Good afternoon, 12s. Here's a look at what's out there today — Tuesday, November 29 — about your Seattle Seahawks.
New York Times Playoff Simulator Lets Fans Test Out Playoff Scenarios
The 6-5 Seahawks fell in a 40-34 defeat to the Raiders on Sunday. Josh Katz, Kevin Quealy and Rumsey Taylor break down how the New York Times' Upshot playoff simulator gives fans a hands-on look at playoff chances as we get closer to the postseason.
The Upshot is the analytical sector of the New York Times, using data to form opinions or truths on a large variety of matters. In this case, the Upshot simulator provides fans hundreds of millions of probabilities of potential playoff seeding per team for every week.
The trio breaks down how the simulator works in this regard for the Seahawks, who fell out of first place and, for the time being at least, a playoff position with Sunday's loss.
The Seattle Seahawks (6-5) lost to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, dropping their chances of making the playoffs to 53 percent from 63 percent. With 92 games remaining, there are about 5 octillion different ways the N.F.L. regular season could end. How many of those put the Seahawks in the playoffs? Far too many to check by hand.
So we built this simulator. Most calculatorsforce you to choose the winners of each remaining game. Here, you can choose the outcomes of just a few games and see how your team's chances grow or shrink. (For more information about this simulator, check outour newly updated guide.
We estimate odds by randomly simulating the remainder of the season thousands of times and counting how often the Seahawks make the playoffs.
If you don't specify an outcome for a particular game, we use Sagarin ratings to estimate each team's chances of winning. (For simplicity, we assume each game has an equally small chance of ending in a tie.)
Per the simulator, the Seahawks fate remains in their own hands, with winning being the best determining factor for Seattle.
Not only are fans provided probability to see a team's chances to make the playoffs, but the simulator shows the ability (or inability) to either host a wild card bid or earn a bye week. Fans can tinker with the simulator every week leading up to the postseason to see how each outcome changes the team's fate.
Seattle heads back on the road for Week 13 to face the 3-8 Los Angeles Rams. As the team looks to fix the issues from Sunday's loss, the last thing they are doing is getting too far ahead of themselves, but that doesn't mean fans can't have fun trying out different scenarios.
Check out the playoff simulator here.
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Go behind the scenes with team photographer Rod Mar as he shares moments from Week 12 vs. the Las Vegas Raiders on November 27, 2022 at Lumen Field. Eye On The Hawks is presented by Western Washington Toyota Dealers.
Seahawks Darrell Taylor and Will Dissly arrive at Lumen Field on Sunday for the Week 12 game against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders.
Marquise Goodwin arrives fashionably attired for the game.
Seahawks safety Joey Blount, who lost friends in the recent University of Virginia shooting, wore cleats during the game honoring the victims.
Vi Jones is aggressive as he works with Aaron Curry during early warmups.
Bright November sun created shadows and bright areas on the field.
Safety Ryan Neal during early pregame.
This 12 making his first visit to Lumen Field wished to meet Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf.
Receiver Dareke Young puts on his cleats in the locker room.
Defensive captain Quandre Diggs talks to the defensive backs during their pregame huddle before taking the field.
Seahawks legends Cliff Avril and Ed Dickson greet each other before the game.
Seahawks players take the field for pregame warmups.
Safety Ryan Neal calls the Seahawks up to break their pregame huddle.
Seahawks general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll talk during pregame warmups.
Seahawks assistant strength coach Mark Philipp talks with defensive lineman Shelby Harris in the locker room.
Seahawks linebacker Jordyn Brooks in the locker room before the game.
Seahawks offensive captain Tyler Lockett talks to the team before the take the field.
Offensive tackle Charles Cross "taps in" as he exits the locker room for the field.
Seahawks mascot blitz introduces the young fan honored as the Virginia Mason Playmaker to receiver Tyler Lockett before the game.
Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs returns an interception on the first play from scrimmage.
Seahawks safeties Quandre Diggs and Ryan Neal celebrate Digg's interception on the first play of the game.
Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III dives into the end zone for Seattle's first touchdown.
Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith fires a pass over the middle.
Seahawks linebacker Cody Barton's pass defense creates an interception by Quandre Diggs in the first quarter.
Quandre Diggs returns his second interception of the game.
Members of the Seahawks defense celebrate Quandre Diggs' second interception of the first quarter.
Seahawks kicker Jason Myers converts a field goal.
This young 12 stayed warm on the crisp November Sunday.
Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett hauls in a touchdown pass from Geno Smith.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll on the sidelines.
Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III celebrates his touchdown that was aided by a gang of teammates including Colby Parkinson pushing him into the end zone.
Cornerback Michael Jackson breaks up a pass intended for Raiders receiver Davante Adams.
This young 12 sported a Thanksgiving-themed hat.
Assistant coach Damione Lewis talkes to Poona Ford and Shelby Harris on the sidelines.
Geno Smith calls the signals early in the fourth quarter.
Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf stretches for yardage after the catch.
Seahawks linebacker Cody Barton makes a tackle for loss on fourth down.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll looks to congratulate Cody Barton after Barton's fourth down tackle.
Seahawks running back Travis Homer leaves a trio of Raiders defenders behind as he scores a touchdown in the second half.
Seahawks Nick Bellore and Drew Lock headed to midfield for the coin toss in overtime.
Shelby Harris gestures after a stop in overtime.
After the game, Seahawks right tackle Abraham Lucas walks off the field.
Marquise Goodwin stopped to pray on his way to the locker room after the game.
Head coach Pete Carroll talks to his team in the locker room after the game.
Seahawks players, coaches and staff kneel in prayer in the locker room after each game.
