The 2011 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 36th in the National Football League (NFL), their 10th playing home games at CenturyLink Field (formerly known as Qwest Field) and their second under head coach Pete Carroll. 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 left for the Tennessee Titans in free agency. The Seahawks equaled their 7âÂÂ9 record in 2010, but failed to defend their NFC West division title and missed the playoffs. This year was notable for the emergence of the Legion of Boom defensive group.
Until 2021, this was the last season the Seahawks finished with a losing record.
Divisional matchups: the NFC West played the NFC East and the AFC North.
With the loss, the Seahawks started the season 0âÂÂ1.
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 21âÂÂ0 win.) The team fell to 0âÂÂ2 on the season.
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 1âÂÂ2.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 1âÂÂ3.
With the win, the Seahawks went into their bye week at 2âÂÂ3.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2âÂÂ4.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2âÂÂ5. This would be their last home loss to an AFC opponent until a 25-17 defeat against the Los Angeles Chargers in 2018.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 2âÂÂ6. 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).
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 3âÂÂ6.
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 4âÂÂ6.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 4âÂÂ7.
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 5âÂÂ7.
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 6âÂÂ7 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.
With the win, the Seahawks improved to 7âÂÂ7.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 7âÂÂ8 and were swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2006.
With the loss, the Seahawks finished the season 7âÂÂ9 and 3rd place in the NFC West.