Only a few weeks ago, the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions were fighting for the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs and a coveted bye that makes getting to the Super Bowl so much easier. Stumbles by both teams over the final few weeks have led to the Seahawks hosting the Lions in the NFC wild-card game on Saturday night and a test of whether momentum even matters going into the playoffs. ''There's obviously been a bunch of different teams that have done different stuff going in and then turn on a real good show and get going in the playoffs,'' Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. More...