Filling the massive shoes left behind by legend Pete Carroll, Mike Macdonald didn't step into a typical first time head coaching job with the Seattle Seahawks, as he inherited a team that won nine games each of the past two seasons. With veterans such as ...

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It’s rare in Seattle, and for their rookie coach, to be eliminated from playoff contention before the regular season’s final game.

The Seattle Seahawks survived the Chicago Bears on Thursday, winning their Week 17 contest 6-3. The victory improved the Seahawks to 9-7 and kept their postseason dreams alive. Notably, what the result signified was far more telling than the on-field action, which was the lowest-scoring NFL game this season.

In their 49-year history, the Seahawks have been held to seven points or fewer 75 times. Only once have they won — Thursday night.

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was honest when discussing a potentially high stakes Week 18 matchup with the Rams.

Geno is our top competitor on our football team,” Macdonald stated. “We’re not sitting here with life at the end of December unless Geno has done the things he’s done. He’s a fighter, man. I thought he played a good game.”