Seattle Seahawks playoff picture will be determined in Week 17

They are, unquestionably, the best team in the NFL. However, the top seed is still at stake, and the Cardinals could earn it by beating the Seahawks if the Panthers (14-1) lose to the Bucs.

AROUND THE NFL: Denver clinched an AFC playoff berth when Brandon McManus’ 37-yard field goal with 10:05 remaining in overtime lifted the Broncos (11-4) to a 20-17 victory over Cincinnati (11-4).

Lest any of us think that this season has just been one long tease and that the “same old Cardinals” will show up when it matters, last Sunday’s curb-stomping of the Packers might well serve to dispel us of that sentiment.

The point spread on the Arizona-Seattle game has grown to favor the Cardinals by as much as 6.5 points after opening at 3.5 points.

How does a team get over losing their star safety, as the Cardinals did late in their blowout win over the Eagles when Tyrann Mathieu tore his ACL? The Cardinals’ complete domination on both sides of the ball in a 38-8 win over the Green Bay Packers coupled with the Carolina Panthers’ loss to the Atlanta Falcons has many bettors wondering whether Arizona is the team to beat heading into the 2015 postseason. They kept on doing that back-shoulder (throw).

Dwight Freeney looks positively rejuvenated as a third-down pass-rush specialist and he had a hat trick of takedowns of Rodgers.

Floyd has come on strong in the second half of the season, going over 100 yards five times in his past seven games.

The Seattle Seahawks wrap up the regular season Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals in a game that can be seen on Q13 FOX. Defensively, Arizona is allowing 18.5 points and 319.5 yards per game.

This year for Seattle, their fate has been sealed as a wild card.

There has been a lot of talk around 1265 Lombardi Avenue about this current Green Bay squad being a balanced attack. Seattle would go on to defeat Carolina and also a Green Bay en route to winning the NFC crown. Seahawks, Cardinals only two National Football League teams in top five in defense and offense…. They had been playing great football up until last week, the past week may also be more of a reality check that Seattle needs to play better if they want to stand a chance against opponents like the Cardinals, Panthers, and Packers in the playoffs.