Seahawks versus Jaguars: Our staff predicts a happy day for 12s

The Seahawks must win on Sunday versus the Jaguars for two reasons: Seattle’s season is basically over if they don’t and Jacksonville stinks. No offense to all those Jaguars fans reading this prediction article. First, you must know your team is not good. Secondly, you might be better in three years than Seattle is.

But with Russell Wilson hopefully coming back in week 10 after Seattle’s bye week next week (I realize that was a lot of “weeks” close together), Seattle still has a 16 percent chance of making the postseason in 2021. But as Jim Carrey said in Dumb and Dumber, “So you’re telling me there’s a chance.”

Well, yes. There is. But the Seahawks have to win on Sunday and get to 3-5 before they next play the Packers and then the Cardinals in weeks 10 and 11, respectively. With a loss in week 8, there is a very real possibility that Seattle starts 2-8. With a win and if Russ comes back and works his magic then maybe, just maybe, the Seahawks get to 4-6 (with a loss to the Packers) then go 3-0 against the Washington whatever, the 49ers and the Texans.

Staff predictions for week 8 when Seahawks play the Jaguars

That would make them 7-6 and if they lose to the Rams in week 15, Seattle then finishes with the Bears, Lions and the Cardinals (who might be resting starters in week 17) and Seattle finishes 10-7. That might just be good enough to make the playoffs in the top-heavy NFC in 2021.

But it all starts with a victory over the Jaguars in week 8. Here is what our staff thinks will be the final score on Sunday.

Staff predictions for Seahawks vs Saints week 7

Todd Vandenberg: Seattle 31 Jaguars 17

Geoff Shull: Seattle 28 Jaguars 10

Max Downard: Seattle 27 Jaguars 24

Drew Poulas: Seattle 20 Jaguars 16

Nithin Ramachandra: Seattle 27 Jaguars 20

Jake Luppino: Seattle 24 Jaguars 14

Andrew Bailie: Seattle 23 Jaguars 19

Kevin Daggett: Seattle 17 Jaguars 14

Lee Vowell: Seattle 38 Jaguars 31