Your Seattle Seahawks are hanging right there, P8 in the NFC standings with a 5-4 record, and trust me, that 2-1 NFC West record is what’s keeping us breathing in this crazy playoff race. We’re on the outside looking in right now, but man, is the NFC a jumbled mess after Week 10, and it means everything is still up for grabs for our boys in green and blue.
The NFC North Is a Three-Way Brawl, Setting Up the Wild Card Chaos
While we’re all focused on our Hawks, the rest of the conference is in absolute pandemonium. Up in the NFC North, the Minnesota Vikings are stuck in a brutal three-way tie atop the division with the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. Talk about drama! The Lions are sitting pretty at 7-2, thanks to their win over the Vikings, making them undefeated in that three-way head-to-head. They are 2-0 in the NFC North, too. The Vikings are also 7-2, coming in next in the tie-breaker because they snagged a win over Chicago. And get this, the Bears, also at 7-2, actually fell from second to sixth overall this week just because they were on a bye. It’s wild out there!
The whole NFC is just ridiculously tight. The San Francisco 49ers are still leading the pack at 7-1, but everyone else is just stacked on top of each other. The New York Giants are 5-3-1, the Carolina Panthers are 4-5, and even the Green Bay Packers are hanging in there at 6-4. It just goes to show you, no lead is safe, and every game is a must-win for so many teams.
Our Hawks Are Right in the Thick of It, Just Outside the Bubble
So, where does that leave our beloved Seahawks? We’re right on the bubble, at 8th overall in the NFC playoff picture with that 5-4 record and a crucial 2-1 record in the NFC West. We’re tied with the Los Angeles Rams, who are 5-4 as well, but our division record puts us ahead of them since they are 0-2 in the NFC West. The Dallas Cowboys are right behind us at 4-5. It means we gotta keep winning, especially against division rivals.
If you look at the whole picture, the gap between the Vikings (5th at 7-2) and us at 8th is only two wins! That’s nothing in this league, especially with so much football left. Every single snap, every single play, every single game is going to matter. One big win, and we could jump a spot or two; one tough loss, and we could be looking up at a lot more teams.
Our Seahawks are sitting at 5-4, 8th in the NFC playoff picture. This conference is a dogfight, and we’re right in the middle of it. Every game from here on out is a battle, 12s. We gotta watch this whole NFC picture like a hawk, because one slip or one big win could totally shake up everything for our boys in green and blue. It is gonna be a wild ride, 12s, so let’s get ready!
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Originally reported by Daily Norseman.
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