The Seattle Seahawks have their sights set on the number one seed in the NFC, but they now know where they’ll fall in case they lose to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night.

Monday’s stunning Los Angeles Rams loss to the Atlanta Falcons means quite a bit to the Seahawks. It’s a little bittersweet knowing the Seahawks could’ve won the NFC West had the Chicago Bears beaten the 49ers on Sunday night, but it is what it is. There was still reason to pay attention to the Rams in terms of the wild card seeding, and on paper it...

The NFL weekend kicked off on Thursday with Christmas Day games followed by two games on Saturday, so we are a good chunk of the way through Week 17 already, believe it or not. The Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers squared off in a game with unexpectedly high playoff implications on Sunday.

For the Seahawks, the win keeps them in first place in the NFC while the Panthers needed to win to stay atop the NFC South and in the playoffs. Luckily, the Miami Dolphins knocked off the Bucs and kept the Panthers in first place.

The biggest matchup of...

There’s a slight part of me that doesn’t want the Atlanta Falcons to beat the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football. It would mean that the Seattle Seahawks were literally a few yards away from clinching the NFC West title through the Rams and San Francisco 49ers losing, but the Chicago Bears couldn’t seal the deal.

The plus side of a Rams loss is that it locks them into the No. 6 seed and guarantees the loser of Seahawks vs. 49ers will play the NFC South winner, which is not the worst “consolation prize” possible. It also worsens the...

The Seattle Seahawks’ main focus will be beating the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18 to secure the NFC West and therefore the top seed. After the Seahawks and 49ers both won on Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams were eliminated from division and top seed contention, which is astonishing given they were 30-14 up on the Seahawks with eight minutes left in regulation less than two weeks ago. Life comes at you fast, I suppose.

And yet, there is still reason to pay attention to the Rams’ Monday night game against the Atlanta Falcons.

NFC playoff picture prior to Rams...

The Seattle Seahawks once again shook off a slow start on offense and rode a second half surge to a comfortable win. They were tied 3-3 with the Carolina Panthers on a gloomy, foggy afternoon in Charlotte, but the 27-10 final score made the first half seem like a distant memory.

It’s time for Enemy Reaction for the Panthers, which we haven’t done in six years. Game thread comments are courtesy of Cat Scratch Reader, and having written this sentence before doing the screenshots, I’m curious to see how harsh they were on Bryce Young and the offense as a...

For what is likely the last time this season, the Seattle Seahawks once again came to the East Coast and left with a victory, defensively suffocating the Carolina Panthers 27-10.With the win, the Seahawks move to 13-3, and have now tied for the franchise record for wins in a regular season, with one more game to go. They also have moved to 7-1 on the road this season, which is just remarkable. If not for the Sam Darnold collapse and Jason Myers missed field goal at the buzzer in Los Angeles, Seattle could be 8-0 on the road and have...

The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Carolina Panthers 27-10 in a weird and terribly officiated road game. They also just found their recipe for the offense in the postseason.

This team steadfastly refuses to score in the first half, putting up three points against Carolina yet again. However, another 24 point-second half sent this game out of reach.

Along the way, a growing trend revealed itself further, one which may serve Seattle well as they anticipate a postseason run amid some recent offensive struggles.

This team needs desperately needs one more hero, but it may have two. Dear Klint Kubiak: may...

It was the farthest thing from being pretty unless you’re a fan of kickass defense…which I am! The Dark Side showed its true “force” by holding the Carolina Panthers to 139 total yards and 1-11 on third down. They also forced two turnovers and stopped the Panthers on fourth down three times en route to a 27-10 shellacking on the road. Chalk this up as another dominating defensive performance in a year full of them. Really, there was only one good drive that the Panthers had all game, which resulted in their only touchdown in the game. The defense picked...

In Today’s Links: all (most of) the reactions, analysis, and takeaways that the average Seattle Seahawks fan could possibly need to educate themselves on yesterday’s big road win in Carolina against the Panthers. The offense once again looks sluggish at times, were inconsistent, and turned the ball over. But, the running game got going, and we looked alright. Of course, it’s almost a given by now that the ‘Hawks defense looks dominant on the road. Good tackling, consistent pressure, forced fumbles and batted balls, etc once again were the story for the D. We’ve hit the 13 win mark predicted...

This one’s for all the marbles.

After a 27-10 romp in Charlotte on Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks sit at 13-3, tying the franchise record for wins in a season through 16 games. Seattle and Carolina were locked in a 3-3 tie at the close of the first half, but the Seahawks took advantage of a pair of costly Panthers turnovers to pull ahead 17-3 in the third quarter. The mighty Seattle defense limited Carolina QB Bryce Young to just 54 yards passing and a 58.3 completion percentage, forcing two sacks and an interception in a rout at Bank of America...

With each of their Week 18 main courses within sniffing distance, the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers plopped down in your booth at Chili’s, knocked over your drink and half-apologized, ordered your least favorite appetizer for the whole table, ate it noisily, talked with their mouths full, and never stopped badgering the server for more refills. Then after halftime, they started fighting. One left the restaurant with a bloody nose, the other with a win. All in all, a pretty eventful night out.

Indeed, after a first quarter devoid of big plays and thus nearly points-free, a second quarter out...

The Seattle Seahawks are a win away from the NFC West title, and it’ll have to be against the San Francisco 49ers.

After a thrilling 42-38 win for the 49ers over the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams are officially eliminated from the NFC West and No. 1 seed contention. You want to spin a negative (Seahawks can’t clinch the NFC West in Week 17 like was dreamed) into a positive? The Rams essentially lost the division title in Seattle next week.

Now the goal for the Seahawks is to capture the division and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs against...