"We're not a team that's going to go ahead and sit down and take a knee and just hopefully just get through the game. We don't do that," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. "So the fact that there's something at stake, legitimately, is good for us and we'll try to make the most of it."
Last week's loss to the Cardinals ended Seattle's 14-game home winning streak and chipped away at the Seahawks' home invincibility built during the nearly two-year long win streak. Now the Seahawks are in a precarious position with no more room to falter. A Seattle loss and a win by the 49ers would give San Francisco the division and No. 1 seed,Kanken Backpack Sale UK, drop the Seahawks to the No. 5 seed and drastically change playoff expectations.
