With a win last Sunday over Pittsburgh, Seattle put themselves back in the race for a NFC Wild Card playoff spot. Seattle travels to NFC North leading Minnesota this week, and with some added help from division and conference rivals, Seattle has the chance for a potentially big swing in conference playoff positioning. The current playoff landscape looks like this, with Seattle holding a thin edge over Atlanta for the #6 and final seed:
#1 Carolina 11-0 – South leader
#3 Minnesota 8-3 – North leader
#4 Washington 5-6 – East leader
#5 Green Bay 7-4
#6 Seattle 6-5
With a win over the Vikings on Sunday, Seattle would advance to a 7-5 record, and put them at least two games in front of the Rams in the division, and would be holding pace or better with current playoff hopefuls Atlanta and Green Bay.