Seattle Seahawks fans won’t know exactly who the team will play next in the playoffs yet, because Seattle has secured the NFC’s No. 1 seed and will face the lowest remaining seed after Wild Card Weekend.

Current playoff status

  • The Seahawks just clinched the NFC West title and the No. 1 seed with a 13–3 win over the 49ers, which also gave them a first-round bye.
  • As the top seed, Seattle has home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs and will not play on Wild Card Weekend.

Who they are likely to play

  • Seattle’s next opponent will be the lowest remaining NFC seed that advances out of the Wild Card round (the specific matchup depends on how those games finish).
  • Before those games are played, projections suggest their opponent is most likely the winner of the No. 4 vs. No. 5 matchup (NFC South champion vs. either the 49ers or Rams), but that is not guaranteed and could shift based on results.

When the Seahawks will play

  • The Seahawks’ first playoff game will be in the Divisional Round on either Saturday, January 17 or Sunday, January 18, in Seattle.
  • The NFL will announce the exact opponent, date, and kickoff time after the NFC Wild Card games are completed and the full bracket is locked in.

Bottom line: ask “who will Seahawks play in playoffs,” and the honest answer right now is “whoever is the lowest seed left after Wild Card Weekend” — the specific team cannot be known until those games are over.

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