Conference Championship Week Record: 1-1 (Correct: Seahawks Incorrect: Patriots)
Overall Record: 5-5
Seattle Seahawks over Denver Broncos: Seahawks/Broncos was the dream Super Bowl matchup that a majority of football fans wanted and predicted all year long. That matchup is becoming a reality tonight and I fully expect it to live up to the hype as one of the most Super Bowl battles of all-time. When you have the top-ranked offense in the Broncos and the top-ranked defense in the Seahawks squaring off, sparks are going to fly and the results are probably not going to be pretty. Despite all the firepower and experience of the Broncos, I like the Seahawks in this matchup. The Seahawks defense brings a level of physicality that the Broncos aren't really used to. The Colts secondary were able to disrupt the Broncos wideouts with physical play and jamming them off the line of scrimmage earlier this year and the Seahawks' Legion of Boom does that better than anyone in the league. On the other side of the ball, I think Russell Wilson will use this major stage to shine. Wilson hasn't put up big numbers in the playoffs, but has made the big throws when he needed to. The Broncos are without a doubt going to focus on stopping Marshawn Lynch and this should give Wilson the ability to make some more plays in the passing game (If Percy Harvin can stay healthy for the entire game, he could be a huge X factor.) The Seahawks lack of experience has also come into question for the entirety of the past two weeks and I think this status as an underdog will light a serious fire under them. This is a young squad that plays with a maturity and intensity that is well beyond their years and that will pay dividends against a battle-tested and incredibly talented Broncos team. As long as the Broncos don't go ahead by a large margin early and Peyton Manning is contained, the Seahawks should be able to hoist the Lombardi Trophy and silence their legions of doubters in the process.
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