My conference final picks sure didn't go as I expected. New England was not a match for Denver and Colin Kapernick's interceptions would cause the 49ers to lose to Seattle. We now have the best offense and best defense playing each other.
Peyton Manning is probably the smartest quarterback in the history of the NFL but a defense with a good front 4 and a strong secondary is the best way to counter a great quarterback and this is what Seattle has. I expect the Seahawks to run Marshawn Lynch a majority of the time and have Russell Wilson throw safe screen passes to avoid turnovers. I do expect in addition to this some deep throws to their fastest player Percy Harvin to keep the Bronco defense a little off balance.
Peyton Manning with the offensive weapons he has should sustain some drives but they will end up with field goals rather than touchdowns. The wild card for Denver could be punt returner Trindon Holliday who is a threat to return any punt for a touchdown but is also prone to turnovers. How Denver chooses to use him or not to use him remains to be seen.
In the end a good defense usually beats a good offense no matter how many records an offense sets for a season. Just ask the New England Patriots in 2008 who had the best offense at the time in the history of the NFL and only scored 14 points against the surging New York Giant defense. That game was an upset but this game won't be one as a young hard hitting Seahawk defense will create Bronco turnovers and Seattle will win in a somewhat close but decisive victory.
Seattle 23 Denver 17
Enjoy the game everybody.
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