RENTON — A mantra regularly stated by athletes of all walks — and commonly used by Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald — is to “control what you can control” and keep everything else out of mind.
This week may present the ultimate test of that for the Seahawks, who spent their Christmas Day flying to Chicago for a game of uncertain meaning against the woebegone Bears on Thursday night at Solider Field.
After Sunday’s loss to the Vikings dropped their record to 8-7 and a game behind the Rams in the NFC West, Seattle’s playoff hopes rest mostly in hoping the Arizona Cardinals can go into SoFi Stadium Saturday night and beat an LA team that has won eight of its last 10…