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NFL 2010 Wildcard Weekend: New Orleans Saints @ Seattle Seahawks
Jan 4th
Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints
Previous five meetings
2010 – Seahawks 19-34 Saints
2007 – Saints 28-17 Seahawks
2004 – Seahawks 21-7 Saints
2003 – Saints 10-27 Seahawks
2000 – Saints 10-20 Seahawks
The series is tied 5-5, these teams have never met in the post-season.
At 7-9, and with a net points difference of nearly -100 you can argue that the Seahawks have no place in the post-season. But quite simply – they did exactly what they needed to do: they won their division and have earned this. Yes there are better teams that are clearing lockers, more deserving teams, but – as they say – them’s the breaks. And let’s face it, whoever qualified from the NFC West was always going to be poor, whatever their record. (Sorry NFC West fans). While we’re crunching numbers… when the Seahawks have lost, they’ve lost big. By an average of 21 points (a range of 15 to 34). These aren’t close losses like many games the Redskins (for one) have hung about it, but blowouts. More >
Results, Week 1
Sep 15th
Thursday, 10th September
Tennesse @ Pittsburgh, 10-13
This was a tight, tight game and the Titans can walk out of Heinz Field with their heads held high. Well, maybe apart from Rob Bironas. Chris Johnson lit it up a couple of times, as did the Ben/Santonio connection. But the real stars were both defensive units, certainly against the run.
Anyway, we both called this one correctly.
Sunday, 13th September
Jacksonville @ Indiana, 12-14
Well, we thought that this would be a close game and so it proved! Jones-Drew looked good as the focal point of the Jags attack, and the Colts did enough but will need to show us more if we’re going to believe in them this year.
Detroit @ New Orleans, 27-45
Drew Brees put on another passing clinic, completing 6 TD passes to 5 receivers. Matt Stafford wasn’t quite as impressive, but did get the Lions moving when the running game was shut down. On the plus side, the Lions did put up 27 points which is more than in any game last year. There were signs, but there’s still work to do.
4 Things I Want To Learn From Training Camp
Jul 17th
With NFL Training Camps just a few weeks away, we’ll soon be learning more about most of the teams.
These are four questions that I’m hoping to learn more about. Because they’re interesting, and because they’ll likely affect my NFL predictions.