are still very much alive in the playoff chase - along with 14 of the other 15 NFC teams.
I know it doesn’t seem that way after watching Pete Carroll’s crew drop four straight games for the first time since he came to town in 2010.
But . . .
Heading into Week 15, the only NFC team that had been eliminated was the 1-12 Carolina Panthers (+3)
, who don’t even get to reap the “reward” that comes with the league’s worst record since the Chicago Bears (+3) own their first-round pick.