The Seattle Seahawks and the rest of the NFL released their 2022 regular season schedules last night. Despite having finished in fourth place in the brutally-tough NFC West last season, Seattle has one of the most difficult slates this year based on strength of schedule. In addition to playing their usual six games against their division rivals, they’ll also have to face every team in the absolutely-loaded AFC West. For an encore, they’ll be traveling more miles and crossing more time zones than any other team in the league.
Here is how we rank all 17 games on the schedule by difficulty.
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Week 3: At home vs. Falcons
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The easiest game on Seattle’s 2022 schedule should come Week 3 at home against Atlanta. The Falcons finished with a 7-10 record last season and have since lost Matt Ryan in a trade, Calvin Ridley to a suspension and Foye Oluokun in free agency. On paper this looks like the weakest team in the NFC and should make for an easy W for most of their opponents.
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Week 14: At home vs. Panthers
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Atlanta’s NFC South rivals in Carolina are also pretty thin heading into the 2022 season. The Panthers have won exactly five games three years in a row and their quarterback situation remains a mess. Whether it’s Sam Darnold, Matt Corral or possibly Cam Newton returning – whoever starts for this squad is being dealt a brutal hand.
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Week 17: At home vs. Jets
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The Jets have been arguably the saddest team in the AFC outside of Jacksonville over the last 10 years, which is saying something. However, they did have a strong 2022 draft class and filled some of their biggest roster needs. If their second-year quarterback Zach Wilson takes a big leap forward they…
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