The Falcons were blown out by the Seahawks after a second-half collapse driven by special teams mistakes and turnovers, sealing another season under .500.

Seattle tops the wild card and the San Fransisco 49ers stayed right behind them on their bye. The Chicago Bears fell from the top of the NFC all the way to seventh and barely in with their loss. On the outside looking in is the Detroit Lions, despite winning on Thursday. The Carolina Panthers are a game behind the Lions.

Every week Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald preaches how hard it is to win in the NFL. And every week his Seahawks are proving him wrong.

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald made a strong statement about Sam Darnold, after the QB threw another interception in Week 14.

For the first time this season, Jaxon Smith-Njigba had a hiccup last week against the Minnesota Vikings. Employing a variety of coverages and defenders, they effectively shut JSN down in a way no other NFL team has in 2025.

With how well the Seahawks' defense is playing, they would have beat Atlanta even without Shaheed's breakout game. Seattle, at full strength on that side of the ball for the first time this season, forced three turnovers and held the Falcons out of the end zone.

Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed is back from the injured reserve, and the defense's performance vs. the Falcons had him flashing back to the Legion of Boom days.

After a slow start to the season, The Seahawks are among the top three teams in the NFL in rushing over the last five weeks.