Well, that helped.
A 27-24 victory over the now-defeated San Francisco 49ers launched the Seattle Seahawks into a race for the NFC West, a first-round bye and maybe (if you’ll allow yourself to believe it) the chase for the Super Bowl. Yeah, that Super Bowl, the one in February, not the one in two weeks with all the buttery garlic mashed potatoes in it. Which is pretty super too. Also, the gravy bowl, that’s a special one as well.
Let us check in with the power rankings, as they stand after the Seahawks prevailed over the league’s lone undefeated team, on unfriendly turf:
Power Rankings Roundup
| NBC Sports | 4th |
| ESPN | 4th |
| Sporting News | 4th |
| Bleacher Report | 5th |
| USA Today | 5th |
| CBS Sports | 7th (Prisco) |
How much did the Monday night win help the Seahawks?