It was easy and understandable to feel discouraged about the Seattle Seahawks’ playoff chances when they dropped to 4-5 following a loss to the LA Rams in Week 10, but much like being down 14-3 early to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, it’s usually a bad idea to count out Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson when there’s time left on the clock. The Seahawks seemed to have a whole host of teams ahead of them in the wild card race just a week ago and now the path to a postseason berth — for a short time at least — is clear:
Beat the Carolina Panthers in Week 12.