The Seahawks came into Week 17 barely hanging on, but still alive in the playoff race. Seattle and Chicago engaged in an incredibly ugly "Thursday Night Football" contest, but it was the Seahawks that emerged victorious,

The needed games didn’t go as the Seahawks wanted on Sunday. The Commanders beat the Falcons Sunday night, advancing the LA Rams into the playoffs and knocking the Seahawks out.

The final week of the NFL season typically has teams that are either seeing their season end or teams having nothing to play for. Whether that's having a division title or postseason seed secured, some teams do decide to rest players given what's ahead in January.