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The Seattle Seahawks standings in the NFL playoff picture is starting to take shape as the franchise looks to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Seattle faces two challenging tests against the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers to close the regular season.

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After the 49ers' thrilling 42-38 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, the NFL announced its Week 18 slate and the 49ers will host the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday for a 5:00pm Pacific Time kickoff at Levi's Stadium.

To the victors go the spoils, and the spoils for the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday was a little social-media trolling of the Carolina Panthers after their 27-10 win.

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Sam Darnold began his postgame news conference by hitting what have become some familiar notes. "It was, I felt like, a slow start but a good win -- a good team win," the Seattle Seahawks quarterback said after a 27-10 win against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium.

It wasn’t a clear and decisive 27-10 win for the Seattle Seahawks over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, all across the board. While the defense and special team