The Seattle Seahawks (14-3) overcame a lot of turmoil, building, and doubt from the outside, but the No. 1 seed is theirs to use to automatically get into the d

The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC goes through Seattle, and the betting odds say the Seahawks are the most likely team to win it all.

What just happened? What does it mean? What are the pertinent factors (and, perhaps, tiebreakers) prominently in play as each conference's seven-team bracket begins to crystallize? All will be explained and analyzed up to the point when the postseason field is finalized Sunday,