The Minnesota Vikings just planted their flag as the NFC’s last undefeated team, steamrolling to a 6-0 record after Week 7. With the San Francisco 49ers finally taking a loss this week, the Twin Cities squad now stands alone at the top, though the Kansas City Chiefs still have their Sunday night game to see if they can match Minnesota’s unblemished run heading into Week 8. It’s early, but the conference already has its king, and everyone else is playing catch up.
NFC North Is A Wildcard Factory
If you thought the NFC North was a sleepy division, think again. This division is absolutely chaotic right now, and in the best possible way for fans of high stakes football. The Chicago Bears just snagged a Sunday win, pushing them to a solid 5-2, while the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions battled it out down to the wire, with Detroit pulling off a late victory. That moved the Lions to 4-2 and bumped Green Bay down to 4-3, putting them in the division basement, but get this: all four NFC North teams are currently above .500. Not only that, but at the end of Week 7, every single team in that division will be holding a playoff spot. That’s pure early-season madness, and it means the path to the top is going to be a grinder for everyone else.
Where Our Seahawks Stand In The Mix
Now, let’s talk about our guys. While the NFC North is running wild and the Vikings are untouchable at the top, our Seattle Seahawks are sitting right on the playoff bubble. After Week 7, the standings show the Vikings at 1st (6-0), followed by the 49ers (6-1), Giants (4-2-1), and Panthers (3-3) rounding out the top four seeds. The wild card spots are currently held by the Bears (5-2), Lions (4-2), and Packers (4-3). Right behind them, fighting for every inch, are our Seahawks at 3-3, tied for 8th in the conference standings after playing on Sunday Night Football. That puts us just outside the current playoff picture, looking in. The Atlanta Falcons (3-4), Los Angeles Rams (3-4), Philadelphia Eagles (2-4), and Dallas Cowboys (2-4) are all trailing behind, but every game from here on out is going to be massive.
The NFC is shaping up to be an absolute dogfight, especially with how tight things are right now. Our Hawks have got to bring that Lumen Field energy every single snap to climb these standings. We’ll be watching every play, every single game, because this is where the season truly starts to define itself.
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Originally reported by Daily Norseman.
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