Seahawks fans are still bleeding blue and green for a playoff run, with a whopping 93% of the 12s believing our boys are making it. But hold up, there’s a huge shift: 70% of those same passionate fans now see the champs as a wild card team. That’s a big step down from our #1 NFC seed last year, and it all comes after a rough patch including a Week 5 loss that felt like a gut punch.
From #1 Seed To Wild Card Contender
Yeah, two losses in three games isn’t sitting right with any of us. As defending Super Bowl champs with aspirations for a repeat, this is not a comfortable spot. That Week 5 loss to the San Francisco 49ers was especially tough, probably to the biggest threat in the NFC for another long playoff run for the Hawks. You know they took it personally after we were celebrating with cigars in their locker room last year. Moral victories, are they a thing? Depends how you look at it. We fumbled three times and got picked off twice in that game, and still had a chance to win the thing! It was a total meltdown against the Niners, but it stayed tight right down to the wire. Looking back, Sam Darnold only had three games where he threw multiple interceptions last year, and two of those were against the Rams. The feeling among the fans is clear: while we’re still heading to the postseason, the path looks different. Remember, last year we were the #1 seed in the NFC, securing that spot with a dramatic last-second win against the Los Angeles Rams. Both the Rams and the 49ers got into the tournament as wild card teams last season. Now, 70% of us are seeing that as *our* most likely route.
Battling The Logjam And What’s Next
Right now, the Seattle Seahawks are sitting outside of the playoff picture. We’re in a logjam with 10 other teams at 3-2, rocking the 4th-best win percentage so far at 0.600. It’s tough out there when the Niners are sitting pretty at 5-0, joining the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings as the league’s undefeated trio heading into Week 6. Plus, the NFC North has the Bears, Lions, and Packers all at 3-2, squeezing us out of a playoff spot with tiebreakers. Even with the current climate, though, a majority of 12s are staying positive: it’s a 59/41 split for those who are confident we’re heading in the right direction. We’ve still got a lot of season left with less than a third of the regular season games decided, so there’s time to make moves. We’re all looking forward to getting Anthony Bradford, Zach Charbonnet, and Jadarian Price back on the field. Plus, we need continued health and re-acclimation for Tory Horton, Trevon Diggs, Sam Darnold, and Ty Okada.
Next up: a Thursday primetime game against the Denver Broncos, who are also 3-2. This is our chance to make a statement, to show the league we’re still those defending champs, wild card or not. Let’s go Hawks!
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Originally reported by Field Gulls.
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