NFL Power Rankings Week 17: Eagles bury Cowboys, Ravens clinch No. 1 seed

NFL Power Rankings, Week 17: Eagles bury Cowboys, Ravens clinch No. 1 seed

By Dan Parzych | Dec 23, 2019

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 22: Josh Sweat #94 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates his sack on Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on December 22, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys 17-9. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images) /

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9. Seattle Seahawks (3)

How many times are the Seattle Seahawks going to allow great opportunities to slip away against teams they should be able to defeat with ease?

With all due respect to the Arizona Cardinals since the team deserves a ton of credit for pulling off the big upset over their rivals, but the Seahawks should have been able to win this game at home in front of their own fans.

And while there are plenty of frustrating factors that come into play, the one that watched the Seahawks slip from the top seed in the NFC to a Wild Card spot hurts the most.

Even if Seattle can technically still finish on top of the division with a win over San Francisco on Sunday night, a loss to a team like Arizona shows the Seahawks are in fact beatable, and far from a lock to make a deep run at the Super Bowl.

Once again, Week 16 is a friendly remind that Seattle is going to have their most success when the ground game is strong, which was far from the case against Arizona.

But as frustrating as this loss was for Russell Wilson and company, the Seahawks can’t let this distract them from the most important game of the year on Sunday against the 49ers with everything on the line.

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