CBS Sports’ latest win-projection discussion has the Seattle Seahawks in a curious spot: a defending Super Bowl champion sitting at 10.5 wins, and still getting treated like an afterthought.
John Breech made the case for the over, but his reasoning leaned less on a deep dive into Seattle and more on the noise around the NFC West. In his view, the Los Angeles Rams have swallowed up the conversation, even though the Seahawks won two of three in the teams’ 2025 trilogy and then went on to capture the Super Bowl. Still, Seattle isn’t getting the kind of respect that usually comes with that resume.
Breech put it simply: “I think the Seahawks will go toe-to-toe with them for the NFC West title.”
That’s the heart of the story here. The Seahawks are being overlooked while the Rams are the team dominating the headlines, helped by a huge media market and the steady stream of off-field storylines that keep following their players. Breech captured that national mood, too, saying, “Everyone is all-in on the Rams,” even if he didn’t sound especially eager to join the crowd himself.
And it’s easy to see why the Rams are drawing the spotlight. Their biggest non-quarterback trade in NFL history brought in 2025 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett just after he set the single-season sack record, and there’s also the possibility of Aaron Donald coming out of retirement to join him. On paper, that can turn into one of the best defensive lines ever assembled.
But the noise around Los Angeles has started to feel familiar, and the pressure that comes with all that attention is real. Seattle, by contrast, looks like the quieter, steadier side of this matchup. The two teams may be very different, but as this rivalry keeps reminding everyone, the paper matchup only tells part of the story.
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