Wow, that was an amazing performance by both the Seahawks and the Saints. Most people were picking the Saints to win, but there were some writers that were on my side and picked the Seahawks. Nobody, could have thought the game would be that high scoring and entertaining though. Matt Hasselbeck put on quite the show with four touchdown throws, but Marshawn Lynch's grand finale, 67 yard touchdown run, stole the show. I counted a total of SIX Saints defenders that had a hand on him at one point in the play. Incredible, jaw dropping - whatever you want to call Lynch's run, it closed the door on chance of repeating as Super Bowl champs for the Saints. Experts overlooked how harsh the Saints injuries would impact the game. The Saints offense AND defense were detrimentally hurt by the losses of Chris Ivory and Pierre Thomas. Julius Jones and Reggie Bush, replacements for the starting running backs, were only able to muster 20 carries due to the fact they could only total 72 rushing yards in their attempts. A rushing performance like that will not win the Super Bowl, and ended up not even being enough to beat a 7-9 Seahawks team. The Saints defense was on the field too much since their rushing attack could not eat-up the clock. Drew Brees torched the Seahawks defense for 404 passing yard, and even that was not enough to defeat them. The Seahawks had better enjoy this victory to its fullest because they have a ZERO percent chance of beating the Bears or the Falcons. Both teams are well rested and have few players on their injury report. What if teams become rusty on their week off? Statistics from earlier this season laugh at that question. After the Falcons bye week they went on an EIGHT game win streak while the Bears won FIVE straight games. Once again I would like to congradulate the Seahawks, but that last statistic I gave will doom them. Going from playing a worn-out and hobbled to a well-rested and full of healthy, star-powered player team will make all the difference.
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