RENTON, Wash. (AP) — With their schedule for the week thrown out of whack, their top wide receiver out because of COVID-19 and their playoff hopes on the line, the Seattle Seahawks needed their franchise quarterback to be at his best.
Instead, Russell Wilson failed to meet the moment in Tuesday's 20-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams that likely ended any hopes of the Seahawks making the playoffs.
Seattle (5-9) is guaranteed of finishing with a losing record for the first time in Wilson’s career. The Seahawks aren’t officially eliminated from the postseason, but would need an unlikely set of circumstances to play out over the final three weeks to reach the playoffs.