The Seattle Seahawks Thank God For The NFC West

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Published: October 12, 2009

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Last Saturday found the Seattle Seahawks bruised, broken, and lacking optimism heading into a week five showdown with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Stricken with memories of losing its franchise quarterback to injury in week two, giving away a fourth quarter lead in week three, and getting dismantled by the Colts in week four, the Seahawks’ week five outlook was mediocre at best.

To make matters worse, Seattle's week two loss came against division rival San Francisco, who seemingly turned into the NFC West favorite overnight. San Francisco was favored in its week five matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, meaning that a loss to Jacksonville on Sunday could drive a nail in Seattle's proverbial coffin.

Entering week five, the San Francisco 49ers stood atop the NFC West at 3-1, while Seattle sat two games behind with a paltry 1-3 record.

It seemed that a Seahawks' loss could initiate a domino effect to end the Seattle Se...

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