The Seahawks had a firm grasp on their playoff hopes until they didn't and now they will miss out on the playoffs due to mediocrity and lame rules. This season,

The Seattle Seahawks have been eliminated from playoff contention. The Rams’ win over the Cardinals on Saturday night opened the door for Los Angeles to clinch the NFC West, and then the Rams got enough wins from results around the league to clinch the fifth tiebreaker over Seattle,

The NFL playoff race always gets a little crazy down the stretch, and things got especially crazy in the NFC West over the weekend. The Los Angeles Rams clinched the division title on Sunday, even though they didn't even play and they were able to clinch it thanks to a win by the Washington Commanders.

The NFL waited until the end of Sunday Night Football to reveal the Week 18 schedule, finally setting the dates and times for the final 16 games of the regular season. The Los Angeles Rams are hosting the Seattle Seahawks in the season finale, a game that’s essentially meaningless for the Rams now that they’ve been crowned NFC West champs.

The Seahawks came into Week 17 barely hanging on, but still alive in the playoff race. Seattle and Chicago engaged in an incredibly ugly "Thursday Night Football" contest, but it was the Seahawks that emerged victorious,

No 10-win NFL team has missed the playoffs in the 14-team playoff era. We do have some history at stake on Sunday. Whether or not the Seahawks and/or Rams play their starters the

Seattle has not made the postseason for the second consecutive year, the franchise's longest streak since 2009.

While the win technically improved their position in the NFC standings, it was too little, too late.