{"id":655601,"date":"2026-01-05T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/655601\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:00:16","slug":"playoff-bracket-set-for-seattle-seahawks-rest-of-nfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/655601\/","title":{"rendered":"Playoff bracket set for Seattle Seahawks, rest of NFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The playoff bracket is now set for the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks and the rest of the NFC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/seahawks-gm-positive-update-bryant-cross-playoff-opener\/1834406\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Seahawks GM shares positive updates on Bryant, Cross for playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Bears locked in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/standings\/playoff-picture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the conference\u2019s No. 2 seed<\/a> with some help from the Washington Commanders on Sunday. The Bears lost to the Detroit Lions and left the door open for the Philadelphia Eagles to jump them, but the Eagles, who were resting multiple key starters, lost to the Commanders and finished with the No. 3 seed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite losses in two straight win-and-in games, the Carolina Panthers secured the NFC South title and the No. 4 seed for the playoffs via the Falcons beating the Saints.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Rams clinched the No. 5 seed with a win over the Arizona Cardinals, dropping the San Francisco 49ers to the sixth seed.<\/p>\n<p>The Seahawks had already clinched the NFC\u2019s top seed, home-field advantage and a first-round bye in the playoffs with their win over the 49ers on Saturday night. The Green Bay Packers entered the week locked in to the seventh seed.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle could end up with a third matchup against one of their NFC West rivals or a rematch with the Panthers in the divisional round. It will host the lowest remaining seed, which will be the Panthers, Rams, 49ers or Packers.<\/p>\n<p>The Seahawks went 3-2 against NFC playoff teams during the regular season, beating the Panthers and splitting their season series with the Rams and 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at the NFC\u2019s wild-card round matchups:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 No. 5 Los Angeles Rams at No. 4 Carolina Panthers, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.<br \/>\u2022 No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Chicago Bears, Saturday, 5 p.m.<br \/>\u2022 No. 6 San Francisco 49ers at No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>More on the Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/looking-ahead-seahawks-home-road-opponents-for-2026-set\/1834307\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seahawks\u2019 home, road opponents set for 2026 season<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/numbers-behind-seattle-seahawks-defensive-masterpiece-49ers\/1834409\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The numbers behind Seattle Seahawks\u2019 defensive masterpiece vs 49ers<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/seahawks-gm-positive-update-bryant-cross-playoff-opener\/1834406\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Seahawks GM shares positive updates on Bryant, Cross for playoffs<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/drake-thomas-unlikely-hero-seattle-seahawks-landmark-win-49ers\/1834385\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drake Thomas an unlikely hero in Seattle Seahawks\u2019 landmark win<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/surging-run-game-shines-seattle-seahawks-massive-win-49ers\/1834332\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seahawks\u2019 season-long commitment to run game pays off in massive win<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZacHereth\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Follow @ZacHereth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SeattleSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"mobile-signup\"\/>\t&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SeattleSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"desktop-signup\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The playoff bracket is now set for the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks and the rest of the NFC. 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