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The Seahawks needed to win against Willians Astudillo Jersey the Rams in Week 18 to keep their playoff hopes alive.Mi sion accomplished.It wasn't an easy game for Seattle against its divisional rival. The game went to overtime and for a moment, it looked like Baker Mayfield would have a chance to complete a game-changing, downfield pa s to Van Jefferson to put the Rams in range for a game-winning field goal.LIVE: Instead, the ball hung up in the air just long enough for Quandre Diggs to intercept it. The Seahawks Pro Bowler managed to catch it and that set up the game-winning field goal drive in Seattle's 19-16 win.Intercepted by Quandre Diggs!: on FOX: Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) The win guaranteed that the Seahawks would remain in the NFC playoff race through the final game of the season. However, it didn't guarantee that they would make it. They need the Lions to beat the Packers on "Sunday Night Kyle Gibson Jersey Football" to avoid falling out of the final playoff spot.And as Diggs explained in the lead-up to the game, he called in a favor to try to make that happen.MORE: Diggs has been with the Seahawks since 2019, but he spent the first four-plus seasons of his career in Detroit. He told reporters earlier in the week that he had contacted some of his former Lions teammates to ask them to help Seattle's cause, per .I would be lying if I told you guys that I didnt hit up some of my friends over there already and told them, Kent Hrbek Jersey 'Yall handle busine s and get it done.'Diggs explained that he understood that a Seahawks win would mean that the Lions were eliminated from postseason contention. Still, he Blake Parker Jersey felt like the players he knows on Dan Campbell's squad would relish a chance to deny Aaron Rodgers a chance to make it to the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.I know that A Rod is thinking, I know he is living for this moment, to go in and beat the Lions so that he can talk trash," Diggs said. "Hopefully my guys can pull through. They can go over there and get a W, we handle our busine s, and everything works out the right way."Diggs also joked that he may have provided extra incentive for his former teammates to go out and earn a victory."I am like, 'Hey, I wouldnt mind taking yall on vacation if you go ahead and get a W," Diggs said. "I will pay for your vacation.'"MORE: But at this Bert Blyleven Jersey point, Diggs has done all that he can do. He helped the Seahawks earn a victory and now, he will hold out hope that the Lions can go into Lambeau Field and pull off a big upset against the Packers.