The NFC playoff picture is already looking absolutely insane, with our Seattle Seahawks sitting right in the middle of a massive four-way tie at 3-2 for the final wild card spots. Yeah, you heard that right. As of Week 6, the fifth through eighth seeds are all knotted up with identical records, making every single game from here on out an absolute dogfight.
The Packers Are Climbing, But Who Cares About Them When Our Hawks Are Tied?
National analysts have been all over the map with the Green Bay Packers, but after back-to-back wins, they’ve pulled themselves out of the bottom-10 conversation. They dropped to 1-2 after a tough Thursday Night Football loss to the Atlanta Falcons, but then blew out the Bears. FOX Sports was super low on them for a bit, saying their win over Chicago was “out of nowhere” and the “first sign of life from their offense since opening weekend.” They pointed out that Jordan Love has been playing well and they have good receivers, but still can’t really run the ball. That run game issue is definitely something to watch. Mike Florio over at Pro Football Talk had the biggest leap for them, bumping Green Bay from #23 all the way up to #11. Fair enough, they’re 3-2 now, just like our Hawks, but let’s be real, the only 3-2 team that matters in this town is wearing green and blue.
The NFC Wild Card Race Is Already a Wild One
Look, it’s early October, but the NFC Playoff Picture is already shaping up to be a brutal sprint. You’ve got the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers leading their divisions at 5-0, which is just obnoxious. But after them, it gets really tight. The New York Giants are 3-1-1, and the Carolina Panthers are 2-2. Then there’s the pile-up: the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and our **Seattle Seahawks** are all sitting at 3-2. That’s four teams fighting for those wild card spots, and the Rams are right behind them at 2-3 in the ninth spot, looking to hawk everyone down. Every single game is going to mean something. The Packers, for example, apparently don’t even control their own destiny right now, needing the Vikings to lose if they want to win their division. We’re already rooting for those Minnesota losses anyway, right? It’s crunch time already for these wild card hopefuls, and every snap is critical for our Hawks to climb out of that 3-2 knot.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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