The 2011 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 36th season in the
National Football League (NFL), the 10th playing their home games at
CenturyLink Field
Lumen Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located in the city's SoDo neighborhood, it is the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL, t ...
(formerly known as ''Qwest Field'') and the second under head coach
Pete Carroll
Peter Clay Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is an American football coach who is the head coach and executive vice president for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the head football coach at USC from ...
. It was the first season in over a decade in which the Seahawks came into the season with a new starting quarterback, as incumbent
Matt Hasselbeck
Matthew Michael Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College and was drafted in the sixth r ...
left for the
Tennessee Titans in free agency. The Seahawks equaled their 7–9 record in
2010
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, but failed to defend their
NFC West
The National Football Conference - Western Division or NFC West is one of the four divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). It currently has four members: the Arizona Cardinals, the Los Angele ...
division title and missed the playoffs. This year was notable for the emergence of the
Legion of Boom defensive group.
Until
2021
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, this was the last season the Seahawks finished with a losing record.
Offseason
2011 NFL Draft
Draft notes
Coaching staff
Final roster
* Starters in bold.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the
2012 Pro Bowl
The 2012 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2011 season. It took place at 2:00 pm local time on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The AFC defeated the NFC, 59–41.
The 59 points ...
.
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
:Bold indicates division opponents.
:Source: 2011 NFL season results
2011 NFL season results
NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
Standings
Game Summaries
Preseason
Week P1: at San Diego Chargers
Week P2: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week P3: at Denver Broncos
Week P4: vs. Oakland Raiders
Regular season
Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers
With the loss, the Seahawks started the season 0–1.
Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Seahawks were shut out for the first time since 2007 and for the 2nd consecutive game by the Steelers (The teams faced each other in 2007 in which the Steelers became victorious with a 21–0 win.) The team fell to 0–2 on the season.
Week 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 1–2.
Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 1–3.
Week 5: at New York Giants
With the win, the Seahawks went into their bye week at 2–3.
Week 7: at Cleveland Browns
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–4.
Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–5. This would be their last home loss to an AFC opponent until a 25-17 defeat against the Los Angeles Chargers in 2018.
Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2–6. This is the last game the Seahawks would lose by double digits until the Week 2 game against the Packers in the 2015 season (including playoffs).
Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 3–6.
Week 11: at St. Louis Rams
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 4–6.
Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 4–7.
Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5–7.
Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 6–7 and swept the Rams for the first time since 2009 and embarked on working on another major winning streak against the team. Also, the Seahawks took the trend of winning 13 out of the last 14 games against the Rams dating back to 2005.
Week 15: at Chicago Bears
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 7–7.
Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 7–8 and were swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2006.
Week 17: at Arizona Cardinals
With the loss, the Seahawks finished the season 7–9 and 3rd place in the NFC West.
Notes and references
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Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West, which they rejoined ...