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Seattle deserves a title berth. This is as good a shot as any.

LET'S GO SEAHAWKS!!

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Dear God please!
I need the Hawks to win. Beyond the obvious reasons, it'll keep me distracted for two more weeks, brining us much closer to Spring Break -> March Madness -> Opening Day.

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 1:42 PM PST reply actions  

GO STEELERS!
Oh, um, go Seahawks too!  I'd love a Seahawks-Steelers Super Bowl -- I'd pretty much know exactly how far from a television every friend of mine is regardless of which side of the country they're on.
Marinerds - a different daily dose of baseblog.

by Deanna on Jan 22, 2006 2:59 PM PST reply actions  

Somewhere on the internet: an accurate prediction
I saw a post on a message board where, in hindsight, the guy correctly predicted the winner of every game to this point, including the AFC title game if the Steelers' lead holds up.  Impressive.  The post was on 1-3-06 and has not been edited.

He has predicted not just a Seahawks' win over Carolina, but a Seahawks Super Bowl championship victory.  And he's no homer: guy's from LA.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 3:03 PM PST reply actions  

Perhaps...
he went to the future and he brought back a sports almanac in his Delorian.

by jtopps on Jan 22, 2006 11:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Hmm
Looks like he's gonna owe the Libyans some money.

And plutonium.

by Gomez on Jan 23, 2006 12:15 AM PST up reply actions  

I still have 1984 fresh in memory...
Let us hope that 2006 gives us a SuperBowl experience...  I'm so freaking nervous!

by manyoso on Jan 22, 2006 3:13 PM PST reply actions  

Some positive differences between 84 and today
  • The Raiders had Marcus Allen.  The Panthers have a third-string RB named Nick Goings.
  • We played that 84 game on the road in the cavernous L.A. Memorial Coliseum.  This game will be played at home in Seahawks Stadium (fuck you, Qwest).
  • We also play home games outdoors, on grass.  The 84 Seahawks played in the Kingdome and dome teams notoriously struggle on the road, and move more slowly on grass.  Today's Seahawks need not make such an adjustment.
  • The Seahawks played rather well in 84 but the team was by no means formidable.  Name five memorable Seahawks from that period, not including Steve Largent.  This year's squad is probably the best all-around, deepest squad we've ever had.  Seriously, we started 3rd, 4th and 5th string WR's a good portion of the year and still moved the ball reasonably well.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 4:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Okay...
My hands are starting to shake a little bit, and I can't stop fidgeting.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 3:18 PM PST reply actions  

Yay...
Warrick returning punts...

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 3:50 PM PST reply actions  

Yes
Thinks just seem to be clicking.

And Carolina sure doesn't seem like the team we saw last week against the Bears...  but it is early so I resolve not to get cocky and to knock on some wood!!!

by manyoso on Jan 22, 2006 4:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Wait
SENECA WALLACE WITH A BIG CATCH?!

Hooray for game planned wrinkles in the 1st quarter!

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 4:11 PM PST reply actions  

Still waiting for Smith
Either the Seahawks are doing a great job of covering him, or the Panthers are trying to prove - unsuccessfully - that they can move the ball without him.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:11 PM PST reply actions  

By my count
Smith was quadruple-teamed on that interception.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:15 PM PST reply actions  

Whoa
The Seahawks are not screwing around.

The Mariners should watch the Seahawks today and take note of their attitude and approach.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 4:16 PM PST reply actions  

Must be windy.
Because they're not getting much distance on the kickoffs.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:20 PM PST reply actions  

Wind
South at 13 mph, and indeed, on the last FG try, it was into the wind.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 5:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Goings out...
Took a pop from Tatupu...

Carolina's running game is down to Jamal Robertson for the time being.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:22 PM PST reply actions  

Scare me to death...
Please, Lofa, don't do that :(

by manyoso on Jan 22, 2006 4:22 PM PST reply actions  

need another stop here
I'm thrilled with hoe their playing so far, but not thrilled about only being up 10-0 giving the slaughter this game has been.

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 4:24 PM PST reply actions  

Gahhhhh
God damn defensive penalty first downs.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:24 PM PST reply actions  

Jesus Christ the Seahawks are completely
dominating....
When I was a kid my parents moved around alot.But I always found them. ~Rodney Dangerfield

by Goose on Jan 22, 2006 4:27 PM PST reply actions  

My neighbor
probably doesn't appreciate all the noise I'm making.

Knocking on the door for another 7!!

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:27 PM PST reply actions  

Alllllllllllllllexander
This is the happiest I can ever remember being.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:30 PM PST reply actions  

Wooooooooo!
17-0 Sea Hawks!  Total domination so far!!!

by MT on Jan 22, 2006 4:32 PM PST reply actions  

Ummm...
I smell something fishy...

