wingsauce7
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I really want to pick Denver by 10+ here, but we're not really blowing teams out either. I see a close game that comes down to the 4th qtr.
I'm calling Denver 27
Seattle 20
I'm calling Denver 27
Seattle 20
For those that think Seattle is more balanced than Denver....It's just not true.
Denver finished 1st in Pass offense and 15th in rushing offense. Seattle finished 26th in pass offense and 4th in rush offense. If you actually look at YPG, the run offenses are actually very similar as Seattle avg 4.3 per carry and Denver avg 4.1 per carry
with 1/4 to 1/3 of those points a direct reflection of turnovers. without them you probably wouldn't be better than 18-20 scoring offense. probably wouldn't have even been in the playoffs if that was the case. Your conference game win was a perfect example of that, No turnovers = 9ers would have won.
I wouldn't count on all that too much, Denver was top 4 on both sides of the ball last year, we all know how that worked out.
During the 2013 regular season, few defenses gave Denver more fits than Jacksonville's, which is run by ex-Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. Despite major talent deficiencies, Bradley's scheme held the Broncos to 14 points through one half in Week 6, and the scoreboard read 21-19 deep into the third quarter. The Jaguars blitzed Peyton Manning on just 2-of-42 dropbacks, got pressure with their front four, and played physical press coverage on the perimeter. They held Demaryius Thomas to three catches for 78 scoreless yards, Julius Thomas to a 4-22-1 line, and Eric Decker to 5-50. The Seahawks will play the Broncos in similar fashion. And they have much better players than the Jaguars.
Denver 27
Seattle 9
Keep on dreaming man. Pretty sure you'd have a wet dream over that one.
DJ thinks it will be the other way around. And yes, it would be a dream come true if that score becomes a reality.
I don't honestly know what the score will be. I think the Hawks are the better all around team but there is just something about Peyton this year. Something that tells me he won't have his normal playoff meltdown. I am totally at a loss as to who wins.
Good luck, though.
Denver in a blowout 35-10 not even close.
Wilson - 230yds 2 TDs
Lynch - 84 yds TD
Baldwin - 65 yds TD
Harvin - 120 yds receiving 1 TD/ 55 yds rushing and a kick off return for a TD
MVP - Percy Harvin
Hawks - 31
Broncos - 27
p.s. I have a feeling that Peyton will get the ball back with a minute or two left in the game and all of us will be shitting our pants.
I also predict that midnightangle will come out with a post that says "See, I told you so! Lynch didn't rush for 150y and Seattle still doesn't deserve to be champions". And Morpheus will still call us idiots after making some lame attempt to tell us the better team won.