The Seattle Seahawks established themselves early in Russell Wilson’s career as a team that plays its best football in December. That’s not held up in recent seasons, and it’s a nasty little secret that should be addressed.
Sunday’s woeful 28-12 loss to the Los Angeles Rams knocked the Seahawks out of the NFC West lead and they have virtually no room for error now if they want to get a first-round bye. It’s one of the biggest margins of defeat in the Russell Wilson era, and three of them have occurred in the month where the Seahawks were once at their strongest.