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Seattle Seahawks playoff chances

The Seattle Seahawks are 5-4 through Week 9 and sit 8th in the NFC, outside the playoff spots. Clinch gives them a 47% chance to make the playoffs, 11% to win the NFC West and 2% to earn the #1 seed, from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season.

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SEA
Seahawks
5-4 · 8th in NFC · 8 games left · remaining SOS .520
Make playoffs
47%
Win division
11%
#1 seed
2%
Avg draft pick
20.0
proj. 9.7 wins

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Rooting guide

Upcoming games: tap a team to pick the winner. Played games: tap the loser for a do-over.

Week 10 · Sun, Nov 15 4:05 PM ET
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Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29 4:25 PM ET
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Week 13 · Mon, Dec 7 8:15 PM ET
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Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3 1:00 PM ET
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Played games

Tap the team that lost for a do-over.
Week 9 · Sun, Nov 8Final
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NFC

1SF49ers div7-195%
2CHIBears div7-285%
3NYGGiants div5-2-167%
4CARPanthers div 3-530%
5DETLions 6-282%
6MINVikings 6-277%
7GBPackers 6-359%
in the hunt
SEASeahawks 5-447%
LARams 5-445%
DALCowboys 4-530%
NOSaints 3-523%
TBBuccaneers 3-631%
ATLFalcons 3-619%
ARICardinals 3-61%
WASCommanders 2-5-18%
PHIEagles 2-71%

Tiebreakers

Every tie, broken step by step with the NFL's official rules
NFC 5 tiebreakers
NFC North 2nd placeLions and Vikings both 6-2DET ✓
  1. Head-to-headDET 1-0MIN 0-1Lions win it
Lions finish 2nd in the NFC North.
NFC South titlePanthers and Saints both 3-5CAR ✓
  1. Head-to-head doesn't apply: does not apply.
  2. Division recordCAR 1-1NO 0-1Panthers win it
Panthers win the NFC South.
NFC West 2nd placeRams and Seahawks both 5-4SEA ✓
  1. Head-to-head doesn't apply: does not apply.
  2. Division recordLA 0-2SEA 2-1Seahawks win it
Seahawks finish 2nd in the NFC West.
#5 seedLions and Vikings both 6-2DET ✓
  1. Vikings rank behind the Lions in the NFC North, so only the Lions stay in this tiebreak.
Lions get the #5 seed.
First team outRams and Seahawks both 5-4SEA ✓
  1. Rams rank behind the Seahawks in the NFC West, so only the Seahawks stay in this tiebreak.
Seahawks are first in line.