The Seattle Seahawks' rooting interests for the Sunday Night Football showdown between the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers were all over the map. A tie was probably the true preferred outcome, though only 30 regular-season games have ended in a draw since 1974, when sudden-death overtime was established.
Alas, the Seahawks got the greater evil; the 49ers prevailed. San Francisco's thrilling 42-38 primetime victory over the Bears keeps the NFC West crown in play, and therefore the No. 1 seed in the conference.
Suddenly, life will be much harder for Seattle when they travel to Santa Clara to face the 49ers in Week 18.