ATLANTA (AP) — Talk about two teams heading in opposite directions.

The Seattle Seahawks have won six of their last seven games, putting them in the mix for an NFC West title and a top seed in the playoffs.

Then there's the Atlanta Falcons, who've lost six of seven to all but ensure their eighth straight losing season and another January spent watching from the couch as others compete for championships.

With so much at stake for Seattle (9-3) — and so little on the line for Atlanta (4-8) — the Seahawks can't afford a slip-up when they visit Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday.

Especially when two other NFC West teams, the Rams and the 49ers, also have nine wins.

“We put ourselves in a good spot, but a couple of other teams have done the same thing,” Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones IV said

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