The Seahawks beat the Bears, but lost out on a playoff spot. Here's what the NFL power rankers thought of that combo.

The Seattle Seahawks have been eliminated from playoff contention due to an unfortunate tiebreaker rule in the NFL.

The Seahawks came into Week 17 barely hanging on, but still alive in the playoff race. Seattle and Chicago engaged in an incredibly ugly "Thursday Night Football" contest, but it was the Seahawks that emerged victorious,

No 10-win NFL team has missed the playoffs in the 14-team playoff era. We do have some history at stake on Sunday. Whether or not the Seahawks and/or Rams play their starters the

Seattle has not made the postseason for the second consecutive year, the franchise's longest streak since 2009.

While the win technically improved their position in the NFC standings, it was too little, too late.