Throughout this week, the NFL has received scrutiny over the domesticate violence cases, with Johnathon Dwyer being the last incident to surface. However, the only bright spot this week has to be the superbowl rematch from last year, the Denver Broncos versus the Seattle Seahawks, in a regular season test, which could very well impact the outcome of this season. Seattle is coming off a tough lose to the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers did play well behind Rivers' 4 TD passes, although Seattle was shell shocked. Going back to last season, the Seahawks have won many games consecutively. The Seahawks have not losed a game since Week 16 of last season. Not to mention the fact that the Seahawks had to live up to the hype of Richard Sherman's, "I am the best corner in the NFL" speech. On the other side, the Broncos are on a 2 game winning streak after defeating the Colts and Andrew Luck in week 1. The other win came against a slumping Kansas City Chiefs team. With Welker back this week, Peyton Manning finally has a full arsenal to throw to and the addition of Welker helps with touchdown production.
The first half went well the Seahawks, who ended up with a commanding lead going into halftime. They scored from a receiving touch down from Ricardo Lockette and a 5 Yd. score from veteran running back Marshawn Lynch. The Broncos were not able to retaliate until the second half. Denver's defense came up with a safety in the end zone, courtesy of Nate Irving and T.J. Ward. They would get the ball back after a quick defensive stance against one of the toughest offenses in the league. Peyton Manning continud to stretch out the field the rest of the game and connected with Julius Thomas for a 3 yard score. For Thomas, that is his 5th Touch down catch of the early season, and now passes Antonio Gates for most fantasy points from a TE this season. Stephen Hauschka, kicker for Seattle, would later extend the lead to 8 points, with a 28 yard field goal.
The real excitement however came within the last 48 seconds left in the game. Peyton had the ball at their own 20 yard line, with no time outs available. Peyton was able to do the inevitable and tie the game at 20 aftter marching down the length of the field for the late score. He connected with Jacob Tamme, his long time teammate with the Indianapolis Colts, and forced the game to overtime. This game could easily make the cut for best finishes in NFL history. Not only is Payton Manning a hall of Famer, but he proves each and every day that he is hungry to avenge last season's super bowl loss. However, in overtime, Denver's defense was unable to stop the Seahawks charging offense and gave up a short 6 yard run to Marhawn Lynch. Marshawn destroyed Denver's defense and finished with 26 carries for 88 yards and a score. He also caught a short pass from Russell Wilson. The season outlook looks bright for both teams, especially for the Denver Broncos, who expressed the urgency to complete games strong and the aggressiveness to score the ball into the endzone. I predict that this years superbowl will feature the same exact teams, except this time it will be the Broncos who will dominate and claim the the title.
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