It's okay to be fans and look ahead. As long as the players aren't (and they aren't) you can't help but think a Seahawks/49ers Epic NFC Championship is in the cards. You can almost feel the taste of inevitability in the back of your throat. Now, back to what we DO know and that is the New Orlean Saints are coming to town and will have something to say about that. One cannot rest one's head on what occurred in early December between these two teams.
While there's a reason Vegas has us winning by 8+ points, as Mack Strong keeps saying, when it comes to the playoffs, you have to throw all the stats out the window.
I suspect this is going to be a closer game this time around. There is something to be said for a team that was just here weeks ago. That won't change how loud it will be. That won't change how good we are as a team, but it will help them adapt a bit better. Any small advantage is magnified in the playoffs. I respect Any Given Sunday. As much bravado as many 12's have right now, the truth is, anything could happen. 3 out of 4 teams lost at home last weekend in the Wildcard round.
Okay enough loser talk, let's get real.
The Saints are a good football team who just won their first ever away playoff game. They are coming in with confidence. However, the Seattle Seahawks are still the superior team with the #1 defense in the NFL being even more hyped up against the PLAYOFF 12's. Not a good combo for the Saints. I see a closer game but in the end we cover the spread and then some. They will give us an honorable fight but the Seahawks are playing on another level, and one that I think is pretty Super if you ask me.
Aros' Fearless Prediction: Seahawks 28 - Saints 17
Aros' Fearless Record: 13-3
While there's a reason Vegas has us winning by 8+ points, as Mack Strong keeps saying, when it comes to the playoffs, you have to throw all the stats out the window.
I suspect this is going to be a closer game this time around. There is something to be said for a team that was just here weeks ago. That won't change how loud it will be. That won't change how good we are as a team, but it will help them adapt a bit better. Any small advantage is magnified in the playoffs. I respect Any Given Sunday. As much bravado as many 12's have right now, the truth is, anything could happen. 3 out of 4 teams lost at home last weekend in the Wildcard round.
Okay enough loser talk, let's get real.
The Saints are a good football team who just won their first ever away playoff game. They are coming in with confidence. However, the Seattle Seahawks are still the superior team with the #1 defense in the NFL being even more hyped up against the PLAYOFF 12's. Not a good combo for the Saints. I see a closer game but in the end we cover the spread and then some. They will give us an honorable fight but the Seahawks are playing on another level, and one that I think is pretty Super if you ask me.
Aros' Fearless Prediction: Seahawks 28 - Saints 17
Aros' Fearless Record: 13-3