Under Russell Wilson, the Seattle Seahawks have never had a functionally “meaningless” Week 17 game. The previous seven seasons have involved some form of playoff implications, whether through clinching the NFC West and/or pursuing a first-round bye, getting into the playoffs outright, or looking at wild card seeding.
Could 2019 finally be an exception to the rule? Unlikely, but it’s not impossible.
John Fraley — one of the 174 people named “John” on the Field Gulls staff — posted an excellent breakdown of Seattle’s playoff scenarios, but I just wanted to tack on something of importance.