Field Gulls
The Seahawks have a chance to end their home losing streak against their heated NFC West rivals.
The Seattle Seahawks will start and end their regular season against the San Francisco 49ers, with their eyes set on lifting the Lombardi Trophy at the home of the 49ers come February 8, 2026. Week 1’s home opener against the 49ers will give the Seahawks the chance to make an early statement of intent in their quest to return to the playoffs and reclaim the NFC West throne.
When we last saw these teams meet up, Geno Smith ended the 49ers’ six-game unbeaten run against Seattle with his memorable touchdown run in the dying seconds in Santa Clara. Unfortunately, Smith never won at home versus San Francisco and didn’t exactly have his best games in any of them. Seattle’s run defense also conceded a minimum 170 rushing yards in each of those three Lumen Field defeats and didn’t manage a single 20+ yard rush on offense.
One of the storylines for the 2025 Seahawks is their need to vastly improve upon their recent home record. A subplot as it pertains to the 49ers game is the rarity of the Seahawks losing four consecutive home games to a division rival.
The Los Angeles Raiders handed the Seahawks five straight home losses from 1990-1994. They had narrow wins of 17-13 (x2), 17-16, and 23-20 (OT) in four of those victories, as well as 19-0 shutout against the offensively incapable 1992 Seahawks. As soon as the Raiders moved back to Oakland, the Seahawks gave them a 44-10 drubbing on a Sunday night.
The San Diego Chargers gave Seattle an L at the Kingdome from 1977-1980, scoring at least 30 points on three occasions with the great Dan Fouts at quarterback. Seattle emphatically stopped the streak in 1981 with a 44-23 hammering on Monday Night Football.
(H/T Stathead)
That’s it. That’s the list. We’re talking about stretches of Seahawks football in which they didn’t make the playoffs one time.
Since Seattle’s return to the NFC West it has never lost four in a row at home to a divisional opponent. On the flip side, the Seahawks beat the 49ers on the road four straight from 2014-2017, the Arizona Cardinals from 2021-2024 (and counting, hopefully), and the St. Louis Rams five straight from 2005-2009.
There’s no better way for Sam Darnold, Klint Kubiak, John Benton, the remade offensive line, and the rookie draft class to make an immediately positive impression than to vanquish the 49ers and re-establish home superiority on Sept. 7. If the 49ers fans are going to take over substantial sections of Lumen Field, at least send them to the exits early.
