Panacea Game

The Seahawks have a panacea game this week against the Chargers. San Diego is atop everyone's power rankings. If Seattle can pull out a win, then the Seahawks will be cured of all ills in the minds of the media. It would help team psyche as well as clinch a playoff spot and essentially give the Seahawks a Week 17 bye against Tampa Bay. It would allow them to rest some key players because the Seahawks will likely be locked into the #4 seed.

The road through the playoffs would be a home game, then a road trip to Chicago. If a wildcard team can make it through Dallas and New Orleans, then Seattle would host the NFC Championship game. If the Seahawks lose today, they could still rest up in Week 17 if San Francisco loses to Arizona this week.