The Seahawks have stressed the running game during the second half of the season. It has paid off for the newly-crowned division champions and NFC's top seed.

The Seattle Seahawks held all the cards and their path to the one seed in the NFC was there for the taking and they took it. With their win on Saturday, they get a first-round bye and every opponent they face on the path to the Super Bowl will have to hear the 12th man roar.

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald speaks with the media after the team clinched its first NFC West title since 2020 with the 13-3 win over the San Francisco 49ers.

After going 13-3 and winning the NFC West this season, next season the Seattle Seahawks face a difficult first-place schedule featuring five division champions.

Green Bay will visit Philadelphia to start the playoffs next week, where the Packers will need to play better than they did today against the Bears.