NorCalSeahawkFan":3rnv0jpd said:
It all means nothing. Didn't we just see the Bills beat the Packers?
How many people lost money on that one. I didn't put money on that game, but I did pick the Packers to win.
I picked the Bills to win. And here's the difference...
The Bills have an amazing front four, are solid throughout the rest of their D, have some good weapons at RB, WR, and TE, and have a journeyman QB. They actually remind me a lot of the 2011 Seahawks, except our strength was in the secondary instead of the front four. Considering that GB struggles on the road against good Ds and doesn't have a great D itself, that was an upset waiting to happen.
The Cardinals have an amazing front four, are solid throughout the rest of their D for the most part, and have some good weapons at WR and RB. Their TEs aren't great, and their QB doesn't even qualify for journeyman status (plus, their O line is nothing to write home about). Our Seahawks have played some solid defenses on the road, and since we've gotten healthy and gotten past the shaky post-Harvin weeks, they've played solid, if not explosive, offense. Remember, SF still has a hell of a defense, and we beat them by 2 TDs. Philly's got a top-10 defense by DVOA, and we handled that well, too.
Basically, the reason I don't understand the hand-wringing is that for all of their defensive prowess, our D is just as good if not better overall. And while we are playing in their house, our offense is SIGNIFICANTLY better than theirs.