The Seattle Seahawks are currently playing the San Francisco 49ers, but the already high stakes have been raised for them thanks to developments from the early slate of Week 11 games.
The bad news for Seattle is the fact the Los Angeles Rams bounced back from their loss on Monday Night Football to the Miami Dolphins. The Rams took down the New England Patriots in Foxboro 28-22, sealing the deal with a late interception. Former Eastern Washington standouts Cooper Kupp and Kendrick Bourne traded touchdown receptions early, as LA improves to 5-5 on the year. For the moment, the Rams move ahead of the Seahawks in the NFC West standings.
The good news for Seattle is the team directly ahead of them in the NFC playoff picture, the Chicago Bears, lost. Chicago, looking to snap a 10-game losing streak to the Green Bay Packers, held a 19-14 lead in the fourth quarter, which became 20-19 in favor of the Cheese Heads. Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams got the Bears in range of a game winning field goal attempt, which was blocked. Chicago fell to 4-6.
So there you have it, 12’s. Should the Seahawks be able to pull off an upset (they are +6 underdogs) they will greatly increase their playoff hopes, as well as division champions hopes, as they will be right in the mix with the Niners and Rams. Should they lose, the distance between them and the rest of the division will only increase, as the regular season begins to wind down.
