A week after a dominating victory over the Jets, the Seattle Seahawks returned to their old ways of grinding out wins in the most difficult way possible while giving every 12th Man cardiac arrest. The Seahawks improved to 10-4 and clinched a playoff berth by defeating the Washington Football Team 20-15.
The Seahawks built a commanding 20-3 lead entering the fourth quarter and had been dominating. Washington looked lost against the improved Seahawks defense, while Russell Wilson and the ground game just chewed up the clock to control the game.
However, the Football Team engineered back-to-back touchdown drives as Seattle’s offense completely stalled, giving the entire Pacific Northwest a scare the Seahawks might actually blow a 17-point lead for only the second time in franchise history.
In the end, the Seahawks escaped with an ugly win, but a win nonetheless.