NFL Football – Seahawks Analysis
The Seattle Seahawks begin defense of their Super Bowl Championship on Thursday, September 4 – at home versus Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. The Hawks predictably have a tough road this upcoming season – a first place schedule for a first place team.
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Odds to win the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX: 6/1
Odds to win the 2015 NFC Conference: 7/2
Season Win Total: 11 wins
Half of Seattle’s games will come against 2013 playoff teams – Arizona and their 10-6 record is on the schedule twice as well! They play six games over 35 days during Week 11 to 16 – twice against the 49ers over that span, with four road games over that stretch and they conclude their schedule playing NFC West foes in five of the final six weeks of the season – Ugh!
Their road games consist of five teams with at least 10 victories last year – double ugh!
It looks as though the early part of Seattle’s season will be the easiest stretch before an early bye but a look at those games reveals that there are absolutely no gimme games for the Hawks this year.
Let’s break it down.
Week 1: Thursday, Sept. 4, Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.
A rematch of the “Fail Mary”, Week 1 will give us a good idea of where the Hawks stand. The defense will get a test right off the bat with Aaron Rodgers coming to town! It isn’t very often that a team comes into Seattle and beats the Hawks in front of their home town crowd but if any team can do it – the Packers, with revenge on their minds could be that team.
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 14, at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
This may be one of the easier games on the 2014 schedule but it comes on the road! The Hawks play in their own time zone, against a team that did little to improve themselves in the offseason and owns a leaky Offensive Line. Week 2 should be a positive result.
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Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 21, Denver, 4:25 p.m.
Super Bowl rematch – at home! DeMarcus Ware and Aqib Talib were added to the Broncos lineup – Denver is all-in on winning the Super Bowl this year! The Broncs will be out to make a statement here! This game represents the second of two in the first three weeks of the season against teams looking for revenge against the defending champs!
Week 4: BYE
Week 5: Monday, Oct. 6, at Washington, 8:30 p.m.
With an extra week to prepare the Hawks head out on the road to take on the Redskins – one of the more fragile teams in the NFL. I’m still not sure that Washington did enough to cure their offensive woes and the fact remains that the Skins defense is brutal. Seattle should dominate on both sides of the ball here.
Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 12, Dallas, 4:25 p.m.
Ahhhh Dallas! The Cowboys really did nothing to improve in the offseason. In fact they may have gotten worse. This game has blowout written all over it with Seattle defense causing havoc and the offense moving the ball at will. Dallas will make mistakes and Seattle will take advantage.
Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 19, at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
The Rams played the Hawks tough last year – a low scoring smash-mouth game is what we can expect here. Jeff Fisher will have something in store, I’m sure but there is no doubting which is the superior team here.
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 26, at Carolina, 1 p.m.
The Hawks travel to Carolina for the third straight year – they are 2-0 there in the last two seasons. Gone are the days when the Hawks struggled mightily on the road. Carolina has potential to be one of the most disappointing team in the NFL this year – no Steve Smith and a sketchy O-line. In a typically low scoring game between the sides there is no reason the Hawks shouldn’t easily win this one.
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 2, Oakland, 4:25 p.m.
Ugh! The Raiders, on paper are one of the worst teams in the NFL – at CenturyLink this will be a blowout!
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 9, NY Giants, 4:25 p.m.
We know the G-Men will be improved – they had arguably the best offseason of any team in the NFL in free agency. This will be a test for the Hawks for sure but there is no reason Seattle loses this game.
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Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 16, at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
The Chiefs were the most improved team in the NFL last year but there are still some holes on the squad – something the Hawks should be able to exploit. Seattle is still the much better team here and should easily emerge victorious.
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 23, Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
The Cards beat the Hawks last year at CenturyLink and will be a tough test this year as well. But Seattle, at home is tough to bet against. Carson Palmer and the boys will have their issues versus Seattle’s defense and Seattle’s offense will struggle against the Cards. This has low scoring game written all over it with the Hawks emerging.
Week 13: Thursday, Nov. 27, at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.
The toughest game of the year for the Hawks. San Francisco has gotten the better of them in the Bay lately – Frank Gore has absolutely had his way with the Hawks. San Fran will have this game circled on their calendars – it will mean more to the Niners than the Hawks. This should be a 49ers win.
Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 7, at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m.
The Eagles were arguably the best story of the season last year – their offense with Nick Foles and LeSean McCoy figure to be a handful again. But the weakness of the Eagles is the defense – something the Hawks should be able to capitalize on.
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 14, San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
The Hawks have owned the Niners at home the last couple of seasons – Colin Kaepernick can’t figure out the Seattle crowd and the 49ers bring the best out of the Hawks and their fans.
Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 21, at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.
This has all the makings of a trap game – the Cards are likely to be playing for a playoff spot and the Hawks could have a playoff spot locked up by this time. Arizona is a tough out but I like the overall talent advantage of the Hawks to win out in this spot.
Week 17: Sunday, Dec. 28, St. Louis, 4:25 p.m.
Just like their Week 16 game the Hawks could be on cruise control by the time this game is played. Still, Seattle has owned the Rams and the talent level isn’t close here, Hawks win the closing game of the Regular season.
So what does it all mean? Despite the tough schedule, Seattle should be a 12-4 or 13-3 team this year.
They proved last year that they could win on the road and they will be 8-0 or 7-1 on home turf.
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