Seahawks at the halfway mark: 4-4, with three losses by a field goal or less

The Seattle Seahawks hit the halfway point at 4-4, and five of their eight games have been decided by a touchdown or less.

They are second in the NFC West behind San Francisco (6-1) and eighth in the NFC, one spot outside the seven playoff places, according to league standings data from Sportradar.

The first half

Seattle opened 2-0, beating New England 13-10 at home and routing Arizona 31-7 on the road. Then came a pattern. The Seahawks lost 33-31 at Washington, beat the Chargers 30-23, then lost 32-29 to the 49ers and 17-14 at Denver.

Three of their four losses have been by three points or fewer.

The high point was a 20-3 win over Kansas City on Sunday Night Football on Oct. 25. The low point came last Monday night, a 34-17 home loss to Chicago. That leaves Seattle 1-3 over its last four games.

What's next

Seattle hosts Arizona (3-5) on Sunday at 1:25 p.m. Pacific, then plays at Las Vegas on Nov. 15 and at San Francisco on Nov. 29.

The back half has nine games left: Arizona, at Las Vegas, a bye in Week 11, at San Francisco, Dallas on Monday night Dec. 7, the New York Giants, at Philadelphia, the Rams on Christmas night, at Carolina and at the Rams to close the season.

Two games against the Rams, who are also 4-4, and one more against the 49ers could decide where Seattle finishes in the division.

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