Yes I've heard that defense usually wins. And this was certainly the case today.
But the Broncos looked terrible.
Good strategy on the Seahawks part. They shut down the incredible Broncos offense.
Manning does not usually get his butt handed to him, though.
I was frankly stunned at how poorly he played.
Could this be the beginning of another era of NFC dominance?
The Hawks barely beat some very good teams, and even lost to the Cardinals.
And by the skin of their teeth beat the 49'ers.
Having said that, I'd wager that the 49'ers and the Cardinals would have whooped the Broncos today as well.
Besides the Ravens I can't think of another AFC team that could compete vs. a good NFC team.
Seattle didn’t “even lose to the Cardinals” They LOST to the Cardinals....IN SEATTLE!
Every NFL team breathed a big sigh of relief hen the Cards were eliminated form the playoffs on the last day of the season with their 10-6 record.
Arizona would have beaten them today too!
Bruce Arians = NFL coach of the Year
“Besides the Ravens I can’t think of another AFC team that could compete vs. a good NFC team. “
How about the Colts. Indy won against SF, Seattle and Denver during the regular season.
The physical defense of the seahawks involves bringing the pass defenders up into press coverage which takes away the running game and short passing game. It dares the offense to go deep. Going deep is a challenge because the qb must throw a great pass and the blocking must hold up.
Luck throws a great deep ball and can usually extend the play with his feet when the blocking breaks down. He is the worst nightmare for the Hawks defense. When Luck plays, you are looking at Colin Kapernick only with a more accurate deep ball and better game management skills.
Manning does not extend plays and likes the short and intermediate routes and rarely goes deep. For him the seahawk defense was his worst nightmare.
For being arguably the best QB ever, Peyton certainly laid a very large and public egg last night. The Broncos were out of sync from the first snap and the breakdown was total. I would grant that their D played well in the first half. It could have been a lot worse!