The Seahawks won a playoff game Sunday — on the road, in body-numbing cold — but the national media didn’t like what they saw.
Seattle escaped with a 10-9 NFC wild-card win over the Minnesota Vikings when Blair Walsh missed a 27-yard field goal. The game was far closer than most expected.
So the Seahawks moved down this week’s in most NFL playoff power rankings.
Two themes emerged: 1) The Seahawks were lucky; 2) The Seahawks are dangerous.
“Hey, sometimes it takes a little luck in the playoffs,” wrote Chris Burke of SI.