The Seahawks have a simple playoff formula this week — beat, or tie, the Rams Thursday night and Seattle wins the NFC West and is assured a home playoff game.
But from there it’s trickier.
With the loss at Green Bay, Seattle fell behind Detroit for the No. 2 seed in the NFC and also fell into greater danger of being passed by Atlanta and/or Tampa Bay in the NFC South. Seattle’s odds for getting the No. 1 seed also decreased, though the Seahawks could remain in contention for it for another week with a win — the only way Dallas can clinch the No.