Another week, another win over the hapless San Francisco 49ers. Fresh off a brutal Monday Night Football loss (ending an 11-game win streak) at the hands of the Falcons, Seattle returned to their home-away-from-home in Santa Clara. Levi Stadium has been quite kind to the Seahawks, as they remain undefeated at 4-0 all time there.

In fact, the 49ers have been so pathetic there since moving into their new home that Russell Wilson is only two wins away from holding the record for most wins by a quarterback in the stadium. He only plays there once a year.

After downing the Niners 24-13 (in a game that was never even that competitive), the Seahawks cap off a tumultuous November in which we saw them go 2-2. With the two losses surprisingly coming at home by a combined 6 points. Sitting at 7-4, and barely outside the playoff picture, the Seahawks enter the final quarter of the regular season with just about as brutal a schedule as I’ve ever seen one.

Next up on the docket is a Sunday Night Football showdown that would rival David v Goliath. Seattle takes on the 10-1 Philadelphia Eagles who haven’t lost since week two in Kansas City. Philadelphia has done nothing but completely dominate every opponent that has had the misfortune of crossing their paths thus far. Led by second-year MVP candidate Carson Wentz, Philly is on a red-hot warpath with Super Bowl aspirations. Seattle will need all the home cooking they can muster to slow down the Eagles.

After that, Seattle travels across the country to Jacksonville. The 7-4 Jaguars are one of the biggest surprises of the 2017 season, and actually, boast the League’s best defense this year. Jacksonville should really be renamed as Sacksonville, as no defensive front has gotten to the quarterback more than the Jags. In fact, they have brought down opposing QB’s an astonishing 41 times. That does not bode well for the still inconsistent Seahawk offensive line.

However, the NFL has given Seattle a gift. This was originally slated for a 1 pm Eastern start time (10 am PST). The Seahawks have always struggled in early east coast games, but the NFL flexed this into the late primetime FOX game. A few extra hours to adjust body clocks will help neutralize a bit of the Jags home field advantage over Seattle.

Following the Jags, Seattle returns to the northwest for their rematch with the current division-leading Los Angeles Rams. Since their 16-10 loss at the hands of the Hawks, LA has been almost as dominating as Philly. Their only loss during the stretch since week 5 was against the Minnesota Vikings, who are making a solid claim that they might be the best team in the NFL. Since 2004, the Rams have only won a single game in Seattle in that time.

Nevertheless, this isn’t your big brothers Rams team. LA is still one of the highest scoring offenses in football, Jared Goff is playing shockingly well, and their defensive front is still terrifying.

Christmas Eve brings no reprieve for the Seahawks either, as they will spend the holidays down in Dallas. Although the Cowboys have looked like an absolute dumpster fire as of late, they will be getting to open a present one day early. Sensational running back Ezekiel Elliott will be returning from his six game suspension, and the Seahawks will be his first game back. This will be the first time since 2015 the Seahawks have visited Dallas, and the last time they barely escaped a Matt Cassel-led ‘Boys squad with a narrow 13-12 victory. When Zeke is in the lineup, Dallas’ offense is hard to slow down once they are in a rhythm. The Cowboys might be knocked out of the playoff race well before Christmas time, but they would love nothing more than to play spoiler to Seattle.

Finally, the Seahawks close out the 2017 regular season with their rematch with Arizona. This game won’t exactly be a cakewalk either, as the Cardinals have won three out of the last four in Seattle. Arizona knows Seattle better than almost any other team, and are the only squad to have beaten Russell Wilson multiple times at CenturyLink. They will be competitive.

The Seahawks face an absolutely daunting task if they hope to keep their postseason hopes alive. We are about to see what kind of team they really are. But if there is any team that can pull off a run like this, it’s the Seattle Seahawks. Since 2012, the Seahawks have found themselves sitting at 6-5, 6-4, and 4-5. All three of those years, the Seahawks were able to find their groove late and look dominating. This is a hard team to put away, especially when their backs are pressed against the wall.

In fact, over the past five seasons the Seahawks boast an NFL-best 19-5 record in December. No one closes out the regular season better than Seattle. This is the most magical time of the year, and Seattle will need it if they are going to make this another December to remember.