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2026 PLAYOFF PATH · 3-2

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PLAYOFF PICTURE

The team’s own next result has more modeled playoff leverage than any single outside game this week.

CONTROL STATUSMostly in its own handsFSN model view · not an official clinching designation
MAKE PLAYOFFS79.4%10.8 projected wins
WIN DIVISION7.2%NFC West
NO. 1 SEED4.2%Best live seed path: #1
SUPER BOWL7.6%Most common seed: #5
Shortest Current-Week Path

What needs to go right?

Week 6
Current make playoffs chance79.4%
MODEL WIN TARGET10 wins

In 1,066 current simulations that finish on exactly 10 wins, 83.7% reach this target.

A 90%+ model path first appears at 11 wins.
  1. 1
    YOUR GAMEWin your next game

    85.3% if it happens vs 70.3% if it does not

    14.9pt swing
  2. 2
    OUTSIDE HELPRoot for Arizona Cardinals

    81.6% if it happens vs 79.0% if it does not

    2.7pt swing
  3. 3
    OUTSIDE HELPRoot for Dallas Cowboys

    80.9% if it happens vs 78.3% if it does not

    2.7pt swing

Each step shows its isolated conditional effect inside the same FSN season simulations. Effects are not added together because game outcomes are correlated. Win targets are conditional on final win totals, not official clinching thresholds.

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Quick Answers

Seattle Seahawks playoff questions

Does Seattle Seahawks control its own destiny?

FSN currently labels the situation mostly in its own hands. That is based on modeled weekly leverage: The team’s own next result has more modeled playoff leverage than any single outside game this week. It should not be read as an official NFL clinching statement.

What if SEA wins its next game?

Its modeled playoff chance is 85.3% conditional on that win, versus 70.3% conditional on a loss.

What is the best seed still showing in the model?

Seed #1 still appears in at least 0.5% of the current FSN simulations.

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