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Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos - Super Bowl
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Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos
Sunday February 2nd, 2014
East Rutherford, N.J., Kickoff 6:30 Eastern
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Broncos 24, Seahawks 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Russell Wilson Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 40, 0
RB 1 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 4 Robert Turbin Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 3 Doug Baldwin Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 5 Percy Harvin Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 6 Golden Tate Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 7 Jermaine Kearse Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 2 Zach Miller Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 1 Steve Hauschka FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 2 Defense / ST  
 
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Peyton Manning Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 3 Montee Ball Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 1 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 2 Wes Welker Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
 WR 4 Eric Decker Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 1 Julius Thomas Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 2 Matt Prater FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes On Sunday, February 2, the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos will meet in Super Bowl XLVIII (6:25 PM ET, FOX) at MetLife Stadium in the first outdoor, cold weather Super Bowl. For only the second time in the past 20 seasons, the game will feature the No. 1 seed in each conference (Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans vs. Indianapolis in the 2009 season). Super Bowl XLVIII will pit the NFL's top offense (Denver) against the league's best defense (Seattle). The Broncos led the NFL with 606 points scored while the Seahawks allowed a league-low 231 points. Since the 1970 merger, this is only the fifth Super Bowl - and first since 1990 (Super Bowl XXV) - in which the league's highest-scoring team faced the club that allowed the fewest points. Denver topped the NFL by gaining 7,317 total yards (457.3 per game) while Seattle allowed 4,378 (273.6 per game), the fewest in the league. This is only the second Super Bowl since the 1970 merger matching up the league's top offense against the NFL's best defense in terms of total yardage. During the regular season, the Seahawks led the NFL in points allowed (231), total defense (273.6 yards per game) and pass defense (172.0 yards per game). Seattle also topped the league in takeaways (39), interceptions (28) and turnover differential (+20). Sherman led the league with eight interceptions - his 20 interceptions since entering the NFL in 2011 are the most during that span - safety Earl Thomas is the only safety in the past decade to record at least 100 tackles, five interceptions and two forced fumbles in a single season. Head coach JOHN FOX, who guided Carolina to Super Bowl XXXVIII, is the sixth head coach to lead two different franchises to the Super Bowl.


Results and Schedule

Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CAR A W 12-7 +5
2 2013-09-15 SF H W 29-3 +26
3 2013-09-22 JAC H W 45-17 +28
4 2013-09-29 HOU A W 23-20 +3
5 2013-10-06 IND A L 28-34 -6
6 2013-10-13 TEN H W 20-13 +7
7 2013-10-17 ARI A W 34-22 +12
8 2013-10-28 STL A W 14-9 +5
9 2013-11-03 TB H W 27-24 +3
10 2013-11-10 ATL A W 33-10 +23
11 2013-11-17 MIN H W 41-20 +21
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-02 NO H W 34-7 +27
14 2013-12-08 SF A L 17-19 -2
15 2013-12-15 NYG A W 23-0 +23
16 2013-12-22 ARI H L 10-17 -7
17 2013-12-29 STL H W 27-9 +18
WC   Bye      
DP 2013-01-11 NO H W 23-15 +8
CC 2014-01-19 SF H W 23-17 +6
SB 2014-02-02 DEN A W 43-8 +35
   

Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 BAL H W 49-27 +22
2 2013-09-15 NYG A W 41-23 +18
3 2013-09-23 OAK H W 37-21 +16
4 2013-09-29 PHI H W 52-20 +32
5 2013-10-06 DAL A W 51-48 +3
6 2013-10-13 JAC H W 35-19 +16
7 2013-10-20 IND A L 33-39 -6
8 2013-10-27 WAS H W 45-21 +24
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 SD A W 28-20 +8
11 2013-11-17 KC H W 27-17 +10
12 2013-11-24 NE A L 31-34 -3
13 2013-12-01 KC A W 35-28 +7
14 2013-12-08 TEN H W 51-28 +23
15 2013-12-12 SD H L 20-27 -7
16 2013-12-22 HOU A W 37-13 +24
17 2013-12-29 OAK A W 34-14 +20
WC   Bye      
DP 2014-01-12 SD H W 24-17 +7
CC 2014-01-19 NE H W 26-16 +10
SB 2014-02-02 SEA H L 8-43 -35

Injury Report

Seattle Seahawks
Probable  WR Doug Baldwin (hip)
 WR Percy Harvin (concussion)
 RB Marshawn Lynch (knee)
 DT Brandon Mebane (ankle)
 SLB K.J. Wright (foot)
IR  WR Sidney Rice (knee, 10/30/2013)
 FB Spencer Ware (ankle, 10/22/2013)
 DT Jesse Williams (knee, 8/26/2013)
PUP  DB Tharold Simon (foot)
   

Denver Broncos
Questionable  RB Knowshon Moreno (ribs)
 K Matt Prater (other-illness)
Probable  CB Tony Carter (arm)
 TE Joel Dreessen (knee)
 DT Terrance Knighton (knee)
 QB Peyton Manning (ankle)
 DL Mitch Unrein (knee)
 CB Kayvon Webster (thumb)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 SLB Von Miller (knee, 12/24/2013)
 SS Rahim Moore (leg, 11/18/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)
 DT Kevin Vickerson (hip, 11/26/2013)
 DE Derek Wolfe (knee, 1/14/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  SEA
 Offense 		 DEN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 22.3 34.3 23.4 DEN
Rushing yards 113.7 131.0 116.8 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 4.86 4.26 DEN
Completion % 61.9% 65.8% 61.2% DEN
Passing yards 176.3 351.3 228.9 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.08 11.21 10.71 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.87 7.38 6.56 DEN
Interceptions 0.7 0.5 1.0 DEN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.3 1.0 2.4 DEN
3rd down conversions 32.3% 43.8% 38.3% DEN
4th down conversions 66.7% 80.0% 50.5% DEN
Time of possession 31:48 32:44 30:22 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  SEA
 Defense 		 DEN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 11.0 24.3 23.4 SEA
Rushing yards 69.3 114.5 116.8 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.07 4.16 4.26 SEA
Completion % 59.9% 58.8% 61.2% DEN
Passing yards 152.0 200.5 228.9 SEA
Passing yards per completion 8.17 10.31 10.71 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 4.89 6.06 6.56 SEA
INT return 2.3 0.5 1.0 SEA
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.5 0.6 DEN
Sacks 2.0 2.3 2.4 DEN
3rd down conversions 29.4% 39.0% 38.3% SEA
4th down conversions 0.0% 42.9% 50.5% SEA
Time of possession 28:12 30:32 30:22 SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   SEA   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.2 3.9 9.5 SEA
Yards per kick return 22.2 21.4 23.1 SEA
Yards allowed per punt return 6.7 10.1 9.5 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 22.1 35.3 23.1 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison

   SEA   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.3 7.5 5.9 DEN
Penalty yards 72.0 64.5 50.2 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 13 2000-11-26 DEN SEA 38-31 DEN
2000 15 2000-12-10 SEA DEN 24-31 DEN
2001 5 2001-10-14 DEN SEA 21-34 SEA
2001 13 2001-12-09 SEA DEN 7-20 DEN
2002 11 2002-11-17 DEN SEA 31-9 DEN
2006 13 2006-12-03 SEA DEN 23-20 SEA
2010 2 2010-09-19 SEA DEN 14-31 DEN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.