SEATTLE (AP) – For all of their wild inconsistency this season, the path is straightforward for the Seattle Seahawks.
Seattle can wrap up its third NFC West title in the past four seasons with a win over the listless Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.
At this point, the Seahawks clinching the division title is a formality, holding a three-game lead over Arizona with three games remaining.
The Rams can only dream of that kind of success after another lost season that culminated with this week’s decision to fire coach Jeff Fisher.
“We realize that there’s a lot at stake with every one of these games, as it has always been,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “But now you know you have a chance to make some noise in your division.”