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NFL power rankings: Final post-Super Bowl LII standings around the league

By Peter Panacy

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated defeating the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated defeating the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 31: Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll walks the sidelines before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at CenturyLink Field on December 31, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr /Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 31: Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll walks the sidelines before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at CenturyLink Field on December 31, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr /Getty Images) /

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Injuries played a major role in derailing the Seattle Seahawks’ chances to retain hold on the NFC West.

Defensive back Kam Chancellor (neck) and Richard Sherman (Achilles) were both lost to the year. Both Chancellor and EDGE Cliff Avril (neck) might have suffered career-ending injuries. Pair that with safety Earl Thomas apparently wanting to join the Dallas Cowboys, and the once-vaunted Seahawks defense doesn’t look so stout anymore.

Oh, and plenty of assistant coaching changes. A lot of them.

Seattle should be much lower on NFL power rankings, as it has only one pick in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. That, combined with a mere $14,369,950 in projected cap space, per Over the Cap, spells trouble.

OTC’s Jason Fitzgerald explains more:

"[They] are in a real risky phase right now because if they re-invest in these same players they are going to be the oldest team in the NFL for the next few seasons and it’s a roster already trending down. Seattle’s great drafts at the start of their run bailed them out from bad contracts and they need another draft like that. The Seahawks run the risk of becoming a big salary cap mess if the decisions they make this offseason don’t work out."

The only thing keeping the Seahawks falling further is quarterback Russell Wilson. We’ll finally see if he’s capable of putting an entire team on his shoulders.