In case we do somehow blow the division/HFA..

[Hasselbeck]

Our road would still not be impossible.

We would be locked into playing the NFC North champion.. either the Bears who couldn't stop half of Seahawks.net from running for 100 yards or a battered Packers team that may or may not have Aaron Rodgers.

Assuming we won that game, we'd likely be headed to Carolina for a rematch with the Panthers. The Panthers may be without Steve Smith for that one, making an already suspect offense that much worse.

If we got past that one.. in all likelihood we'd see Philadelphia or San Francisco for the NFC Championship.

Don't get me wrong, our road to the Super Bowl is MUCH better with a win Sunday, but if we blow this.. it's not like our Super Bowl dreams are dead in the water either.

 

[Will I]

I'm with you on this... Just want to add how much these guys will benefit from a week of rest

 

[suppaball]

If we blow it the season is over that simple. Lose two in a row at home, lose 3 out of 4 to close the season and its all over but the crying?

 

[Will I]

If we blow it the season is over that simple. Lose two in a row at home, lose 3 out of 4 to close the season and its all over but the crying?

Yea, too bad we haven't clinched a playoff spot yet. :sarcasm_off:

 

[VivaEfrenHerrera]

The worst part to me would be that even if the Hawks went all Road Warrior and made it to the Super Bowl, the best fans in sports would have been robbed of a couple great parties at the CLink. There's some looooongtime season ticket holders out there that really deserve better.

 

[WilsonMVP]

The worst part to me would be that even if the Hawks went all Road Warrior and made it to the Super Bowl, the best fans in sports would have been robbed of a couple great parties at the CLink. There's some looooongtime season ticket holders out there that really deserve better.

This...if they somehow lose and get the wildcard there better damn well be an apology to all the fans for absolutely blowing a 90 something % chance at a home game in the playoffs

 

[KK84]

Would winning the superb owl be a sufficient apology?

 

[seahawks08]

The best that can happen is 1 seed, the worst will be 5th seed. 5th seed will have to play away. If SFO wins out, they are NFC west winners and will get at least 1 home game if not more. Not very good scenario.

 

[Polaris]

The best that can happen is 1 seed, the worst will be 5th seed. 5th seed will have to play away. If SFO wins out, they are NFC west winners and will get at least 1 home game if not more. Not very good scenario.

If we "coug" away HFA, then San Fran would not only get a home game, but a first round bye. The Niners trolls would also run rampant here and never, ever let us forget what happened either.

 

[themunn]

If we blow it the season is over that simple. Lose two in a row at home, lose 3 out of 4 to close the season and its all over but the crying?

Yeah, we need momentum going into the playoffs

like the Ravens had

 

[hawksmode]

If we lose Sunday I believe they are done...great teams do not lose 3-4 to close the season. Odds were 90% for a home game...they mess that up it is hard to believe that the 20% chance they would have to win the SB will happen.

 

[ceej22]

I'm all for HFA but how sweet would it be to win it all as the #5 seed considering how bad the franchise has been on the road in the past.

 

[PlinytheCenter]

Just beat the Rams. Ok?

 

[Vpk0718]

If we lose Sunday I believe they are done...great teams do not lose 3-4 to close the season. Odds were 90% for a home game...they mess that up it is hard to believe that the 20% chance they would have to win the SB will happen.

The Ravens lost 3 of 4 to close out the season last year.

Not saying it's a good thing at all, but to say the season would be over after that is stupid.

 

[Hawks46]

If we blow it the season is over that simple. Lose two in a row at home, lose 3 out of 4 to close the season and its all over but the crying?

I'm with you. That's the definition of a tailspin to close out the season.

It would also mean that everyone has figured out how to stop our offense, because you aren't stopping our defense.

 

[Will I]

If we lose Sunday I believe they are done...great teams do not lose 3-4 to close the season. Odds were 90% for a home game...they mess that up it is hard to believe that the 20% chance they would have to win the SB will happen.

The Ravens lost 3 of 4 to close out the season last year.

Not saying it's a good thing at all, but to say the season would be over after that is stupid.

Concur

 

[Zorn76]

Our road would still not be impossible.

We would be locked into playing the NFC North champion.. either the Bears who couldn't stop half of Seahawks.net from running for 100 yards or a battered Packers team that may or may not have Aaron Rodgers.

Assuming we won that game, we'd likely be headed to Carolina for a rematch with the Panthers. The Panthers may be without Steve Smith for that one, making an already suspect offense that much worse.

If we got past that one.. in all likelihood we'd see Philadelphia or San Francisco for the NFC Championship.

Don't get me wrong, our road to the Super Bowl is MUCH better with a win Sunday, but if we blow this.. it's not like our Super Bowl dreams are dead in the water either.

Yeah - I just don't see the point in even thinking about this until we have to. As it is, I think we win this Sunday, anyway.

 

[IndyHawk]

I agree with Zorny on this one..Go Hawks!!!

 

[CaptainSkybeard]

If that happens, I might secretly be happy... Sorry guys... Because that might mean the panthers get 2nd seed which means I might be able to go to a playoff game in Charlotte! So that's a huge personal silver lining but obviously given the choice I want them to have HFA

 

[ariel9302]

i just don't think this team can win in (old) Candlestick. just like the whiners can't win in Seattle. Next year i think we break the trend and win on the road in San Fran. This year, those inbred POS's just have some sort of bullcrap going on giving them every lucky break. But i'm pretty confident when i say without having researched this, that very very very few #1 seeds have lost to every team in their division. if we crap the bed again, we don't deserve a 1 seed. IMO, that will kill our SB chances, assuming of course the 49ers can even pull off a win this week.