Playoff-bound Seahawks have path to top seed in NFC

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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — This group of Seattle Seahawks won’t forget sitting on the tarmac in Charlotte, North Carolina, waiting to take off.

Gathered around a cellphone on Sunday evening, the Seahawks watched as they not only clinched a playoff berth for the eighth time in the past 10 seasons thanks to the loss by the Los Angeles Rams, but took over the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

It was a perfect cap to a day when the Seahawks (11-3) finished off the best road record in franchise history at 7-1 with their 30-24 win over the Panthers.

“It was a blast. It was really fun,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “It had already been announced that the Rams were falling. It was a really cool moment for…