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Seahawks-Rams NFC Championship: 5 most important players

Seattle's most important offensive player behind center isn't Sam Darnold

Seaside Joe
Jan 24, 2026
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Whichever teams win the NFC Championship on Sunday could still be feeling it next season. Look at the hard-fought 2013 NFC Championship in Seattle between “equals” in the Seahawks and 49ers, a loss that sent San Francisco into a death spiral in 2014 and led to the unexpected firing of Jim Harbaugh after one 8-8 season.

I don’t think that Sean McVay is in…

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