Russell Wilson starting most important game of Seahawks’ season

(No, Field Gulls Deputy Editor John P. Gilbert did not suggest this headline to me)

The Brett Rypien-led Denver Broncos defeated the Arizona Cardinals to snap a five-game losing streak, damaging the Seattle Seahawks’ hopes of a top-5 pick. Results elsewhere have tightened the race for prime real estate in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Here is the current draft order according to Tankathon:

Head-to-head is irrelevant as a tiebreaker, so the Broncos pick owned by the Seahawks sits at 3rd overall because their strength of schedule has been easier than the Rams and Cardinals.