Russell Wilson's Return Makes the Seahawks Playoff Sleepers

Russell Wilson is back. And the Seattle Seahawks still have a 44.3% chance of reaching the playoffs. Do you know what that could make them?

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The Team No One Wants to Face in the Playoffs.

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Let's head straight to the segments, shall we?

Coming off the Bye: Seattle Seahawks

Occasionally throughout the midseason, Walkthrough will spotlight a team coming out of its bye week. But you probably figured that out from reading the header.

The Seahawks Story So Far: The Seahawks were an enigma prior to Wilson's case of mallet finger. They ranked ninth in DVOA despite a 2-3 record when Wilson went down. Most Seahawks fans thought they were stinky-poo, particularly on defense.…