Sunday Night Football week 17

This week's match, due to NFL flex scheduling, involved a winner-take-all game for NFC West glory between the host Seattle Seahawks and visiting St. Louis Rams. Charlie Whitehurst put Seattle up first, throwing a touchdown pass to Mike Williams for 4 yards, with Olindo Mare adding the extra point. St. Louis charged back to bring the score at halftime to 7-3 on the foot of Josh Brown, who had a 32 yard field goal in the second quarter. Brown and Mare exchanged field goals for the Rams and Seahawks in the third quarter, with Brown kicking true from 27 yards and Mare good from 31 yards. Mare added two more field goals in the fourth quarter, of 38 and 34 yards, bringing the score to its final of 16-6 Seattle. Both teams ended 7-9 on the season, but Seattle goes to the playoffs based on better divisional record.