You may recall that before Saturday's game some critics questioned whether the Seahawks deserved to be in the playoffs and if the rules needed to be changed to prevent such a travesty from happening in the future. 48 hours later those same experts are singing the praises of the Hawks and wondering if the resilient bunch has another miracle up their sleeve.
Let me take off my homer cap for the moment. Anyone who watched the game knows the stars aligned just right for the Seahawks and their improbable victory over the defending Super Bowl champs. It was a little chilly. The crowd was pumped beyond belief. Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch stiff armed defensive backs like he was playing pop warner. Matt Hasselbeck threw 4 TOUCHDOWNS!
Qwest Field is a hostile environment to play in and anything is possible. In a season where the Seahawks were supposed to be rebuilding and evaluating talent for the future, the success of the team has accelerated expectation. Now all the talk is about hosting the NFC championship game if the Packers can beat the Falcons. This is not the way ANYBODY drew it up, but now it's reality and the city of Seattle is buzzing with anticipation. I'll be honest, I didn't think the Seahawks had much of a chance against Atlanta on the road. Chicago is quite a different story. Jay Cutler doesn't scare me and neither do those scrubby receivers the Bears have. If the Seahawks can score more than 25 points they can win. Special teams will decide the outcome of this battle whether it's Devin Hester breaking our hearts or Leon Washington giving us hope. This is when sports gets really fun. Go Hawks!
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