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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Two initial thoughts after looking at Pro-Football Reference statistics for the Seahawks:
1) The Seahawks offense does not score points and they turn it over - both of which are very encouraging. The Seahawks' offense is anemic: 17 points per game, 163 ypg passing and their QB rating is 75.2. They are a pretty good rushing team at 140 ypg and Marshawn Lynch is averaging over 105 per game. The Seahawks' offense is exactly the kind that the Patriots' defense can handle.
2) The Seahawks defensive numbers are incredible. Nobody has gained 300 yards total yet this season and they haven't given up more than 80 rushing yards in a game yet. This defense, if for real, is the second coming of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens. Their competition includes the Packers, the Cowboys and the Panthers, each of which can hang numbers on the board.
They have yet to see the Patriots, however. We can be sure that Pete Carroll and his coaching staff are looking at a lot of film from the Cardinals game. Still, I do not see the Patriots scoring fewer than 20 on these guys and allowing rookie Russell Wilson to dictate the tempo of this game.
Matt Cassel led the Pats in a game in Seattle in which they committed zero false starts (and, in fact, zero penalties of any kind).
Of course Denver's defense was also one of the best before this week, especially against the run.
The only time I saw Seattle play was against the Pack. What I remember from that game was Rodger's stubborn insistence on throwing the ball deep, although that is what their personnel favors. They also refused to rush the ball in the first have which is what I thought put them in the hole in the first place.
It will be interesting to see how they match up against a two TE offense that works the middle of the field consistently. I think having Ahern would be big for this game.
We're pretty much facing the 2009 Jets. Top 2 defense in the league with a joke of passing game combined with a solid running game.
We're pretty much facing the 2009 Jets. Top 2 defense in the league with a joke of passing game combined with a solid running game.
That was also a 2-10 Seahawks team that was already hopeless, and we eeked out a 24-21 win.
It is rarely if ever an easy place to play.
We're pretty much facing the 2009 Jets. Top 2 defense in the league with a joke of passing game combined with a solid running game.
Luckily this Pats team is light years ahead of the Pats team that faced those Jet's defenses.
Not the point.
The post you are referring to never mentioned the score or the win.
Just that there were zero false starts or (offensive) penalties of any kind due to noise.
Yes, this game will probably be close.
But the noise factor, given how well Belichick and McDaniels (yup, the SAME TWO coaches then) prepped a Matty Cassel - - gives me some assurance that TFB and the offense won't be too unprepared or flustered by the noise.