The Seattle Seahawks emerged as the top dog in the NFL's toughest division, captured the No. 1 seed in a stacked NFC and breezed past both the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams in front of raucous home crowds to earn a Super Bowl berth. Few saw this coming at the beginning of the year but none of that matters because all of their rivals have now been sent into the offseason and will get to watch Seattle in the Super Bowl.
Mike Macdonald, who has done nothing but take his first head coaching gig and make the very best of it, proved he was up to the task of dropping a memorable bar or two while being presented the NFC baubles during the post-game trophy ceremony. Asked by Michael Strahan how it feels to go through the Rams and 49ers after entering the season as an afterthought to those two clubs.
