The Seahawks have a powerful tool few thought they’d have this Christmas.
Belief.
And, consequently, a playoff spot entering Sunday’s relatively meaningless regular-season finale at home against Arizona.
Russell Wilson, K.J. Wright and others talked after Sunday night’s playoff-clinching home win over Kansas City about the Seahawks believing in each other all year when most were saying this was a 4-12 or 5-11 team. Such was the pessimism from Seattle losing Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor, Earl Thomas, Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril, their offensive and defensive coordinators and seven other assistant coaches from last season’s first team playoff miss in six years.