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:46 PM PST reply actions  

Horrible punt
When I was a kid my parents moved around alot.But I always found them. ~Rodney Dangerfield

by Goose on Jan 22, 2006 4:47 PM PST reply actions  

I hate these fucking refs!
They called the hawks early in the game for a block in the back JUST LIKE THAT!!!

And then they didn't call that obvious facemask and collar.

They are trying to put Carolina back into the game.

by manyoso on Jan 22, 2006 4:48 PM PST reply actions  

Forget it.
Apparently, when you block a guy in the back, it's not a block in the back.

I shouldn't be able to go from ecstatic to nervous that quickly.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:52 PM PST up reply actions  

When they throw the flag and conference for minute
and then the guy is about to announce the block and then they decide to conference again and call it off?  Especially when the refs called the exact same block in the back earlier in the game against the Seahawks?  Hell yah, I can complain about the refs.

by manyoso on Jan 22, 2006 4:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Someone has to control these refs...
They've simply been awful in the playoffs.

by MT on Jan 22, 2006 4:53 PM PST reply actions  

Hasselbeck's development
You can really see it on those plays where he has to scramble out of the pocket. He doesn't make nearly as many awful desperation throws as he used to (last week's instance notwithstanding).

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 4:56 PM PST reply actions  

The NFL Refs
have gotten so bad they've descended to NBA ref territory.

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 5:11 PM PST reply actions  

Speaking of people sucking
what's with the Fox TV crews lingering far too long on replays and missing live plays?

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 5:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey Ed
I've got a name I want to call you, and it rhymes with "Flag".

by JLC on Jan 22, 2006 5:13 PM PST reply actions  

Fuck.
Fuck fuck fuck.

Damn, that would've been huge.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 5:15 PM PST reply actions  

I don't like how close
the score is given how not close the game has been

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 5:16 PM PST reply actions  

Carolina's halftime speech:
"We played pretty much the worst half imagineable, and we're still only down 13."

Which is unsettling, but if you're the Seahawks, you have to be feeling good that you're one bullshit punt return TD away from pitching a 20-0 shutout. If they keep up the energy, they're going to run away with this one.

Thank God we get the ball to start the second half.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 5:19 PM PST reply actions  

It looks good but
I don't want to jinx....I had throtled down my seahawk enthusiasm for many years until this year when i slowly throtled up.
Ketchikan

by Ketchikan on Jan 22, 2006 5:27 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah
as worried as I am about how close the score is; the seattle O is rolling up the yards and the carolina O is completely one-dimensional and as long as they keep taking Smith out of the game, I don't see anyway they get back into this game. The Seattle front four is getting a ton of pressure w/o help so they can keep 7 in pass D.

Halftime keys:
-Take care of the ball. The only way Seattle loses at this point is if they beat themselves.
-Keep mixing up the defense packages.

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 5:29 PM PST reply actions  

I'm also really upset
that none of the supposed "analysts" have brought up that Seattle got ringed for that block in the back but Carolina gets a free pass.

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 5:30 PM PST reply actions  

At least
The Seahawks are looking very dominant on both sides of the ball, even with the bullcrap non-call on the Steve Smith TD.  Last week they had a real struggle against Washington's D.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 5:32 PM PST reply actions  

Good start...
Points on this drive would do well to calm me down.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 5:35 PM PST reply actions  

Nice Seahawks drive here
Which means 20 yards away from the endzone we get a penalty to kill our momentum.

by JLC on Jan 22, 2006 5:37 PM PST reply actions  

Uh oh
Here goes Shawn Alexander.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 5:37 PM PST reply actions  

Bling Bling
Party's over, Carolina.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 5:38 PM PST up reply actions  

A strong front four
This is what the Seahawks have been missing for a decade.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 5:44 PM PST reply actions  

#99!
What a game for Rocky Bernard.

by JLC on Jan 22, 2006 5:44 PM PST reply actions  

Alexander
That simple 11 yard run was a thing of beauty.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 5:49 PM PST reply actions  

Great run
Alexander had NOTHING on the right side and he improvised.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 5:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Damn
Welcome to Seattle, Panthers, where when it rains, it pours.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 5:55 PM PST reply actions  

Shot of the Panthers bench
They know it's over.  Jake Delhomme looks like he's at a funeral.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

He is.
Qwest Field is a funeral service for visiting teams.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes, we know
Where Steve Smith is. You don't have to circle/highlight/point him out every freaking time.

by JLC on Jan 22, 2006 6:08 PM PST reply actions  

That is annoying
ABC did the same thing for Reggie Bush at the Rose Bowl.  It's like they're saying, "This player is more important than the others (who do the blocking, throw said player the ball, etc.)."

