***KEEP fuckIN DOUBTING THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS***
 

After a little sampling from the bold prediction thread and the money flying around in Vegas for the Panthers, it would appear the general consensus is Carolina steamrolls Seattle in the NFC title game. 3 road games in 3 weeks. 3000 miles to get to this one. Banged up from the Chicago game. The buck stops here. Unchartered territory. Seattle will play in the big game. They're due, they're well coached, they have the MVP of the league, and an experienced QB that is quite possibly the leagues most underrated. I've said it before, and I'll say it now. I don't suffer from the East coast bias, Seattle moves on. GO SEAHAWKS!!!!!!

AND.........they have the ugliest uniforms in the NFL!


Seattle is who I would pull for if anyone else was their opponent. I don't like the Panthers chances to a degree with the travel and injuries but if healthy and on a neutral field I think they wax that ass.

Technically they've already won 3 as their last game of the season they traveled to and waxed division foe Atlanta to make the play-offs.

Is Alexander gonna be healthy?

If Alexander isn't at least 90% Seattle is doomed.

He's playing but who knows how long once Peppers,Rucker or some other Panther defender tattoos his ass.

Yes, but here is the Panthers injurie report according to the Charlotte Observer:

Defensive end Julius Peppers was one of seven Panthers who missed today's practice, as Carolina attempted to recover from a hard-hitting game in Chicago.
Peppers, who hurt his shoulder late in the third period and didn't return, is listed as questionable on the team injury report for Sunday's game at Seattle.
Also missing practice were fullback Brad Hoover (ankle), center Jeff Mitchell (knee), defensive tackle Kindal Moorehead (ankle), guard Tutan Reyes (toe), defensive tackle Jordan Carstens (illness) and safety Mike Minter (wrist).
All were listed as questionable except Carstens

from observer / stan olsen

Nothing on there a shot won't cure. Alexander, on the other hand...

I believe I will keep doubting them

Is this part of the great Panther D that gave up 21 points to the friggin' Bears?

I think the Panthers run out of steam this week. They are very banged up and the Seahawks are healthy (Alexander is 100% by all accounts). It will be a close game but I think Seattle wins.

Yep,I know people always say a team can only play the schedule they're given but based on this season's schedule the Seahawks are a weak play-off team.

Sun 9/11 at Jacksonville L 14-26
Sun 9/18 Atlanta W 21-18
Sun 9/25 Arizona W 37-12
Sun 10/2 at Washington L 17-20
Sun 10/9 at St. Louis W 37-31
Sun 10/16 Houston W 42-10
Sun 10/23 Dallas W 13-10
bye
Sun 11/6 at Arizona W 33-19
Sun 11/13 St. Louis W 31-16
Sun 11/20 at San Francisco W 27-25
Sun 11/27 NY Giants W 24-21
Mon 12/5 at Philadelphia W 42-0
Sun 12/11 San Francisco W 41-3
Sun 12/18 at Tennessee W 28-24
Sat 12/24 Indianapolis W 28-13
Sun 1/1 at Green Bay L 17-23
Playoffs
Sat 1/14 Washington W 20-10

Point taken,however,last game of season at Atlanta they gave up 11 then shut-out the G-Men.I'm thinking it was just a minor bump in the road,besides their offense put up 29 on a Bears D that had only given up 61 at home all year.

Bottom line I think they've proven they can play whichever kind of game they have to.

Atlanta had already given up and the Giants had a Manning on the team.

This will be the Panthers fourth straight road game and it's a looong way away. Throw in a banged up defense and Foster on IR and think they run out of steam. Also, they've played all of their games in good weather so far and it is not good weather up here - rainy and windy - which will slow Smith down.

Yeah a Manning that threw for 344 yds and 2 td's against the Hawks in Seattle on Nov 27th.

That wasn't the playoffs. Plus the Giants lost. :)