The Seattle Seahawks play in the NFC West, of course, and while that might be meaningless information to some, the issue is that the division is fantastically good. A loss, even a logical one, could cost Seattle a playoff spot. A loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13 would not be logical.
Head coach Mike Macdonald's team has all the advantages. The team is at home, has the better quarterback, the better roster overall, and is healthier. Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been ruled out with a concussion. Seattle will face Max Brosmer instead.
Brosmer is an undrafted free agent rookie who has yet to start an NFL game. He was quite good in the preseason and has gotten a few snaps in the regular season, but he has never in his life played a defense as good as the Seahawks', coupled with how loud Lumen Field is going to be.
Seattle Seahawks healthier than the Minnesota Vikings entering Week 13
That doesn't mean the game will be a blowout. Minnesota head coach Kevin O'Connell is far too smart to throw his quarterback to the wolves. Instead, Seattle should be prepared for a lot of quick throws, a lot of runs, and a bunch of screen passes. Still, Seattle losing would have zero excuses.
The Seahawks won't be without one player presumed to be missing after Week 12. In that game against the Tennessee Titans, running back George Holani was injured and thought to be an injured reserve candidate. He is going to play against the Vikings and could be missed.
Safety Ty Okada is questionable with an oblique injury. D'Anthony Bell will probably take a bunch of his reps.
Still, quarterback Sam Darnold is healthy entering the game, and so is wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. While running back Kenneth Walker III has struggled with a glute injury, he will also play.
A pretty clean injury report for the Seahawks with only two players on the 53-man roster given a designation --- RB George Holani as out and S Ty Okada as questionable. Mills, who returned to practice this week, also is out. Everyone else good to go: pic.twitter.com/vFI0d3ARby
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) November 28, 2025
The key to the game will be how much the Seattle Seahawks can control the line of scrimmage on defense. The positive is that linebacker Ernest Jones IV will return after missing Week 12, and almost all of the team's key front seven will play, too. Seattle should be able to dominate Minnesota's offense for most of the game
Does that mean the game won't be close? No, as this is the NFL and weird things can happen. Still, on paper (for all that means), the Seahawks should move to 9-3 and stay in position to potentially steal the NFC West from the Los Angeles Rams.