Seahawks could flip recent narrative with just one game against the Rams

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold participates in early pregame warmups | Steven-Imagn ImagesIt could be one of the most consequential, significant, and important games of the entire NFL season for the Seattle Seahawks — a divisional rival showdown that could lead to rewarding one team with the NFC's No. 1 seed, and the other team standing a few rows back, facing a harder playoff path ahead.

This week's addition of Thursday Night Football features a scenario exactly as described: the Los Angeles Rams travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks, with both teams sporting mirror 11-3 records but playing very different brands of football.

The Seahawks are coming into Thursday's match on the…