4. Seattle Seahawks (Lw: 5)
They may not end up repeating as Super Bowl Champions — in fact, they may not even make the playoffs, but the Seahawks are the perfect example of a great team getting hot at the right time. They have given up a total of 20 points in their last three games — all wins — but the bigger story is the weight of each victory. The Seahawks have knocked off the Cardinals — they now are separated by a single game — the 49ers — Seattle virtually eliminated San Francisco from contention of the division — and Philadelphia — to gain a critical tiebreaker in the NFC playoff picture. The Seahawks’ final three games are all within their division but, at this rate, they are the favorite to emerge from the deep NFC West.
