Only a foot or so away from being stuck in third place in the NFC West as they headed to Cleveland for a game against the Browns Sunday, the Seahawks could instead be atop the entire NFC by the end of this weekend if a few things break their way.
And it really wouldn’t take all that much.
Should Seattle beat the Browns while the 49ers lose at Los Angeles, the Saints lose at Jacksonville and the Packers lose to the Lions on Monday night and, voila, the Seahawks would have the best record in the NFC at 5-1 (just ahead of the 49ers’ 4-1, with every other team in the conference in that scenario having at least two losses).