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Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman got to enjoy some turkey on the field at Levi’s Stadium after the Seahawks polished off the 49ers like freshly baked pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving night, but that wasn’t the only prize he received for his good play in the 19-3 Seattle win.

Sherman has also been named the NFC defensive player of the week. Sherman intercepted 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick twice during the game, saying afterward that he was “the open man” in reference to Kaepernick’s vow not to avoid throwing to Sherman’s side of the field if someone was open.

It’s the second straight week that the Seahawks have beaten a division rival 19-3 and the second straight week that the NFL has named a member of their secondary as the defensive player of the week, two signs that things could be falling into place for the Seahawks after the first 10 weeks of the season saw them stumble more often than they did all of last season.

More of the same against the Eagles in Philly this week will move the Seahawks to 9-4 and lend more support to the notion that everything is coming together just in time for the postseason.