The Seattle Seahawks lost another game to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 11, a team that has been a thorn in Seattle's side for a decade. Once again, it was the team's quarterback play that led to the loss. This time, QB1 Sam Darnold threw four interceptions in a 21-19 meltdown.
The defense played well enough to win. The Rams' offense had been humming all season, and suddenly were rather stagnant against the Seahawks, though Darnold kept putting them in positions to score. With better quarterback play, Seattle might have won easily.
But just like last year, Seattle is now behind the proverbial sticks in terms of making the postseason. If the season were to end after Week 11, the Seahawks would be in the playoffs. The issue is, it doesn't. The team is 7-3 and a full game behind (more like a game and a half because of the tie-break), the Rams.
Where do the Seattle Seahawks sit in the NFC playoff race after Week 11 loss?
The San Francisco 49ers also currently have a tie-break over Seattle because the 49ers won the matchup in Week 1. San Fran has also been extremely injured for much of the year and is still 7-4. The Seahawks need to win both of their matchups against the Rams and 49ers the rest of the way.
Seattle is currently the fifth seed in the NFC. They are followed closely by the sixth-seeded Detroit Lions at 6-3 and the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers, who are 6-3-1. The 49ers are the eighth seed.
The Rams beat the Seahawks, so the Rams are 8-2
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Above Seattle are all the NFC division leaders: The Rams at 8-2, the Philadelphia Eagles at 7-2, but playing on Sunday Night Football, the Chicago Bears at 7-3 (no, that is not a joke), and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 6-4. It might be unlikely that the Bucs and Seahawks would need a tie-break to determine who gets into the postseason, but the Bucs hold that because of defeating the Seahawks.
The positive part is that the Seattle Seahawks' remaining schedule is one that is manageable. The team plays the 49ers and Rams, of course, and the tough Indianapolis Colts, but Seattle also takes on the terrible Tennessee Titans, the not-great Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons, and the Carolina Panthers.
The team could easily finish 11-6 or better. With improved quarterback play from Sam Darnold, Seattle might finish with five losses. That is going to get the Seahawks into the postseason.