Without even setting foot on the field in Week 8, the Seattle Seahawks have moved into first place in the NFC West.

As the end of October quickly approached, a three-team logjam formed atop the NFC West.

The Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams all entered Week 8 at 5-2, though the Niners held the division lead thanks to their 3-0 record against other NFC West foes. That gave San Francisco the tiebreaker over both Seattle and Los Angeles.

However, the 49ers falling 26-15 to the Houston Texans dropped San Francisco to 5-3 and out of the tie with Los Angeles and Seattle.

With the Rams winless against NFC West opponents, having dropped their lone division contest to the Niners, the Seahawks take over first place thanks to the tiebreaker courtesy of their Week 4 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

With both the Rams and Cardinals also enjoying a bye in Week 8, the Seahawks are assured to hold the division lead through the Week. However, given that Los Angeles hosts the New Orleans Saints in a late game in Week 9, while Seattle travels to the other Washington to take on the Commanders on Sunday Night Football, it’s likely that the Seahawks will be in second place when they next take to the field.

And now it’s on to the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football in Week 9.

NFC standings during Week 8

The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams were on a bye and kept their playoff positions in the wild card.

The Commanders play on Monday night. We will update.

The Packers won on Sunday night to continue to hold the top spot in the NFC.

1. Green Bay Packers (5-1-1)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (6-2, win over TB)
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2, loss to PHI)
4. Seattle Seahawks (5-2, 1-1 NFCW)
5. Detroit Lions (5-2, 2-1 NFC)
6. Los Angeles Rams (5-2, 0-1 NFCW, 0-2 NFC)
7. San Francisco 49ers (5-3)
8. Chicago Bears (4-3)
9. Carolina Panthers (4-4)
10. Dallas Cowboys (3-4-1)
11. Atlanta Falcons (3-4, win over WAS & MIN)
12. Minnesota Vikings (3-4, 1-2 NFC)
13. Washington Commanders (3-4, 1-4 NFC)
14. Arizona Cardinals (2-5)
15. New York Giants (2-6)
16. New Orleans Saints (1-7)