Led by a dominant defensive performance, the Seattle Seahawks took care of business with a 26-0 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon.

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With the victory, the Seahawks improved to 9-3 and moved back into a first-place tie atop the NFC West – thanks to the Carolina Panthers’ upset win over the Los Angeles Rams earlier in the day. The Rams still hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over Seattle, but the Seahawks have a Week 16 rematch next month to nullify that.

Here’s what stood out from Seattle’s first shutout since Week 3 of 2015.

Ball-hawking defense overwhelms Vikings

On paper, it was a mismatch. Seattle’s defense is one of the league’s best, while Minnesota’s offense is one of the league’s worst. And on top of that, the Vikings were missin

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