Found December 12, 2011 on Dave Krieg's Strike Beard:
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Here's where the Seahawks stand in the NFC playoff race going into tonight's game against the St. Louis Rams- Feel free to check my reasoning against the NFL tie-breaking procedures and my math against the ESPN playoff machine... First, the current standings of the NFC Wild Card division, with the remaining opponents for each team in parentheses. 5. Falcons 8-5 (JAX, @NO, TB) 6. Lions 8-5 (@OAK, SD, @GB) 7. Bears 7-6 (SEA, @GB, @MIN)8. Giants 7-6 (DC, "@"NYJ, DAL)9. Cowboys 7-6 (@TB, PHI, @NYG)10. Cardinals 6-7 (CLE, @CIN, SEA) 11. Seahawks 5-7 (STL, @CHI, SF, @AZ)Those standings make things look worse than they actually are- After Seattle wins tonight, they will pass Arizona... and either the Cowboys or Giants will win the NFC East. Then, Seattle wins over the Rams and Bears would push them past Chicago as well. So let's get down to it- What will get the Seahawks into the playoffs? Let's start with a few basic principles: 1. Everything I say from here on a...
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