It’s the first weekend in October, and a Seahawks team that has been a perennial Super Bowl front runner since 2012, is now left hoping vainly for a wild card spot.
A 33-31 loss to the Rams on Sunday makes it difficult to see the Seahawks making a legit run at the NFC West — Los Angeles is 5-0 and rolling, while Seattle is 2-3 and still finding itself, plus Seattle still has to play the Rams on the road in November.
The good news is the NFC appears a pretty heavy crap shoot — consider that the Bears would be the number two seed if the season ended today.