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Originally Posted by Flames in 07
Disagree, the seahawks don't know how to lose by a little bit. Their average margin of loss was in the mid 20's this year ... that's huge. Plus coaching becomes a bigger part of the equation in the playoffs and this isn't a rose bowl.
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Not too concerned about the coaching aspect. Carroll has those guys going through walls for him, and that makes up for some of the talent the Seahawks give up to NO. Plus, the way they prepared Whitehurst for last weeks game, after limited game action all year, shows that Carroll and Bates are in tune with the NFL game.
The part about NO not travelling well late this year is correct though. The last two outdoor games, where conditions were at less than ideal, NO lost to Baltimore, and needed the Bengals to shoot themselves in the foot a couple times, to pull out a last second win. Also, in that Bengals game, the Saints toughest runner who is built for the poor conditions forecast for Saturday in Ivory, got over 100 yards.
I don't think Seattle will win, but the matchup is better for Seattle then the other wild card team in GB, given the conditions, and how the opponents are playing coming into the game.