The Seattle Seahawks could’ve dropped all the way to 3rd in the NFC West with a loss against the hated San Francisco 49ers. Then the Los Angeles Rams dropped one to the Miami Dolphins and that eliminated the absolute worst case scenario. The Green Bay Packers also lost to the Minnesota Vikings which meant a Seahawks win would give them full possession of the #1 seed in the NFC.
Not only did the Seahawks win and send the 49ers to .500, they kept the heart attack football to a relative minimum.