Rams vs. Seahawks 2013, Week 17: Seattle clinches No. 1 seed in NFC

The Seahawks were 12.5-point favorites, according to OddsShark, so they covered the spread.

Seattle awaits the lowest-seeded winner of the Wild Card round. St. Louis finishes 7-9 and now looks toward the draft.

During yet another scrum after the play was blown dead, Langford was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. While trying to plead his case, his arm brushed up against an official, knocking his hat off. This earned him an automatic ejection.

Langford was livid at the call, throwing his helmet down as he left the field. That drew a second unsportsmanlike penalty.

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Seattle is known for its fanatical, earthquake-inducing fanbase and if it means the result is a Euro soccer atmosphere, complete with Tifos in the NFL, we’re all for it.

Sure, Peyton Manning is putting up some sexy numbers this year, but everything’s sexier in Seattle. Michael Bennett pulled off another fantastic Rick Rude “sack dance” in today’s game against the Rams.

There’s a definite pattern here for Bennett, who pulled off a slightly less sexy version of the same dance earlier this year against the Giants. Here are the two dances back-to-back. You be the judge:

If they can beat the Seahawks in Seattle in Week 17 and finish at .500 for the first time in seven years, it would go a long way towards proving that the Rams have arrived. On the other hand, if the Seahawks win, they’ll win the West for the first time since 2010 and be the No. 1 seed for the second time in franchise history.

Neither team will be letting up in this one, with plenty on the line for both. Here is a closer look at this pivotal matchup between two teams in the best division in football.

The Seahawks are 10-5 against the spread this season and are 5-1 in their last six games. The Rams are 7-8 against the spread this season, but are 4-2 in their last six games. The Seahawks are scoring 26 points per game while only allowing 14.6 points to opponents. The Rams are keeping things close with 22.6 points on offense and giving up 22.5 points on defense.

The over/under for this game is 43 points. The Rams are 9-6 with the over/under this season, while the Seahawks are just 6-9 on the season.