Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins
January 6, 2008
The Breakdown
Feeding off emotion in football can be dangerous. An unstable team can get out of hand when they are trailing, and the penalty flags begin to rain down. If the Washington Redskins want to have a chance in this game, they must either grab an early lead or control themselves.
Neither team has an above average pass defense, and that will benefit the Seahawks. Matt Hasselbeck and Todd Collins are both accurate throwers, but Collins lacks the strength that Hasselbeck possesses.
If Shaun Alexander can produce half as well as he used to, Seattle will be in business, because the play action will work like magic.
Expect Seattle’s passing game to run on all three levels of the field: short, middle, and deep. Plenty of completions on cutbacks and short slants, paired with Alexander’s ability to find holes, will lead to time of possession domination for the Seahawks.
Seahawks 24, Redskins 10
