RENTON, Wash. -- If there was ever a perfect week for a Thursday night game to land on the Seattle Seahawks schedule, this would be that week.Head coach Pete Carroll wanted to forget about Sundays thumping at the hands of Green Bay as quickly as possible.It absolutely feels like that. That was the sense we had in the locker room. Thats exactly the thought and were kind of happy to have it come, Carroll said Monday. Both teams are at the disadvantage of the short week, so we compete every step of the way to get on track as fast as we can to put together a great game plan. Theres no time. We dont get to sit on what happened one way or another, win or lose, and we have to turn it.Carroll and his staff were already beyond the 38-10 loss to Green Bay and immediately turning the focus to Thursdays game against Los Angeles. There was no other option, especially with whats at stake for the Seahawks.A win over the Rams will give Seattle its third NFC West title in the last four years and assure at least one home game during the playoffs. But the loss to Green Bay took away the Seahawks control of the No. 2 seed in the NFC and a potential first-round bye. Seattle now needs to win out and have Detroit lose at least once to earn a week off in the postseason.The bigger picture is secondary at this point. There were too many issues that surfaced against Green Bay that need to be addressed immediately, and none bigger than the awful performance by quarterback Russell Wilson and his five interceptions.The ball didnt go right for us. We overthrew a couple times when guys were open, when balls got knocked around they went right to them, Carroll said. They did a great job to make their picks and control the football game. When you turn the ball over like that, nothing feels right and you dont have a chance to get anything accomplished.Wilson wasnt completely at fault for all five of the interceptions, with two bouncing off receivers and into the arms of Green Bay defenders. But it was an unexpectedly bad game from a quarterback who has made a priority of being precise with the ball. The only other time Wilson has thrown more than three interceptions in a game also came against the Packers in the NFC championship game.The loss was also a rarity since Wilsons arrival in 2012. Seattles track record since Wilsons rookie season was that even if it lost, the game was going to be close.Sunday was the first time since midway through the 2011 season that Seattle lost by more than 10 points, falling to 2-4-1 on the road this season.Along with clinching a losing road record, the Seahawks have a trend of lagging offensive production away from home. In Seattles two road wins, the offense has been excellent. Wilson threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns at the New York Jets in Week 4. Against New England last month, Wilson was even better, passing for 348 yards and three TDs.In those other five games, Seattles offense has been awful. Three times they failed to score a touchdown. Twice, they scored just one offensive TD. All told, Seattle has 35 offensive points in 21 quarters on the road in its four losses and a tie.Its a statistic that means little now with Seattle facing two straight home games followed by a season finale at listless San Francisco. But it could have meaning when the playoffs arrive if the Seahawks are unable to move back up to the No. 2 seed in the NFC and potentially face two road games to get back to the Super Bowl.We have to work together to do this. That was immediately the message in the locker room right after the game, Carroll said. 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Jerian Grant Jersey . Note: The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday that Sean Monahan would not be made available to Canadas World Junior team. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Se Ri Pak could hear the burst of noise from 500 yards away and it wasnt hard to figure out what was causing the commotion.Inbee Park had made one last birdie.Pak could hear it from the back of the 18th green at Olympic Golf Course. She was the team leader for South Korea at the Olympics, the player who inspired a nation that has become the most formidable in womens golf. Park with a gold medal around her neck only affirmed that.Long ago, in another big moment for womens golf in South Korea, their roles were reversed.Park was fast asleep in her apartment outside Seoul when she was jarred awake in the middle of the night. The 9-year-old girl came downstairs to find her parents in front of the TV, cheering wildly as Pak won the 1998 U.S. Womens Open at Blackwolf Run, a landmark moment for golf in South Korea.Two days later, Park wrapped her hands around a golf club for the first time.Ten years later, she was the youngest U.S. Womens Open champion ever.That was the first of seven majors for Park, and a big reason why this year she became the youngest player (27) to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame. Her most recent major was the Womens British Open last year to complete the career Grand Slam.And now shes an Olympic champion.Ive won majors, but I havent won a gold medal, Park said after her five-shot victory over Lydia Ko, the No. 1 player in womens golf. So this feels very, very special, nothing I want to exchange. ... Being able to receive the gold medal on the golf course was an unforgettable moment.She had been coping with a ligament injury in her left thumb that led her to take two months off from the LPGA Tour -- including the U.S. Womens Open and her title defense at the Womens British Open -- to get ready for the Olympics. She wanted to test her thumb in competition, so she played a Korean LPGA event and missed the cut.All that did was spark chatter that she should give up her spot in Rio to another South Korean, and it created unnecessary confusion and doubt for Park.She responded with a quiet determination.I really wanted to do well this week to show a lot of people that I can still play, Park said.ddddddddddddBut this victory was more than just validation.An Olympic gold medal, particularly under these circumstances, should allow Park to take her place among the best in LPGA history.Think about it. She had not faced top competition in two months and had not broken par in any round since April, the last time she even finished a tournament. She wasnt sure she could play the Olympics amid speculation she might not ever play again, especially after she fulfilled her final requirement in June for the Hall of Fame.There was nothing guaranteed because I havent played that well this season, and I havent really played that many events with the injury, Park said. So I had to overcome a lot of obstacles.And then over four days in Rio, it was as if she had never left.She was one shot behind after the first round to Ariya Jutanugarn, the No. 2 player in the world with four victories and a major this year. She had a one-shot lead over Stacy Lewis, her rival from two years ago. She played in the final group with Ko, another four-time winner and major champion this year.None had a chance.Park kept the ball in play and let her putter to do the rest.Inbee Park is the coolest individual, said Peter Dawson, the former R&A chief who now is president of the International Golf Federation. And I think she is the best putter in the world, male or female.Park wants to start a family, so maybe retirement is closer than she lets on. She said on a couple of occasions last week that she had no retirement plans.Then again, how much longer Park plays is no longer relevant.She already has earned a spot in the same conversation as Pak. There will never be another like Pak, whose legacy goes beyond her five majors and 25 victories on the LPGA Tour. She was the pioneer, whose exploits woke up a little girl in South Korea and inspired greatness.Just to be alongside her speaks to what Park has achieved. ' ' '