NFL Playoff Picture and Odds, Week 11: The Seahawks are very much alive!

Well this was a weird week for the Seattle Seahawks. The leading tackler was waived and the starting center retired. Just like they planned it as Mike Macdonald quipped.

The NFL stops for no one, so the Seahawks still had to play a game this week, finishing off the season series with the San Francisco 49ers.

And guess what?

They freakin’ won!

For the first time in three years, the Seahawks beat the 49ers with a thrilling 20-17 comeback victory iced by a Geno Smith rushing TD with a very apropos 12 seconds remaining. I don’t care if it came with both Nick Bosa and George Kittle on the sidelines. Beggars can’t be choosers.

Prior to the game, the likelihood for the Seahawks to even make the playoffs was getting pretty low as Seattle had (+540) odds just to make the playoffs according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Those should rise a bit with the win against San Francisco, but the cards are still stacked against Seattle. Right now, the Seahawks playoff chances aren’t totally dead…it’s probably more accurate to call them “mostly dead” unless they can win the NFC West which FanDuel had at (+1200) odds before kickoff by the way.

However, Seattle can still make a run at this thing. As if this week wasn’t important enough, the Seahawks face their rival and NFC West division leading Arizona Cardinals two out of the next three weeks. I don’t think I need to tell you that they have to win both of them, but they have to win both of them.

For now, let’s enjoy that sweet, sweet victory against the 49ers and hope this is a springboard to a torrid finish to the season.

NFC standings during Week 11

Division Leaders

1. Detroit Lions (9-1)

2. Philadelphia Eagles (8-2)

3. Arizona Cardinals (6-4)

4. Atlanta Falcons (6-5)

Wild Card Teams

5. Minnesota Vikings (8-2)

6. Green Bay Packers (7-3)

7. Washington Commanders (7-4)

Outside Looking In

8. Los Angeles Rams (5-5, 2-1 NFCW)

9. Seattle Seahawks (5-5, 1-2 NFCW, win over SF)

10. San Francisco 49ers (5-5, 1-3 NFCW, loss to SEA)

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6, 4-3 NFC)

12. Chicago Bears (4-6, 2-3 NFC)

13. New Orleans Saints (4-7)

14. Dallas Cowboys (3-6)

15. Carolina Panthers (3-7)

16. New York Giants (2-8)