The fellow 5-2 Rams joined the Seahawks on the Week 8 bye. As outlined above, the Seahawks claimed first place in the NFC West due to possessing the current tiebreaker advantage due to owning the better in-division record. Division wins are critical!

The San Francisco 49ers were the only NFC West team with a game in Week 8. San Francisco lost that game, breaking a three-way logjam of 5-2 teams at the top of the division.

Beaten-up San Francisco loses in Houston to same Texans the Seahawks beat last week. Next for Seattle: Next weekend at Washington.

The Seattle Seahawks enjoyed their Week 8 bye, having moved into first place in the NFC West division. They'll return to action versus the Washington Commanders in primetime on Sunday Night Football in Week 9. Mike Macdonald's Seahawks will possess quite the rest advantage when they next take the field.

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The Los Angeles Rams didn't play in Week 8, but with one of their division rivals losing, their path to an NFC West crown just got easier.

Only the San Francisco 49ers took the field this past week, and the results weren’t exactly ideal. The remainder of the NFC West enjoyed their bye week and prepared for the second half of the season.

Coming off a bye, the Seahawks revealed some good news ahead of the team's Week 9 matchup against the Commanders on Sunday Night Football.