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December 10, 2012 at 8:00 AM

Wild-card watch: Seahawks currently hold No. 5 playoff seed


WILD-CARD STANDINGS	OVERALL W \| L \| T	CONFERENCE W \| L \| T
Seattle	8-5	6-4
Chicago	8-5	5-4

Washington	7-6	6-4
Dallas	7-6	5-5
Minnesota	7-6	5-5
St. Louis	6-6-1	5-3-1
Tampa Bay	6-7	3-6

With three regular-season games remaining, the Seahawks are currently in position to hold the first of the two wild-card berths by virtue of their Week 13 head-to-head victory over Chicago.

The Seahawks are well positioned in terms of tiebreakers by virtue of the victories over not only the Bears, but the Cowboys and Vikings who are a game back.

The most interesting team in the wild-card hunt might be the St. Louis Rams, who face two of the five teams currently ahead of them in terms of wild-card position as well as a game against the 6-7 Bucs.

SEATTLE (8-5)		BEARS (8-5)

Sunday: Beat Arizona, 58-0		Sunday: Lost to Minnesota, 21-14

Dec. 16	at Buffalo (5-8)	Dec. 16	Green Bay (9-4)

Dec. 23	vs. San Francisco (9-3-1)	Dec. 23	at Arizona (4-9)

Dec. 30	vs. St. Louis (6-6-1)	Dec. 30	at Detroit (4-9)

WASHINGTON (7-6)		COWBOYS (7-6)

Sunday: Beat Baltimore, 31-28 (OT)		Sunday: Beat Cincinnati, 20-19

Dec. 16	at Cleveland (5-8)	Dec. 16	vs. Pittsburgh (7-6)

Dec. 23	at Philadelphia (4-9)	Dec. 23	vs. New Orleans (5-8)

Dec. 30	vs. Dallas (7-6)	Dec. 30	at Washington (7-6)

MINNESOTA (7-6)		RAMS (6-6-1)

Sunday: Beat Chicago, 21-14		Sunday: Beat Buffalo, 15-12

Dec. 16	at St. Louis (6-6-1)	Dec. 16	vs. Minnesota (7-6)

Dec. 23	at Houston (11-1)	Dec. 23	at Tampa Bay (6-7)

Dec. 30	vs. Green Bay (9-4)	Dec. 30	at Seattle (8-5)

TAMPA BAY (6-7)

Sunday: Lost to Philadelphia, 21-23

Dec. 16	at New Orleans (5-8)

Dec. 23	vs. St. Louis (6-6-1)

Dec. 30	at Atlanta (11-2)