Time: 4:30pm
TV: FOX
Seattle:
11-6
3-5 away
10-7 ats
0/u 8-9
Green Bay:
13-3
7-1 home
12-3-1 ats
0/u 12-4
wagerline consensus has 62.65% on seattle
weather: cold, almost no wind, limited chance of some precip
Green Bay obviously starts with their offense, many people labled the cowboys the 2nd best offense in the league, but the packers actually finished the regular season 2nd in ypg. Whats made the difference for favre this year has been the addition of a running game, the pack are 11th in the league at 4.1 ypc, only a 10th of a yard behind the pretty good rushing teams like pitt and san diego. their ability to line up and run the ball has made favres work a lot easier which has, in turn, allowed him to play more under control and limit his ints. Last week seattle was able to give the skins a lot of trouble with their pressure, but this week they'll be facing a healthy line (the skins were missing 2 starters) and a team that was 3rd in the league in sacks allowed. not only are the packers healthier up front, but they do more from the gun than seattle saw last week, not to mention more quick hitting type passes like the slant. Another difference will be on the outside there the strong seattle dbs wont be able to out muscle the WRs this week. last week moss, el, and the skins wideouts were just overmatched physically, that wont be the case with driver and jones, two of the more physical wideouts in the NFC. Finally, while the seattle pass defense looked strong overall last week, they really didnt have all that great a year. they have some play makers in grant (questionable), and trufant, but they still allowed a decent number of passing yards to be put up on'em vs a very weak schedule.
when you look over seattles last couple months, they didnt really dominate anyone other than the 9ers. they found ways to win more often than not, but they didnt really smash teams the way gb did for much of the 2nd half. On defense seattle is a nice team overall and they have at pro-bowl player on each level, but they arent a dominant until. They are decent against the rush and they are average against the pass, what sets them apart is their ability to get to the passer which could be negated this weekend. On offense the seahawks have been a little banged up, but they look to have hackett and branch both playing this weekend which should give their offense the weapons to keep up with the pack.
2 weeks for an offense to prepare, imo, means a lot. this packer offense can strike quickly but they're also willing to move the ball down the field on 10+ play drives. i think gb will score and seattle will have trouble running, which means more passing for seattle. two teams passing a lot means the game should be a little slower and the chances for big plays are increased defensively and offensively.
my play
over 43
TV: FOX
Seattle:
11-6
3-5 away
10-7 ats
0/u 8-9
Green Bay:
13-3
7-1 home
12-3-1 ats
0/u 12-4
wagerline consensus has 62.65% on seattle
weather: cold, almost no wind, limited chance of some precip
Green Bay obviously starts with their offense, many people labled the cowboys the 2nd best offense in the league, but the packers actually finished the regular season 2nd in ypg. Whats made the difference for favre this year has been the addition of a running game, the pack are 11th in the league at 4.1 ypc, only a 10th of a yard behind the pretty good rushing teams like pitt and san diego. their ability to line up and run the ball has made favres work a lot easier which has, in turn, allowed him to play more under control and limit his ints. Last week seattle was able to give the skins a lot of trouble with their pressure, but this week they'll be facing a healthy line (the skins were missing 2 starters) and a team that was 3rd in the league in sacks allowed. not only are the packers healthier up front, but they do more from the gun than seattle saw last week, not to mention more quick hitting type passes like the slant. Another difference will be on the outside there the strong seattle dbs wont be able to out muscle the WRs this week. last week moss, el, and the skins wideouts were just overmatched physically, that wont be the case with driver and jones, two of the more physical wideouts in the NFC. Finally, while the seattle pass defense looked strong overall last week, they really didnt have all that great a year. they have some play makers in grant (questionable), and trufant, but they still allowed a decent number of passing yards to be put up on'em vs a very weak schedule.
when you look over seattles last couple months, they didnt really dominate anyone other than the 9ers. they found ways to win more often than not, but they didnt really smash teams the way gb did for much of the 2nd half. On defense seattle is a nice team overall and they have at pro-bowl player on each level, but they arent a dominant until. They are decent against the rush and they are average against the pass, what sets them apart is their ability to get to the passer which could be negated this weekend. On offense the seahawks have been a little banged up, but they look to have hackett and branch both playing this weekend which should give their offense the weapons to keep up with the pack.
2 weeks for an offense to prepare, imo, means a lot. this packer offense can strike quickly but they're also willing to move the ball down the field on 10+ play drives. i think gb will score and seattle will have trouble running, which means more passing for seattle. two teams passing a lot means the game should be a little slower and the chances for big plays are increased defensively and offensively.
my play
over 43
