Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp is battling a hamstring injury that could sideline him for Sunday’s contest against the Washington Commanders.

Last week, after beating the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football, the national media maintained their positive outlook on the Seattle Seahawks. However, with positive outlooks and playoff expectations, the bar for success has risen for the Seahawks. Has this high bar maintained through the week eight bye week?

After an impressive 5-2 start, the Seattle Seahawks have been steadily gaining respect from the national prognosticators.

Wins by the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 keeps pressure on the Seattle Seahawks heading into Monday Night Football.

With 81 yards on Sunday, Smith-Njigba would join Bruce as the only player under 24 with 900 yards through eight games, and with 75 or more yards, he would be just the fifth player in the Super Bowl era with 75 or more yards through the first eight games of a season, joining Antionio Brown, Michael Irvin, Dwight Clark and Adam Thielen.

The Rams may not be finished adding new faces to their roster. Two days after acquiring Titans cornerback Roger McCreary in a pick swap, head coach Sean McVay offered an intriguing response about the possibility of making more moves before next week’s NFL trade deadline.

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald recounts Bobby Wagner visit ahead of Week 9 meeting with the Washington Commanders on SNF.

The Los Angeles Rams were blessed by the schedule makers of the NFL when they pitted them against the New Orleans Saints after their bye week. Before the season

What’s at stake, injuries, key matchup, TV info, fantasy sleeper and prediction for Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium.