Chiefs are 3-1 at home. Seahawks are 2-2 on the road.
Marshawn Lynch is a different player on the road -he averages 94 rush yards and 2.3 rush touchdowns at HOME, but only 56 yards and no scores on the road. That is a huge drop off .....
The Chiefs have one of the best pass defenses in the league. At home they are very tough and only one QB managed to gain more than 200 yards this year. The Chiefs have not allowed any rushing touchdowns at home this year either- not one.
My prediction:
A low scoring affair with the Chiefs edging the Seahawks by 3.
Seattle 17
KC 20
Chiefs pass defense is offset by their run defense which is only about mid-pack in the league (18th). What I do like about the Chiefs is that they blitz the least in the league choosing to drop their linebackers back and as a result they should be able to contain Wilson from big gainers on the ground. For me, the deciding factor is that the Chiefs are 3rd in the NFL in third down conversions which should tip the TOP in their favor.
My prediction: Chiefs 27
Seahawks 17
Nonsense!
The Chiefs are at the top or near the top in sacks with 28. Their team sack leader headed for a 20 sack year.
They don't get those numbers by staying back spying with their linebackers.
Speaking of THOSE numbers the Chiefs are 20th against the run not 18th. The Hawks are 4th against the run.
The Hawks are number one in rushing offense at 170 yards per game and the Chiefs 5th at 135.
Wilson has had 3 100 plus rushing yard games leading that catagory among QBs and 15th overall in rushing this season.
It is highly unlikely from the stats that really matter that the Chiefs can stop both Lynch AND Wilson running.
I tried to reason with you a long time ago Huggy that the seahawks offensive and defensive lines this year are not playing with any passion like they did last year but it just went through one ear and out the other with you.
I also tried to reason with you that the chiefs are a dangerous team that was going to give them problems,the fact they blew out the patriots earlier in the season as well as blowing out the dolphins on the road.two very good teams.they could very well be a superbowl contender believe it or not.
Oh and I also said back then Hug that this upcoming 6 game stretch of games staring with kansas city,was going to be a brutal game stretch for them playing 4 of 6 on the road and not to be surprised if they had a lot of injurys on the way because they would be playing some tough physical teams but you were in denial about that.
I used to think carrol was a good coach but I have come to my sense on that now.He is like marty shittenheimer of the chiefs.shittenheimer was good at motivating his players to go out and play hard,but he made dumb decisions that cost them the game.only difference between shittenheimer and carrol is carrols mind doesnt freeze up in the playoffs like martys always did.
I already covered before how carrol made a couple costly decisions that cost them the chargers game,well he made a couple that cost them this game as well.
when the chiefs called a timeout on 4th and 1 when the hawks had the ball at the goalline he ran the same play,wtf was up with that? you knew the chiefs were going to be ready for it.
then on 4th down again,like an idiot he had Lynch try and pick up the first down.He should have know the chiefs were going to be ready for that.I was saying to myself before he made the call-have wilson do a bootleg.That would have been far more successful.
I blame the hawks defense-the worst defenseive performance i have ever seen from them,and carrol for this loss.you are clearly in denial Hug that this teams offensive and defensive lines are not playing with any heart or passion.
as I said before,the hawks might repeat sometime in the future,but this isnt their year.not this year.really you should forget about the hawks season thsi year and just start getting excited about the rams coming back to LA next year whether you want to believe it or not.
