Seattle had the seventh-lowest average national TV viewership in the NFL in 2024 at 14.01 million, per Sportico. That was the second-lowest among NFC West teams ahead of only the Arizona Cardinals, who pulled the third-lowest viewership in the league (8.59 million).

Sports reporters who cover the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, and Arizona Cardinals come together to break down how the NFC West is shaping up this season.

Quarterback Geno Smith finished the season with 4,320 passing yards, No. 4 in the NFL. He had 21 touchdown passes but 15 interceptions, the most he has thrown in a season since his rookie season in 2013 when he threw 21 with the New York Jets.

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The Athletic's Derrik Klassen details where the Seattle Seahawks stand and how they can close the gap between them and the NFL's top teams.

The NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams fell to Saquon Barkley and the Eagles with a snowy 28-22 loss in the NFC divisional round.

The Seahawks have also identified Detroit Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley, and interim Chicago Bears head coach Thomas Brown as candidates. The search for Grubb’s successor continues. The Kubiak sweepstakes heated up on Monday with the report of Cleveland’s interest in the Seahawks’ potential preferred choice.

The Seahawks are stuck in mediocrity, and their issues largely predate the arrival of new coach Mike Macdonald one year ago.

The Seahawks have enjoyed a long run of high-level play at punter and kicker, drafting Michael Dickson in 2018 and signing Jason Myers in 2019, and both of those players were at the top of their game in 2024.

The NFC West will be difficult again in 2025. The division-winning Los Angeles Rams just upset the Minnesota Vikings in the playoffs, and both the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals should improve. With all that in mind, we’ve identified three must-achieves if the Seahawks are to avoid falling short again.

What they do know is that they will play seven games against teams that qualified for the postseason in 2025, including Baltimore twice. The Steelers are scheduled to be the home team in four of those games, with the remaining three coming on the road.

In 2024, the Arizona Cardinals took a step forward under head coach Jonathan Gannon.