SEATTLE — The big hits felt by the Seattle Seahawks came only after getting beaten up in another late-season home loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Seattle (11-4) lost control of its path to a bye in the NFC playoffs after getting dominated in a 27-13 loss to the Cardinals Sunday. Losing control of a much-needed bye was only the start of the bad news for battered Seattle.
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