The Seahawks have concluded today’s practice at the VMAC in Renton, and are headed to the airport and then on to Atlanta.

“We had a great week,” coach Pete Carroll said. “As you can imagine, the guys are really pumped up about it, feeling good and excited to get the preparation under way. They started beautifully Wednesday. Thursday was great. Today they were totally in it, like everybody should be. We’ve done what we’ve needed to do, and it feels good. The guys feel great about it.”

Carroll said running back Marshawn Lynch has a sprained foot, but is fully …

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We’ll host a live chat here at Seahawks Insider with Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin on Thursday (tomorrow) at noon, so bring your questions for the Stanford product and we’ll “see” you then.

Look, on the surface I think we all know just by looking at the win-loss record, this year’s team was better. They finished 7-9, won the NFC West and advanced to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.

This year’s team defeated the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints in the opening round of the NFC playoffs. And they won three more games total than last year’s 5-11 finish in Jim Mora’s first and only season as head coach of his hometown team.

Still, it’s interesting to take a look at the numbers of both teams and see how they compare. In a lot of ways, they are pretty similar teams.

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With No. 6 seed Green Bay defeating No. 1 seed Atlanta 48-21 at the Georgia Dome to advance to the NFC championship game, the Seahawks would get their wish and host the NFC Championship with a win over Chicago on Sunday.

Even though the Packers have a better record at 12-6, the Seahawks would host the NFC Championship because they won the NFC West and advanced to the playoffs as the No. 4 seed.

The last time the two teams met in the playoffs, Seattle traveled to Green Bay in a 2007 NFC divisional playoff, losing 42-20. Seattle …

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Seattle (8-9) vs. Chicago (11-5), 10 a.m. Sunday on FOX.

The Series: The Seahawks hold an 8-4 edge over the Bears. Seattle has lost its past seven playoff games on the road, including a 27-24 overtime loss at Chicago on Jan. 14, 2007, the lone playoff game between the teams.

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Ex-Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trent Dilfer, now an NFL analyst on ESPN, believes his former team has a shot on the road against the Bears, particularly with the way good friend Matt Hasselbeck is playing right now.

And on the heels of Seattle head coach Pete Carroll stating he would like the veteran quarterback to return for the 2011 season, Dilfer believes that is the right move.

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With the Green Bay Packers taking care of Philadelphia on the road, 21-16, the Seattle Seahawks (8-9) will meet the Chicago Bears (11-5) in the NFC divisional playoffs on Sunday, 10 a.m. Pacific Time on FOX.

Of course, Seattle already played Chicago earlier this season, a surprising 23-20 win at Soldier Field in perhaps the Seahawks best game of the regular season.

The Seahawks held the Bears to 307 total yards offensively in that game, including just 24 yards on the ground. And Matt Hasselbeck had one of his better games against Chicago’s Tampa 2 defense, finishing 25 …

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