The Seahawks will win.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I was frankly perplexed at how many people were picking the Broncos given all the ways that Seahawks could beat you.

Yeah, I was admittedly going with my heart and not with my head. While deep down, as an Eagles fan (I grew up in South Jersey) and a Browns fan** (by virtue of my current location), I shouldn’t really have cared at all who won, I tend to root for the comeback––-as in Manning in his new football home, versus this team consisting largely of young upstarts. What with his multiple neck surgeries, his release by the Colts, his desire to continue playing at an age when many would have hung up their cleats, the story surrounding whether he’d continue as his number 18 at Denver in light of that number having been retired in honor of the late Frank Tripucka, Denver’s first QB who wore it at Denver in the early days of the AFL. (The former great ultimately insisted that Manning carry on the number 18 tradition as the current quarterback for the Broncos). Not to mention the undeniably amazing season he’s had this year with Denver.

That said, as has been stated many times, defense wins championships, and that definitely was the story last night. Seattle’s D positively swarms over an opposing offense---they’re everywhere. As my kid mentioned at one point in the game, “It seems like every play they’ve got one or two more players on the field than the offense.” And, oh-by-the-way, their offense didn’t look too shabby either. There’s no question that, looking at all aspects of the game, Seattle brought the much better team last night. I think it’s possible I suspected that after the game’s very first snap from scrimmage.


**feel free to stop laughing anytime now, please!

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[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Frodo

And, oh-by-the-way, their offense didn’t look too shabby either. There’s no question that, looking at all aspects of the game, Seattle brought the much better team last night. I think it’s possible I suspected that after the game’s very first snap from scrimmage.


**feel free to stop laughing anytime now, please!

Their defense being frankly history making aside, their offense was under-rated.
If you look at Wilson 2012 and 2013, which other rookie has ever had such numbers? I think this is a Montana in the making, a guy who just steps up in the big game. And don't forget Beast Mode, the silent killer.
Then on the other side of the team you have Sherman. A. Rogers pointed out about his rant, "he's absolutely right. Why would you test him? he's only been burned once all season." Peyton really was going uphill from the start.

But let's talk about that defense once more. Has any defense ever crushed an offense of that caliber with such devastation? I have to wonder if the scoreboard being so lopsided contributed to Seattle defense backing off just enough to keep this from being a less than one TD affair.

I think Peyton's lucky to be in the AFC. And Eli unlucky. I wouldn't be surprised to see Seattle here next year.