The Seattle Seahawks punched their NFL playoff ticket on Sunday, rushing for 181 yards and thwarting a late Washington rally in a 20-15 victory.
Seattle is back in the postseason for the ninth time in 11 seasons under coach Pete Carroll.
The Seahawks appeared to be cruising toward victory when they took a 20-3 lead early in the third quarter.
Chris Carson, Carlos Hyde and quarterback Russell Wilson all topped 50 yards rushing.
Hyde scored one of the Seahawks’ two touchdowns on a 50-yard run and Wilson connected with tight end Jacob Hollister on the other.
But a turnover and a spell of offensive doldrums opened the door to Washington backup quarterback Dwayne Haskins, w…
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