SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 03: Jaxon Smith-Njigba #11 of the Seattle Seahawks runs with the ball as Quentin Lake #37 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on during the second quarter at Lumen Field on November 03, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
The Seattle Seahawks find themselves in a quite a pickle. One more, for a third straight season, the Seahawks need a little outside help to improve their chances at making the playoffs. At 8-7, Seattle no longer controls their own fate. The Los Angeles Rams are in the driver’s seat to clinch the NFC West, and could do so as early as Saturday.
Right now, the clinching scenarios are a little tricky, but what it boils down to is if the Rams can beat the Cardinals on Saturday, and earn a little extra strength of schedule wins, they will have the necessary tiebreakers over the Seahawks to win the NFC West.
The only thing the Seahawks can do to help themselves is to beat the Chicago Bears on Thursday. It won’t be enough to get them to the division crown, but a loss and a Rams win will be sufficient to eliminate them entirely. The Bears have been dreadful all season long, but as we are continuously reminded by the Week 5 debacle against the New York Giants, there are no “gimme” wins in the NFL.
Seattle must find a way to defeat a Chicago team playing for nothing but whatever shred of pride they have left.
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This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Clinching scenarios for Seahawks and Rams