The Jalen Sundell or Olu Oluwatimi debate raged all offseason and is back again with potential cap consequences with Sundell eligible to come off IR.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/onsi as Seattle Seahawks defense is special, and DeMarcus Lawrence knows why. When the Seattle Seahawks first signed former Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, the initial reviews were awful.

The 44-year-old signal-caller, signed to the practice squad on Wednesday, has not appeared in an NFL game in almost five years.

It couldn’t happen, could it? Well, it’s happening. Philip Rivers, whose last NFL game was so long ago that the league was still playing 16-game regular seasons, is going to be starting for the Indianapolis Colts in a critical game against the Seattle Seahawks.

The Seahawks' success has come from a multitude of avenues, but quarterback Sam Darnold and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba have been two of the biggest reasons why. Both were listed as potential MVP candidates by ESPN contributor Bill Barnwell.

Through 14 games, the Seattle Seahawks are dominating almost every bad team that they play, and now lead the NFL in point differential.

The Seattle Seahawks shook off a sluggish first half to dominate the Atlanta Falcons 37-9 in Week 14 of the NFL season. Seattle scored 31 of their 37 points over the final two quarters to take control of a game they struggled in during the first half.

Operationally, the one thing that could sink this team's Super Bowl aspirations is a lack of ball security. According to Vinnie Iyer at The Sporting News, turnovers are Seattle's one potentially fatal playoff flaw.