The Seattle Seahawks are not expecting wide receiver Tory Horton to return to action this season due to a shin injury that's kept him on injured reserve since early November.

The NFL is clearly aiming to maximize television ratings for the final regular-season games with playoff implications. Moving the Seahawks-49ers game gives the matchup its own TV window while allowing the league to broadcast the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers contest on Sunday Night Football the following day.

Trent Williams suffered a hamstring injury last week, and he's not expected to return in Week 18 against the Seahawks.

Sam Darnold can't have deja vu from last year or his NFL legacy will never recover and Klint Kubiak knows that.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/onsi as Rising Seattle Seahawks defender named team's best building block. The Seattle Seahawks have one more game to win to prove it, but going into the NFL playoffs they should probably be considered the Super Bowl favorite.

Seattle Seahawks' Sam Darnold draws a stunning comparison to San Francisco 49ers' Mac Jones from Kyle Shanahan.