Seattle Seahawks fans, take note: Your team is legit -- as if you needed me to say it.

For some reason, Seahawks fans think I hate their team. That's not close to the truth, even if that perception lingers from the days when I used to say Russell Wilson was never as good as they thought.

That's ancient history now.

Sam Darnold is good, the Seattle defense is nasty and the Seahawks have a real shot to win the NFC West -- and do so much more.

Seattle's blowout of the Washington Commanders on Sunday night was a clinic by Darnold and also featured a swarming, attacking defense that ranks fifth in the league in scoring (18.8 points allowed per game) and is tied for third in sacks (27).

At 6-2, the Seahawks are tied with the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC West lead and look like a tea

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