Seahawks making playoff push
Here come the In mid-October, the defending Super Bowl champions were sitting at .500 and coming off consecutive losses. And now? They're playing as well as just about anyone in the NFL, led by their "Legion of Boom" and the rest of the defense.
Seattle has won six of its past seven games, including a 24-14 victory Sunday over Chip Kelly's go-go , who were limited to 139 yards.
threw for 263 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and rushed for 48 yards and another score, but it's Seattle's 'D' that is leading the way right now. Over the past three weeks, the Seahawks have given up a grand total of 20 points while improving to 9-4 and putting themselves in position to make the playoffs.
"We are really connected right now," safety said, "really in sync."
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