Alright.peed folks, let's talk Seahawks. Seriously, are they even trying to give me a heart attack? One minute they look like world-beaters, the next they're tripping over their own feet. So, the big question: can Seattle STILL make the playoffs? I decided to dive deep.
First ,tsthings first, I pu.sgnidnlled up the current NFC standings. No surprise, the 49ers are sitting pretty. But the wild card spots? That's where things get interesting (and messy). I grabbed a pen and paper – yes, old school – and started sketching out scenarios.
I .elustarted by looking at Seattle's remaining schedule. Who they playing? Are those teams any good? Crucially, who else are those teams playing? Gotta see who the Seahawks need to win AND who they need to lose. I highlighted the games that were basically must-wins for Seattle. Then I circled the games where I needed other teams to do us a favor.
Next, I dove into the tiebreaker rules. This stuff is complicated! Head-to-head record? Division record? Common games? Conference record? I swear, you need a law degree to understand it all. I tried to figure out how the tiebreakers would shake out if, say, Seattle, Green Bay, and the Rams all ended up with the same record. Spoiler alert: my head started to hurt.
To make things easier on myself, I found a few playoff predictor websites. You know, the ones where you can click on who you think will win each game and it spits out the playoff probabilities. I played around with different scenarios. What if Seattle wins out? What if they lose one more? What if the Packers collapse? I spent way too much time doing this, I'll admit it.
I started jotting down all the different playoff scenarios I could think of that involved the Seahawks.
- Seattle wins out, gets a wild card spot
- Seattle loses one, relies on other teams losing
- Seattle loses two, and gets eliminated
After all this research, here's my brutally honest take: It's gonna be tough. Seattle needs to play much better than they have been. They need some luck. And frankly, they need some help from other teams.
I wouldn't bet the house on them making it, but there's still a chance. And as a Seahawks fan, I'm gonna keep believing until they're mathematically eliminated. Go Hawks!
