BREAKING: Seahawks Officially Eliminated from Playoffs
The Seattle Seahawks won't be backing their way into the seventh and final NFC playoff spot this time around.
With the Green Bay Packers beating the Chicago Bears 17-9 on Sunday afternoon, the Seahawks are officially eliminated from postseason contention. Along with a Packers loss, Seattle already needed to beat the Arizona Cardinals to keep its playoff hopes alive. But the Seahawks are currently trailing their NFC West rivals in the fourth quarter and now have nothing to play for except pride.
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Last season, the Seahawks used a Week 18 win over the Los Angeles Rams and a Detroit Lions win over the Packers in Aaron Rodgers' final game with the franchise to get into the postseason. Seattle ended up facing the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card, but lost after a strong effort in the first half.
The Seahawks will look back at some gut-punch losses this season that ultimately made the difference in them missing out on the playoffs. Seattle came up just short in losses to the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and Rams, but it might be last week's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that might hurt the most. The Seahawks had a chance to help themselves at home, but couldn't stop Pittsburgh's rushing attack.
Seattle now heads toward the offseason with many questions to answer after failing to meet expectations this season.
