SEATTLE -- The Seattle Seahawks will still win the NFC West if they beat the San Francisco 49ers next week.
As far as silver linings go, that's not a bad one. And it might be the only one after a disastrous 27-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals that was hard to see coming.
It began so well -- a three-and-out on defense followed by an opening-drive touchdown for the Seahawks -- and was all downhill from there. The Seahawks punted seven times after that, lost another fumble and lost their top two tailbacks -- Chris Carson (hip) and C.