Seahawks versus Panthers

The Seattle Seahawks play their first playoff game of this season on this coming Saturday night on NBC. Both teams are familiar with each other since they played early in the season in Carolina.

The Seahawks are a large favorite over the Panthers. The experts or odd-makers are predicting at least an eleven point win by the Seahawks. The primarily reasons is that the Seahawks are playing at home, and the Panthers do not play well in the playoffs.

I see this game either will be very close or a blow out depending on the Seahawks offense and the Panthers defense. It will be a close game if the scoring is low, however, it will be a blow out for the Seahawks if they score a lot of points. My prediction is the Seahawks will beat the Seahawks 21-10. I see the game will be close until the fourth quarter when the Seahawks will pull away. If you see many of the games the Seahawks have played this season they have dominated the fourth quarter. What they do is wear out the opposition in the first three quarters of the game.

Like many of the games the key on offense will the running of Marshawn Lynch and the quarterbacking of Russell Lynch. For the Panthers to win they will need to begin the game running the ball successful so they can open up the passing game. The Seahawks have a very good defensive line along with their defensive backs. The key to their defense likely will be the linebackers who generally play very good ball as well.  They are good at stopping the run as well as the passing game.

What makes the Seahawks a successful team during the playoffs as well as the regular season is their attitude. They play every game as though it a championship game regardless of how good or bad the team they are playing against. So for the Panthers to win they will need to be at the top of their game and hope the Seahawks are not. Good luck to both teams and as it is said let the best team win.