This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/onsi as Where Seahawks stand in NFC playoff standings heading into Week 11.

Seattle has been trying to get their run game going all season, and it finally had the spotlight in the Seahawks' Week 10 win against the Arizona Cardinals.

It's Week 11, which means the playoff race is officially in full swing.After Sunday's slate of games, it was the Seattle Seahawks sitting atop the NFC with a 7-2 record. The Seahawks needed some help to hold onto the top spot,

With each blowout, the Seahawks climb higher in the NFL power rankings. Those pundits will be watching Sunday's NFC West showdown with the Rams closely.

Before getting into the Rams matchup later this week, Macdonald had updates on his team following the 44-22 win over Arizona Sunday. The Seahawks lost starting center Jalen Sundell to a knee injury during the game, and will be without him for what sounds like several games.

The loss now places the 3-6-0 Cardinals with the realization that perhaps their season is about at its end. With just eight games remaining, and the fact that it takes a minimum of 10 wins to secure a playoff berth, even if Arizona ran the table, it wouldn’t be enough to qualify for the postseason this year.

The New Orleans Saints gave him one, in the spring of 2022. Shaheed scrapped his way onto the Saints’ roster that summer. In his first two seasons in the league, he went from rookie free agent to unlikely All-Pro wide receiver and kick returner.