You know the well-worn Pete Carroll homily, every week is a championship opportunity? The one intended to level out the importance of each game, and equalize the attention each gets from his players?
Forget that.
Sunday’s showdown between Seattle (8-5) and the first-place Los Angeles Rams (9-4) at CenturyLink Field is the biggest regular-season game in years for the Seahawks.
And Seahawks players know it.
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"I mean this is a big-time game," strong safety Bradley McDougald said, discarding the coach speak and getting real.