Russell Wilson just led his Seattle Seahawks to a game-winning final drive.

Twice. When Seattle signed Jason Myers to a four year 12th Fan Color Rush Jersey , $15-plus million contract, it signified they were done enduring the madness of the Sebastian Janikowski / Blair Walsh era. Maybe that’s what they thought it signaled. It’s what we thought it signaled, but it hasn’t quite worked out that way. Maybe there’s a kicking curse in Seattle. Whatever the case, Jason Myers is trending down in a bad, bad way. Myers missed not one, but two field goals against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Neither of them were even 50 yards. Now granted, these things happen from time to time - the Seahawks have already been the recipient of those darn yellow sticks being too close together against the Los Angeles Rams. However, Myers boasts one of the worst field goal conversion rates in the NFL at the moment. Myers has already missed five field goals this season. That’s tied for third worst with Adam Viniateri and Matt Bryant (both really old). Joey Slye of Carolina has missed six and Robbie Gould of the San Francisco 49ers has missed seven, seemingly just to make sure he’s leading the league in something alongside his teammates. Fun fact: four NFL kickers have yet to miss a field goal this year. Of those, only Justin Tucker actually makes more real money than Jason Myers.Meanwhile, it could be argued that Michael Dickson had his best game of the season, finally coming back to some of the numbers fans were all used to last year. It’s no secret that Dickson has been struggling through almost the entirety of his sophomore effort. He’s had multiple games averaging yards per punt in the low 40s, and even a 39. Even his touchbacks have been pretty bad (8.57%) if you don’t have a life and enjoy punting statistics. Good is closer to like three percent, if you’re wondering. However Dickson made the most of his three punts yesterday (all in the first half). He averaged 55.3 yards per punt Tyler Lockett Color Rush Jersey , his best of the year. His third punt was a ridiculous 63-yarder, which was pretty nice considering Russell Wilson had just danced his way to his own 16 yard line. Seattle’s special teams have been ripped this year by opponents as well as the media. Part of it no doubt dates back to the frustration of a season undone by loose cannon Blair Walsh, and Seattle fans are wondering if this is going to be a third straight year of kicking torment.The other part is the surprising lack of otherworldliness coming from Michael Dickson’s unit. It’s been Dickson’s responsibility much of the time, but even when it’s not, it comes with the territory of a special teams unit dominated by rookies. On any given play the names most likely to come up are Ugo Amadi, Cody Barton, Ben Burr-Kirven and Travis Homer. These guys have made some pretty wild plays. From Cody Barton fumble recoveries to Amadi being nearly unblockable:The bottom line is simply that the Seahawks only have one very good unit right now, the offense. It’s hard to keep winning with one third of a good football team. It’s going to be even harder to keep winning against the murderer’s row that Seattle has yet to face. Special teams as a whole didn’t make great strides against the Bucs, as coverage was a bit dodgy even with Dickson’s bombs.But the best case scenario would be for Dickson to have found his stride, the rookies to continue to improve their coverage, and that Jason Myers figures out how to make a kick past 40 yards. He’s actually made every kick this year under 40, which is more than can be said for many around the league. It gives hope that maybe he’s not completely spoiled yet. SEATTLE (AP) — With where both the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks sit in the NFC standings, Monday night’s matchup might as well carry a playoff title.NFC play-in game? NFC elimination game?“I think going on the road with that crowd and the type of football team that they are, I think yeah Frank Clark Color Rush Jersey , a little bit. These next four games will determine what we do and where we go and how we perform in the clutch. Yeah, I guess you could say that,” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said.The Seahawks (7-5) host the Vikings (6-5-1) in a meeting filled with playoff implications. The Seahawks won’t be able to catch the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West, but their three-game win streak has them sitting in the No. 5 spot in the NFC playoff picture going into the final quarter of the season, with three of their final four games at home.It’s far from a foregone conclusion Seattle is headed to the postseason after missing the playoffs last year. But a win over the Vikings would be a huge step in locking up a postseason berth.“Keeping your head down and grinding is really what it’s all about at this point,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “We’re upbeat and we’re positive. We know that we can win every game and we’re going out to get that done.”If the Vikings want a chance at catching Chicago in the NFC North race, a win in Seattle is almost a must. Far easier said than done, especially when it comes to night games. Seattle is 15-2 at home in Thursday, Sunday or Monday night games dating to Carroll’s arrival in 2010.Minnesota is currently in the No. 6 spot in the NFC and its tie earlier this season against Green Bay could end up being a hindrance — or a benefit. The Vikings are a half-game ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Carolina entering the week.“It’s big. It’s very big. It’s a road game. We want to go out there and put a full game together as a whole team on the road,” Vikings RB Dalvin Cook said. “This is another game to go out there and do that to show that we’re still in this thing. We’re still fighting. We’ve got to just put it together.”Here’s what else to watch as the teams face for the first time since the 2015 NFC wild-card game:RUSSELL’S ROLLIs anyone going to be able to slow down the efficiency of Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson?Through 12 games, Wilson has 29 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He’s thrown at least two TD passes in eight straight games and 11 of 12 this season. Last week against San Francisco, Wilson had three touchdowns passes onfour completions in the first half.And it’s not just underneath throws or short passes that are turning into touchdowns. Wilson has six TD tosses of 30 or more yards.“He is moving around a little bit. The guys take off. They are second in the league in red-zone touchdown percentage,” Zimmer said. “A lot of that has been obviously they run the ball well. He moves in the pocket and guys get open. They’ve had some guys where they had been pretty open Dion Jordan Color Rush Jersey , too.”PLAYING CATCHMinnesota’s Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs are the only receiver duo in the NFC each with more than 80 catches. Thielen has 98 receptions and Diggs has 84. They’ll be facing a pass defense that has been struggling of late, allowing 315 yards per game passing over the past three weeks.REVENGE GAMERevenge might be a strong word, but Minnesota defensive tackles Sheldon Richardson and Tom Johnson might have a little bit more incentive for the game. Richardson played for Seahawks last season before signing with Minnesota in free agency. Seattle couldn’t match the money offered by the Vikings, so Richardson found a new home in Minnesota.Johnson’s situation is a bit stranger. He signed as a free agent with Seattle during the offseason with the intent of being part of the defensive line rotation. He started Week 1 with Seattle, then was released before the Week 2 game at Chicago because of Seattle’s need for a roster spot. The Seahawks believed they would be able to re-sign him the following week, but Johnson chose to return to Minnesota and rejoin the Vikings, the team he had spent the previous four seasons with.Johnson has played in nine games with the Vikings and has 3 ½ sacks.WINNING RECORDCarroll already owns the team record for most victories, regular season and playoffs combined. He can claim the franchise record for most regular-season wins with his next victory. Carroll is currently tied with Mike Holmgren for the top spot with 86 regular-season wins.Asked if he had a regular season win that stuck out, Carroll immediately went to a 2012 overtime victory at Chicago. It was the start of a five-game win streak to close the regular season that got Seattle into the playoffs.“We haven’t been the same since,” Carroll said.