Game 4:
Sunday, January 6, 2013
4:30pm – FOX
Seattle Seahawks @ Washington Redskins
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| A lot of focus is being placed on Russell Wilson and RG3, two of a record three rookie QBs in this year's postseason. Photo credit to ESPN. |
The Redskins and Seahawks definitely have a history over the
past decade. The Redskins have won six consecutive matchups against Seattle in
the regular season, but it is Seattle who has had Washington’s number in the
postseason, knocking them out in each of the Redskins’ last two appearances.
Both of those playoff meetings were in Seattle, and the
Seahawks won them pretty handily. But this time it won’t be Matt Hasselbeck
taking snaps for Seattle; it will be Russell Wilson. And it won’t be Todd
Collins or Mark Brunell for the Redskins; it will be Robert Griffin III.
The Redskins are on a 7-game winning streak, during which
they have outscored opponents by an average of ten points per game.
The Seahawks, of course, turned heads by scoring 50 points
in Weeks 14 and 15 and nearly doing the same in Week 16. But they have not
played well on the road this year, where they are 3-5. Those three wins came
against the Panthers in Week 5, the Bears in Week 13 - when Chicago was in the
midst of the collapse that ultimately cost Lovie Smith his job - and against the
Bills in Canada - where Buffalo never wins.
The Seahawks are a solid team, but I just don’t think they
can beat a good team when they're on the road.
The Redskins’ defense came to play against Dallas on Sunday
Night and I think they will have a solid game plan for Seattle this week.
Washington’s defense is ranked very low in the NFL, but they have been one of
the better defenses in the league during their seven-game winning streak.
On offense, RG3 and Alfred Morris have enough tools to
overcome a Seattle defense that is phenomenal at home and less-than-impressive
on the road.
Once I thought things through, I didn’t have as much trouble
making this pick as I originally thought I would.
Puff’s Pick:
Seattle Seahawks – 18
Washington Redskins –
27
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