On Christmas Eve, the Seattle Seahawks (8-6) and Dallas Cowboys (8-6) will face off in what is essentially a playoff elimination game. The winner still needs help to make the postseason, but what is assured is that the loser will be mathematically eliminated from contention.
Seattle is coming off a 42-7 thumping at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams. They’ve never lost three straight in the Russell Wilson era, and if it does happen in 2017, it’ll end their season. The Cowboys have won three straight, including a dramatic win over the Oakland Raiders after Derek Carr fumbled the game-winning touchdown over the goal line and out of the end zone.