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Re: That is annoying
They should draw a circle around Delhomme, and then another showing on which part of the turf he's going to be laying a few seconds later.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Ooh, a Delhomme sack-point chart
Much like your pitch release point charts.  Me likey.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:17 PM PST up reply actions  

BOULWARE!!!!
Let the countdown to XL begin!!

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:09 PM PST reply actions  

Yuk Yuk Yuk
The interception parade continues!  Michael Boulware, come on down!

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:09 PM PST reply actions  

Wow the Panthers are done
The goddamn seachickens are going to the friggin Superbowl.
When I was a kid my parents moved around alot.But I always found them. ~Rodney Dangerfield

by Goose on Jan 22, 2006 6:10 PM PST reply actions  

LOL!
Steve Smith on the sidelines on that D-Jack replay.

Has "WTF" written all over him.

by JLC on Jan 22, 2006 6:15 PM PST reply actions  

Huh.
To this day I still have no idea how refs are able to pinpoint the location at which an airborne punt sailed out of bounds.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:18 PM PST reply actions  

The big secret:
They guess.  But don't tell anybody.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:25 PM PST up reply actions  

But the Seahawks are a total fraud!!
...

If this game doesn't convince people that the 'Hawks are legit, then, well, I don't know what to tell them.

Guess they'll just need to prove it one more time.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I would believe it any other year
But all they've done this year is execute and win.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Heh
Great shot of Jake Delhomme on the sideline, snapping at a coach about the gameplan.  I probably would as well if I were him.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:25 PM PST reply actions  

Amazing...
as long as followed this team....way back....it took til 2000 freaking 6 to finally get to the holly grail.
Ketchikan

by Ketchikan on Jan 22, 2006 6:31 PM PST reply actions  

Shawn again
It's just a coronation at this point.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:32 PM PST reply actions  

Reasons why Carolina lost, by ESPN
  1. They didn't have DeShaun Foster.
  2. Steve Smith had a bad day.
  3. The rain was in their eyes.
  4. They were sleepy.
  5. Hawks can fly while Panthers are merely ground animals. It's just not fair.

by JLC on Jan 22, 2006 6:32 PM PST reply actions  

Tom Jackson will add one
6.  The Seahawks kicked the crap out of them in every aspect.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Seattle Seahawks: Super Bowl-bound.
Time to take them off of one list and, hopefully, add them to another.

They've played pretty much as well as possible today.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:34 PM PST reply actions  

I did not
just watch the Burger King scramble from under center and take it to the house in a commercial.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:36 PM PST reply actions  

Smith with a catch!
And a first down to boot! Stop the presses!!

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:37 PM PST reply actions  

Yeah, whatever, Hochuli
Give the Panthers 50 yards for all you care.  Doesn't help.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:39 PM PST reply actions  

Unnecessary roughness
Wouldn't want Steve Smith to get an owie, now would we?

by JLC on Jan 22, 2006 6:39 PM PST reply actions  

Well, that sucks.
Still doesn't overshadow what they've accomplished today.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:39 PM PST reply actions  

Hmm
That is called 'Whatever, you're gonna lose anyway' coverage.

Drew Carter leads all Carolina receivers with 88 yards on two long bombs.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:41 PM PST reply actions  

Also known as
"Madden you're-winning-by-a-bunch-so-we're-going-to-have-the-computer-rack-up-a-ton-of-meaningless-late-yard s-and-points-against-you-to-ruin-your-stats" coverage.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I hate that
Stupid EA catchup AI ruining so many attempts at holding the opposing team under 100.

No I'm not bitter.

by bluemax on Jan 22, 2006 9:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey, Dave Krieg!
Fun fact:  Dave Krieg is the NFL's all time career leader in fumbles.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:44 PM PST reply actions  

Good one, Buck.
"Holmgren is looking to become the first coach ever to win two Super Bowls with two different teams."

Might want to let him get the first one before saying anything, slugger.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:45 PM PST reply actions  

Um
Why is the 1st string still in the game?  With five minutes left and a 20 point lead, now is a good time to play Morris and Seneca Wallace.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:46 PM PST reply actions  

I will admit it
When he was hired, I never, NEVER thought Mike Holmgren would get the Seahawks to the Super Bowl.  In fact, I thought he would go 7-9 this year and get canned.

Wow... just, wow.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:50 PM PST reply actions  

Huh.
Weird call.

Almost there...

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 6:52 PM PST reply actions  

That, folks
is an exclamation point.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 6:54 PM PST reply actions  

Ballgame
Congratulations to the Seahawks.

And the Mariners have offically become Seattle's "other" team.

When I was a kid my parents moved around alot.But I always found them. ~Rodney Dangerfield

by Goose on Jan 22, 2006 6:56 PM PST reply actions  

Super Bowl XL
I hope the Mariners feel the heat and start spending more, and making better decisions.

by MT on Jan 22, 2006 6:59 PM PST reply actions  

Time to beat the Steelers
And stick it to all the naysayers underrating the Seahawks.

Detroit, baby.

by JLC on Jan 22, 2006 6:59 PM PST reply actions  

Yahoo poll
Question: Who will win Super Bowl XL?

Thanks for voting!     4774 votes since Jan 22 2006
Pittsburgh     59%     2807 votes
Seattle     41%     1967 votes

Yeah, whatever, internet.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 7:01 PM PST reply actions  

Well
I guess you could say that for both teams.

It's going to be fantastic.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Me and my money are saying
GO STEELERS!!!
When I was a kid my parents moved around alot.But I always found them. ~Rodney Dangerfield

by Goose on Jan 22, 2006 7:02 PM PST reply actions  

Wow
Terry Bradshaw is an idiot.

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 7:05 PM PST reply actions  

I lost my voice...
...But I can still type!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

Go M's! Mariners Morsels (aka Free George Sherrill).

by PositivePaul on Jan 22, 2006 7:36 PM PST reply actions  

Now I need to find a place and people
to root with. Man, it sucks being on the east coast.

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 7:42 PM PST reply actions  

I know what you mean.
Hartford isn't exactly a hotbed of Seahawk enthusiasm.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 22, 2006 7:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Can I just say that
Joe Buck is the worst announcer ever.  He needs to go back to the Yankees.

by Edgar for Pres on Jan 22, 2006 7:44 PM PST reply actions  

Wow I can't believe I missed this entire thread
My arms haven't gone down since the end of the game except to type this comment. I am just in shock.

THE HAWKS ARE GOING TO THE FLIPPING SUPER BOWL

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 22, 2006 8:35 PM PST reply actions  

In other news
Kobe Bryant dropped 81 points, that's EIGHTY ONE points, on Toronto today.  He scored 55 in the second half and brought the Lakers back from 14 down at halftime.

HO-LEE CRAP.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 10:04 PM PST reply actions  

Jesus Christ thats alot of points
Wonder if he'll ever get to 100?

.....people still watch basketball(or African handball as my roommate calls it)

When I was a kid my parents moved around alot.But I always found them. ~Rodney Dangerfield

by Goose on Jan 22, 2006 10:18 PM PST up reply actions  

funny thing is
that should of been his second 80+ point game of the season if he would've played the 4th quarter in that other game

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 22, 2006 10:19 PM PST up reply actions  

well
he is on pace to shatter the record for most shot attempts by like 500 attempts

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 22, 2006 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow
Were now talking about how much Kobe is a ballhog

Come on mariners do something for us to talk about

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 22, 2006 10:40 PM PST up reply actions  

81 points....
2 assists.

On the other hand, he did almost get halfway to his season average of 4.4 apg.

He literally is a one-man team. Too bad the other teams he plays against get 5 players otherwise he'd never lose.

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 10:46 PM PST up reply actions  

His ballhoggedness
and ego cost the Lakers the services of Shaq, who was so pissed about it that he signed with Miami despite loving L.A. as a city.

Still, 81 points... damn.  If he can get over the fact that he is not Jordan and he can't win games all by himself, and be a team player, maybe the Lakers can win one without Shaq.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 11:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Well... this game aside
I mean, like, playoff games that count.  The Spurs sure as hell won't let him drop 80 on their heads.

by Gomez on Jan 22, 2006 11:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Correct Version
"Kobe Bryant dropped 81 points, that's EIGHTY ONE points, on Toronto today.  He scored 55 in the second half and brought the [Beverly Hills Kobes] back from 14 down at halftime.

HO-LEE CRAP."

by Matthew on Jan 22, 2006 10:32 PM PST up reply actions  

To be fair
he was in an incredible zone, 60% shooting? Plus 53% from the field and 18-20 free throws. That's hot for basketball, and given how much the rest of his team sucks if he's that hot I say let him take 40 shots.

Now if he wasn't that hot he needs to be helping other people out.

by bluemax on Jan 23, 2006 2:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Plus
his team is garbage.  If you are the coach of the Lakers, you get him to shoot the ball as much as possible.  Who do you want him to give it to?

by Edgar for Pres on Jan 23, 2006 4:05 PM PST up reply actions  

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