The Seahawks’ chances of making the playoffs have dropped by more than 50% over the past four weeks, and Green Bay and Los Angeles look very capable of keeping them out.

Seattle has a 23% chance of getting in, down from 81% before its current three-game losing streak, per the New York Times’ projections. The Packers (70%), Rams (50%) and Vikings (42%) all have the statistical inside track on the NFC’s two last wild-card spots now (Dallas has the top spot).

Assuming the Hawks lose to the 49ers and Eagles over the next two weeks, they would need to win their final three – at Tennessee, vs. Pittsburgh and at Arizona – to finish 9-8 and have any shot of making it.

But they would have to ace out two of the three wild-card contenders mentioned above. And that could be pretty difficult.

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