Good morning, 12s.
Here's a look at what's 'out there' for today - Friday, December 28 - about your Seattle Seahawks:
Wilson For NFL MVP?
With one week to play in the 2018 regular season, Chris Wesseling at NFL.com assesses the race for the league's Most Valuable Player award, taking stock of the Top 10 candidates for the honor.
While most analysts around the web agree that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, whose 48 touchdown passes this season are 12 more than the next-closest signal caller, is this season's MVP favorite. Slotted behind Mahomes, however, is where you'll start to find differing opinions in the MVP discussion, from New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers to pass rushers like the Los Angeles Rams' Aaron Donald and Chicago Bears' Khalil Mack. Russell Wilson, meanwhile, has entered many analysts' MVP lists, including Wesseling's, after Wilson has helped lead the Seahawks back to the playoffs and quietly enjoyed one of the best seasons of his seven-year career. In 2018, Wilson has matched a career-high with 34 touchdown passes while tossing a career-low six interceptions and posting a career-best 112.7 passer rating.
Wilson ranks at No. 8 in Wesseling's recent Top 10 take for NFL MVP. Here's some of what the writer had to say about Wilson's MVP case:
"In the wake of the 'Monday Night Football' loss to Chicago, the coaching staff rallied the troops, created an identity around the run-heaviest offense in football and asked Wilson to carry out run-pass fakes and hit big plays downfield. Mission accomplished. Wilson remains one of the most efficient downfield passers in football, unfurling Jeff Blake-like rainbow bombs that allow Tyler Lockett, Doug Baldwin and David Moore to make plays at the catch point. The Seahawks have spurted to the NFC's No. 5 seed with a 7-4 record over the past 11 games, bolstered by Wilson's NFL-best 120.6 passer rating over that span."
For a look at the rest of Wesseling's Top 10 candidates for NFL MVP, click here.
Social Post Of The Day
Today's 'Social Post of the Day' comes from Pro Football Focus. The analytics platform offers a look at the game's highest graded linebackers in the league through Week 16 and Seattle's Bobby Wagner sits at No. 1.
More From Around The Web
Seahawks.com's John Boyle answers questions from the 12s in his latest Twitter mailbag and touches on an impressive statistic related to turnovers the Seahawks are trying to match this weekend.
Doug Baldwin, Frank Clark, and Jarran Reed all returned to practice on Thursday after sitting out Wednesday because of injuries.
Gregg Bell at the Tacoma News Tribune recaps some of what Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said Thursday.
Mike Vorel at the Seattle Times details Tyler Lockett's success as a deep-threat receiver for the Seahawks.
Mike Tanier at Bleacher Report outlines traditional rules the Seahawks broke to build a contender on the fly this season.
The Athletic previews Sunday's regular-season finale between the Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals at CenturyLink Field.
The Seahawks face the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium for Week 9 of the 2022 season. Take a look back at photos from previous games between the two teams.
Phoenix Cardinals quarterback Gary Hogeboom can't find a receiver due to heavy defensive pressure from Seattle Seahawks (92) David Wyman and (72) Joe Nash during action in their pre-season game, Aug. 12, 1989 in Tempe, Arizona. The Seahawks proved too much for the Cardinals after the game went into overtime and lost 16-10. (AP Photo/Chad Surmick)
Running back Ron Moore (30) of the Phoenix Cardinals is held to a one yard gain as he is tackled by Cortez Kennedy (96) of the Seattle Seahawks during the third quarter of their NFL game in Seattle, Washington, Dec. 19, 1993. Watching the play is Joe Wolf (68) of the Cardinals. Phoenix beat Seattle in overtime, 30-27. (AP Photo/Bill Chan)
Arizona Cardinals' Chris Gedney (84) takes in a pass while in the grasp of Seattle Seahawks' Fred Thomas (22), Sept. 13, 1998 in Seattle. The play went 23 yards but wasn't enough as Seattle won the game 33-14. (AP Photo/Jay Drowns)
Seattle Seahawks' Shawn Springs (24) intercepts a pass from Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jake Plummer in the second quarter Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Seahawks' Reggie Williams, lower left, and Jeff George, far right, watch as Cardinals' Frank Sanders (81), Jason McAddley, top left, and Steve Bush, right rear, defend. It was the second interception of the half for Plummer. (AP Photo/Rob Schumacher)
Seattle Seahawks' Bobby Engram returns a punt for 48 yards with Arizona Cardinals' Quentin Harris chasing during the second quarter in Seattle Sunday Dec. 26, 2004. The return set up the first Seattle touchdown as it went on to win, 24-21. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Seattle Seahawks' Shaun Alexander dives into the end zone from the one-yard line for a touchdown with Arizona Cardinals' Adrian Wilson defending during the third quarter, in Seattle, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005. Alexander scored four touchdowns in the 37-12 win over the Cardinals. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner loses control of the ball but regains control as he is sacked by Seattle Seahawks' Darryl Tapp during the fourth quarter of a football game in Seattle, in this Sept. 17, 2006 file photo. One week after Warner was named NFC offensive player of the week in Arizona's season-opening victory over San Francisco, he was blamed, in part, by his coach for the offense's struggles in Sunday's 21-10 loss at Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Arizona Cardinals' Matt Leinart, center, gets a pass off as he is hit by Seattle Seahawks' Patrick Kerney, left, and Darryl Tapp in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 23-20. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Cardinals' Ralph Brown (20) knocks the ball away from intended receiver Seattle Seahawks' Koren Robinson in the end zone in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Arizona Cardinals in action against the Seattle Seahawks, November 15, 2009.
Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch (24) leaves Arizona Cardinals' Greg Toler in the dust on a first-half run in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 22-10. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks' Sidney Rice, left, runs on a 23-yard pass reception as Arizona Cardinals' Kerry Rhodes (25) is kept back by Seahawks' Anthony McCoy, right, and Zach Miller in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 13-10. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Arizona Cardinals' Kevin Kolb (4) gets off a pass as Seattle Seahawks' Jason Jones (90) closes in after getting past Cardinals' Adam Snyder (68) during an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals defeated the Seahawks 20-16. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Seattle Seahawks' Zach Miller, right, makes a catch for a touchdown as Arizona Cardinals' Curtis Taylor (37) is near in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) intercepts a pass intended for Arizona Cardinals' wide receiver Michael Floyd, right, as Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker K.J. Wright (50) looks on in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Brittan Golden (10) is hit by Seattle Seahawks cornerback DeAndre Elliott (21) and defensive back Neiko Thorpe (27) during the second half of a football game, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Referee Walt Coleman tosses the coin before an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks running back Mike Davis (27) dives in for a touchdown as Arizona Cardinals defensive back Budda Baker (36) defends during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) catches the football in the end zone during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Seattle. The touchdown was later ruled incomplete. The Cardinals defeated the Seahawks, 27-13. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Seattle Seahawks running back Carlos Hyde (30) rushes against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny heads for the end zone with a 62-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
