlap DE 91 L. J. Collier DE 97 Poona Ford DT 94 Rasheem Green DE 75 Cedrick Lattimore DT 95 Benson Mayowa DE 92 Bryan Mone DT 99 Damontre Moore DE 90 Jarran Reed DT 98 Alton Robinson DE		Linebackers 57 Cody Barton MLB 56 Jordyn Brooks OLB 55 Ben Burr-Kirven OLB 49 Shaquem Griffin OLB 54 Bobby Wagner MLB 50 K. J. Wright OLB Defensive backs 33 Jamal Adams SS 28 Ugo Amadi FS 37 Quandre Diggs FS 21 Tre Flowers CB 26 Shaquill Griffin CB 35 Ryan Neal SS 36 Damarious Randall SS 29 D. J. Reed CB 34 Linden Stephens CB Special teams 4 Michael Dickson P 5 Jason Myers K 69 Tyler Ott LS		Reserve lists 27 Marquise Blair SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 93 Jonathan Bullard DE (COVID-19) 36 Patrick Carr RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 11 Phillip Dorsett WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 22 Quinton Dunbar CB (IR-DFR) 10 Josh Gordon WR (Exempt) 60 Phil Haynes G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 42 Lano Hill SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 25 Travis Homer RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 Bruce Irvin OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 93 Branden Jackson DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 73 Jamarco Jones OT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 39 Jayson Stanley CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Darrell Taylor DE (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 23 Neiko Thorpe CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 65 Chance Warmack G (Opt-out) Practice squad 52 Ray-Ray Armstrong LB 78 Alex Boone G 79 Tommy Champion OT 41 Alex Collins RB 2 Danny Etling QB 17 Aaron Fuller WR 19 Penny Hart WR 38 Gavin Heslop CB 64 Brad Lundblade C 85 Tyler Mabry TE 6 Alex McGough QB 47 Jordan Miller CB 40 Bo Scarbrough RB (Injured) 48 Stephen Sullivan TE/DE (Injured) 81 Cody Thompson WR 15 John Ursua WR Rookies in italics 53 active, 15 inactive, 15 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	August 13	Las Vegas Raiders	CenturyLink Field	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2	August 22	at Houston Texans	NRG Stadium
3	August 27	Los Angeles Chargers	CenturyLink Field
4	September 3	at Minnesota Vikings	U.S. Bank Stadium

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	at Atlanta Falcons	W 38–25	1–0	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	New England Patriots	W 35–30	2–0	CenturyLink Field	Recap
3	September 27	Dallas Cowboys	W 38–31	3–0	CenturyLink Field	Recap
4	October 4	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–23	4–0	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	Minnesota Vikings	W 27–26	5–0	CenturyLink Field	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 25	at Arizona Cardinals	L 34–37 (OT)	5–1	State Farm Stadium	Recap
8	November 1	San Francisco 49ers	W 37–27	6–1	CenturyLink Field	Recap
9	November 8	at Buffalo Bills	L 34–44	6–2	Bills Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	at Los Angeles Rams	L 16–23	6–3	SoFi Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	Arizona Cardinals	W 28–21	7–3	Lumen Field	Recap
12	November 30	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–17	8–3	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
13	December 6	New York Giants	L 12–17	8–4	Lumen Field	Recap
14	December 13	New York Jets	W 40–3	9–4	Lumen Field	Recap
15	December 20	at Washington Football Team	W 20–15	10–4	FedExField	Recap
16	December 27	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–9	11–4	Lumen Field	Recap
17	January 3, 2021	at San Francisco 49ers	W 26–23	12–4	State Farm Stadium^{[upper-alpha 1]}	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	6	6	7	26
Seahawks	0	0	21	6	27

2020_Seattle_Seahawks

2020 Seattle Seahawks season

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 2: vs. New England Patriots

Week 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 4: at Miami Dolphins

Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 7: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 9: at Buffalo Bills

Week 10: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 11: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 13: vs. New York Giants

Week 14: vs. New York Jets

Week 15: at Washington Football Team

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) Los Angeles Rams

Notes

References

External links

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NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Seattle Seahawks	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	459	371	W4
⁽⁶⁾ Los Angeles Rams	10	6	0	.625	3–3	9–3	372	296	W1
Arizona Cardinals	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	410	367	L2
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	376	390	L1