Seahawks lose control of playoff destiny because of poor tackling against Steelers

For the second consecutive season, the Seattle Seahawks will go into the final week of the regular season needing help from others in order to reach the postseason.

Finding themselves in this situation was entirely self-inflicted this time around.

“I never imagined we’d be in this situation again, but here we are,” Seattle quarterback Geno Smith said.

In control of their path to the postseason entering the week, the Seahawks (8-8) collapsed defensively on Sunday in a 30-23 loss to Pittsburgh. It was a siege of physical running from the Pittsburgh duo of Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren and some awful tackling that allowed the Steelers to take control of the game.

The result left Pete Carroll disappointed, the Seattle locker room frustrated and the Seahawks understanding they kicked aside their clearest path to the postseason.

“There’s one game to go, and we don’t know what the scenario is going to bring us,” Carroll said. “We’ve been here before. I think it was last year, pretty much the same thing. We’ve got to go to Arizona and go play really well and get a win and see where that leaves us.

In control of their path to the postseason entering the week, the Seahawks (8-8) collapsed defensively on Sunday in a 30-23 loss to Pittsburgh. It was a siege of physical running from the Pittsburgh duo of Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren and some awful tackling that allowed the Steelers to take control of the game.

The result left Pete Carroll disappointed, the Seattle locker room frustrated and the Seahawks understanding they kicked aside their clearest path to the postseason.

“There’s one game to go, and we don’t know what the scenario is going to bring us,” Carroll said. “We’ve been here before. I think it was last year, pretty much the same thing. We’ve got to go to

Steelers

and go play really well and get a win and see where that leaves us.”