Seattle Seahawks 2024 Midseason Predictions

(WR DK Metcalf/USA Today Sports)

Key Players:

QB Geno Smith, RB Zach Charbonnet, RB Kenny Walker III, WR/RS Tyler Lockett, WR DK Metcalf, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, TE Noah Fant, OC Connor Williams, OG Anthony Bradford, OG Laken Tomlinson, OT Charles Cross, DE Jarran Reed, DE Leonard Williams, NT Johnathan Hankins, LB Tyler Dodson, LB Derick Hall, LB Tyrice Knight, LB Dre’Mont Jones, LB Boye Mafe, CB Tre Brown, CB Coby Bryant, CB Riq Woolen, NB Devon Witherspoon, FS Julian Love, SS K’Von Wallace, KR Laviska Shenault Jr., PR Dee Williams, PK Jason Myers, and PT Michael Dickson.

Key Players Injured:

OT Stone Forsythe, and SS Rayshawn Jenkins.

Key Players Added:

DT Roy Robertson-Harris (Jaguars).

Draft Picks:

Round 1:  Pick 015 – TBD
Round 2:  Pick 046 – TBD
Round 3:  Pick 077 – TBD
Round 4:  Pick 136 – (Comp.) TBD
Round 5:  Pick 173 – (Comp.) TBD
Round 6:  Pick 192 – (via Bears) TBD
Round 6:  Pick 210 – (via comp) TBD
Round 7:  Pick 230 – TBD

2024 Results:

W01  BRONCOS  W  26-20
W02  @ Patriots  W/OT  23-20
W03  DOLPHINS  W  24-3
W04  @ Lions  L  29-42
W05  GIANTS  L  20-29
W06  49ERS  L  24-36
W07  @ Falcons  W  34-14
W08  BILLS  L  10-31
W09  RAMS  L/OT  20-26
Bye Week
W11  @ 49ers  TBD
W12  CARDINALS  TBD
W13  @ Jets  TBD
W14  @ Cardinals  TBD
W15  PACKERS  TBD
W16  VIKINGS  TBD
W17  @ Bears  TBD
W18  @ Rams

Team Info:

2024 Overall: 4-5 (4th in AFC West)

Home: 2-4
Road: 2-1
West: 0-2
NFC: 1-4
AFC: 3-1

Head Coach:  Mike MacDonald

Seattle:  4-5
Playoffs:  0-0
Career:  4-5

Returning Statistical Leaders:

Passing:  Geno Smith (233-342, 2560 yards, 68.1%, 7.5 avg., 11 TD 10 Int.)
Rushing:  Kenneth Walker III (99 car., 398 yards, 4.0 avg., 6 TD)
Receiving:  Jaxon Smith-Njigba (50 rec., 568 yards, 11.4 avg., 3 TD)
Yards After Catch:  Jaxon Smith-Njigba (244)
Sacks:  Derick Hall (5)
Tackles:  Tyrel Dodson 71)
Interceptions:  Julian Love/Riq Woolen (2)
Pass Deflections:  Tyus Bowser (6)
Tackles For Loss:  Boye Mafe (7)
Forced Fumbles:  Derick Hall (2)
Kick Returns:  Laviska Shenault Jr. (14 ret., 449 yards, 32.1 avg., 1 TD)
Punt Returns:  Dee Williams (13 ret., 96 yards, 7.4 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking:  Jason Myers (12-15 fg/fga, 80%, 22-23 xp/xpa., 56 pts.)
Punting:  Michael Dickson (40 punts, 1978 yards, 49.5 avg., 14 in20)

Projected Offensive Starters:

QB:  7  Geno Smith
RB:  9  Kenneth Walker III
WR:  14  DK Metcalf
WR:  11  Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR:  16  Tyler Lockett
TE:  87  Noah Fant
LT:  67  Charles Cross
LG:  70  Laken Tomlinson
OC:  57  Connor Williams
RG:  75  Anthony Bradford
RT:  74  George Fant
KR:  1  Laviska Shenault Jr.
PK:  5  Jason Myers

Projected Defensive Starters:

DE:  99  Leonard Williams
NT:  91  Byron Murphy II
DE:  90  Jarran Reed
LB:  58  Derick Hall
LB:  0  Tyrel Dodson
LB:  13  Ernest Jones IV
LB:  55  Dre’Mont Jones IV
CB:  22  Tre Brown
CB:  27  Riq Woolen
FS:  8  Coby Bryant
SS:  20  Julian Love
PR:  33  Dee Williams  |R|
PT:  4  Michael Dickson

Team Grades:

Offense

Quarterbacks:  A
Running Backs:  B
Wide Receivers:  B
Offensive Line:  D

Defense

Defensive Line:  C
Linebackers:  B
Secondary:  B

Special Teams

Kick Returners:  A
Punt Returners:  C
Kicking:  A
Punting:  A

Schedule:

09/08  BRONCOS  |  Seattle trails the all-time series 23-35.  The Seahawks are 3-1 since 2014, and their last series loss (24-27) was in 2018.

09/15  @ Patriots  |  Seattle leads the all-time series 11-9.  The Seahawks are 3-1 since 2014, and their last series loss (24-28) was in 2014.

09/22  DOLPHINS  |  Seattle trails the all-time series 7-10.  The Seahawks won (24-3) this season’s meeting, and their last series loss (21-24) was in 2012.

09/30  @ Lions  |  Seattle leads the all-time series 13-6.  The Seahawks are 6-1 since restarting the series in 2015, and their last series win (37-31 OT) was in 2023.

10/06  GIANTS  |  Seattle leads the all-time series 11-11.  The Seahawks are 4-2 since 2014, and their last series win (24-3) was in 2023.

10/10  49ERS  |  Seattle leads the all-time series 30-23.  The Seahawks are 14-8 since 2014, and their last series home win (30-23) was in 2021.

10/20  @ Falcons  |  Seattle leads the all-time series 13-9.  The Seahawks are 4-3 since restarting the series in 2016, and their last series loss (23-27) was in 2022.

10/27  BILLS  |  Seattle leads the all-time series 8-6.  The Seahawks lost (34-44) the last meeting between teams in 2020, and their last series win (31-25) was at the prior meeting in 2016.

11/03  RAMS  |  The all-time series is tied 27-27.  The Seahawks are 7-15 since 2014, and their last series home win (19-16 OT) was in 2022.

11/17  @ 49ers  |  The 49ers last series road win (28-21) was in 2021.

11/24  CARDINALS  |  Seattle leads the all-time series 27-22-1.  The Seahawks are 14-6 since 2014, and their last series home loss (13-23) was in 2021.

12/01  @ Jets  |  Seattle leads the all-time series 13-8.  The Seahawks won (23-6) the last meeting in 2022, and their last series loss (14-37) was in 2004.

12/08  @ Cardinals  |  The Seahawks last series road loss (34-37 OT) was in 2020.

12/15  PACKERS  |  Seattle trails the series 9-15.  The Seahawks are 3-5 since 2014, and they lost (0-17) the last meeting in 2021.

12/22  VIKINGS  |  Seattle leads the series 13-6.  The Seahawks are 5-1 since restarting the series in 2015, and they lost (17-30) the last meeting in 2021.

12/26  @ Bears  |  Seattle leads the series 11-8.  The Seahawks lost (24-25) the last meeting in 2021, and their last series win (26-0) was in 2015.

01/05  @ Rams  |  The Seahawks last series road win (27-23) was in 2022.

Predictions:

Home:  3-6
Away:  2-6
West:  2-4
NFC:  2-10
AFC:  3-2

Overall:  5-12 (4^th in NFC West)