Seattle Seahawks fans are still looking at October with plenty of optimism, even after last week’s first loss of the 2026 season.
In this week’s SB Nation Reacts survey, nearly 75 percent of fans said they expect the Seahawks to win three or four games this month. That comes with the schedule about to get a lot tougher after the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4, when Seattle runs into the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. Those last three matchups make for a brutal stretch.
Even with that setback against the Washington Commanders, fan confidence hasn’t really cracked. A full 86% of respondents said they still believe the team is headed in the right direction.
The loss clearly stung, but there’s a straightforward reason many fans aren’t panicking: Seattle turned the ball over three times and didn’t force a takeaway of its own. That kind of giveaway gap usually leaves you regretting what might have been. Still, the Seahawks did lose to an inferior team, and the next opponent won’t offer much breathing room either, with the winless Chargers up next.
October also has a little extra flavor to it. Seattle will see three of the four teams from its former AFC West home, which makes this month feel like a kind of “Former AFC West Rivalry” stretch. Two of those games - against Denver and Kansas City - are in prime time, and the Broncos matchup gets an added throwback touch with double throwback jerseys in the mix.
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