It would’ve been nice to play the Packers or Panthers instead of a division rival again, but that won’t happen for the Seahawks.

The Seattle Seahawks don’t know their exact Divisional Round opponent yet, but they do know it’s going to be familiar. After the Chicago Bears ’ stunning 31-27 Wild Card comeback win over the Green Bay Packers on Jan. 10, Seattle’s opponent pool narrowed to two NFC West rivals: the Los Angeles Rams or the San Francisco 49ers.

The Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers Saturday evening, pushing the Seahawks’ opponent decision into Sunday’s slate of wild-card games.

The Seattle Seahawks are pulling off a genius move to try and prevent away teams fans from attending their playoff games.

If the Packers hadn't blown a 21-3 halftime lead to the Bears, the Seahawks had a chance to avoid playing either of their two division rivals that currently are in the NFC postseason.

About halfway through his first Seattle news conference in January 2010, John Schneider proved who he was, and who he was going to be.

Saturday was a special day for the Seattle Seahawks (14-3) and star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba as he was named a First-Team All-Pro for the first time in

The Packers and Bears meet for a third time this season. If Green Bay wins, they will play the Seahawks next week.