NFL talk? Questions about American football?

As a Seahawks fan it's actually the defense that worries me the most in this (and all other road games), as they've let us down several times this season - fortunately on Sunday it was in the first quarter that they collapsed and not the 4th - if you look back at our games we lost in the second half of the season (Miami and Detroit), Wilson absolutely cannot be held at fault for those losses:

As the 4th quarter starts, Detroit have the ball on the Seattle 17, with Seattle leading 17-14. They complete the drive for the TD and give Wilson the ball back with 11 minutes 30 seconds left, Wilson then drives 87 yards for a TD in 6 minutes to put the score back at 24-21. Detroit get the ball back and in the remaining 5 minutes 30 second drive 80 yards for a TD and the lead, giving Wilson 15 seconds to get the TD - simply not possible (managed to run 2 plays in that time, with the game eventually ending with Tate fumbling the ball away with a poor lateral pass).

Similar story in Miami, though Wilson didn't do as much - Seahawks drive stalls in the 4th quarter and Miami get the ball with 12 minutes left, Seattle with a 14-7 lead. Tannehill drives 82 yards in 4 minutes for a TD. Hey it's not too bad, Leon Washington takes the kickoff to the house, 21-14.
That's ok, defense should hold the Dolphins now, after all they only gave up 7 points in 3 quarters. 3 minutes later it's 21-21.
****. Well, Wilson can chew up some of the remaining clock, even if they don't score at least it'll go to overtime. Miami gets the ball on their own 10 yard line with 90 seconds left. Defense allows Tannehill to drive 65 yards to the Seattle 25 and kick the winning field goal.
17 points given up in the 4th quarter.

Even the Bears game, which we all know now as Wilson driving down the field to take the game to overtime then driving all the way to win the game isn't quite how it went. Wilson drove down the field with a little under 4 minutes to go and scored the TD to take the lead 17-14. Bears start on their own 10 with 24 seconds to go, defense just needs to hold for 2-3 plays. First play, 56 yard pass to Marshall putting Chicago in FG range for the tie

Needless to say, it's not Wilson I'm worried about, his best games have been against San Francisco, New England and Chicago, so the pressure of playing a good team shouldn't get to him. I just worry about the supposed strength of our team - this defense.

this is exactly what I was talking about

Not a hater. Just don't think that the Seahawks necessarily have the pieces to get any deeper into the playoffs. RG3 may have been injured in the first, but it only really showed after they were already two scores up.
Even though Russell Wilson is a great rookie QB, I just don't think he has the skill to cope with tougher play the deeper into the playoffs. Marshawn Lynch is rightly the biggest threat in the team, but I have a funny feeling that he will be shut down this game, or at least won't be as productive as usual.

Of course, there is all likelihood that the game may go entirely the other way, but thats just my feeling

As a Falcons fan I gotta give immense credit to the Seahawks. Great turnaround win last week, and so close this week. They did great to get into that winning position.

It seemed like there were so many chances for them to get the win if there was just a tiny bit more luck. The clock running out at the end of the first half in the red zone, the try for a TD in the first half on fourth down - had they gone for a field goal, they may have ended up winning. Props to both teams in a great display of a sport I love.

You were right about the Falcons scoring 30. I take my hat off to you aha. Was a great game and still proud to support the Seahawks.

Thanks

Although I blew the 49er's/Packers game.

AND the Broncos/Ravens, but NOBODY saw that coming. WE were due an upset anyway i suppose, but that was a biggie


Lets see how the Patriots/Texans game pans out