Heck ya! I'm a Seahawks fan through and through, regardless of the outcome to this game I'm gonna be crying later today. Seattle has been starved of any major sporting victory years and years, seriously, we're the Cleveland of the west.
Broncos path to victory: The Broncos have the greatest offense in NFL history. No one can deny that fact right now. They have lit up the board in like every notable stat on the board. In order for the Broncos to win, they need to run up the score on the Seahawks. Peyton Manning needs to get established and comfortable in the pocket, and he has the experience to do it too. They have a dangerous receiving core but Peyton is what makes them dangerous. If the O-line can hold the Broncos are going to be pretty unstoppable.
On the other side of the coin, the Broncos defense needs to be careful, and not give up lots of points. The Defense of the Broncos is the weakest unit the Seahawks have had to face in the playoffs, and it's going to show tonight. Everyone disrespects Seattle's Offense, but if Denver's Defense doesn't play their best game of the season, it's going to be a close game.
Seahawks path to victory: The Legion of Boom is the best secondary, when the numbers have been crunched and everything, since the NFL-AFL merger. That's a long time ago just fyi.
The Seahawks secondary should be able to contain Denver's receivers for the most part, but unless the Seahawks put pressure on Peyton Manning the Secondary will eventually falter. However, even if pressure can't be gotten to Peyton Manning, it's not a done deal. That's how good the Legion of Boom is. Everyone hates the Seahawks now because of Sherman sounding off on Michael Crabtree, he's right. He's the best corner in the game, and the Seahawks have the best pass defense in the League and it's going to show against the Broncos. The fact the Broncos were unable to put 30+ points up on the Pats or Chargers earlier this post season, doesn't make me fear them that much. The Seahawks defense makes both of those defenses look like they should be playing Highschool Ball
However, the biggest weapon the Seahawks have going into this game, will be on offense. Which is, everyone is writing the offense off as being awful. Especially Russel Wilson. People forget, that when the chips are down and the time comes for Russ to play, he makes the plays he needs too. Back last season, the guy almost single handedly brought us back from a 20+ point deficit against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta. If our defense holds for 31 seconds, and if the Falcons don't get to kick twice :facepalm: we pull off one of the greatest playoff comebacks in NFL History. This year, Wilson hasn't had to do that. He came through with the plays he needed against the Niners, and this time our defense came through. Expect the Seahawks offense to have a big game today. Don't expect Wilson to throw for 300+ yards, expect the run. But if the Seahawks get down into a 21-0 hole at the end of the first half, it's by no means over.
Ultimately, this game is the Seahawks to lose, our defense matches up better against their offense then their defense matches up against ours. Look for the Seahawks offense to light up the scoreboard tonight.
It's gonna be a fun game regardless, but I'm probably gonna jump into the ocean if we lose so if the Broncos win the SuperBowl and you never see me again... yah...
GO HAWKS!!!
