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Seattle Seahawks Need Miracle to Stay in NFC West Hunt
No longer controlling their own destiny after losing two games earlier this month to NFC North foes, Saturday could not have gone much worse for the Seattle Seahawks in regard to their playoff aspirations.
To ensure next weekend’s rematch with the Rams would be an NFC West title game, the Seahawks needed their rivals to lose to the Cardinals on Saturday night. Unfortunately, however, a last gasp effort by Kyler Murray and Arizona to steal the game came up short when cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon intercepted the quarterback after an end zone throw bounced off of tight end Trey McBride’s helmet to secure a 13-9 win.
With Los Angeles improving to 10-6 and Seattle being 9-7, the two teams would be knotted up on five tiebreakers next week, making strength of victory the metric that will decide who wins the NFC West. But the Seahawks went into Saturday trailing the Rams by nine games in that category and the Broncos failed to help by losing 30-24 to the Bengals in overtime, making the odds of closing that gap even more improbable.
Going into Sunday, the Rams find themselves in an ideal situation, as they need only 2.5 combined wins from the Bills, Browns, Vikings, Commanders, and 49ers to clinch the division. If three of the teams in the early slate win, the result of the Lions/49ers game on Monday Night Football won’t even matter. As for Geno Smith and the Seahawks, to simply stay alive going into Week 18, they will need four wins to come from the Packers, Jets, Falcons, Dolphins, and Lions out of five games on Sunday.
If that manages to happen, the Seahawks still would need major help next week along with beating the Rams at SoFi Stadium, as winning their own game would still force the strength of victory tiebreaker to be used. They would need a bunch of games to go their way with the Bears, Broncos, Cardinals, Dolphins, Falcons, Lions, and Patriots holding serve in the final week to boost their strength of victory rate and hurt the Rams in that department.
In other words, Seattle may still have a shot at winning the NFC West, but it’s entering Lloyd Christmas territory in terms of probability with razor thin margin for error. So you’re saying there’s a chance? Yes, but it’s going to require so many dominos to fall their way starting on Sunday afternoon that such a result would be a major miracle if it happened.
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As the Seattle Seahawks head into the home stretch of the NFL season, their chances of staying in the hunt for the NFC West crown are dwindling. With a tough schedule ahead and key injuries mounting, the Seahawks are in desperate need of a miracle to keep their playoff hopes alive.
After a disappointing loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 11, the Seahawks find themselves sitting at 3-7 and in last place in the division. With the Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams both sitting at 7-3, the Seahawks are running out of time to make up ground in the standings.
Adding to the Seahawks’ woes is a slew of injuries to key players, including star quarterback Russell Wilson, who is sidelined with a finger injury. Without Wilson at the helm, the Seahawks offense has struggled to find its rhythm, leaving the team in a precarious position as they face a tough schedule down the stretch.
In order to stay in the NFC West hunt, the Seahawks will need to pull off a series of improbable wins and hope for some help from other teams in the division. With games against the Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Cardinals still on the schedule, the Seahawks will need to play their best football of the season in order to have a chance at making a late-season push for the playoffs.
While the odds may be stacked against them, the Seahawks have shown resilience in the past and have the talent to compete with the best teams in the league. If they can find a way to overcome their injuries and put together a string of impressive performances, the Seahawks just might be able to pull off the miracle they need to stay in the NFC West hunt. But time is running out, and the pressure is on for Seattle to turn their season around before it’s too late.
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