Thread: Thoughts about Denver vs Seattle in the Superbowl

Yeah I know we have a ways before we find out who is even going, but what are your thoughts if it came down to it?

DO you think our offense has a chance against them? Im not sure we have faced a defense this year that is close to being as physical as they are. Plus they are used to the cold weather (yes...that argument again).

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I would say the Chiefs defense can be compared to Seattle's.

What I noticed from tonight's game is that the Seahawks did exactly what we failed to do against the Patriots. They stayed AGGRESSIVE even with a lead. We need to do the same to stop some bullshit miracle comeback in the playoffs.

I just dont fear Seattle as much when they aren't playing at home.

I think we match up against them better than the Saints do. I wouldn't use last night's game as a barometer of what would happen to us.

First of all, the Seahawks wouldn't be playing us in their home stadium. Their homefield advantage is a real thing. On a neutral field they aren't quite as good.

Second, we have the running game to stay with them in bad weather. New Orleans has no running game at all really, so they struggle a lot when the weather is slowing down their passing game.

Having said all of this, Seattle is a damn good team and would give us lots of problems. They would probably be a slight favorite to be honest. But I think that game would be entertaining as hell to watch. I'd be really surprised if they don't represent the NFC in the Super Bowl this season.

My dream scenario is this


1st seed and home field advantage.

Indy comes to Denver, we smack them bad
Pats come to Denver for the AFCCG and we destroy them. T-BAG!!!!
SuperBowl against Seattle and we expose and embarrass them in front of the world. 65-10 Denver wins


Ok I said dream...

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

I just dont fear Seattle as much when they aren't playing at home.

Same here. I don't like the chances of any team playing at Seattle right now, but in a neutral field when both teams will be exposed to the elements in New York I think Denver is a more complete team. The secondary of Seattle is a beast but I think we could throw them off balance with short routes and maybe our running game to open them up. Plus our defense seems to do good against mobile quarterbacks because our linebackers are pretty fast. I think it would be the best possible Superbowl. It kind of reminds me of the 98 season where everyone just assumed it was going to be the Vikings and Broncos, so we will have to see how it shakes out.

Playing a physical team like Seattle or San Francisco in New York in the cold sounds challenging. To put it mildly. If the Broncos are fortunate to make it that far, they will have a hell of a contest in front of them.

I was going to start a thread on this too. Although, I was going to title mine something along the lines of, "I Have Seen the Future, and I Don't Like It."

It is very true that Seattle is a much more dominating team at home, but I really don't like the thought of matching up with them in February in New Jersey at night.

If the wind is blowing, like it was against the Pats, I think we get drummed.

If the Super Bowl was in Miami? We'd be favorites to win by most everyone. In the Giants stadium in the dead of winter, at night? Against a great secondary and defense? No.

It's amazing and frustrating to me that Elway has constructed a team that is, from top to bottom designed to play in today's pass-happy NFL, and the year that it all comes together, the NFL decides to play the Super Bowl in a lousy weather, pass UN-friendly stadium.

If the SB was in any location it's been in the last 30 years I'd feel differently. In the stadium it is in this year, I feel like it's some kind of practical joke.

50 years ago teams were built with bad weather in December and January in mind. Today, that doesn't happen anymore, and the NFL has fed that with this pristine weather Super Bowl locations. Now we have a team built to perfection for warm and sunny or indoor Super Bowl locations, and the NFL pulls the rug out.

On paper I think this would be one of the best super bowls in years. They have one of the best secondaries - we have one of the best passing offenses. I think it would be a great game and come down to turnovers.

But history shows that crazy stuff happens in the playoffs.

Originally Posted by olathebroncofan

Yeah I know we have a ways before we find out who is even going, but what are your thoughts if it came down to it?

DO you think our offense has a chance against them? Im not sure we have faced a defense this year that is close to being as physical as they are. Plus they are used to the cold weather (yes...that argument again).

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wow, still weeks to go in the regular season and then playoffs and people are already putting these teams in the superbowl? I think I will watch to see how things play out before calling any team a superbowl team.

Seattle away from home is a different team. They are also a team that goes as Wilson goes. The key is keeping him in the pocket and covering on the back end. He is a guy who has gone 8 for 19, 12 of 23, 15 of 31, 10 of 18, and 13 of 18. Don't get me wrong the kid will be a super star in this league BUT they are managing him right now. We can see sub 50% completion percentages. We see several games with less than 20 attempts. I like Seattle a lot too but I wouldn't be surprised if they lose 2 games here at the end (@SF, @NYG) and lose the #1 seed. At the end of the day it will be a good matchup but it isn't one that really worries me. SF would be a tougher match up and possibly Carolina.

Originally Posted by weazel

wow, still weeks to go in the regular season and then playoffs and people are already putting these teams in the superbowl? I think I will watch to see how things play out before calling any team a superbowl team.

They are the two teams with the best record in each conference. It's only natural to forecast them, or think "what if" at this point. But there is certainly a lot of football left to be played.

Originally Posted by jhildebrand

Seattle away from home is a different team. They are also a team that goes as Wilson goes. The key is keeping him in the pocket and covering on the back end. He is a guy who has gone 8 for 19, 12 of 23, 15 of 31, 10 of 18, and 13 of 18. Don't get me wrong the kid will be a super star in this league BUT they are managing him right now. We can see sub 50% completion percentages. We see several games with less than 20 attempts. I like Seattle a lot too but I wouldn't be surprised if they lose 2 games here at the end (@SF, @NYG) and lose the #1 seed. At the end of the day it will be a good matchup but it isn't one that really worries me. SF would be a tougher match up and possibly Carolina.

Yuck. You are 100% correct, but I don't feel good about any matchup against probable NFC teams in a poor weather scenario.

Originally Posted by NightTrainLayne

Yuck. You are 100% correct, but I don't feel good about any matchup against probable NFC teams in a poor weather scenario.

I have a feeling the weather will be fine for the SB. Obviously it wont be Miami or SD weather but I wouldn't be surprised to see a 40 degree day and calm weather. What we need to hope for is getting some of our guys healthy in these last 4 weeks.