History showed the odds were already long for the Seahawks to repeat as Super Bowl champions after a 34-17 loss to the Bears on Monday night dropped their record to 4-4.

That was before Wednesday’s surprising announcement from Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald that quarterback Sam Darnold will not play Sunday when the Seahawks host Arizona at Lumen Field after suffering a cracked rib and a quad injury against the Bears.

The Seahawks’ odds of making the seven-team playoff field in the NFC are listed at 52% in The Athletic’s playoff simulator this week. They have just 2% odds of getting the top seed and 9% of winning the NFC West.

The QB health quandary raises the question not just if the Seahawks can right the ship and make a run at another Super Bowl, but if they can avoid becoming the 18 th team in NFL history to win the Lombardi one season and miss the postseason the next.

The last to do that was the 2022 Los Angeles Rams, who hold the infamous distinction of having the worst record for a team that won the…