The Seahawks’ 2015 season has been far from flawless.
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Wilson had a relatively quiet day by his own recent standards, passing for 197 yards and three touchdowns and completing 19 of 28 passes.
The spectacular rookie’s 139 yards in punt returns broke the franchise record set 17 years ago by Charlie Rodgers.
The Seahawks will be either the 5 or 6 seed and, despite a loss to the Rams last week, could be a tough out after winning six of seven since a 39-32 loss to the Cardinals on November 15.
Not only did Wilson break Matt Hasselbeck’s 2007 single-season record for passing yards before halftime.
Oh, yes, Seattle regained its mojo, momentum and mauling way of winning.
Don’t tell them Sunday’s 36-6 road rout of the Cardinals – the new NFC West champs – shouldn’t mean as much because the game ended up having no meaning to Arizona.
Run game, pass game, return game, defense – Seattle looked about as flawless as a cover girl’s face.
After the game, Richard Sherman was asked about Cardinals fans who were concerned they might have to play Seattle in the playoffs.
Despite all of these issues, the Cardinals do have to feel good about their chances heading into the playoffs.
Neither team had a ton to play for – the Cardinals had a shot at clinching the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and the Seahawks were hoping to put themselves in position for a No. 5 seed instead of a 6 – but only Seattle was able to put that aside.
Green Bay at Washington is the most expense at $307/$143; Kansas City at Houston is $262/$106; and Pittsburgh at Cincinnati is $190/92. I think the Vikings are the only team in the NFC besides the Panthers and Cardinals with a shot at beating the red hot Seahawks. But in some ways, they needed Sunday’s loss to refocus, cornerback Justin Bethel said. “To do this against this kind of offense is real big time”, linebacker K.J. Wright said of the defensive dominance.
Be proactive – Use the “Flag as Inappropriate” link at the upper right corner of each comment to let us know of abusive posts. But Seattle’s second-ranked defense limited Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer to just 129 yards before he was pulled in the second half.
And in the 64 quarter, the Seahawks rested. Adrian Peterson leads the Vikings rushing attack with 1,485 and 11 touchdowns and Stefon Diggs has 52 receptions and four touchdowns and Kyle Rudolph has 49 catches and five touchdowns. Cincinnati struggled behind backup Jon Kitna and the Steelers rolled to a 31-17 victory on their way to a fifth Super Bowl title. “They should be concerned”, Sherman said.
Last week, Arians said he had no intent of resting any of his starters, but following Sunday’s loss, he said sitting Palmer “was planned ahead of time”.
Yes, Seattle’s swagger is intact for the postseason. If the Carolina Panthers lost to the Tampa Buccaneers and if Arizona beat Seattle, the Cardinals would get the number 1 NFC seed meaning a first week bye and home field advantage.
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Yes, the Vikings are tougher with most of their main defensive stalwarts in the game, and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has been better of late, but Seattle’s defense, which has now led the National Football League in scoring defense four straight seasons, a record in the Super Bowl era, absolutely obliterated Minnesota’s balanced offense on December 6. At the beginning of the 4th Quarter, Tavaris Jackson came in for Wilson who left the game with the highest quarterback rating in the National Football League this season.
